M, b. 13 June 1849, d. 15 December 1921
| Birth* | 13 June 1849 | John Clayton Lewis was born on 13 June 1849 at Harlan County, Kentucky . |
| (with Parents) Census1860 | 6 August 1860 | He appeared on the 1860 Census Harlan County, Kentucky in the household of his parents, Henry McDonald Lewis and Clarinda Wilson.1 |
| Marriage | 18 August 1868 | John Clayton Lewis married Elizabeth Ann Howard, daughter of Henderson Howard and Carmeliza Ledford, on 18 August 1868 at Harlan County, Kentucky . |
| Marriage* | 17 October 1872 | John Clayton Lewis married Rosannah Sergent, daughter of Abraham Sergeant and Joanna Jane Thomas, on 17 October 1872 at Wise County, Virginia .2 |
| Marriage* | 6 March 1877 | John Clayton Lewis married Mary Catherine Kilbourn, daughter of Peter K Kilbourn and Mary Polly Lewis, on 6 March 1877 at Wise County, Virginia . |
| Census1880* | 16 June 1880 | John Clayton Lewis and Mary Catherine Kilbourn appeared on the 1800 Census of Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, enumerated 16 June 1880. Their children Eddy, Isom, Ida, Rebecca and Manerva J were listed as living with them.3 |
| Census1900* | 3 June 1900 | John Clayton Lewis and Mary Catherine Kilbourn appeared on the 1900 Census of Holston District, Washington County, Virginia, enumerated 3 June 1900. Their children Maude Louise and Mattie C were listed as living with them, as was Mattie's husband George Stinson Minton.4 |
| Census1910* | 18 April 1910 | John Clayton Lewis and Mary Catherine Kilbourn appeared on the 1910 Census of Sullivan County, Tennessee, enumerated 18 April 1910.5 |
| Census1920* | 13 January 1920 | John Clayton Lewis and Mary Catherine Kilbourn appeared on the 1920 Census of Sullivan County, Tennessee, enumerated 13 January 1920. Living with them was their granddaughter Mandy May Kelly.6 |
| Death* | 15 December 1921 | John Clayton Lewis died on 15 December 1921 at Sullivan County, Tennessee , at age 72. |