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Legacy / Family Tree

A Public Lineage Map

Family history, simplified for public view.

This high-level family tree is drawn from the Lewis Jr. Family Tree source file and shaped for the website as a public legacy overview. Current-generation relatives are intentionally generalized as brother, sister, cousin, or descendant.

Lewis family archive portrait
Lewis family archive photograph
Family archive graduation photograph
PresentLegacy Carrier
Leon Lewis Jr. Born 1964

Technology leader, scholar-practitioner, writer, and steward of the public family legacy.

Current Generation Names Withheld

Brother, sister, cousin, first cousin, and descendant references are generalized for privacy.

ParentsFoundation
Leon Lewis Born 1947

Father line connecting the Lewis and Johnson branches.

Barbara Jean Lawrence Born 1948

Mother line connecting the Lawrence, Burgess, Best, and Evans branches.

GrandparentsRoots
Robbie Lee Lewis 1923-1976

Paternal grandfather.

Ethel Mae Johnson 1925-2015

Paternal grandmother.

Albert (Joe) Lawrence 1920-2001

Maternal grandfather.

Lillian B. Burgess 1926-2003

Maternal grandmother.

Great-GrandparentsEarlier Lines
Charles Moses Lewis1880-1955

Lewis branch.

Annie M. Scott1895-1946

Scott branch.

Charles Johnson Jr.1899-1962

Johnson branch.

Harriett (Hattie) Blackwell1906-1922

Blackwell branch.

Albert "Joe" Lawrence1903-1965

Lawrence branch.

Maggie Huggins Lawrence1903-1969

Huggins branch.

Willie BestAbout 1902-1961

Best branch.

Elberta Evans1902-1964

Evans branch.

Ancestral Branches

Names That Carry The Story

LewisCharles Moses Lewis, Mark Lewis, Liddia Reid Lewis, William S. Lewis, Susan Lewis.
JohnsonEthel Mae Johnson, Charles Johnson Jr., John Johnson, Mary Johnson.
LawrenceAlbert (Joe) Lawrence, Albert "Joe" Lawrence, Mae Etta Lawrence.
Burgess / BestLillian B. Burgess, Willie Best, John Benedict Best, Margaret Jeane Rogers.
Scott / BlackwellAnnie M. Scott, Robert Scott, Helen Scott, Harriett Blackwell, Cornelia Martin Blackwell.
EvansElberta Evans, James Dock Evans, Allie Applewhite Evans.

What This Tree Is Meant To Show

The website version is intentionally high level. It does not attempt to publish the full genealogy record, private source material, or names from current and younger generations. Instead, it gives visitors a clear visual sense of the family lines that shaped the values at the heart of this site: faith, education, service, integrity, and legacy.

  • Older ancestral names are shown where the family tree source supports them.
  • Current-generation relatives are represented by relationship labels.
  • The public narrative emphasizes values and continuity rather than private family detail.
Every generation inherits more than names. It inherits a responsibility to remember, build, and open doors.