Ernest Thomas Lewis

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Raymond married Margaret Ann Stanley. Margaret (daughter of George Bowman Stanley and Margaret M. Naismith) was born on 26 Jun 1917 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States; died on 6 Mar 2010 in Westcliffe, Custer County, Colorado, United States; was buried in Rosita Cemetery, Rosita, Custer County, Colorado, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George married Margaret M. Naismith in 1916. Margaret (daughter of Dr. James Naismith and Maude Evelyn Sherman) was born in Jul 1895 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 13 Oct 1976 in Custer County, Colorado, United States; was buried in Oct 1976 in Rosita Cemetery, Rosita, Custer County, Colorado, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1900 District 0058, Lawrence, Douglas County, KS US Federal Census
Line 4, Naismith, James, Head of Household, white, male, Nov 1861, 38 yrs, married 5 yrs, birthplace - Canada, father's birthplace-Scotland, mother's birthplace-Scotland, occupation- Professor, University, can read, write, and speak English, rent home,
Line 5, -----, Maude C, wife, white, female, Sept 1871, 29 yrs, married 5 yrs, 2 children, 2 alive, birthplace-MA, father's birthplace-RI; mother's birthplace-CT, can read, write, and speak English,
Line 6, -----, Margaret M., daughter, white, female, July 1895, 4 yrs, single, birthplace-MA, father's birthplace-Canada, mother's birthplace-MA,
Line 7, ----- Helflen C, daughter, white, female, Dec 1897, 2 yrs, single, birthplace-CO, father's birthplace-Canada, mother's birthplace-MA,
Line 8, Sherman, Caroline M, mother-in-law, white, female, Oct 1828, 71 yrs, widowed, 1 child, 1 alive, birthplace - CT, father & mother's birthplace-CT, can read, write, and speak English,

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1900 District 0058, Lawrence, Douglas County, KS US Federal Census
Line 4, Naismith, James, Head of Household, white, male, Nov 1861, 38 yrs, married 5 yrs, birthplace - Canada, father's birthplace-Scotland, mother's birthplace-Scotland, occupation- Professor, University, can read, write, and speak English, rent home,
Line 5, -----, Maude C, wife, white, female, Sept 1871, 29 yrs, married 5 yrs, 2 children, 2 alive, birthplace-MA, father's birthplace-RI; mother's birthplace-CT, can read, write, and speak English,
Line 6, -----, Margaret M., daughter, white, female, July 1895, 4 yrs, single, birthplace-MA, father's birthplace-Canada, mother's birthplace-MA,
Line 7, ----- Helflen C, daughter, white, female, Dec 1897, 2 yrs, single, birthplace-CO, father's birthplace-Canada, mother's birthplace-MA,
Line 8, Sherman, Caroline M, mother-in-law, white, female, Oct 1828, 71 yrs, widowed, 1 child, 1 alive, birthplace - CT, father & mother's birthplace-CT, can read, write, and speak English,

James married Anna Corel. Anna was born in 1870; died in 1967. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sports Figure. He invented the game of Basketball in 1891. Born in rural Ontario, Canada, both his parents died while he was still in grade school and his grandparents and then an uncle were left to care and raise him. Becoming an ordained minister and a medical doctor, he took a job teaching physical education at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. There he created the game of basketball, intending to introduce a game that allowed exercise indoors, by using two peach basket hoops, a soccer ball and 13 simple rules. He later came to the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1898 , filling the dual post of Athletics director and chapel director. He initiated the first collegiate Jayhawks basketball game at the University. Throughout his lifetime he never received any fame or fortune from the sport he created, and only after his passing in 1939 was enormous recognition heaped upon him. For his historic invention, Naismith's name adorns the Basketball Hall of Fame located in downtown, Springfield, Massachusetts. Streets and buildings in Springfield and Lawrence are named in tribute. The sport he invented has evolved into a game that more than 300 million people play worldwide, with professional leagues on every Continent.

James married Maude Evelyn Sherman in 1895. Maude was born on 6 Sep 1871 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. United States; died on 4 Mar 1937 in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States; was buried in 1937 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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