When Nancy Catherine Gritton was born on 5 January 1877, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States, her father, Cyrus F. Gritton, was 39 and her mother, Jalila Ann Lewis, was 36. She married William Leslie Lewis on 13 June 1897, in Washington, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Reserve Township, Parke, Indiana, United States in 1920 and Liberty Township, Parke, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 8 August 1942, in Montezuma, Reserve Township, Parke, Indiana, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Montezuma, Reserve Township, Parke, Indiana, United States.