Cary Blackburn Lewis Sr. was born on July 15, 1888, in Louisville, Kentucky, US. His
draft card used an earlier birth date of July 15, 1880 or 1881. Lewis served as managing editor of
The Chicago Defender, an African American newspaper, from 1910 to 1920. During his career he also worked as a reporter for the
Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky; and the
Indianapolis Freeman. Lewis was contributory in the formation of the Negro National Baseball League (NNL), he was one of four people to create the NLL constitution. The others to form the NLL constitution included David Wyatt from the
Indianapolis Ledger, Elwood C. Knox from
Indianapolis Freeman, and attorney Elisha Scott. and is buried at
Lincoln Cemetery in Chicago. == Personal life ==