Brief Life History of Della Myrtle
When Della Myrtle Lewis was born on 21 June 1896, in Dawson, Richardson, Nebraska, United States, her father, Thedoric Dossie Lewis, was 28 and her mother, Mary Ida Ragains, was 26. She married John Neil Lish on 21 January 1914, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Deer Creek, Sherman, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and Portneuf, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1910. She died on 5 September 1916, in McCammon, Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 20, and was buried in Norton Cemetery, McCammon, Bannock, Idaho, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Della Lewis in household of Theodore D Lewis, "United States Census, 1910"
- Della Lewis in entry for Rodric W. Lish, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968"
- Della Myrtle Lish, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
Spouse and Children
1893–1960 Male
1896–1916 Female
Children (3)
1914–1914 Female
1915–1994 Male
1916–2000 Male
Parents and Siblings
1867–1955 Male
1869–1913 Female
Siblings (2)
1891–1978 Female
1896–1916 Female
World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 2
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 4
1902 · So Much Farm Land
Age 6
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Lewis, Leweis, Lowis, from ancient Germanic (originally West Frankish) Hludwig (itself from hlōd- ‘fame, famous’ + wīg- ‘battle’). This was Latinized as Ludovicus and Chlodovisus, which were gallicized as Clovis or Clouis, French Louis. The name may also appear as Lawis, Laweys, Lawes, by unrounding of the vowel of Lowis on the analogy of the variation between Low and Law as pet forms of Middle English Lourence alias Laurence. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Laws 2 and compare Lawrence .
Welsh: adopted for the Welsh personal name Llywelyn (see Llewellyn ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lughaidh ‘son of Lughaidh’. This is one of the most common Old Irish personal names. It is derived from Lugh ‘brightness’, which was the name of a Celtic god.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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