Brief Life History of Mansfield Tanner
When Mansfield Tanner Lewis was born on 8 March 1844, in Missouri, United States, his father, Willis Lewis, was 49 and his mother, Emily McDowell, was 42. He married Nancy A. Burks on 15 May 1864, in Boone, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Perche, Boone, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Perche Township, Boone, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 14 December 1908, in Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Boone, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Mansfield Lewis, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mansfield Lewis in entry for John E Carlos and Cordea Lewis, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Mansfield Lewis in household of Willis Lewis, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1844–1908 Male
1861–1917 Female
Children (6)
1883–1952 Male
1885– Female
1889–1918 Female
1892–1963 Male
1895–1966 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1795–1860 Male
1802– Female
Siblings (6)
1826– Female
1829– Male
1832– Female
1840– Female
1844–1912 Male
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World Events (7)
1846
Age 2
1863
Age 19
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 19
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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