Mansfield Tanner Lewis

Male8 March 1844–14 December 1908

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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Family Time Line

Mansfield Tanner Lewis
1844–1908
Frances Ann Foley
1861–1917
Emmit Elbert Lewis
1883–1952
Nancy Lewis
1885–
Ida Lou Lewis
1889–1918
Charles Blackburn Lewis
1892–1963
Susan Irene Lewis
1895–1966
Loyd Lewis
1898–

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"

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World Events (7)

1846

Age 2

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Age 19

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

Age 19

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

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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