When Alfred Jefferson Lewis was born on 20 April 1849, in Jasper, Illinois, United States, his father, William Hemsley Lewis, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth H Etchison, was 21. He married Lois Marie Harmon on 20 April 1871, in Clay, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in South Muddy Township, Jasper, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Bible Grove Township, Clay, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. He died on 15 October 1918, in Bible Grove, Clay, Illinois, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Shouse Chapel, Bible Grove Township, Clay, Illinois, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1854: Clay, Illinois, United States
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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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