Brief Life History of Thomas Russell
When Thomas Russell Lewis was born in November 1860, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, his father, Joseph Guild Lewis, was 24 and his mother, Nicy Evaline English, was 21. He married Martha Jane Conyer in 1881, in Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. He lived in Pike Township, Stoddard, Missouri, United States in 1880 and New Lisbon Township, Stoddard, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 11 June 1901, at the age of 40.
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- T R Lewis, "United States Census, 1900"
- Thomas R Lewis, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Thos W Lewis in household of Jos G Lewis, "United States Census, 1880"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
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.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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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