Henry Miller Lewis

Brief Life History of Henry Miller

When Henry Miller Lewis was born on 8 March 1791, in Bath, Virginia, United States, his father, John Lewis, was 24 and his mother, Rachel Miller, was 23. He married Nancy O'Bannon on 18 August 1814, in Bath, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States in 1850. He died on 30 January 1835, in Cherokee, Texas, United States, at the age of 43.

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Family Time Line

Henry Miller Lewis
1791–1835
Nancy O'Bannon
1794–1840
Marriage: 18 August 1814
Marion Glovronia Lewis
1819–1880
John Lewis
William Lewis
James Oscar Lewis Sr
1824–1910

Sources (3)

  • W M Lewis, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Henry M Lewis, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Henry M. Lewis, "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

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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