Brief Life History of Dewey Miner
When Dewey Miner Lewis was born on 9 August 1902, in Eureka Township, Furnas, Nebraska, United States, his father, John Lewis, was 51 and his mother, Callie Louisa Rosa, was 39. He married Letha Lena Seymour about 1921, in Sidney, Cheyenne, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Canyon, Idaho, United States in 1920 and Hayes Center, Hayes, Nebraska, United States in 1930. He died on 17 February 1965, in Antioch, Contra Costa, California, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in California, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Miner D Lunis in household of John Lunis, "United States Census, 1910"
- Miner Dewey Lewis, "Nebraska, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Miner D Lewis, "United States Census, 1930"
Spouse and Children
1902–1965 Male
1903–1959 Female
Children (5)
1922–1922 Male
1923– Female
1925–1974 Male
1927–1971 Male
1930–2001 Male
Parents and Siblings
1850–1932 Male
1862–1932 Female
Siblings (14)
1880–1937 Male
1881–1955 Male
1883–1947 Male
1884–1966 Male
1886–1964 Female
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World Events (8)
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 1
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
Age 4
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
Age 17
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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