Nathan Douglas Lewis

1 May 1832–20 June 1870 (Age 38)
Decatur, Adams, Indiana, United States

The Life Summary of Nathan Douglas

When Nathan Douglas Lewis was born on 1 May 1832, in Decatur, Adams, Indiana, United States, his father, John J Lewis Sr, was 34 and his mother, Mary R Douglas, was 30. He married Mary Ann Likes on 14 June 1854, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 20 June 1870, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathan Douglas Lewis
1832–1870
Mary Ann Likes
1834–1871
Marriage: 14 June 1854
Clara Bell Lewis
1855–1870
Cora Florence Lewis
1857–1932
Laura Gertrude Lewis
1860–1954
Ora Anna Lewis
1863–1951
Mary Alberta
1865–1865
Samuel J Lewis
1867–1867
Child Lewis
1868–1868
Nathan Douglas Lewis
1869–1891

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 June 1854Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 4
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
    1836
    Age 4
    Historical Boundaries: 1836: Adams, Indiana, United States
    1843
    Age 11
    Historical Boundaries: 1843: Keokuk, Iowa Territory, United States 1843: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Polk, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Polk, Iowa, United States [Spreads into Polk and Warren counties]

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Laws
    Lewison
    McGlew
    Lowis

    Sources (8)

    • N D Lewis, "United States Census, 1860"
    • N D Lewis in household of John Lewis, "United States Census, 1850"
    • N. D. Lewis in entry for Frank Hoff and Gertie Lewis, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

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