Brief Life History of John A
When John A Lewis was born on 14 August 1824, in Culpeper, Virginia, United States, his father, James Lewis, was 31 and his mother, Katharine Ann Pendleton, was 25. He married Nancy L Berry on 2 November 1848, in Hardin, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Garnettsville, Meade, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He died on 30 June 1895, in Meade, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Muldraugh, Meade, Kentucky, United States.
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- John Lewis, "United States Census, 1850"
- John A Lewis, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- John Lewis, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830
Historical Boundaries: 1830: Meade, Kentucky, United States
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
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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