Brief Life History of Cora Lee
When Cora Lee Lewis was born on 2 July 1892, in Virginia, United States, her father, Edward Dodson Lewis, was 41 and her mother, Gillian Lavica Vaden, was 38. She lived in Dan River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States in 1930 and Dan River District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 14 January 1978, in South Boston, Halifax, Virginia, United States, at the age of 85.
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Sources (8)
- Cora L Lewis in household of John E Lewis, "United States Census, 1920"
- Cora Lee Lewis, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
- Cora L Lewis in household of John E Lewis, "United States Census, 1930"
Parents and Siblings
1850–1921 Male
1853–1896 Female
Siblings (11)
1875–1940 Female
1877–1896 Female
1879–1937 Male
1880–1956 Male
1885– Male
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World Events (8)
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Age 2
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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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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