Gilbert Leroy Lewis

2 December 1893–15 March 1964 (Age 70)
Odessa, Lafayette, Missouri, United States

The Life Summary of Gilbert Leroy

When Gilbert Leroy Lewis was born on 2 December 1893, in Odessa, Lafayette, Missouri, United States, his father, John McCullough Lewis, was 40 and his mother, Sarah Frances Lewis, was 32. He married Vesta Shanks on 22 May 1920, in Pettis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Benton, Missouri, United States in 1935 and Eldon, Miller, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died on 15 March 1964, in Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Ohio Cemetery, Nodaway Township, Nodaway, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gilbert Leroy Lewis
1893–1964
Vesta Shanks
1894–1978
Marriage: 22 May 1920
Betty Marie Lewis
1922–1978
Rex Gordon Lewis
1925–2003
Don Charles Lewis
1928–2010

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 May 1920Pettis, Missouri, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (3)

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 3
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
    1904 · The World's Fair of 1904
    Age 11
    St. Louis hosted the 1904 World's Fair and welcomed a crowd of 200,000 visitors on opening day of April 30, 1904. The fair had exhibits from 50 countries and 43 states. Several notable inventions showcased at the fair include iced tea and the ice cream cone. By the time of its closing in December 1904, over 20 million people had visited the fair.
    1912 · The Girl Scouts
    Age 19
    Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

    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 (10)

    • Gilbert Lewis, "United States Census, 1930"
    • Gilbert Leroy Lewis, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
    • Gilbert L Lewis, "United States Census, 1940"

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