Eli Warren Lewis

Brief Life History of Eli Warren

When Eli Warren Lewis was born on 18 July 1821, in Iredell, North Carolina, United States, his father, Ephraim Lewis, was 32 and his mother, Rosanna Farrel, was 39. He had at least 2 sons and 6 daughters with Nancy. He lived in Magisterial District 5 Swann, Calloway, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 July 1883, in Calloway, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Lassiter Cemetery, Pottertown, Calloway, Kentucky, United States.

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Eli Warren Lewis
1821–1883
Nancy
1833–
Lovie Lewis
1849–
S E J Lewis
1850–
Millie F Lewis
1852–
Caroline Lewis
1856–
John Lewis
1857–
Martha Miranda Lewis
1861–1934
Parlee Lewis
1863–
James Wilbern Lewis
1868–1945

Sources (12)

  • E W Lewies, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Warren Lewis, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967"
  • Warren Lewis in entry for James Wilburn Lewis, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

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World Events (8)

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 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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