Charles Benjamin Lewis

Brief Life History of Charles Benjamin

When Charles Benjamin Lewis was born on 15 August 1853, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, his father, John Moss Lewis, was 24 and his mother, Martha Jane Crismon, was 21. He married Elizabeth Ann Corporon on 3 October 1894, in Maricopa, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 23 November 1922, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Benjamin Lewis
1853–1922
Elizabeth Ann Corporon
1867–1951
Marriage: 3 October 1894
Nathan Wesley Lewis
1896–1974
Lawrence E Lewis
1898–1899
Charles Benjamin Lewis
1905–1985

Sources (15)

  • Charles B Lewis, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Charles B. Lewis, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Charles B. Lewis, "Arizona, Deaths, 1870-1951"

World Events (8)

1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon

The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

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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Lewis Family, LDS Missionaries.

JOHN MOSS LEWIS FAMILY A MISSIONARY FAMILY FOR THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS FRONT ROW L to R: 1. Elder Leonard Ryon Lewis - Southern States (Florida Conference) - In May 1978 Malin …

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