Brief Life History of Caroline
When Caroline Lewis was born on 23 December 1835, in Delaware, Ohio, United States, her father, Morgan Lewis, was 29 and her mother, Cyrene Scofield, was 35. She married Henry John Shaw on 27 November 1853, in Morrow, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Cardington Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Cardington, Morrow, Ohio, United States in 1880. She died on 18 September 1884, in Westfield, Morrow, Ohio, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Shawtown Cemetery, Westfield Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States.
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- Caroline Shan in household of Henry John Shan, "United States Census, 1870"
- Caroline Lewis, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Caroline Shaw, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1832–1886 Male
1835–1884 Female
Children (13)
1854–1886 Male
1856–1856 Female
1857–1896 Male
1858–1929 Male
1859–1881 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1806–1889 Male
1800–1862 Female
Siblings (10)
1826–1886 Male
1827–1909 Female
1829–1885 Male
1831–1910 Male
1832–1845 Female
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World Events (7)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 1
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
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1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 25
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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