Brief Life History of Samuel Jackson
When Samuel Jackson Lewis was born on 10 March 1860, in Iowa, United States, his father, William Blackstock Lewis, was 33 and his mother, Susan Elizabeth Wheeler, was 31. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Sarah Ann Zigler. He lived in Union Township, Union, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Creston, Union, Iowa, United States for about 30 years. He died on 12 April 1914, at the age of 54, and was buried in Creston, Union, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Samuel Lewis in household of Thos Edwards, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Samuel J. Lewis - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Samuel J. Lewis
- Samuel J. Lewis, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
Spouse and Children
1860–1914 Male
1854– Female
Children (4)
1885–1912 Male
1888– Female
1889– Male
1896–1966 Male
Parents and Siblings
1826–1870 Male
1829–1902 Female
Siblings (10)
1849– Male
1851– Female
1853–1930 Male
1854–1854 Female
1855–1903 Male
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 3
1869
Age 9
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 15
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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