Brief Life History of Tarlton
When Tarlton Lewis was born on 18 May 1805, in Pendleton, South Carolina, United States, his father, Neriah Lewis, was 26 and his mother, Mary Morse, was 29. He married Malinda Gimlin on 27 March 1828, in Simpson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Joseph, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1873 and Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 22 November 1890, in Teasdale, Piute, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Teasdale Cemetery, Teasdale, Piute, Utah, United States.
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- Tarlton Lewis, "United States Census, 1840"
- Tarlton Lewis, "BillionGraves Index"
- Tarlton Lewis, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1825
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1829
Historical Boundaries: 1829: Macoupin, Illinois, United States
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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The Family History of Tarlton Lewis, Sr. 1805-1890
Tarlton Lewis, Sr., first Bishop of Salt Lake City was born 18 May 1805, in Pendleton District, South Carolina. Tarlton was the fourth child in a family of 12 children, boijn to Neriah Lewis and Mary …
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