George Arthur Lewis

29 June 1882–23 November 1947 (Age 65)
Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of George Arthur

When George Arthur Lewis was born on 29 June 1882, in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, William Hendricks Lewis, was 44 and his mother, Eda Elizabeth Standage, was 29. He married Alva Retta Merrill on 20 June 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 23 November 1947, in Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Rigby Pioneer Cemetery, Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Arthur Lewis
1882–1947
Alva Retta Merrill
1884–1911
Marriage: 20 June 1906
George Merrill Lewis
1907–1907
Almira Merrill Lewis
1908–1992
Claude L Lewis
1909–1998
Alva Merrill Lewis
1911–1978

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 June 1906Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1886
    Age 4
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
    1886
    Age 4
    Oldest Known Burial: Benjamin Jones BIRTH 2 May 1886 DEATH 28 Jun 1886 (aged 1 month) BURIAL Rigby Pioneer Cemetery Rigby, Jefferson County, Idaho, USA MEMORIAL ID 88466476
    1900 · Gold for Cash!
    Age 18
    This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Laws
    Lewison
    McGlew
    Lowis

    Story Highlight

    George Arthur Lewis Funeral (Rigby Star)

    The Rigby Star, Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho Thursday,November 27, 1947. GEORGE LEWIS FUNERAL HELD. George A. Lewis, 65, died at his home in this city early Sunday morning of complications resulti …

    Sources (73)

    • George A Lewis in entry for Almira Merrill Lewis, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
    • George Arthur Lewis, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
    • George A. Lewis, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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