Brief Life History of Rosa Belle
When Rosa Belle Lewis was born on 2 March 1875, in Clay Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States, her father, William John Lewis, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Hutchinson, was 24. She married John Egbert Lewis on 22 March 1892, in Gallia, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States for about 5 years and Madison Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States in 1940. She died on 23 October 1957, in Franklin, Ohio, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Obetz Cemetery, Obetz, Franklin, Ohio, United States.
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- Rosa B Lewis in household of John E Lewis, "United States Census, 1930"
- Rosa Belle Lewis, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Rosa B. Lewis, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
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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