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Alvin York Lewis 1921–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1921

Birth Location: Sturgis, Union, Kentucky

Death Date: 11 Aug 2003

Death Location: Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States

Father: Thomas Lewis

Mother: Bettie Speakman

Spouse(s): Edith Speakmon

Children(s): Willard Lewis

In 1921, Alvin York Lewis entered the world in Sturgis, Union, Kentucky, born to Thomas W Lewis And Bettie Speakman. Alvin York Lewis married Edith Speakmon, Lucy Barrett, Lucy Lewis, Velma Battese, and had children including Billy Lewis, Bobbie Lewis, Cindy Lucille Lewis, Doug Lewis, Paul Howard Lewis, Willard David Lewis, Williard Lewis. Alvin York Lewis passed away in 2003 in Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1921, Alvin York Lewis entered the world in Sturgis, Union, Kentucky, born to Thomas W Lewis And Bettie Speakman.
  • Alvin York Lewis married Edith Speakmon, Lucy Barrett, Lucy Lewis, Velma Battese, and had children including Billy Lewis, Bobbie Lewis, Cindy Lucille Lewis, Doug Lewis, Paul Howard Lewis, Willard David Lewis, Williard Lewis.
  • Alvin York Lewis passed away in 2003 in Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alvin Lewis's Ancestors

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Alvin Lewis
1921–2003
Birth Place: Sturgis, Union, Kentucky
Parents
Thomas W Lewis
1892–1944
Rural, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Bettie Speakman
1896–1979
, , Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Lewis
1867–1944
Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Lee) Fowler
1870–1968
Tennessee, USA
Ulysses (S) Speakman
1871–1962
Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, United States
Mary (Ellen) Hall
1869–1946
, , Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Lewis
1840–1896
Sophronia Craig
1845–1896
John Fowler
1840–1897
Nancy Bain
1844–1930
Newton Speakman
1851–1930
Nancy Botts
1853–1918
David Hall
1849–1925
Isabelle Hagwood
1849–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willis Lewis
1807–1882
Lucretia Dickson
1811–1883
Mary Green
1819–
Samuel Speakman
1825–1893
Charlotte Mainor
1828–1914
John Botts
1830–1885
Docia Austin
1833–1885
James Hall
1819–1880
Mary Reed
1822–1912
Jacob Hegwood
1819–1870
Nancy Hagwood
1827–1860

Alvin Lewis's Descendants

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Alvin (York) Lewis (16 Nov 1921–11 Aug 2003) m. Edith Speakmon (3 Dec 1926–21 August 2015)
  1. 1. Willard (David) Lewis 1945–1992

Alvin Lewis's Timeline

11 Records

1921
16 Nov 1921
Birth of Alvin York Lewis in Sturgis, KY
Sturgis, KY
1921
16 Nov 1921
Birth of Alvin York Lewis in Sturgis, Union, Kentucky, USA
Sturgis, Union, Kentucky, USA
1921
16 Nov 1921
Birth of Alvin York Lewis in Sturgis, Union, Kentucky
Sturgis, Union, Kentucky
1923
abt 1923
Age 2
Birth of Alvin York Lewis in Kentucky
Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 9
Alvin York Lewis resided here in Uniontown, Union, Kentucky
Uniontown, Union, Kentucky
1942
1942
Age 21
Alvin York Lewis resided here in Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee
Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee
1950
1950
Age 29
Alvin York Lewis resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
2003
11 Aug 2003
Age 82
Death of Alvin York Lewis in Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA
2003
11 Aug 2003
Age 82
Death of Alvin York Lewis in Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States of America
Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States of America
2003
11 Aug 2003
Age 82
Death of Alvin York Lewis in Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA
2003
11 Aug 2003
Age 82
Death of Alvin York Lewis in Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States
Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1921
    Event Place: Sturgis, KY
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 175
    [2] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1944; Film: #8
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1921
    Event Place: Sturgis, Union, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 320-20-3459; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Uniontown, Union, Kentucky; Roll: 779; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 140.0; FHL microfilm: 2340514.
    [3] Kentucky Birth Index
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Republican-Register; Publication Date: 13 Aug 2003; Publication Place: Mount Carmel, Illinois, USA; ,0.2715281,0.35949335,0.4210362&xid=335
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Detroit, Wayne, Mich

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1923
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Uniontown, Union, Kentucky; Roll: 779; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 140.0; FHL microfilm: 2340514.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1921
    Event Place: Sturgis, Union, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Uniontown, Union, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Uniontown, Union, Kentucky; Roll: 779; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 140.0; FHL microfilm: 2340514.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 175

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Detroit, Wayne, Mich

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gallatin, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Judd Hill, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MT. Carmel
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Republican-Register; Publication Date: 13 Aug 2003; Publication Place: Mount Carmel, Illinois, USA; ,0.2715281,0.35949335,0.4210362&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 2003
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 2003
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 320-20-3459; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Republican-Register; Publication Date: 13 Aug 2003; Publication Place: Mount Carmel, Illinois, USA; ,0.2715281,0.35949335,0.4210362&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 2003
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 2003
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States

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