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Benny Lee Lewis 1919–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1919

Birth Location: Henderson County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 26 May 2010

Death Location: Killeen, Bell County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Simeon Lewis

Mother: Fannie Cooper

Spouse(s): Wilma Oslin

Children(s):

In 1919, Benny Lee Lewis entered the world in Henderson County, Texas, USA, born to Simeon Sim Lewis And Fannie Irene Cooper. Benny Lee Lewis married Wilma Louise Oslin. Benny Lee Lewis passed away in 2010 in Killeen, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1919, Benny Lee Lewis entered the world in Henderson County, Texas, USA, born to Simeon Sim Lewis And Fannie Irene Cooper.
  • Benny Lee Lewis married Wilma Louise Oslin.
  • Benny Lee Lewis passed away in 2010 in Killeen, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Benny Lewis's Ancestors

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Benny Lewis
1919–2010
Birth Place: Henderson County, Texas, USA
Parents
Simeon Sim Lewis
1886–1960
Henderson, Texas, United States
Fannie (Irene) Cooper
1891–1964
Robertson County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (Joseph) Lewis
1857–1934
Henderson County, Texas
Margaret (Elizabeth) Perry
1864–1922
Van Zandt Co, TX
James ("Jim" Hemphill Cooper) Sr
1856–1943
Selma, Dallas, Alabama, USA
Rebecca ("Becky") Pierce
1856–1943
Athens, Henderson County, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Lewis
1839–1920
Sarah Slaton
1840–1880
Thomas Perry
1844–1924
Harriet Rains
1845–1884
Thomas Cooper
1822–1872
Margaret Purtle
1833–1905
Rebecca Arnold
1828–1860
Zachariah Pierce
1826–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lewis
1801–1862
Nancy Thrailkill
1813–1865
John Slaton
1813–1870
Lucinda Miller
1819–1917
Solomon Perry
1820–1902
Elizabeth Hill
1831–1874
William Rains
1811–1886
Margaret Pendergrass
1820–1885
James Cooper
1798–1869
Elizabeth Mack
1807–1855
Jacob Purtle
1784–1861
Nancy Lewis
1788–1866
James Arnold
1808–1840
Mary McVeigh
1813–1882
Jeremiah Sr
1783–1870
Nancy McLain
1795–1855

Benny Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1919
18 Oct 1919
Birth of Benny Lee Lewis in Henderson County, Texas, USA
Henderson County, Texas, USA
2010
26 May 2010
Age 91
Death of Benny Lee Lewis in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
Temple, Bell, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1919
    Event Place: Henderson County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 2010
    Event Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Killeen, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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