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Clifton Davis Lewis 1914–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1914

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 23 December 2010

Death Location: Whitehouse, Smith County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Jackson Lewis

Mother: Maggie Chilson

Spouse(s): Minnie Cooper

Children(s): Charles Lewis, Clifton Lewis, Robert Lewis

Clifton Davis Lewis was born in 1914 in Louisiana, the child of Jackson Shial Shy Lewis And Maggie Naomi Chilson. In 1920, Clifton Davis Lewis resided in Justice Precinct 1, Anderson, Texas, USA. In 1935, Clifton Davis Lewis resided in Tyler, Smith, Texas. Clifton Davis Lewis married Minnie Lee Cooper, and had children including Charles Wayne Lewis, Clifton Ray Lewis, Robert Allen Lewis. Clifton Davis Lewis passed away in 2010 in Whitehouse, Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Clifton Davis Lewis was born in 1914 in Louisiana, the child of Jackson Shial Shy Lewis And Maggie Naomi Chilson.
  • In 1920, Clifton Davis Lewis resided in Justice Precinct 1, Anderson, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Clifton Davis Lewis resided in Tyler, Smith, Texas.
  • Clifton Davis Lewis married Minnie Lee Cooper, and had children including Charles Wayne Lewis, Clifton Ray Lewis, Robert Allen Lewis.
  • Clifton Davis Lewis passed away in 2010 in Whitehouse, Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clifton Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Clifton Lewis
1914–2010
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
Jackson Shial 'Shy' Lewis
1873–1965
Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, United States
Maggie (Naomi) Chilson
1876–1917
Pine Log, Bartow, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Oliver (Monroe Lewis) Sr.
1830–1902
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Angelina Emmons
1837–1895
Leake County, Mississippi
Peter (Marshall) Chilson
1843–1890
Ireland
Martha (A) Poole
1842–1920
Beluth, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Lucinda Tilson
1814–1845
Warren Twin
1823–1864
Elizabeth (Twin)
1825–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Tilson
1773–1827
Azuba Noyes
1785–1869
James (Pettypool)
1769–1824
Mary Burton
1801–1890
John Patterson
1790–1854
Nancy Williams
1795–1859

Clifton Lewis's Descendants

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Clifton (Davis) Lewis (18 May 1914–23 December 2010) m. Minnie (Lee) Cooper (14 April 1916–30 September 2004)
  1. 1. Charles (Wayne) Lewis 1945–2014
  2. 2. Clifton (Ray) Lewis 1937–2009 m. Betty (Gene) Drumgold 1939–2019
  3. 3. Robert (Allen) Lewis 1939–2022 m. Linda (Louise) Haynes 1941–2012

Clifton Lewis's Timeline

5 Records

1914
18 May 1914
Birth of Clifton Davis Lewis in Louisiana
Louisiana
1920
1920
Age 6
Clifton Davis Lewis resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Anderson, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Anderson, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Clifton Davis Lewis resided here in Tyler, Smith, Texas
Tyler, Smith, Texas
1940
1940
Age 26
Clifton Davis Lewis resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
2010
23 December 2010
Age 96
Death of Clifton Davis Lewis in Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America
Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1914
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 884
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04052; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 101-5C
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Anderson, Texas; Roll: T625_1772; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 2
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Anderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Anderson, Texas; Roll: T625_1772; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04052; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 101-5C

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 884
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04052; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 101-5C

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 2010
    Event Place: Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitehouse, Smith County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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