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Elvira Lewis 1775–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: NC.

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: Wise Co., VA.

Father: James Lewis

Mother: Winnifrey Henson

Spouse(s): William Shepherd

Children(s): Levi Shepherd

Elvira Lewis was born in 1775 in NC., the child of James Theophilus Lewis And Winnifrey Henson. Elvira Lewis married William C T Shepherd, and had children including Levi Shepherd. Elvira Lewis passed away in 1861 in Wise Co., VA..

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Biography

  • Elvira Lewis was born in 1775 in NC., the child of James Theophilus Lewis And Winnifrey Henson.
  • Elvira Lewis married William C T Shepherd, and had children including Levi Shepherd.
  • Elvira Lewis passed away in 1861 in Wise Co., VA..

Immediate Family

Parents

James Lewis
1736–1825
Birth Location: Wales
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Winnifrey Henson
1746–1826
Birth Location: New River, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Shepherd
1771–1828
Birth Location: NC.
WS

Children(s)

Levi Shepherd
1813–1880
Birth Location: Wise Co., VA.
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Elvira Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Elvira Lewis
1775–1861
Birth Place: NC.
Parents
James Theophilus Lewis
1736–1825
Wales
Winnifrey Henson
1746–1826
New River, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Lewis
1705–1759
Wales
Paul Henson
1710–1796
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Henson
1718–1792
Great-Grandparents
Gideon Lewis
1685–1720
Nancy Lewis
1690–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elvira Lewis's Descendants

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Elvira Lewis (1775–1861) m. William (C.T.) Shepherd (1771–1828)
  1. 1. Levi Shepherd 1813–1880 m. Sarah (Sallie) Killbourn 1815–1880
    1. 1. John (D.) Shepherd 1838– m. Mary (Ann) Whitaker 1839–1920
      1. 1. William ("Bill") Shepherd 1865–1917 m. Matilda Stamper 1869–1958
        1. 1. Troy Shepherd 1899–
        2. 2. Dewey Shepherd 1898–
        3. 3. Suson Shepherd 1887–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Shepherd 1884–
        5. 5. Mary Shepherd 1896–
        6. 6. R (B) Shepherd 1894–
        7. 7. Naviah Shepherd 1893–
        8. 8. Geo Shepherd 1890–
        9. 9. Hiram Shepherd 1889–1920
        10. 10. Mattie Shepherd 1896–1989 m. George Hogg 1892–1965 m. William (L. Cad) Piersall 1902–1951

Elvira Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Elvira Lewis in NC.
NC.
1861
1861
Age 86
Death of Elvira Lewis in Wise Co., VA.
Wise Co., VA.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: NC.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Wise Co., VA.
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