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Elvira Lewis 1775–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: NC or VA

Death Date: Bef. 1861

Death Location: Wise, Virginia, USA

Father: James Sr.

Mother:

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Shepherd, John Shepherd, Rebecca Shepherd, Isaac Shepherd, Elias Shepherd, Levi Shepherd, Henderson Shepherd

Elvira Lewis was born in 1775 in NC or VA, the child of James Theopilus Lewis Sr And Winnetry Henson. Elvira Lewis married William Shepherd, and had children including Elias Shepherd, Henderson Shepherd, Isaac Shepherd, John Riley Shepherd, Levi Shepherd, Rebecca Shepherd, William C Shepherd. Elvira Lewis passed away in 1861 in Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Elvira Lewis was born in 1775 in NC or VA, the child of James Theopilus Lewis Sr And Winnetry Henson.
  • Elvira Lewis married William Shepherd, and had children including Elias Shepherd, Henderson Shepherd, Isaac Shepherd, John Riley Shepherd, Levi Shepherd, Rebecca Shepherd, William C Shepherd.
  • Elvira Lewis passed away in 1861 in Wise, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr.
1735–1825
Birth Location: Wales
JS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shepherd
1794–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
WS
John Shepherd
1795–
Birth Location: –
JS
Rebecca Shepherd
1797–
Birth Location: –
RS
Isaac Shepherd
1804–
Birth Location: –
IS
Elias Shepherd
1807–
Birth Location: –
ES
Levi Shepherd
1813–
Birth Location: Kentucky
LS
Henderson Shepherd
1822–
Birth Location: –
HS

Elvira Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Elvira Lewis
1775–1861
Birth Place: NC or VA
Parents
James Theopilus Lewis Sr.
1735–1825
Wales
Grandparents
Nathaniel Lewis
1700–
Ireland or Wales
Elvira Helton
1714–1740
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elvira Lewis's Descendants

1.
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Elvira Lewis (1775–Bef. 1861)
  1. 1. William (C.) Shepherd 1794– m. Sarah 1800–
  2. 2. John (Riley) Shepherd 1795–
  3. 3. Rebecca Shepherd 1797–
  4. 4. Isaac Shepherd 1804–
  5. 5. Elias Shepherd 1807–
  6. 6. Levi Shepherd 1813–
  7. 7. Henderson Shepherd 1822–

Elvira Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Elvira Lewis in NC or VA
NC or VA
1861
Bef. 1861
Age 86
Death of Elvira Lewis in Wise, Virginia, USA
Wise, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: NC or VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1861
    Event Place: Wise, Virginia, USA
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