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Emerson John Lewis 1850–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Mar 1850

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 01 Mar 1912

Death Location: Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA

Father: Emerson Lewis

Mother: Melinda blood

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In 1850, Emerson John Lewis entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to Emerson Joseph Lewis And Melinda Jane Blevins Cherokee By Blood. Emerson John Lewis passed away in 1912 in Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1850, Emerson John Lewis entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to Emerson Joseph Lewis And Melinda Jane Blevins Cherokee By Blood.
  • Emerson John Lewis passed away in 1912 in Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA.

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Emerson Lewis's Ancestors

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Emerson Lewis
1850–1912
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Emerson Joseph Lewis
1824–1865
Barren, Kentucky
Melinda (Jane Blevins Cherokee by) blood
1812–1905
Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James (B Blevins) Sr
1775–1820
Grayson, Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Lydia (Jane (Blevins) Sizemore Cherokee Indian) Princess
1775–1830
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Blevins
1737–1779
Elizabeth Ward
1742–1820
CHIEF #2558
1750–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James I
1708–1801
Sara Sutton
1719–1750
Wells Ward
1735–1821
Rebecca Osborne
1723–1810
Edward (Cherokee)
1725–1790

Emerson Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1850
04 Mar 1850
Birth of Emerson John Lewis in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1912
01 Mar 1912
Age 62
Death of Emerson John Lewis in Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA
Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1850
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1912
    Event Place: Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA

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