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James "By" Lewis 1933–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1933

Birth Location: Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 20 Jan 1999

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: C. Lewis

Mother: Claritha Lewis

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James "By" Lewis was born in 1933 in Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA, the child of C L Lewis And Claritha Lewis. In 1952, James "By" Lewis resided in Illinois. James "By" Lewis passed away in 1999 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • James "By" Lewis was born in 1933 in Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA, the child of C L Lewis And Claritha Lewis.
  • In 1952, James "By" Lewis resided in Illinois.
  • James "By" Lewis passed away in 1999 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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James Lewis's Ancestors

Self
James Lewis
1933–1999
Birth Place: Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
C. L. Lewis
1908–
Benton, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
Claritha Lewis
1912–1952
Benton, Yazoo, ms. U.S.A
Grandparents
Joe Lewis
1880–1942
Farmhaven, Madison County, Mississippi, USA
Mit Lewis
1887–1956
Bentonia, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Lewis
1859–
Bull
1845–
Caroline Brooks
1855–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Winny
1830–
Abraham Martin
1813–

James Lewis's Timeline

3 Records

1933
30 Aug 1933
Birth of James "By" Lewis in Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
1952
1952-1954
Age 19
James "By" Lewis resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1999
20 Jan 1999
Age 66
Death of James "By" Lewis in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1933
    Event Place: Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952-1954
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1999
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

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