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Jesse Lewis 1800 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 February 1872

Death Location: Ohio, United States of America

Father: John Lewis

Mother: Rebecah Sowards-Lewis

Spouse(s): Hannah Dewitt

Children(s): William Lewis

The story of Jesse Lewis began in 1800 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA. Jesse Lewis married Hannah (Annie) Dewitt, and had children including William M "Fighting Billy" Lewis. Jesse Lewis passed away in 1872 in Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Lewis began in 1800 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA.
  • Jesse Lewis married Hannah (Annie) Dewitt, and had children including William M "Fighting Billy" Lewis.
  • Jesse Lewis passed away in 1872 in Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lewis
1766 – 1843
Birth Location: Rockingham, Colony and Dominion of Virginia
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Rebecah Sowards-Lewis
1768 – 1840
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Dewitt
1798 – 1861
Birth Location: Harrison, Gallia, Ohio, United States
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Children(s)

William Lewis
1820 – 1910
Birth Location: Little Bullskin, Harrison, Ohio
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Jesse Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Lewis
1800 – 1872
Birth Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
John Alderson "The Baptist" Lewis
1766 – 1843
Rockingham, Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Rebecah (Belle) Sowards-Lewis
1768 – 1840
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Col. (Samuel) Lewis
1748 – 1811
Richfield, Roanoke Co., VA., USA.
Mary (W.) Lewis
1747 – 1810
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Millston (Elizabeth Anna Vanderford) Morgan
1730 – 1813
Queen Anne's, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
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Jesse Lewis's Descendants

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Jesse Lewis (1800 – 21 February 1872) m. Hannah ((Annie)) Dewitt (May 1798 – 18 Aug 1861)
  1. 1. William (M "Fighting Billy") Lewis (Apr 1820 – 29 Oct 1910) m. Sarah ("Sally") Clark (1819 – 1870)
    1. 1. Mary (Alice) Lewis (27 October 1861 – 8 July 1939) m. John Neal (16 Sep 1854 – 16 Sep 1931)
      1. 1. Millie Neal (17 Nov 1898 – 26 Apr 1969) m. James Chapman (10 Nov 1892 – Aug 1977)
        1. 1. Foster (Cline) Chapman (9 Mar 1918 – 28 May 2002) m. Geneva
        2. 2. Johnny (Chester) Chapman (27 Dec 1929 – 16 May 1984)
        3. 3. Nettie (C) Chapman (abt 1937 – ) m. Bobby (Anderson) Miller (04 OCT 1929 – 18 FEB 2015)

Jesse Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1800
1800
Birth of Jesse Lewis in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
1872
21 February 1872
Age 72
Death of Jesse Lewis in Ohio, United States of America
Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1872
    Event Place: Ohio, United States of America
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