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Oscar Wiley Lewis 1918–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1918

Birth Location: Tioga, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Death Date: 10 Jun 2002

Death Location: Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Thomas Lewis

Mother: Zelpha Gares

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In 1918, Oscar Wiley Lewis entered the world in Tioga, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, born to Thomas Jefferson Lewis And Zelpha Gares. Oscar Wiley Lewis passed away in 2002 in Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1918, Oscar Wiley Lewis entered the world in Tioga, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, born to Thomas Jefferson Lewis And Zelpha Gares.
  • Oscar Wiley Lewis passed away in 2002 in Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Oscar Lewis's Ancestors

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Oscar Lewis
1918–2002
Birth Place: Tioga, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Lewis
1876–1956
Pollock, Louisiana
Zelpha Gares
1878–1976
Pollock, Grant Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
*John (Bedford) Gates
1848–1918
Quitman, Clark County, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Louisiana) Gates
1853–1885
Pollock Grant Parish, Louisiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Gates
1827–1909
Sarah Fletcher
1829–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Oscar Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1918
4 August 1918
Birth of Oscar Wiley Lewis in Tioga, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Tioga, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
2002
10 Jun 2002
Age 84
Death of Oscar Wiley Lewis in Dry Prong, Grant Parish, Louisiana, USA
Dry Prong, Grant Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 August 1918
    Event Place: Tioga, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 2002
    Event Place: Dry Prong, Grant Parish, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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