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Wiley Alexander Lewis 1873–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 November 1873

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 22 May 1923

Death Location: Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Joseph Lewis

Mother: Sarah Colquit

Spouse(s): Laura McCarroll

Children(s): Leon Lewis, Thomas Lewis, Eugene Lewis, Ethel Lewis, Rosetta Lewis, Nellie Lewis, William Lewis, Lillie Lewis, Walter Lewis, Ola Lewis

Wiley Alexander Lewis was born in 1873 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Joseph A Lewis And Sarah Ann Colquit. In 1880, Wiley Alexander Lewis resided in Eatons Cross Roads, Loudon, Tennessee, USA. In 1900, Wiley Alexander Lewis resided in Civil District 9, Loudon, Tennessee, USA. Wiley Alexander Lewis married Laura Alice Mccarroll, and had children including Ethel Elizabeth Lewis, Eugene Wiley Lewis, Leon Ned Lewis, Lillie Mae Lewis, Nellie Ruth Lewis, Ola Maud Lewis, Ollie Lewis, Rosetta Lewis, Thomas Floyd Lewis, Walter Henry Lewis, William Albert Lewis. Wiley Alexander Lewis passed away in 1923 in Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wiley Alexander Lewis was born in 1873 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Joseph A Lewis And Sarah Ann Colquit.
  • In 1880, Wiley Alexander Lewis resided in Eatons Cross Roads, Loudon, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1900, Wiley Alexander Lewis resided in Civil District 9, Loudon, Tennessee, USA.
  • Wiley Alexander Lewis married Laura Alice Mccarroll, and had children including Ethel Elizabeth Lewis, Eugene Wiley Lewis, Leon Ned Lewis, Lillie Mae Lewis, Nellie Ruth Lewis, Ola Maud Lewis, Ollie Lewis, Rosetta Lewis, Thomas Floyd Lewis, Walter Henry Lewis, William Albert Lewis.
  • Wiley Alexander Lewis passed away in 1923 in Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Lewis
1824–1896
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Colquit
1824–1900
Birth Location: Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Laura McCarroll
1873–1913
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Leon Lewis
1904–1969
Birth Location: Loudon, Tennessee, United States
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Thomas Lewis
1913–1988
Birth Location: Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
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Eugene Lewis
1911–1994
Birth Location: Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
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Ethel Lewis
1899–1984
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Rosetta Lewis
1906–1998
Birth Location: Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
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Nellie Lewis
1909–1997
Birth Location: Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
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William Lewis
1893–1969
Birth Location: Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
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Lillie Lewis
1895–1969
Birth Location: Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
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Walter Lewis
1902–1967
Birth Location: Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
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Ola Lewis
1897–1972
Birth Location: Loudon, Tennessee, USA
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Wiley Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Wiley Lewis
1873–1923
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Joseph A. Lewis
1824–1896
North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Ann) Colquit
1824–1900
Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Henry (H.) Lewis
1800–1868
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA (Surry Co., NC, until 1789))
Cassela ("Celia" "Cely") Ford
1807–1873
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Anna Colquit
1800–
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Lewis
1773–1860
Charity Clayton
1778–1859
Joshua Ford
1766–1841
Deborah Hatch
1765–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William ll
1748–1793
Elizabeth Yadon
1756–1843
Elisha FORD
1734–1803
Elizabeth Tilden
1733–1813
Mercy PHILLIPS
1725–1785

Wiley Lewis's Descendants

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Wiley (Alexander) Lewis (1 November 1873–22 May 1923) m. Laura (Alice) McCarroll (2 February 1873–16 October 1913)
  1. 1. Leon (Ned) Lewis 1904–1969 m. Ruth (Daisy) Cox 1905–1958
    1. 1. Martin (Luther Lewis) Sr. 1926–1993 m. Tressie (Elmer Isbell) Lewis 1911–1992 m. Alice (Lorraine) Williamson 1931–1997 m. Geneva (Mae) Noel 1931–1997
      1. 1. Patricia (Elaine) Lewis 1947–2018 m. Richard (Wade) Taylor 1946–2023
    2. 2. Robert (Leon) Lewis 1924–1981 m. Helen Ellis 1925–2004
  2. 2. Thomas (Floyd) Lewis 1913–1988
  3. 3. Eugene (Wiley) Lewis 1911–1994
  4. 4. Ethel (Elizabeth) Lewis 1899–1984
  5. 5. Rosetta Lewis 1906–1998
  6. 6. Nellie (Ruth) Lewis 1909–1997
  7. 7. William (Albert) Lewis 1893–1969
  8. 8. Lillie (Mae) Lewis 1895–1969
  9. 9. Walter (Henry) Lewis 1902–1967
  10. 10. Ola (Maud) Lewis 1897–1972

Wiley Lewis's Timeline

8 Records

1873
1 November 1873
Birth of Wiley Alexander Lewis in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 7
Wiley Alexander Lewis resided here in Eatons Cross Roads, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
Eatons Cross Roads, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 27
Wiley Alexander Lewis resided here in Civil District 9, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 9, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 37
Wiley Alexander Lewis resided here in Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
1913
24 Oct 1913
Age 40
Wiley Alexander Lewis resided here in Maryville, Tennessee, USA
Maryville, Tennessee, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 44
Wiley Alexander Lewis resided here in Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 47
Wiley Alexander Lewis resided here in Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
1923
22 May 1923
Age 50
Death of Wiley Alexander Lewis in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 November 1873
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 156
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Loudon County
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Eatons Cross Roads, Loudon, Tennessee; Roll: 1267; Page: 437a; Enumeration District: 220
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 9, Loudon, Tennessee; Roll: 1585; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0103
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1509; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0138; FHL microfilm: 1375522
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville News; Publication Date: 24 May 1923; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.45944193,0.38181376,0.497495&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Eatons Cross Roads, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Eatons Cross Roads, Loudon, Tennessee; Roll: 1267; Page: 437a; Enumeration District: 220

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 9, Loudon, Tennessee; Roll: 1585; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0103

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1509; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0138; FHL microfilm: 1375522

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1913
    Event Place: Maryville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Maryville Times; Publication Date: 24 Oct 1913; Publication Place: Maryville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Loudon County

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1923
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 156
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville News; Publication Date: 24 May 1923; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.45944193,0.38181376,0.497495&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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