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Woodrow Earl Lewis 1924–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jul 1924

Birth Location: Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Apr 1969

Death Location: Hudgins, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Dorsey Lewis

Mother: Lillian Crockett

Spouse(s): Eleanor Rishel

Children(s):

The story of Woodrow Earl Lewis began in 1924 in Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Woodrow Earl Lewis resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1935, Woodrow Earl Lewis resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Woodrow Earl Lewis married Eleanor Mabel Rishel, and had children including Teddy Earl Lewis. Woodrow Earl Lewis passed away in 1969 in Hudgins, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Woodrow Earl Lewis began in 1924 in Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Woodrow Earl Lewis resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1935, Woodrow Earl Lewis resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Woodrow Earl Lewis married Eleanor Mabel Rishel, and had children including Teddy Earl Lewis.
  • Woodrow Earl Lewis passed away in 1969 in Hudgins, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dorsey Lewis
1889–1967
Birth Location: Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Lillian Crockett
1893–1983
Birth Location: Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Rishel
1926–2011
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Woodrow Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Woodrow Lewis
1924–1969
Birth Place: Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Dorsey James Lewis
1889–1967
Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Lillian (Beatrice) Crockett
1893–1983
Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Charles (William) Lewis
1856–1926
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Ida (Virginia) Foster
1864–1938
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Noah Foster
1830–1882
Sarah Hodges
1833–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Foster
1800–
Elizabeth Forrest
1801–1856

Woodrow Lewis's Timeline

10 Records

1924
01 Jul 1924
Birth of Woodrow Earl Lewis in Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 6
Woodrow Earl Lewis resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Woodrow Earl Lewis resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 16
Woodrow Earl Lewis resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 18
Woodrow Earl Lewis resided here in Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1943
1943
Age 19
Woodrow Earl Lewis resided here in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
1947
1947
Age 23
Woodrow Earl Lewis resided here in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Woodrow Earl Lewis resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1969
10 April 1969
Age 45
Death of Woodrow Earl Lewis in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1969
13 Apr 1969
Age 45
Burial of Woodrow Earl Lewis in Hudgins, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Hudgins, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jul 1924
    Event Place: Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Piankitank, Mathews

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1969
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1969
    Event Place: Hudgins, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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