The Lewis Family in Slidell, Louisiana

As posted previously, the children of Richard and Sarah (Betts) Lewis, Jess, Bert and Bessie, were all born in Pardoe, Pennsylvania. At the time, Richard worked for the Shenango and Allgheny Railroad and the affiliated Mercer Mining and Manufacturing Company. The Shenango and Allegheny ran into financial difficulties and was eventually taken over by the Pittsburgh, Shenango, and Lake Erie Railroad Company in 1888. At about that time, the Lewis family moved south from Pennsylvania to Slidell, Louisiana.

The reason for the Lewis family move is unknown; possibly Richard lost his job with the mine and railroad, or he could have lost an investment in the county. Perhaps better oppertunities were available in the South. It is worth noting that both of Richard’s parents, David and Hannah (Jenkins) Lewis, died in the spring of 1888 in Trevorton, perhaps freeing Richard to move away from Pennsylvania. Richard’s cousin Susanna, with her husband John Jones and family, moved from Pennsylvania to McComb City, Mississippi at about this time.

Slidell was founded in 1882, when the railroad established a building camp on the first high ground north of New Orleans along Lake Pontchartrain*. The town grew rapidly after the completion of the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad in 1883, and the Slidell was officially incorporated in 1888.

In Slidell, the Lewis family lived on a ranch. It is not clear if Richard took up farming or cattle raising, or simply lived there while working as an engineer. (According to Richard’s alumni directory, at one time he held the position as principle Assistant of the Mexican Pacific Railroad. It is unclear if this was before or after the move to Slidell.)

After about three years in Slidell, in 1891, the Lewis family abruptly pulled up roots again and moved to Carbonado, in the mountains near Tacoma, Washington.

Maps
• Louisiana in 1896
• Google Map

Links: Slidell History
• City of Slidell
• Slidell Chamber of Commerce
• St. Tammany Parish
• Slidell Magazine

Links: Louisiana Railroad History
• Crescent City Choo Choo: history of railroads in New Orleans
• The old railroad is now the Tammany Trace trail.

* The Slidell are was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
• High resolution post-Katrian aerial views

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World War I Draft Registration

In 1917 and 1918, all males born between 1872 and 1900 were required to register for the draft. The draft registration cards are a great source of genealogical information, with registrant's home address, occupation and physical description.

Kay's father, Jess Lewis, and her uncle, Bert Lewis, both had to register:

Name: Justin Betts Lewis
Address: 2923 No 30 Tacoma, Pierce, Wa.
Birth: June 20, 1883 (age 35), native born
Occupation: Plumber foreman; Construction Co., Camp Lewis, Pierce, Wa
Nearest relative: Anna Lewis of 2923 No 30 Tacoma, Pierce, Wa (wife)
Description: Tall, medium build, blue eyes, ,brown hair

Name: Ethelbert Jenkins Lewis
Address: 621 So. 19 Tacoma, Pierce, Wash.
Birth: August 10, 1884 (age 34), native born
Occupation: Machinist, employed by John McRay, 23 and dock, Tacoma, Pierce, Wa
Nearest Relative: Mrs. Sarah Lewis 621 So. 19 Tacoma (mother)
Description: medium hight, medium build, blue eyes, dark hair

Neither Jess nor Bert were drafted into the miltary during the war.

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The Lewis Family in Pardoe, Pennsylvania

In the late 1870s, Richard and Sarah (Betts) Lewis moved from Lancaster County to Pardoe in Mercer County, in western Pennsylvania. At that time, Richard worked on starting up mines in the region. Richard worked as a mining engineer for the affiliated Mercer Mining and Manufacturing Company. He was also Chief Engineer of the Shenango and Allegheny Railroad, a line constructed to move the coal from the Mercer Mines in Pardoe to the Allegheny valley (where Pittsburgh is located) and to the markets beyond.

We don't know exactly when Richard and Sarah moved to Pardoe. There is a Richard Lewis who was elected Surveyor of Mercer County on Nov. 5, 1878*. If this is our Richard, this gives us the earliest date we know he was living in the area.

It may be that Richard had to travel for his job with the railroad and mining company. When the 1880 census was taken, Richard and Sarah were living in a boarding house in Huston in Clearfield County. His occupation was given as superintendant of a coal mine.

We know for sure that Richard and Sarah were living in Pardoe in 1883, when their eldest son Justin Betts "Jess" Lewis was born. Son Bert was born in Pardoe in 1884 and daughter Bessie was born there in 1885.

Pardoe was company town, laid out by the Mercer Mining and Manufacturing company. At it's peak at the end of the 1800s, Pardoe had a population of about 3000 people. Today there are only a few homes.


Pardoe in 2003. Photo by Richard Kolm.
In 1884 the Shenango and Allegheny Railroad and the Mercer Mining and Manufacturing Company defaulted on bonds and went into receivership. The railroad couldn't generate enough revenue to pay expenses and meet its obligations. There were several causes. The financial panic of 1873 affected the U.S. economy until 1878. Around 1883 there were strikes by miners, sometimes violent and destructive, causing coal mines to be closed for an extended period. On the Shenango and Allegheny, construction work was sometimes suspended, working forces were reduced, and the pay of officers and employees was cut and sometimes held back for as long as six months.

In response to the company’s problems, Thomas Fowler was appointed receiver in 1884. He operated the company for almost 4 years, until all of its property, franchises, material, and rolling stock were transferred to a new company. The public sale of the railroad and mining company was held in Shenango on April 19, 1887. The new company that took over the properties was the Pittsburgh, Shenango, and Lake Erie Railroad Company, a Pennsylvania corporation organized on January 12, 1888.

It is about this time that the Lewis family moved to Slidell, Louisiana, possibly because Richard had lost his job with the mine and railroad, and perhaps because he lost an investment in the county.

* Mentioned in the History of Mercer County, 1888 and 1905. He would have had the position until at least the next election, in 1881

LINKS
• About Pardoe
• History of Mercer County, 1888: Pardoe , Surveyors
• Railroads of Mercer County
• Article about the Pardoe Mine Co. from the Sharon Herald.

Portions of this post were written by Richard Kolm.

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Where did our Lewis ancestors live?

I've been playing with the Google maps API to generate maps showing where our ancestors on the Lewis side of the family (Lewis, Hopkins, Betts and Metcalfe) lived over the past 150 years.

The advantage of using Google maps is that I can insert "pins" with information at different locations. The viewer can zoom in on any point and see either a standard map or a satellite view. I am still learning how the system works, so comments and suggestions would be appreciated.

The Lewis Family maps page.

At the moment only the most recent web browsers (Firefox/Mozilla, IE 5.5+, and Safari 1.2+) can be used to view the maps. I've found that Firefox works the best.

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Scenes from the Vale of Neath

The Lewis family lived in the Neath Valley (or Vale of Neath - Cwm Nedd) in South Wales from the 18th century until at least the mid 19th century.

Our earliest known Lewis ancestors, David and Ruth, lived near Crynant in the late 1700s. Their son, Evan Lewis and his wife Anne lived in Aberpergwm, in the upper Neath valley, near Glyn Neath in the 1820s and 1830s.
Evan's son, David,lived in Pwllfaron at the time of his marriage in 1838. He and his wife Hannah eventually settled in Resolven. David's son, Richard Lewis, was born and grew up in Resolven, until the Lewis family emigrated to Pennsylvania in the early 1850s.

All of these generations of the Lewis family belonged to the parish church of St. Catwg in Cadoxton-juxta-Neath.

•Parish of Cadoxton Juxta Neath - St.Catwg`s

The Vale of Neath is very scenic, and has long been the subject of paintings and photographs.

•Tours through the Vales of Glamorgan, paintings by Thomas Horner, 1819. Pictures 1-16 are a tour up the Neath Valley from the sea to Pont Neath Vaughan (Pont Nedd Fychan).
•Landscapes of Wales, Glamorganshire Images 12-17 show the Vale of Neath. (from the National Library of Wales Welsh Landscape Collection - see link for waterfalls of the Vale of Neath)
•Waterfalls of the Neath Valley
•Waterfall walks in the Vale of Neath

A prominent feature of the Neath Valley is the Neath Canal, completed in 1795. Today only two miles of the canal, near Resolven, are open to traffic.

•The Neath Valley and the Neath & Tennant Canals (map and photo tour)
•Neath and Tennant Canals (history)
•Photos of Neath Canal (photo tour)
•Photos along the lower Neath Canal

Legend has it that King Arthur sleeps beneath Craig y Ddinas (Dinas Rock) near Glyn Neath at the head of the Neath Valley.

•Engraving of Craig-y-Dinas, 1830
•Dinas Bridge, by Thomas Horner, early 19th century.
•The Treasure of Craig-y-Ddinas (story)

Other Vale of Neath Links
•Official Neath-Port Talbot web site
•Neath, Glamorgan images and history (Brian Wagstaffe's site)
•Items from the Neath Museum (Gathering the Jewels)
•Vale of Neath Railway
•Images of Wales (John Ball's site)
•Cadoxton-juxta-Neath GENUKI page

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Photo of Richard Lewis in Civil War Uniform?

One of the photographs we have of Richard Lewis shows a young man in a dark coat with a high collar and large round buttons. This looks very similar to the uniform worn by enlisted men in the Signal Corps during the Civil War.


Civil War photos for comparison (links open in a new window):
• Signal Corps Enlisted Uniform
• Signal Corps men at Washington, D.C. Central Signal Station
• Photo of Henry Sherriff from the Gettysburg Camp Life Exhibit

Of course it's possible that this was simply the fashion in the 1860s. Comments?

Earlier posts about Richard Lewis in the 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery and the Signal Corps.

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Richard Lewis in the Civil War: Signal Corps

As described in the previous post, Richard Lewis enlisted as a corporal in an artillery unit in August 1862. On January 12, 1864 Richard transferred to the Signal Corps.

The Signal Corps were in charge of communications, usually using signal flags, torches or lamps to send encrypted messages. They were also involved in setting up temporary telegraph lines in the field. Assignment to the signal corps required successfully passing an examination, followed by special training at Red Hill, Georgetown, D.C. in signaling systems (flags and telegraph) and codes used.

We know little about the details of Richard's service in the Signal Corps. According to one roster, he was assigned to the Department of North Carolina. The Department of North Carolina was part of the Eighteenth Corps. However, we do not know where exactly Richard served while with this unit.

Richard was mustered out on July 1, 1865, 18 months after his transfer to the Signal Corps and after almost 3 years in the army, with the rank of corporal. At that time, he probably returned home to Trevorton.

In 1866 Richard Lewis enrolled in the Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. See post here.

Links
•Roster of the US ARmy Signal Corps (use your browser's "find" feature to jump to Lewis, Richard)
•The Story of the Signal Corps
•"A Manual of Signals: For The Use Of Signal Officers In The Field." (Washington DC, 1864)
•Civil War Signal Corps and United States Military Telegraph (this is the site of a reenaction group, with lots of historical information about the equipment used by the Signal Corps).
• History of the Signal Corps
•another History of the Signal Corps in the Civil War (with the signal code)
•General History of the Signal Corps

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Richard Lewis in the Civil War: 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery

Our ancestor Richard Lewis emigrated from Wales with his parents in about 1851. They settled in Trevorton, in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Ten years later,Richard enlisted to serve his country in the "War Between the States". On August 14, 1862, Richard Lewis enlisted as a Corporal in the independent battery recruited by Captain David Schooley.

At the time of his enlistment, Richard was a 22 year old clerk. He was 5 foot 6 inches tall, with a light complexion, light hair and blue eyes.

On November 24, 1862, Schooley’s Battery was incorporated into Company M, of the Pennsylvania 2nd Heavy Artillery unit of the 112th Volunteers.

"As soon as recruits were received, they were sent to Charles G. Zimmerman's "Diamond Cottage," a pleasure resort in the suburb of Camden, NJ, where a rendezvous camp (Camp Angeroth) was established, and where they were drilled in the 'school of the company'." (Regimental History)

From the training camp. soldiers joined the 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery units that were defending Washington DC, north of the Potomac River.

For the most part, a soldier's duty in the fortifications consisted of maintaining the existing defense structures and building new ones, constructing roads and performing other fatigue details. Most of this work was tough, physical labor and performed under all weather conditions. When not assigned to fortification detail, the individual batteries would engage in parade drill, gunnery drill, marksmanship, and various inspection routines. In addition, the heavy artillery units also received infantry and bayonet instruction. Overall, however, the general view of battle tested veterans of Washington defense duty was regarded as "soft assignments." (from An Account of a Civil War Regiment)

On January 12, 1864, Richard and several other members of his Company transferred to the Signal Corps. (see next post for more details about the Signal Corps.)

Most of the information in this post is from the pension application file of Richard Lewis, and later, his widow Sarah (Betts) Lewis.

Links
•Captain David Schooley
•2nd Heavy Artillery Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company M
•2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Regimental History

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Justin B. Lewis: plumbers' organizations

I recently ran across two group photos which identify plumbers' organizations that Jess Lewis must have been associated with.

The first photo (8" x 41" including borders) is of a large group of people including Jess Lewis and is labeled 18th Annual Convention of Washington State Master Plumbers, May 16-17, 1913, Everett, Washington.

The second photo (8" x 26" including borders) is of a large group of people including Jess and Anna Lewis and their daughter Kathleen and is labeled Local #82 Plumbers and Fitters Picnic, Pt. Defiance Park, Tacoma, Aug. 20, 1922. That's interesting because other records indicate the family moved to Portland, Oregon in 1921 where he worked as a plumber.

When he was a plumbing contractor---J. B. Lewis Plumbing & Heating Co.---in Portland in the 1930s, 1940s, and early 1950s, he was a member of the Oregon State Master Plumbers and a member of the National Association of Plumbing Contractors. He served as President of the Oregon State Master Plumbers, and its Portland Chapter, in 1949 and 1950.

Photo:

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School for the Lewis children in Carbonado, Washington

Richard and Sarah (Betts) Lewis moved to Carbonado, Washington in about 1891. At that time, their children Justin "Jess", Ethelbert "Bert" and Bessie would have been about age 5, 7, and 8. The 1900 Census indicates that they were all "at school" during the previous year.

The Carbonado School District has placed a brief history of the town and school on-line. Included is a photo of the original schoolhouse, built in 1881, and probably attended by the Lewis children.

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Richard Lewis: Graduation Notice & the Making of America project

Richard Lewis (1840-1903) graduated from Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia with a Bachelors in Mining Engineering (BME) in 1868. His thesis was titled "The Ventilation of Coal Mines".
A description of the commencement ceremony and a list of the graduates was published in Scientific American on August 26, 1868. Images of this issue are available through the Making of America project, in which historical books and journals have been archived in searchable form. Different sets of publications are searchable through the Cornell University MOA and the University of Michigan MOA.

Link to the graduation notice. (Scientific American ,Volume 19, Issue 9, page 133).

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Mini bio: Justin Betts "Jess" & Anna Katheryne (Hopkins) Lewis

Brief biography of Justin Betts "Jess" Lewis (1883-1957) and his wife Anna Katheryne Hopkins (1887-1949). Position in the family tree.

Justin Betts "Jess" Lewis:

Born: June 20, 1883 in Pardoe, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Baptized: unknown
Parents: Richard & Sarah (Betts) Lewis
Known Residences:
--- 1883-1885 in Pardoe, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
--- about 1888 in Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
--- about 1891 in Carbonado, Pierce County, Washington
--- 1900 in Carbonado, Pierce County, Washington
--- about 1901 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
--- 1910 at 3009 North Junett, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington (next door to in-laws)
--- 1920 at 2923 North 30th, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington (with in-laws)
--- 1925 at 935 Clinton, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
--- 1930 at 9 East 45th, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
--- from mid 1930s at 2748 S. E. Market St. Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Occupation: plumber/plumbing contractor
Death: March 16, 1957 in Portland; buried in Tacoma Mausoleum, Pierce County, Washington

Anna Katheryne Hopkins

Birth: April 6, 1887 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Baptism: unknown
Parents: Teddy & Kate (Lynch) Hopkins
Known residences:
--- 1900 at 2701 Water St., Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
--- 1909-1945 lived with husband Jess
Death: March 30, 1949 in Portland, Oregon; buried at Calvary Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington

Marriage & Children:

Marriage date: Jess Lewis & Anna Hopkins married April 21, 1909 at St. Patrick's, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. Witnesses: John J. Hopkins, Cecilia Clancy

Children:
-- baby girl (stillborn) born 1910
** Kathleen "Kay" Lewis born 1913, married Leland "Lee" Kolm

Posts about Jess & Anna (Hopkins) Lewis

• The Lewis Family in Slidell, Louisiana
• World War I Draft Registration
• Justin B. Lewis: Plumbers' Organizations
• School for the Lewis Children in Carbonado, Washington

Off-site Links
• Tacoma Building Index (Justin B. Lewis listed at 3009 No. Junett, built 1905, in 1910)
• 1921 Tacoma City Directory listing Justin B. Lewis and Sarah B. Lewis (widow of Richard)

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Mini bio: Richard & Sarah (Betts) Lewis

Brief biography of Richard Lewis (1840-1903) and his wife Sarah Betts (1846-1927). Position in the family tree.

Richard Lewis:

Born: May 22, 1840 in Resolven, Parish of Llantwit juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Baptized: July 26, 1840 in Parish of Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Parents: David & Hannah (Jenkins) Lewis
Known Residences:
--- 1841 in Tyr-Y-Wenallt, Hamlet of Resolven, Llantwit juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
--- 1851 in Pant-Y-Geifr, Hamlet of Resolven, Llantwit juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
--- about 1851-1852 emigrated to America
--- 1860 in Trevorton, Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
--- 1862-1865 Civil War Volunteer: enlisted in Schooley's Independent Battery, integrated into Company M of the 112th Pennsylvania Volunteers, trasferred to Signal Corps in 1864
--- 1866-1868 in Philadelphia, Pennshylvania (Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania)
--- 1869 at transcontinental railroad Gold Spike ceremony, Promontory, Utah
--- 1870 in Manheim Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
--- 1880 in Huston, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
--- 1883-1885 in Pardoe, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
--- about 1888 Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
--- about 1891 Carbonado, Pierce County, Washington
--- 1900 Carbonado, Pierce County, Washington
--- about 1901 Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Occupation: mining engineer/civil engineer for mining & railroad companies
Death: May 31, 1903 in Tacoma, Washington; buried in Old Tacoma Cemetery, Pierce County, Washington

Sarah Betts

Birth: October 3, 1846 in Baltimore City, Maryland
Baptism: unknown
Parents: Edward & Ann Elizabeth (Metcalfe) Betts
Known residences:
--- 1850 Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Maryland
--- 1860 probable: Shrewsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania (household of Henry Defenderffer)
--- 1870 probable: Manheim Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (household of Henry Defenderffer)
--- 1872-1903 lived with husband Richard
--- through 1927 lived at 621 S. 19th street, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Death: August 15, 1927, buried in Old Tacoma Cemetery, Pierce County, Washington

Marriage & Children:

Marriage date: Richard Lewis and Sarah Betts married on March 21, 1872 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Children:
** Justin Betts "Jess" Lewis born 1883, married Anna Hopkins
-- Ethelbert Jenkins "Bert" Lewis born 1884, married Mary Elizabeth Price
-- Bessie Metcalfe Lewis born 1885

Posts about Richard and Sarah (Betts) Lewis
• Tacoma in the 1890s
• School for the Lewis Children in Carbonado, Washington
• Richard Lewis: Graduation Notice
• Richard Lewis in the Civil War: 2nd Pennsylvania Artillery
• Richard Lewis in the Civil War: Signal Corps
• Civil War era photo of Richard Lewis
• Living through the Civil War: Sarah Betts in York County, PA
• Scenes from the Vale of Neath
• Where did our Lewis ancestors live?
• Lewis Family in Pardoe, Pennsylvania
• Lewis Family in Slidell, Louisiana

Off-site Links
• 1921 Tacoma City Directory listing Justin B. Lewis and Sarah B. Lewis (widow of Richard)

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Mini bio: David & Hannah (Jenkins) Lewis

Brief biography of David Lewis (1815-1888) and his wife Hannah Jenkins (1813-1888). Position in the family tree.

David Lewis:
Born: March 20, 1815 in parish of Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Baptized: April 9, 1815 in Cadoxton juxta Neath
Parents: Evan & Anne Lewis
Known Residences:
--- May 1838 in Pwllfa-yr-on, Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
--- December 1838 in Tyr-Y-Wenallt, Hamlet of Resolven, Llantwit juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
--- 1841 in Tyr-Y-Wenallt, Hamlet of Resolven, Llantwit juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
--- 1851 in Pant-Y-Geifr, Hamlet of Resolven, Llantwit juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
--- about 1851-1852 emigrated to America
--- 1860 in Trevorton, Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
--- 1870 in Trevorton, Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
--- 1880 in Trevorton, Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Occupation: miner or collier
Death: April 15, 1888; buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Trevorton, Pennsylvania

Hannah Jenkins
Birth: June 21, 1813, parish of Llansamlet, Glamorgan, Wales
Baptism: unknown
Parents: Richard Jenkins, farmer
Known residences:
--- May 1838 Abernant Hir, Neath Middle, Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glmorgan Wales
--- all others the same as husband David
Death: March 11, 1888, buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Trevorton, Pennsylvania

Marriage & Children:

Marriage date: David Lewis and Hannah Jenkins married May 16, 1838 in the parish of Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales. Witnesses: Rees Jones, Henry Jenkins

Children:
-- Evan Lewis born about 1838
** Richard Lewis born 1840, married Sarah Betts
-- Thomas Lewis born about 1843, married Margaret Rees
-- Anne Virginia Lewis born 1848, married Evan W. Lewis
-- John Lewis born about 1850

Posts about David & Hannah (Jenkins) Lewis
•Scenes from the Vale of Neath
•Where did our Lewis ancestors live?
•Tales of the Green Valley

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Mini bio: Evan & Ann (Thomas?) Lewis

Brief biography of Evan Lewis (~1779 - <1841) style="font-style: italic;">Anne Thomas? (~1780->1861). Position in the family tree.

Evan Lewis:
Born: about 1779, Dulais Isaf, Parish of Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Baptized: 22 July 1779 in Cadoxton juxta Neath
Parents: David & Ruth Lewis
Known Residences:
--- 1815 in Neath Upper, Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
--- 1820 in Aberpergwn, Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Occupation: miner or collier
Death: before the 1841 census, but probably after the marriage of son David in 1838

Anne (probable surname Thomas):
Birth: about 1780 in the parish of Aberavon, Glamorgan, Wales
Baptism: an Anne, daughter of Jenkin Thomas & Anne was baptized in the parish of Aberavon on 17 January 1779
Parents: possibly Jenkin & Anne Thomas
Known residences:
--- 1841 Pwllfarn, Neath Middle, Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales (widow)
--- 1851 Green Llyna, Neath Middle, Cadoxton juxta Neath, Glamorgan, Wales (widow)
--- 1861 Cwmaman, Fforchaman Hamlet, Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales (widow)
Death: after 1861

Marriage & Children:

Marriage date: an Evan Lewis married Ann Thomas in Cadoxton Juxta Neath on 28 May 1803, witnessed by David Lewis & Mary Jenkin

Children:
-- Margaret "Peggy" Lewis born about 1804
-- Catherine Lewis born about 1809
-- Ann "Nancy" Lewis born about 181,2 married John Rosser Jenkins, Noah Evans
** David Lewis born 1815, married Hannah Jenkins
-- William Lewis born about 1820, married Eleanor ?
-- John D. Lewis born about 1824, married Esther Richards

Posts about Evan & Ann Lewis
•Scenes from the Vale of Neath

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