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Descendants of William Lewis

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM¹ LEWIS (WILLIAM^A) was born 31 Mar 1812 in Frederickstown, MD, and died 09 Mar 1896. He married (1) ANNA CAROLINE DAVIS 03 Jun 1838, daughter of WALTER DAVIS and DORCAS LEWIS. She was born Abt. 1819 in Frederickstown, MD, and died 27 Feb 1854. He married (2) ELIZABETH LOGAN 24 Oct 1858 in Defiance County, Ohio ¹. She was born Abt. 1822 in Kentucky.

Notes for WILLIAM LEWIS:
Information on William's family page calculated from 1860 US Census for Ohio: Ohio, Defiance County, Highlands Township
14/9 947 page 56
M653

History of Defiance County, Ohio, 1883
Page 214-5
William Lewis, Jr., was born March 31, 1812 in Frederickstown, Md,; immigrated with his parents William and Eleanor (Ellen) (Hooper) Lewis, to Lancaster, Ohio, in 1822. They had ten children, Thomas, James, Eveline, Charlotte, William, Abraham, Nancy, Charles and Susan. The second child died in infancy and was not named. Mr. Lewis moved from Lancaster to Defiance in A. D. 1832, and was again married to Elizabeth Hively, of Defiance County, in June, A. D. 1832, by whom had four children - Rebecca, Ann, Jonathan and Ellen; these are all living in and around Defiance. Of the first family of children, only two are living - William, Jr. (the subject of this sketch), and Charlotte, who married Thomas Applegate, of Fairfield County, Ohio, and who is still living in that county. William, Jr., after arriving at Defiance, worked four years for Dr. John Evans, for the first three months receiving $25. But his wages were increased, and the last year he received $25 per month. His next job was clearing up a farm of 151 acres for Isaac Hull, in Section 24, on the south side of the Maumee River, for which he received $8 per acre. This farm he also rented during the time of clearing. This was in 1835. When Mr. Lewis, with axe and saw on his shoulder, marched into the woods to a log cabin where he kept bachelor's hall and cleared up the farm; this being accomplished, he rented it for a time and then bought it. He also cleared up a portion of the John Hollister farm, in same section, which joined him on the west and extended to the Anglaize, which he afterward purchased. This gave him a farm of 240 acres, bounded by the Maumee River on the north and by the Anglaize on the west. On the 3d day of June, 1838, Mr. Lewis was married to Ann Caroline Davis and settled down on this farm; to them were born nine children - Abraham L., William (deceased), John W., Mary (deceased), Frank, Cornelia, Emma, Hattie and Andrew J. William enlisted September 20, 1861, in the Thirty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; died at Columbia, Ky, November 20, 1861. John enlisted in the Sixty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, October 8, 1861, and in the Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry November 8, 1862 and went through till the close of the war and was honorably discharged at Nashville, Tenn. August 16, 1865, having passed through many battles. At Selma, Ala., April 5, 1865, he was wounded in three different places, a ball passing through his wrist, another through his right arm near the elbow, and a third through his left leg, crippling him badly; the right arm is nearly helpless. October 3, 1878, he married Ettie Meanor, of Defiance. They have one child, E. Lewis, who was born January 1, 1880. Mrs. Lewis, who was born in Alliance, Ohio, December 6, 1857, her parents moved to Lima, Ohio, when she was about three years old. she lived there about seventeen years and then came to Defiance with her parents. In 1843, William Lewis built his brick residence. February 27, 1854, Mrs. Lewis died. She came to the county with her parents, Walter and Dorcas (Lewis) Davis, in the fall of 1832 from Frederickstown, Md., where both she and her parents were born. Mr. Lewis married his present wife Elizabeth Logan, October 24, 1858. In July, 1873,he sold his farm to W. C. Hutchinson and the three Frost brothers, viz.: J.H., J.B. and J.F., who at once proceeded to lay it out in town lots and gave it the name of East Defiance. Mr. Lewis has been quite an extensive dealer in stock, and at an early day was acquainted with all parties living between Defiance and Maumee City, Ft. Wayne, Findlay and Wapakonetta. The Lewis family came to this place by way of Findlay, and had to leave their wagons and goods there and come through on horseback, there being no wagon roads further. They returned for their goods with pirogues or boats.

Defiance County, Ohio History - 1993
"This Ol'House"

"Richey Family"

Notes for ANNA CAROLINE DAVIS:
1. Match Ranking: ***
William, Jr. Lewis found in:

Family Archive #400 Marriage Index: Selected Counties of Ohio, 1789-1850
Married: June 03, 1838 in: Williams Co., OH
Spouse: Davis, Ann
Gender: M More: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0914036.

Children of WILLIAM LEWIS and ANNA DAVIS are:

	i.		ABRAHAM L.² LEWIS, b. Abt. 1839.
	ii.		WILLIAM W. LEWIS, b. Abt. 1840; d. 20 Nov 1861.

Notes for WILLIAM W. LEWIS:
William W Lewis
Enlist Date Enlist Place Enlist Rank Enlist Age
02 May 1864 Priv 24

Served Ohio Enlisted A Co. 153rd Inf Reg. OH Mustered Out at Camp Dennison, OH on 09 September 1864
Source: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio
Abbreviation: OHRoster
Published by on 1886

iii.

JOHN W. LEWIS, b. Abt. 1842; m. ETTIE MEANOR, 03 Oct 1878, Defiance, Ohio; b. 06 Dec 1857, Alliance, Ohio.

Notes for JOHN W. LEWIS:
"John enlisted in the 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, October 8, 1861, and in the Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, November 8, 1862, and went through till the close of the war and was honorably discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, August 10, 1865, having passed through many battles. At Selma Ala., April 5, 1865, he was wounded in three different places, a ball passing through his wrist, another through his right arm near the elbow, and a third through his left leg, crippling him badly; the right arm is nearly helpless. October 3, 1878, he married Ettie Meanor, of Defiance. They have one child - E. Lewis, who was born January 1, 1880. Mrs. Lewis was born in Alliance, Ohio, December 6, 1857, her parents moved to Lima, Ohio, when she was about three years old. She lived there about 17 years and then came to Defiance with her parents."

	iv.	MARY E. LEWIS, b. 24 Sep 1844, Defiance, Ohio ²; d. 15 Jun 1852.
	v.	CORNELIA A. LEWIS, b. 10 Nov 1845, Defiance, Ohio; d. 16 Jan 1928, Tiffin Township, Ohio.
	vi.	BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LEWIS, b. Abt. 1848; d. Aft. 1928.
	vii.	JOSEPHINE 'EMMA' LEWIS, b. Abt. 1849.
2.	viii.	HARRIET "HATTIE" LEWIS, b. 1850, Defiance County, Ohio; d. 1903, Williams County, Ohio.
	ix.	ANDREW JACKSON LEWIS, b. Abt. 1853; d. Aft. 1928.

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