Mary Louisa LEWIS

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From: Mike M mlmonroe@earthlink. net
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Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 10:48 PM
Subject: Updates for website

Mr Marshall,

Pitman and Intha's 3rd oldest child, Mary Louisa Lewis, went by the name "Louise" or "Lou". Both her grave marker and the Family Bible say she was born 19-March-1843 not the 18th as you suggest. I believe the date of death is correct.

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Marshall 0375, pg. 1
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Pittman Lewis' name was interchangably "Pittman" and "Pitman". I strongly suspect that Pittman's maternal great-grandmother had a surname of "Pittman". While the name was commonly spelled "Pittman" during the 1700's, it was more commonly spelled "Pitman" during the 1800's. Pitman was born 14-August-1789, and died 21-April-1858 according to both the Family Bible and his gravemarker. Pitman's will is on record at the Rutherford County Courthouse.
Pitman Lewis married Intha Dalton in May 1837 in Rutherford County.
Intha Dalton's birthyear is uncertain and her gravemarker states her birthdate as "About 1805".
Intha was "about 32" when she married Pitman. Intha already had a daughter named "Jane Caroline Dalton" when Intha and Pitman were married. Jane's birthdate on the 1900 census ( Rutherford County, Green Hill Township ) was "Dec 1831", so Jane would have been about 5 years old when Pitman and Intha were married. Jane married George Martin Edwards in October 1848 in Rutherford County and had 6 children starting with Thomas Pinkney Edwards in October 1849. Pitman did not mention step-dau Jane Caroline Dalton Lewis Edwards in his will.
Pitman and Intha had 4 children of their own.

The oldest was Elizabeth Lewis, born 9-October-1838 according to the Family Bible, and Elizabeth married William Henry Cantrell and moved near Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, SC. See the 1880 Spartanburg County SC census, Cherokee Township, district 140, sheet 19, line 36, house 173, William was listed as 49 years old and ill with what appears to be "Chronic-Dysentery". Elizabeth is listed as age 41, with 8 children. I have serious reservations about the census taker's record-keeping and suggestion that Elizabeth was born in SC -- I suspect she was actually born in Rutherford County.

William Henry Cantrell appears to have died by the 1900 census, and Elizabeth appears on the 1900 census in Spartanburg County, SC, at the age of 61.
I do not know when Elizabeth Lewis Cantrell died, but sometime after the 1900 census.

Pittman married Intha DALTON in May 1837 in ,Rutherford County, North Carolina. Intha was born in 1805; died on 7 Dec 1895 in , Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marshall 0375, pg. 1, 9

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Marshall 0375, pg. 1

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6/29/2003

I am a descendant of Charles Crawford Lewis Sr, who was born in Albemarle County, Virginia on 26-May-1761, married Elizabeth Russell in October 1785 in Rutherford County, and died 13-December-1833.
There are different exact dates for Charles and Elizabeth's marriage --- I suspect some folks are using the ceremony date, some folks are using the date registered at the courthouse, and some folks are rounding to 1786 without using a month or a day.
Richard Lewis, presumably Charles' brother, was his bondsman for the marriage. Charles' father had already died by 1785.
The dates for Charles' birth and death come from Charles' gravemarker.
Elizabeth Russell died 22-October-1851 per her gravemarker.

Charles Crawford Lewis Sr's father, John Lewis, wrote his will in October 1779 and it was processed in April 1782 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. It has been published that John Lewis died in January 1784 in Albemarle County, Virginia. I don't believe that John's will would have been processed over a year prior to his death, so I believe that the published date of January 1784 is an error. I believe John died between October 1779 and April 1782... most likely January 1782.

Charles Crawford Lewis Sr and Elizabeth Russell reportedly had 13 children, although only 12 of the children's names are commonly known.

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Marshall 0375, pg. 1

Charles married Elizabeth RUSSELL in Oct 1785 in ,Rutherford County, North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of George RUSSELL) was born in 1770; died on 22 Oct 1851. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marshall 0375, pg. 1

Email from Mike Monroe
mlmonroe@earthlink.net
6/29/2003

I am a descendant of Charles Crawford Lewis Sr, who was born in Albemarle County, Virginia on 26-May-1761, married Elizabeth Russell in October 1785 in Rutherford County, and died 13-December-1833.
There are different exact dates for Charles and Elizabeth's marriage --- I suspect some folks are using the ceremony date, some folks are using the date registered at the courthouse, and some folks are rounding to 1786 without using a month or a day.
Richard Lewis, presumably Charles' brother, was his bondsman for the marriage. Charles' father had already died by 1785.
The dates for Charles' birth and death come from Charles' gravemarker.
Elizabeth Russell died 22-October-1851 per her gravemarker

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Email from Mike Monroe
mlmonroe@earthlink.net
6/29/2003


Charles Crawford Lewis Sr's father, John Lewis, wrote his will in October 1779 and it was processed in April 1782 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. It has been published that John Lewis died in January 1784 in Albemarle County, Virginia. I don't believe that John's will would have been processed over a year prior to his death, so I believe that the published date of January 1784 is an error. I believe John died between October 1779 and April 1782... most likely January 1782.

Marshall 0375, pg. 1

John married Sarah TALIAFERRO in 1750. Sarah died in 1769. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marshall 0375, pg. 1

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!Marshall 0044, page 1 - He came from Ireland.