Woodrow Wilson Lewis (1914 - 1944)

Born 27 Feb 1914 in Dayton Township, Sebastian County, Arkansas

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Katherine Efurd — married 22 Jun 1939 in Sebastian County, Arkansas

Died 20 Dec 1944 at age 30 in Germany

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Biography

Woodrow Wilson Lewis was born February 27, 1914 in Dayton, Arkansas to Thomas Charles Lewis and Ola Della Cowan. He was married June 22, 1939 to Mary Katherine Efurd in Dayton. They produced one child: Woodrow Gene. Woodrow was killed in action December 20, 1944 along the southern French/German border during World War II. He is buried in the National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Sources

• Source:"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDFJ-94D : accessed 13 September 2015), Woodrow Lewis in household of Thomas C Lewis, Dayton, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; citing sheet 3B, family 54, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,081.

• Source:"Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJTZ-6VS : accessed 13 September 2015), Woodrow Lewis and Mary K Efurd, 17 Jun 1939; from "Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Sebastian, Arkansas, certificate 28462, volume 139, roll 0001, Arkansas Genealogical Society.

• Source:"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ2C-HSZ : accessed 13 September 2015), Woodrow Lewis in household of James J Efurd, Center Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 66-9, sheet 10B, family 188, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 174.

• Source:National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.

• Source:Ancestry.com. U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland.

• Source:"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVS-715F : accessed 13 September 2015), Woodrow Lewis, 1944; Burial, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States of America, Fort Smith National Cemetery; citing record ID 918525, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.