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Oliver Monroe Lewis (abt. 1832 - 1902)

Oliver Monroe Lewis
Born about in Bibb, Alabama, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died at about age 69 in Caddo, Louisiana, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Served as a private in Company F of Gray's 28th Louisiana Infantry, enlisthing on 05 May 1862 at Vernon, LA for a term of 3 years or the duration of the war. He was captured and parolled from prison at the end of the war.

Autosomal DNA testing (triangulated group match) indicates that Oliver M. Lewis was related to James Lewis of Alabama and to Jasper Lewis of Alabama and Arkansas. The 1880 census for Oliver indicates his father was born in North Carolina, which is where the line of James Lewis also claims as their homeland.

Records indicate Oliver was likely older than indicated by his tombstone, the 1880 census indicating a birth in 1830/31, 1900 census giving Sept 1830, and his military enlistment indicating 1827/8. In 1880 he was living in Garland in Miller County, Arkansas. By 1900 he is living in Rusk County, Texas with his son Jesse. So while he is buried in Caddo Parish, Louisiana,where he homesteads in 1893, he may well have died in Texas.

DNA Confirmation
Maternal relationship is confirmed with Frank Bartholomew GEDmatch A194204 by Bob Lewis GEDmatch M095748, and Nadine Lewis GEDmatch M067257 sharing a 28.2 cM segment on chromosome 3 from 184,743,453 - 196,286,127.

Sources

  • Oliver M. Lewis NARA Homestead Packet, Application #3183 , Certificate #1836, Natchitoches, Louisiana Land Office. 27 Jan 1893. NE 1/4 of Section 8 Township 21N Range 15W containing 160 acres.
  • Tombstone
  • Civil War Soldiers Service Records (attached)
  • DNA testing @ 23andMe
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWX-BGG : accessed 10 September 2015), Oliver Lewis, Garland, Miller, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district 194, sheet 95A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0051; FHL microfilm 1,254,051.
Name: Oliver Lewis
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Garland, Miller, Arkansas, United States
District: 194
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1831
Birthplace: Alabama, United States
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Sheet Number and Letter: 95A
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0051
GS Film Number: 1254051
Digital Folder Number: 004239812
Image Number: 00195
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Oliver Lewis Self M 49 Alabama
Angeline Lewis Wife F 42 Mississippi
Oliver Jr Lewis Son M 16 Louisiana
Jackson Lewis Son M 6 Louisiana
Nancy Tullus Other F 25 Mississippi
James Lack Other M 16 Louisiana
Joe B Lewis Son M 11 Louisiana
John D Lewis Son M 2 Arkansas
Jessey Lewis Son M 6 Louisiana
  • "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35Q-K31 : accessed 10 September 2015), Oliver M Lewis in household of Jessie W Lewis, Justice Precinct 6, Rusk, Texas, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 30, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,667.
Name: Oliver M Lewis
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Rusk, Texas, United States
District: 90
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Father
Birth Date: Sep 1830
Birthplace: Alabama
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Sheet Number and Letter: 2B
Household ID: 30
Line Number: 61
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1241667
Digital Folder Number: 004118555
Image Number: 00549
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Jessie W Lewis Head M 27 Louisiana
Lewis Wife F 23 Louisiana
Vaden Lewis Son M 6 Louisiana
Oliver M Lewis Father M 70 Alabama




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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Oliver by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree: It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Oliver:

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Gerrie (Schneider) Bartholomew
That's so nice, Cindy, I hope you have a great visit!

Unfortunately, Y-DNA only proves the father's line. Mother's line is X-DNA. Thus, the triangulation or Mtdna if it's available.

posted by Gerrie (Schneider) Bartholomew
Lewis-17145 Cindy (Lewis) Weir
My Dad is suppose to be here for a visit in the next week or two. I will do the Y test then.
posted by Cindy (Lewis) Weir
Gerrie (Schneider) Bartholomew
Lisa, my husband is not a direct descendant of Oliver. Common ancestors are upline 2 generations. I've added the triangulated evidence to the profile according to WikiTree requirements. They are, by the way not from Ancestry, but from GEDmatch.
posted by Gerrie (Schneider) Bartholomew
Franklin-1969 Lisa Franklin RN, BSN
Because ancestry does not triangulate and you can't prove he was his "son" that way. We need advanced Y DNA testing on this line, talk with Cindy, she is aware. I don't like linking what isn't proven as it spreads potentially false information, DAR has me very meticulous..if they won't accept it I won't use it.
posted by Lisa Franklin RN, BSN
Gerrie (Schneider) Bartholomew
I'm not quite sure why parents, James Lewis and Nancy Thrailkill were unlinked from Oliver's profile, but I'm getting Gedmatch DNA matches on my husband's chromosome 3 (same segment) with Bob Lewis, Nadine Lewis, Cindy Weir, Becky Johnson, and Robert Parnell.

My husband also gets a direct match on Ancestry with Cindy Weir with common ancestors Jonathan A. Thrailkill and Mary Ann Adams, who are parents of Nancy Wesley Thrailkill and Whitfield Clifford Thrailkill (my husband's line of descent).

posted by Gerrie (Schneider) Bartholomew
Franklin-1969 Lisa Franklin RN, BSN
Lewis-17533 and Lewis-17420 appear to represent the same person because: Hey Cuz!

I had Oliver on the tree already as I was posting documentation for him. Two things wikitree is a global tree so each person only appears once, so don't create duplicates of people already on the tree or you're stuck spending all your time doing merges. Second add sources and documentation as you add each person per wikitree policy. You can look at Oliver's once you merge him and see some examples of sourceing done on his page. WELCOME ABOARD - so glad you got signed up! Hugs, Cuzzin Lisa

posted by Lisa Franklin RN, BSN

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