Oliver Lewis (1832 - aft. 1869)

Born 1832 in North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Emeline (Rodden) Lewis — married [date unknown] in Mc Minn County TN

Descendants

Died after 1869 after age 37 in Tennessee [uncertain]

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Biography

Oliver Lewis was born in North Carolina, based on his entry in the 1860 census. His parents were Anderson Lewis and his wife, Sarah (Ledbetter) Lewis.

Oliver married Sarah Emeline Rodden on 5 Jan 1852 in McMinn County, Tennessee.^[1] The couple had 11 children:

1. A.E. Lewis,
2. Mary E. Lewis,
3. George W. Lewis,
4. William H. Lewis,
5. James Monroe (or Carlock) Lewis,
6. Caleb Hoyl Lewis,
7. Jackson Lewis,
8. Joseph Zollicoffer Lewis,
9. Robert Spencer Lewis,
10. Caroline Lewis and
11. John Lewis.

In the 1860 census Sarah (age 22) was at 13th Civil District, McMinn, Tennessee, United States.^[2] This report shows three children, suggesting that the first two died in infancy. Given their mother was a young teen bride, that is logical.

His last known child was born in 1870, in Tennessee, so one might suppose that Oliver died after conception, perhaps after the birth, perhaps much later, and probably where his family was.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
   citing p. 47, McMinn, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
   FamilySearch Record: VNDV-8MY (accessed 6 May 2023)
   Sarah Emeline Rodden marriage to Oliver Lewis on 5 Jan 1852 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 132; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1262; FHL microfilm: 805262; Record number: 9159;
   FamilySearch Record: M8TP-BSV (accessed 6 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSF-94W6 Image number 00228
   Sarah E Lewis (22) at 13th Civil District, McMinn, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.