"William Howell Lewis was born December 12, 1771, in Culpepper County, Virginia, the youngest in a family of fourteen children... On September 26, 1795, Lewis married Ellen Hackley Pollard in Richmond, Virginia. The couple had eleven children together... He moved himself and his family to these western lands in 1812, and remained there until his death in 1822." (The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington - Howell Lewis)
Children:
Betty Washington Lovell (1796-1866)
Robert Pollard Lewis (1798-1853)
George Richard Lewis (1800-1843)
Ellen Jael Lewis Steele (1802 - 1850)
Frances Fielding Lewis Gwathmey (1805 - 1888)
Virginia Lewis Hereford (1806-1843)
William Howell Lewis Jr. (1808-1883)
Mary Ball Lewis (1810-1810)
John Edward Lewis (1811-1869)
Dr. Lawrence Lewis (1813-1878)
Henry Dangerfield Lewis (1815-1855)
Notes
In "The Richmond and Manchester Advertiser" (Richmond, Va.), Thursday, October 1, 1795, page 3, column 1:
"Married- On Saturday, Mr. Howell Lewis, of Fredericksburg, to Miss Nelly Pollard of this city."
In "The Virginia Herald" (Fredericksburg, Va.), Saturday, January 18, 1823, page 3, column 4:
"Died- On December 26, 1822, at his residence in Mason County, Va. (now W.Va.) Howell Lewis. He had been one of the private secretaries to President Washington in 1792 and 1793. He leaves a widow and nine children."
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 March 2019), memorial page for CPT William Howell Lewis, Sr (12 Dec 1771–26 Dec 1822), Find A Grave Memorial no. 111586373, ; Maintained by Jack McGill (contributor 48127546) Non-Cemetery Burial, who reports a Unknown burial location.
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