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Lewis Outlaw Jr (1819 - 1899)

Lewis "Mexico" Outlaw Jr
Born in Duplin, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 3 Jan 1850 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 10 Jul 1866 in Wayne County North Carolinamap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 80 in Duplin, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Lewis Outlaw Jr was born 19 March 1819 (birth date inscribed on tombstone) in Duplin County, North Carolina. Some researchers believe his middle name was Henry, but no sources have been found to verify that belief. The name inscribed on his tombstone is Lewis Outlaw. He was the son of Lewis Outlaw and Elizabeth Whitfield.[1]

After his service in the Mexican-American War, he was first married to Charlotte Smith[1] about 3 January 1850. [citation needed] for specific date.

He was married a second time 7 July 1866 in Wayne County, North Carolina to Caty Herring.[1][2]

Military Service

During the Mexican-American War he served as Sergeant in the North Carolina First Regiment of Foot Volunteers, Company B. This company was organized by Henry Roberts at Goldsboro in January 1847 and was called into service at Smithville on 1 February 1847 and was honorably discharged at Fort Monroe, Virginia on 28 February 1848.[3][4]

Muster Out-Roll Roster

RankName
CAPTAINSpyers Singleton
1ST LIEUTENANTJacob R. Daniel
2ND LIEUTENANT Robert F. Webb
1ST SERGEANT Jacob Harder
SERGEANTLewis Outlaw
SERGEANTBarnabas Lane
SERGEANTLemuel Jernigan
CORPORAL James Richerson
CORPORALBenjamin Sherrod
CORPORALLewis W. Huchins
CORPORALGilbert Williams

He died 24 October 1899 and was buried at Outlaw-Smith Cemetery.[5]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Whitfield, Emma Morehead. Whitfield, Bryan, Smith, and Related Families. Westminster, Maryland, 1948-50. Page 124. Paragraph (217) Elizabeth Outlaw. "Elizabeth Whitfield married Lewis Outlaw." Eleven children listed including: "6. Lewis Outlaw; m. (1) Charlotte Smith; (2) Katie Herring."
  2. "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979," Louis Outlaw and Caty Herring, 07 Jul 1866; citing Wayne, North Carolina, United States; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 508,745. FamilySearch database accessed 31 December 2020.
  3. NC USGenWeb Archives - Military - North Carolina Troops, Mexican War, Roster. Prepared by authority of the Legislature of 1887 by Brigadier General Johnstone Jones. Link to archives.
  4. : "United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848", Lewis Outlaw. FamilySearch database accessed 31 December 2020.
  5. Find A Grave: Memorial #35392362 accessed 02 August 2020, memorial page for Lewis Henry “Mexico” Outlaw (19 Mar 1819–24 Oct 1899), Find a Grave Memorial no. 35392362, citing Outlaw-Smith Cemetery, Seven Springs, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Kathleen Judkins-Gerard. Tombstone photo attached. Birth and death dates inscribed on stone. Name inscription: Lewis Outlaw. Biography included without source.
  • "United States Census, 1850," Lewis Outlaw, Duplin County, North Carolina, United States; citing family 365, NARA microfilm publication M432. FamilySearch database accessed 2 August 2020.
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6G-RTL : 14 September 2017), Lewis M Outlaw, Albertson, Duplin, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 82, sheet 624A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,962.




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Outlaw-743 and Outlaw-141 appear to represent the same person because: same find a grave on both profiles. parents in process of merge already.
posted by Teresa Downey

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