Virginia V (Bartholow) Lewis (1834 - 1902)

Born 9 Jun 1834 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Wife of James Walker Lewis Sr. — married 7 Oct 1852 in Howard, Missouri, United States

Died 17 Sep 1902 at age 68 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Jane Hoskinson [send private message]

Biography

Virginia was born June 9, 1834, in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. She was the daughter of Singleton N. Bartholow and Mary Bissett Hood. Her father died when Virginia was two years old.

In 1850, Virginia (17) lived in Baltimore, Maryland. She was enumerated in a girls' school.^[1] In 1855, Virginia's brother Thomas J. Bartholow became a partner in the tobacco manufactory of Benjamin and James Lewis in Glasgow, Howard County, Missouri.^[2]

Virginia married James W. Lewis in Howard County, Missouri, on Oct. 7, 1852.^[3] The couple had three children who survived to adulthood: Thomas Singleton Lewis (1856-1904), James W. Lewis Jr. (1867-1939), and Frances B. "Fannie" Lewis (1869-1912). The Lewis Cemetery in Howard County, Missouri, has memorials for eight other children of James W. and Virginia B. Lewis.^[4]

In 1860, James W. Lewis (37), tobacconist, lived in Chariton Township, Chariton County, Missouri, with his wife, Virginia (25), and their son, Thomas S. (2). The household also included Miss Elizabeth Venable (18).^[5] In 1860, James W. Lewis owned 12 enslaved people in Chariton Township, Chariton County, Missouri.^[6] The Lewis family supported the Union during the Civil War. By 1864, they had emancipated their enslaved people, about a year earlier than Missouri emancipated its enslaved population in January 1865.^[7][8]

In 1870, James W. Lewis (46), tobacconist, lived in Chariton Township, Chariton County, Missouri, with his wife, Virginia (37), and their children: Thomas S. (13), James W. (3), and Fanny (2). The household also included James's nephew, James Barton Lewis (21, farmer), John Gillis (28, minister), Fanny Gillis (30); two white employees: Ferdinand Taebner (26, gardner) and Laura Johnson (24, sempstress); and two Black employees: Clifton Lewis (16, domestic servant) and Paul Maupin (16, domestic servant).^[9]

In 1880, James W. Lewis (57), tobacco dealer, lived in Chariton Township, Chariton County, Missouri, with his wife, Virginia (46), and their children: T.S. (22, farmer), J.W. Jr. (13, schoolboy), and Fanny (11, schoolgirl). The household also included three black servants: Renna Porter (25, cook), Sally Clarkson (23, servant), and William Jackson (24, servant).^[10]

James Lewis passed away Feb. 20, 1893, in Glasgow, Howard County, Missouri. He is buried in Lewis Cemetery, Howard County, Missouri.^[11]

In 1900, Virginia (64) lived in Louisville, Kentucky, in the household of her son-in-law, Edwin Bentley (34, insurance co.), her daughter, Fannie (31), and their children, Willard (12) and Virginia (10). The household also included a Black cook, Amanda Wright (26). Fannie Lewis Bentley reported that she had borne four children, of whom two were then living. Virginia Lewis reported that she had borne 11 children, of whom three were then living.^[12]

Virginia passed away Sept. 17, 1902, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.^[13][14] She is buried in Lewis Cemetery, Howard County, Missouri.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4199326_00336?pId=15785237 : accessed 17 Jun 2022
2. ↑ Missouri Biographical Dictionary: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7980/images/7980-Volume2-0037?pId=635 : accessed 17 Jun 2022
3. ↑ Missouri Biographical Dictionary: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7980/images/7980-Volume2-0182?pId=780 : accessed 16 Jun 2022
4. ↑ Lewis Cemetery, Howard County, Missouri, Find a Grave Cemetery: #2326657: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2326657/lewis-cemetery : accessed 16 Jun 2022
5. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7667/images/4233962_00175?pId=40025900 : accessed 16 Jun 2022
6. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census — Slave Schedules: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7668/images/mom653_661-0323?pId=94517004 : accessed 16 Jun 2022
7. ↑ Civil War on the Western Border: https://civilwaronthewesternborder.org/timeline/missouri-abolishes-slavery : accessed 16 Jun 2022
8. ↑ History of Howard and Cooper Counties, 1883: https://archive.org/details/historyofhowardc00nati/page/450/mode/2up : accessed 16 Jun 2022
9. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4273847_00338?pId=7766162 : accessed 16 Jun 2022
10. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4241877-00413?pId=48347828 : accessed 16 Jun 2022
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195411944/james-walker-lewis : accessed 16 June 2022), memorial page for MAJ James Walker Lewis (23 Oct 1823–20 Feb 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 195411944, citing Lewis Cemetery, Howard County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Mary Herndon (contributor 49044328) .
12. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4118918_00726?pId=5244977 : accessed 17 Jun 2022
13. ↑ The St Louis Republic, St. Louis, Missouri, 19 Sep 1902, Fri, Page 5: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103927459/obituary-for-virginia-v-lewis/ : accessed 17 Jun 2022
14. ↑ Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965 : https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1222/images/kyvr_7007129-0936?pId=23249 : accessed 17 Jun 2022
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203948086/virginia-v-lewis : accessed 17 June 2022), memorial page for Virginia V Bartholow Lewis (1834–17 Sep 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203948086, citing Lewis Cemetery, Howard County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Anonymous-F. (contributor 46914425) .