Francis Wesley Lehew (1837 - 1918)

Born 25 Feb 1837 in Lost River, Hardy County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sallie Machir (Hopewell) LeHew — married 28 May 1868 in Hardy Co., West Virginia

Died 2 Dec 1918 at age 81 in Cedarville, Warren, Virginia, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Peggy McMath [send private message]

Biography

Captain Francis Lehew served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: April 1861
Mustered out: mmm dd, yyyy
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. B 17th Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry

Francis Lehew was Wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland at 2nd Manassas, Prisoner of War during the United States Civil War.

When Francis Wesley Lehew was born on April 25, 1837, in Virginia, his father, Eli, was 34 and his mother, Sarah, was 40. He married Sallie Machir (Hopewell) LeHew on May 28, 1868, in Hardy, West Virginia. They had five children during their marriage. He died on December 2, 1918, in Cedarville, Virginia, at the age of 81, and was buried in Front Royal, Virginia.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Birth

• Name: Francis Wesley Lehew^{[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}
• Birth Date: 25 Apr 1837^{[1][2][3][6][7]} 25 Feb 1837^{[4][9][11][12][13]}
• Birth Location: Lost River, Hardy County, Virginia ^[2][3][5] W Va ^[4][11][13]
• Gender: Male^{[1][5][10][11]}
• Race: White ^[4][5][11]

Marriage

• Wife: Sallie Machir (Hopewell) Lehew (1845-1918)^{[2][5][7][13]}
• Marriage Date: 28 May 1868 ^[2]
• Marriage Place: Hardy Co., West Virginia^[2]
• Father-in-Law: Jno M Hopewell^[3]
• Mother-in-Law: M A Hopewell^[3]

Death

• Death Date: 3 Dec 1918 ^[7][9] 2 Dec 1918^[11][12] 18 Mar 1918^[13]
• Death Location: Cedarville, Warren Co. Virginia. ^[9][11][13]
• Cemetery: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, Va. ^[6][8][13]

Military

Captain Francis Wesley Lehew, son of Eli & Sally Branson Lehew. Born 25 April, 1837 - died 18 March 1918. Captain of Company B. 17th Virginia Volunteer Infantry. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland, imprisoned at Johnson Island. Buried Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, VA. ^[6][8]

• Enlisted: 4/18/1861 in Winchester, Va.
• Unit: Company B. 17th Virginia Volunteer Infantry^[6][10][12]
• Rank: Enlisted as Private. Promoted to Full Sergeant 30 Jun 1861. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant 28 April 1863. Promoted to Captain in 15 Jun 1862. ^{[8] [9][10][12][13]}
• War: US Civil War^[6][8]
• Side: Confederate ^[10]
• Wounded: Wounded in acton at Sharpsburg, Maryland at 2nd Manassas^[6][8]
• Captured: At Dinwiddie Courthouse on 373171865. Imprisoned at Johnson Island, Ohio. Released on 6/18/1865 after taking the oath. ^[6][8]

Residence

• 1850 Front Royal, Warren, Virginia. Living with mother Ann, brother Jonathan, sister Ann, brother Chas.^[1]

• 1880 Cedarville, Warren, Virginia, USA. Occupation Farmer. Living with J B Lahew, Sallie, Mattie Virginia. And 2 employees: James Benjamin, black male 52 farm worker; John, black male, 60, house servant. ^[3]

• 1900 Cedarville, Warren, Virginia. Occupation farmer. Living with brother Jonathan B Lehew, wife Sallie, daughter M Virginia^[4]

• 1910 Cedarville, Warren, Virginia. Occupaton Farmer on own free farm. Living with wife Sallie, daughter Virginia L Cabell, son-in-law Samuel J Cabell, their infant daughter Francis. And 2 servants—George Jackson, married, and Malndia Williams, widow.

Family

• Father: Eli Lehew (1803-1845) ^[2], born: Indiana ^[3] born: Virginia^{[4][5][6][11][13]}
• Mother: Sarah Ann (Branson) Lehew (1797-1843) ^[1] Sallie Lehew ^[2], born: Indiana ^[3] born: West Virginia ^{[4][5][6][11][13]}
• Brother: Jonathan Lehew ^[1]
• Sister: Anne Elizabeth (Lehew) McKay (1832-1869) ^[1][13]
• Brother: Charles Edwin Lehew (1834-1900) ^[1][13]
• Daughter: Mattie Virginia (Lehew) Cabell (1869-1940) ^[3][13]
• Infant Son LeHew (1871–1871) ^[13]
• Infant Daughter LeHew (1873–1873) ^[13]
• Infant Daughter LeHew (1875–1875) ^[13]
• Infant Daughter Lehew (1878–1878) ^[13]

Research Notes

There is a disagreement in date of birth:

• Birth Date: 25 Apr 1837^{[1][2][3][6][7]} 25 Feb 1837^{[4][9][11][12][13]}

There is a disagreement in date of death:

• Death Date: 3 Dec 1918 ^[7][9] 2 Dec 1918^[11][12] 18 Mar 1918^[13]
  

I have chosen to use the earliest date recorded in both cases.

There may be some disagreement in the mother:

• Mother: Sarah Ann (Branson) Lehew (1797-1843) ^[1] Sallie Lehew ^[2], born: Indiana ^[3] born: West Virginia ^{[4][5][6][11][13]}

Further investigation is recommended to ensure that these are not two different people.

Additional research notes are visible only in edit mode.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Front Royal, Warren, Virginia; Roll: M432_980; Page: 56A; Image: 118
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11} 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedarville, Warren, Virginia; Roll: 1393; Page: 324A; Enumeration District: 089; Lines 27-32.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9} 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Cedarville, Warren, Virginia; Page: 27; Enumeration District: 0083
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8} 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Cedarville, Warren, Virginia; Roll: T624_1651; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1375664; Lines 59-65.
6. ↑ ^{6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12} Cpt. Francis Lehew https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/34841013/person/330085833981/media/d238b36c-c9cd-4ca6-90c2-e8865d58c09e?_phsrc=gGT1378&usePUBJs=true
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6} Gravestone
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7} Civil War Participation Saved to Ancestry.com by TimothyDonovan234 on 29 Feb 2008
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7} U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5} National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=8A98CEB2-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A, acquired 2007.
11. ↑ ^{11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12} Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia Ancestry.com. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7} Prospect Hill Cemetery Inscriptions, Front Royal, Virginia Carroll, Michael. Prospect Hill Cemetery Inscriptions, Front Royal, Virginia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998. Original data: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, VA.
13. ↑ ^{13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20} Find a Grave 10279058 Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #10279058 : accessed 13 May 2018), memorial page for Capt Francis Wesley Lehew (25 Feb 1837–18 Mar 1918), Find A Grave Memorial no. 10279058, citing Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Janet Greentree (contributor 5502422) .