Thad was born in Kentucky about 1826/1827 (44 in 1870, 53 in 1880).[1][2]
It was said that Thad fished so much that a rock was named for him. The rock is located at Wendover, Kentucky, and is called " Old Thad Rock". It was said that he was there so much, a groove was worn in the rock where he sat.[3]
Abner Lewis, unmarried boarder (71), born February 1829 in Kentucky (both parents born in Kentucky[6]
Note - the census taker may not have asked about where anyone was born, as the whole page is all Kentucky, hastily written.
Research Notes
Thad & Anna: Previous note included "Are the children correct...?" The following records for children of Thad and Anna name them as their parents. The children are also listed in the Census Records (above)
Children of Thad & Anna (records name the parents):
Isaiah Lewis - born 1858[7] - Isaac (b c1857/c1859) in census records[4][1]
Sarah Jane (Lewis) Coots - born c1876, died 27 April 1959[9]
Levi Lewis - born c1879, married Martha Stidbaum in 1910[10]
Parents: He was the son of Isaac Lewis and Rebecca Couch.[11] A previous comment noted that FamilySearch has Anna Pennington married to two Thad Lewises, who have [had] different parents and the children don't match the marriage dates for Anna and Thad. Additional research is needed to determine which Thad is correct. As of 1 October 2023, she is only attached as wife of Thadeus born April 1827,[12] but he has two Pennington wives in FamilySearch - Anna (b 1833) and Eliza Jane Anna (b 1850) - and they have different parents. Marriage for Anna (b 1833) and Thad: 27 October 1852 in Perry County, Kentucky. Thadius Lewis and Eliza Pennington married 11 December 1871 in Fulton County, Kentucky.[13][14]
Note: FamilySearch does apparently include records for more than Thad Lewis in the FamilySearch PID for him.[12] FS also mistranscribes his name as "Thomas" in the 1870 and 1880 census records.[1][2]
Find a Grave: See also FG Memorials: 12088491, 230514467, 12088492.[15]
↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9XS-2YV : 2 March 2021), Thadd Lewis in entry for Will Lewis, 1944; citing Death, Hyden, Leslie, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,397.
↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-6S37 : 2 March 2021), Thadis Lewis in entry for Sarah Jane Coots, 27 Apr 1959; citing Death, Leslie, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,973,390.
↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZM-DJZV : 22 July 2021), Thadius Lewis and Eliza Penington, 11 Dec 1871; citing Marriage, Fulton, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,533,973.
Rootsweb I8146; wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mumzie2005&id=I8146 (no longer accessible, 1 October 2023)
Rootsweb I8129; wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mumzie2005&id=I8129 (no longer accessible, 1 October 2023)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thaddeus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Lewis-17975 and Lewis-11422 appear to represent the same person because: Same name (within spelling variation), born same year in same location. Married same person Anna Pennington on exact same day/month/year and place. Both had a child William. Other data is complementary. Profile-11422 identifies parents and siblings, second marriage, and other children. Neither profile is sourced.