Richard
Lewis
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Marrs Lewis
and Frances Anne (Rixey) Lewis
Brother of
William Henry Lewis, Mary Frances Lewis, Frances Anne (Lewis) Mason [half], Lucinda (Lewis) Smith [half] and Josephine Lewis [half]
Husband of
Lucinda Margaret (Rixey) Lewis
— married
Dec 1865 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 68
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Sep 2015
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Biography
From his obituary: Hon Richard Lewis died on Wednesday last, at his home "Rosedale," near Rixeyville. Born September 20, 1836, at the outbreak of the Civil War, enlisted in the company H, Fourth Virginia Cavalry (Black Horse), serving with the regiment until after the battle of Chancellorsville, where he was detailed as a scout with Gen. J.E.B. Stuart in 1865. In December, 1865, married Lucinda Rixey, daughter of James R. and Martha Rixey. One son and three daughters survive him. Mr. Lewis represented repeatedly Culpepper County in the House of Delegates. The funeral took place at St. marks Chapel, Rixeyville.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
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~3.12%
William Jones
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