Henry Pope Lewis (1836 - 1919)

Born 1836 in Beat 4 Water Holes, Marion, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 1919 at about age 83 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Henry P. Lewis was born in 1836 at Water Holes, Marion, Miss. and died in Jackson in 1919. (He later mentioned that he changed his name to Henry Polk because he didn't want to have anything to do with the Catholic Church.

Entered by [Wood-1442 | Stanley Wood]], Jun 19, 2012

Sources

• The U.S. Census, Miss., at 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910.
• Henry's original autobiography, given to me by Rev. Floyd Lewis of Jackson (and previously given to me by my mother.) It is now published a 2nd time, available at amazon.
• Interview with Floyd Lewis, (son of Rev. James Lewis (who was son of Rev. Henry P. Lewis), 1991 (by Martha M))
• Records of the Lewis Family, published by Veda Lewis Thornhill, respected researcher. They were found at the Pike Co. MS Library in "The Genie," & shared by Floyd Lewis.
• Conference Memoir of Henry, found at Millsaps College Library and Archives.
• Letters of Henry & his sons and daughters, found in very old album created by his daughter, Patty Lewis.
• D.A.R submissions, including Katherine Terry McKay, my mothers'.