George Harvey Lewis (1801 - 1874)

Born 26 Mar 1801 in St. Louis, Louisiana Territory, United States

Ancestors

Died 31 Jul 1874 at age 73 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

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Biography

George Lewis was born on 26 Mar 1801 in St. Louis, Louisiana Territory (now Missouri), United States, son of John Baptist Lewis.

He married Catherine Bradford Dozier.^[1]

George died at an age of seventy-three on July 31, 1874 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He is buried in the Old Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.^[2]

Inscription

George H. Lewis, our precious father

b. 3/26/1801 - d. 7/31/1874

He was a 2nd cousin of President George Washington

None knew him, but to love him

None named him, but to praise him

Sources

1. ↑ "United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D6L4-YPT2 : 6 January 2022), George H Lewis in entry for Catherine B Lewis, 1880-1900.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11635/george-harvey-lewis : accessed 24 April 2022), memorial page for George Harvey Lewis (26 Mar 1801–31 Jul 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #11635, citing Old Lorimier Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Cynthia Dambach (contributor 47056557) .

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHR-BTR : 18 February 2021), Geo H Lewis, 1860.