Cornelius LewisAge: 58 years1830–1888
- Name
- Cornelius Lewis
- Given names
- Cornelius
- Surname
- Lewis
 Birth | about 1830 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 2 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 5 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 16 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a son#1 | Benjmin Lewis about 1855 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 27 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a son #2 | James M Lewis about 1863 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 31 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 37 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 37 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 39 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Marriage | Emalissa E Kittrell — View this family September 1, 1870 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 48 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #3 | Daniel Joel Lewis August 1879 (Age 49 years) |
 Census | June 11, 1880 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a wife | Emalissa E Kittrell February 13, 1883 (Age 53 years) |
 Death | 1888 (Age 58 years) |
| Family with Emalissa E Kittrell |
| himself |
Cornelius Lewis Birth: about 1830 — Missouri, United States Death: 1888 |
| wife |
Emalissa E Kittrell Birth: January 10, 1847 27 28 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: February 13, 1883 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: September 1, 1870 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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9 years son |
Daniel Joel Lewis Birth: August 1879 49 32 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: |
| Cornelius Lewis + … … |
| himself |
Cornelius Lewis Birth: about 1830 — Missouri, United States Death: 1888 |
| son |
Benjmin Lewis Birth: about 1855 25 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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9 years son |
James M Lewis Birth: about 1863 33 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| James L Williams + Emalissa E Kittrell |
| wife’s husband |
James L Williams Birth: about 1834 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 7, 1870 |
| wife |
Emalissa E Kittrell Birth: January 10, 1847 27 28 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: February 13, 1883 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: about 1863 — Missouri, United States |
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21 months step-daughter |
Mary Elizabeth Williams Birth: September 19, 1864 30 17 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: September 11, 1945 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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4 years step-daughter |
Martha Elander “Mattie” Williams Birth: March 24, 1868 34 21 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: October 10, 1912 — Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Cornelius Lewis - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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