Lewis Williams1815–
- Name
- Lewis Williams
- Given names
- Lewis
- Surname
- Williams
 Birth | calculated 1815 29 |
 Marriage | Mary … — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | Lazarus M “Ladd” Williams July 1827 (Age 12 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 17 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 20 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 31 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 42 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 46 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 52 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 52 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 54 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 |
 Census | June 24, 1870 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 63 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Martha Williams after 1880 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Williams after 1880 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 83 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a brother | Lazarus M “Ladd” Williams August 23, 1910 (Age 95 years) Cause: Cancer of the face & old age. |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 101 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 102 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 103 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John R Williams Birth: about 1786 — Virginia, United States Death: |
| mother |
Mary Ann “Betsey” Ray Birth: Virginia, United States Death: |
|
Marriage: March 27, 1805 — Brunswick, Virginia, United States |
|
|
4 years elder sister |
Martha Williams Birth: 1808 22 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1880 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
|
2 years elder sister |
Mary Williams Birth: 1809 23 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1880 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
|
7 years himself |
Lewis Williams Birth: calculated 1815 29 — Virginia, United States Death: |
|
13 years younger brother |
Lazarus M “Ladd” Williams Birth: July 1827 41 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 23, 1910 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Mary … |
| himself |
Lewis Williams Birth: calculated 1815 29 — Virginia, United States Death: |
| wife |
Mary … Birth: calculated 1813 — Virginia, United States Death: |
|
Marriage: — |
Lewis Williams has 0 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Williams - Household
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
Not positive about census. Ladd is Lewis M and Mary Jeanette is Jennie but Musician, kids & sister Martha are correct. -b |