James Alexander Lewis1

#6092, (25 June 1794 - 12 November 1860)
Father*Alexander Lewis1 (1763 - 1804)
Mother*Mary Fife1

Family

Prudentia Wilson b. 1799, d. 1867
Children 1.William A Lewis6 (c 1820 - )
 2.Susan Massie Lewis+7 (1828 - bt 1904 - 1908)
 3.James Frederick Lewis+8,1 (1830 - 1908)
 4.Prudentia Lewis2 (c 1837 - )
 5.Edward Lewis2 (c 1839 - )
 6.John Lewis2 (c 1841 - )
Birth*25 June 1794He was born on 25 June 1794 at Virgiinia (poss. now West Virginia)G.1,2 
He was in the War of 1812.3 
Marriage*10 October 1816He married Prudentia Wilson on 10 October 1816 at Bath Co., VirginiaG; (S.A.R. record has 7 Oct 1816.)4,1 
27 July 1850He and Prudentia Wilson appeared on the census of 27 July 1850 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia (then Virginia)G.2 
24 July 1860He and Prudentia Wilson appeared on the census of 24 July 1860 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia (then Virginia)G.5 
Death*12 November 1860He died on 12 November 1860 at age 66.1 

Citations

  1. [S204] Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, online Ancestry.com, Natl. No. 74181, WV Society no. 906, 25 May 1951, Henry Bradford Lewis, Sr., b. and res. Charleston, WV. Ancestry: son of James Frederick Lewis and Anna Maria Bradford; grandson of James Alexander Lewis and Prudentia Wilson Lewis; great grandson of Alexander Lewis and Mary Fife.
  2. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. James A (55), merchant, b. VA, real est. $25,000; Prudentia (51), b. Ireland.
  3. [S765] W. S. Laidley, History of Charleston and Kanawha County West Virginia and Representative Citizens (Chicago: Richmond-Arnold, 1911), p. 641.
  4. [S695] Virginia Marriages 1740-1850, Ancestry.com. Original data: Jordan R. Dodd, et al. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers., James A Lewis and Prudence Wilson, marr. Bath Co. VA 10 Oct 1816; citing Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850.
  5. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. James A (66), merchant, b. VA; Prudentia (61), b. Ireland.
  6. [S2642] West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985. Last will of Prudentia Lewis, wid. of James A Lewis, 1867, q.v.; names sons William A Lewis and Edwin [sic] Lewis and dau. Susan and her children; examined 20 Jul 1867, proved 9 Oct 1867.
  7. [S204] Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, online Ancestry.com, Natl. no. 28878, VA Society no. 228, Sep 1916, Harry Frazier. Ancestry: son of William Frazier and Sue Massie, grandson of James Alexander Lewis and Prudentia Wilson, great grandson of Alexander Lewis and Miss Fife.
  8. [S2640] The Fairmont West Virginian, Fairmont, West Virginia, Obituary for James Frederick Lewis, son of James A Lewis, 3 Feb 1908.