James Frederick Lewis1

#6094, (3 August 1830 - 31 January 1908)
Father*James Alexander Lewis2,1 (1794 - 1860)
Mother*Prudentia Wilson1 (1799 - 1867)

Family

Anna Maria Bradford b. 1836, d. 1912
Children 1.Comyn Lewis10 (1871 - 1966)
 2.Henry Bradford Lewis Sr+11 (1873 - 1954)
 3.Sue Lewis12 (1875 - 1936)
Birth*3 August 1830He was born on 3 August 1830 at Charleston, West Virginia (then Virginia).1,3 
27 July 1850He appeared on the census of 27 July 1850 in the household of James Alexander Lewis and Prudentia Wilson at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia (then Virginia)G.4 
24 July 1860He appeared on the census of 24 July 1860 in the household of James Alexander Lewis and Prudentia Wilson at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia (then Virginia)G, age 29.5 
Marriage*17 June 1868He married Anna Maria Bradford, daughter of Alex S Bradford and Mary Walker Clarkson, on 17 June 1868 at Charleston, West Virginia.6,1 
4 August 1870He and Anna Maria Bradford appeared on the census of 4 August 1870 at Charleston Twp., Kanawha Co., West VirginiaG.7 
25 June 1880He and Anna Maria Bradford appeared on the census of 25 June 1880 at Court Street, Charleston, Kanawha Co., West VirginiaG.8 
Death*31 January 1908He died on 31 January 1908 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West VirginiaG, at age 77.9,1 

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. [S2640] The Fairmont West Virginian, Fairmont, West Virginia, Obituary for James Frederick Lewis, son of James A Lewis, 3 Feb 1908.
  3. [S765] W. S. Laidley, History of Charleston and Kanawha County West Virginia and Representative Citizens (Chicago: Richmond-Arnold, 1911), p. 582: "JAMES F. LEWIS, who was born on the banks of the beautiful Kanawha River, at Charleston, W. Va., August 3, 1830, and died in his native place, January 31, 1908, passing away with the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens with whom he had been associated in business and public movements for so many years, was a son of James Alexander and Prudentia (Wilson) Lewis."
  4. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. James A (55), merchant, b. VA, real est. $25,000; Prudentia (51), b. Ireland.
  5. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. James A (66), merchant, b. VA; Prudentia (61), b. Ireland.
  6. [S765] W. S. Laidley, Charleston and Kanawha County, p. 583.
  7. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. James F (39), b. VA (now WV), dry goods store clerk, real estate vale $18,000, personal estate $380; Annie M (30), b. VA now WV, keeping house.
  8. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. James F (48), b. and father b. WV, mother b. IN, clerk in store; Mariah (43), b. and parents b. VA, keeping house.
  9. [S2640] The Fairmont West Virginian, Mon., 3 Feb 1908, p. 8, "J. F. Lewis Dead." James Frederick Lewis, b. Charleston WV 3 Aug 1830, son of James A Lewis, merchant, d. Charleston WV 31 Jan 1908; husb. of Maria Bradford, father of Comyn Lewis, Henry Lewis and Mrs. John Henshaw, all of Fairmont, and bro. of William Lewis; attended University of Virginia, lived in CA in early 1850's, returned to Charleston and became a merchant. Funeral at St. John's Episcopal Church 2 Feb 1908.
  10. [S1558] West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970. Death rec. of Comyn Lewis, son of James Frederick Lewis and Anna Maria Bradford, 1966, q.v.
  11. [S1558] West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970. Death rec. of Henry Bradford Lewis, son of James F Lewis and Anna M Bradford, 1954, q.v.
  12. [S1558] West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970. Death rec. of Sue Lewis Henshaw, dau. of James F Lewis and Anna M Bradford, 1936, q.v.