NameThomas L. Lewis
Birth24 Jul 1821, Floyd Co., Kentucky
Death12 Jul 1864, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam Marion Lewis (1787-1883)
MotherJane Perry (1794-1880)
Marriage19 Mar 1846, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMargaret “Peggy” Lewis
Birth12 Apr 1828, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death11 Apr 1896, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherFrancis Hopkins Lewis (1786-1874)
MotherEleanor Caskey (1807-1884)
Children
Birth20 Mar 1849, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death11 May 1889, Kentucky
Birth4 May 1850, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death14 Feb 1912, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
Birthabt 1852, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Birth15 Sep 1854, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death7 Feb 1936, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Birth22 Feb 1857, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death19 Feb 1921, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Birth23 Jun 1859, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death26 Apr 1917, Perkins Co., South Dakota
Birth28 Sep 1861, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death10 Sep 1940, Wrigley, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1863, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Deathaft 1930
Notes for Thomas L. Lewis
Be careful not to confuse him with his first cousin Thomas E. Lewis born in 1823, son of John P. Lewis and Betsy Elliott.

According to the story passed down to grandchildren, he was killed during the Civil War by a group of raiders who commandeered all the livestock and food stores, then took Thomas behind the barn and shot him.
Census Notes for Thomas L. & Margaret “Peggy” (Family)
1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 1, West Liberty P.O., enumerated 22 June, lists on p. 34 as family #210/208:
Thomas L. Lewis, 38, farmer; Margarett, 30; Landoff W. A., 11; Francis H., 10; William T., 8; Ellen J., 5; Gardner, 3; Charlotte, 1; Henry Blankenship, 23, laborer. All born in Kentucky.

1870 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Blairs Mills precinct, lists as family #83/79:
Lewis, Margaret, 40; Frank, 20; William T., 18; Ellen J., 14; Gardner, 13; Charlotte, 10; John E., 8; Nancy E., 6.
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