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Thomas Lewis

Male 1789 - 1854  (65 years)


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    Maps
    Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
    Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
    This maps shows the various properties purchased by Thomas Lewis in Gallia County, Ohio. The northwest half of the northwest quarter of section 18 was purchased from Edward and Mary Evans and was sold by his executor to support his widow. The Northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 29 was purchased from Daniel D. Thomas. Thomas Lewis willed this land to his son, David D. Lewis. The lot in Centerville was sold by Thomas's widow, Margaret, in 1865 to A.S. Combs. Raccoon Township borders on Jackson County, Ohio, to the west.

  • Name Thomas Lewis 
    Birth cir 1789  Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1824  Dolefawr, Ciliau Aeron, Cardiganshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1840  Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1850  5th Ward, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Also Known As 30 Mar 1852  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Thomas T. Lewis 
    • The middle initial T appears on the deed dated 30 March 1852 for the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 29, township 6 (Raccoon), range 16 in Gallia County, Ohio. The property was sold to Thomas Lewis by Daniel D. Thomas and consisted of 40 acres. The middle initial also appears on the delinquent tax list for Gallia County dated 26 January 1849 for section 18, township 6 (Raccoon), range 16. These are the only references found thus far (January 2024) that assign a middle initial to Thomas Lewis.
    Immigration Between 1 July and 30 September 1839  Port of arrival: Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation Shoemaker 
    Burial 1854  Tyn Rhos Cemetery, Perry Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Thomas Lewis
    Thomas Lewis
    Thomas and Margaret Williams Lewis
    Thomas and Margaret Williams Lewis
    The Lewis stones are located near the front of the cemetery.
    Thomas and Margaret Lewis
    Thomas and Margaret Lewis
    The Lewis stones are the two in the middle of the picture, Thomas on the left and Margaret on the right. They are near the front of the cemetery near Tyn Rhos Road.
    Thomas and Margaret Lewis and the (new) Tyn Rhos church
    Thomas and Margaret Lewis and the (new) Tyn Rhos church
    Margaret's stone is the one with the large white area on it, and Thomas's is to its right from this back view.
    Death 23 Mar 1854  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Probate 25 May 1854  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Civil Journal 1, page 101
    Case L-35 
    Notes 
    • The marriage record of Thomas Lewis and Margaret Williams states that they were both from the parish of Cilcennin in Cardiganshire, Wales. According to the obituary of his son, David D. Lewis, the Thomas Lewis family emigrated to the United States in 1834, and lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, "for a good many years" before moving on to Gallia County, Ohio, where many emigrants from Cardiganshire had settled in the first half of the 1800s. However, abstracts of passenger lists of the port of Baltimore, Maryland, show the family arriving between 1 July and 30 September 1839. At the time of the 1850 census, the Thomas Lewis family was living in the 5th Ward in the city of Pittsburgh. The census lists Thomas Lewis, age 58; Margaret Lewis, age 61; David Lewis (shoemaker), age 27; Lewis Lewis (laborer), age 22; Evan Lewis (laborer), age 21; Eleanor Lewis, age 17, and; John Lewis, age 10. All were born in Wales, with the exception of John, whose birthplace is given as Ohio. There were two Thomas Lewises who filed naturalization papers in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, during the 1840s. It is not known if either is this Thomas. The first filed his Declaration of Intention on 2 January 1844, and the other on 14 October 1846. Both gave their birthplace as Wales. Thomas Lewis' will was written on 14 March 1854, and was probated in Gallia County, Ohio, on 25 May 1854. He left his estate to his wife, Margaret, including the northeast quarter of section 29, township 6 (Raccoon), range 16, consisting of approximately 40 acres, which would go to his son David after Margaret's death; the northwest half of the northwest quarter of section 18, township 6, range 16, consisting of approximately 80 acres, which his executor, David Lewis, was to sell to support Margaret, and; lot 44 in the town of Centerville in Gallia County. He also mentioned his other children and his grandson, John Howell. Margaret Lewis sold the lot in Centerville to A.S. Combs on 11 July 1865.
    Person ID I171  Bryan-Martin
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2024 

    Family Margaret A. Williams,   b. cir 1788, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1867, Centerpoint, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1816  Cilcennin, Cardiganshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Lewis Lewis,   b. cir 1816   d. 11 Sep 1817 (Age 1 year)
     2. Jane Lewis,   b. cir 1817
     3. Lewis Lewis,   b. cir 1819   d. Feb 1825 (Age 6 years)
     4. Daniel T. Lewis,   b. cir 1820, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1895, Venedocia, Van Wert County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     5. Thomas Lewis,   b. cir 1822
     6. David D. Lewis,   b. 8 Jan 1824, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1904, Wellston, Jackson County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     7. Martha Lewis,   b. cir 1826, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Lewis Lewis,   b. 29 Nov 1827, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1905, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     9. Evan Lewis,   b. cir 1830, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Eleanor Lewis,   b. cir 1833, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Margaret Lewis,   b. cir 1838, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. John H. Lewis,   b. cir 1840, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1914, Medicine Bow, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F45  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - cir 1789 - Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Dec 1816 - Cilcennin, Cardiganshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1824 - Dolefawr, Ciliau Aeron, Cardiganshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1840 - Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - 5th Ward, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlso Known As - Thomas T. Lewis - 30 Mar 1852 - Gallia County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Between 1 July and 30 September 1839 - Port of arrival: Baltimore, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1854 - Tyn Rhos Cemetery, Perry Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Mar 1854 - Gallia County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Civil Journal 1, page 101 Case L-35 - 25 May 1854 - Gallia County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S692] Passenger List.
      Source Citation
      The National Archives At Washington, D.c.; Washington, D.c.; Records of the Us Customs Service, Rg36; NAI Number: 2655153; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85

      Source Information
      Ancestry.com. Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1820-1964 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

      Original data: Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests. National Archives in Washington, D.C.

    2. [S292] Parish registers, Cilcennin, Cardiganshire, Wales.