When he enlisted in Co. F of the 12th Ill. Cavalry 31 March 1862, Samuel Lewis stated that he was born in Crittenden Co., KY. However, his parents were living in Union Co., KY, in 1840, the county where his maternal grandparents, David Welch and Elizabeth Pullam lived.
Up until the time of his enlistment in the cavalry, Samuel appears to have worked as a farm hand.
After the war, Samuel returned to farming. He married Mary Henderson, daughter of Widdis and Sarah Foreman Henderson 7 January 1864 in Springfield, Sangamon Co. He took his family to KS and returned from there in 1874.
He ended his working life as a rural mail carrier, and was among the first carriers employed when rural mail delivery was in its infancy and only experimental.
Up until the time of his enlistment in the cavalry, Samuel appears to have worked as a farm hand.
After the war, Samuel returned to farming. He married Mary Henderson, daughter of Widdis and Sarah Foreman Henderson 7 January 1864 in Springfield, Sangamon Co. He took his family to KS and returned from there in 1874.
He ended his working life as a rural mail carrier, and was among the first carriers employed when rural mail delivery was in its infancy and only experimental.
When he enlisted in Co. F of the 12th Ill. Cavalry 31 March 1862, Samuel Lewis stated that he was born in Crittenden Co., KY. However, his parents were living in Union Co., KY, in 1840, the county where his maternal grandparents, David Welch and Elizabeth Pullam lived.
Up until the time of his enlistment in the cavalry, Samuel appears to have worked as a farm hand.
After the war, Samuel returned to farming. He married Mary Henderson, daughter of Widdis and Sarah Foreman Henderson 7 January 1864 in Springfield, Sangamon Co. He took his family to KS and returned from there in 1874.
He ended his working life as a rural mail carrier, and was among the first carriers employed when rural mail delivery was in its infancy and only experimental.
Up until the time of his enlistment in the cavalry, Samuel appears to have worked as a farm hand.
After the war, Samuel returned to farming. He married Mary Henderson, daughter of Widdis and Sarah Foreman Henderson 7 January 1864 in Springfield, Sangamon Co. He took his family to KS and returned from there in 1874.
He ended his working life as a rural mail carrier, and was among the first carriers employed when rural mail delivery was in its infancy and only experimental.
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