In 1890- 20 Oct 1890 the Southern Standard Newspaper, from Warren Co., TN, had a small article that stated, " Russell Lewis, a very old, and longtime resident of the Dibrell area, was on his way to Texas." Most of the family had moved to Texas or to western regions by this time.
The 1891 Enumeration of Male Voters in Tennessee. The record shows RUSSEL LOUIS, age 87, as a resident of Warren Co., TN. Russell Lewis appears to have stayed in Tennessee, but there is no record of his death or any census records in Tennessee. Still unknown where or when he died.
Martha Rosanna "Rose" Marcum Gebhard, the daughter of Samantha and Enoch Marcum, and the Ggranddaughter of Russell Lewis, through his daughter Rosanna Lewis and Leander Marcum, stated in a letter written in the 1950's that Russell Lewis had lived to be over 100 years. Rosanna Marcum Gebhard lived with her husband, Dr. Gebhard, near Waco, McLennan Co., Texas.
Russell's son, Thomas C. Lewis and his family, had moved to Falls Co. and then later to McLennan Co., before finally moving to Jones Co., in 1897.
In 1890- 20 Oct 1890 the Southern Standard Newspaper, from Warren Co., TN, had a small article that stated, " Russell Lewis, a very old, and longtime resident of the Dibrell area, was on his way to Texas." Most of the family had moved to Texas or to western regions by this time.
The 1891 Enumeration of Male Voters in Tennessee. The record shows RUSSEL LOUIS, age 87, as a resident of Warren Co., TN. Russell Lewis appears to have stayed in Tennessee, but there is no record of his death or any census records in Tennessee. Still unknown where or when he died.
Martha Rosanna "Rose" Marcum Gebhard, the daughter of Samantha and Enoch Marcum, and the Ggranddaughter of Russell Lewis, through his daughter Rosanna Lewis and Leander Marcum, stated in a letter written in the 1950's that Russell Lewis had lived to be over 100 years. Rosanna Marcum Gebhard lived with her husband, Dr. Gebhard, near Waco, McLennan Co., Texas.
Russell's son, Thomas C. Lewis and his family, had moved to Falls Co. and then later to McLennan Co., before finally moving to Jones Co., in 1897.
Gravesite Details
Last known record was 1891. Family oral history states he lived to be over 100.
Family Members
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Leander Lafayette "Flint" Lewis
1828 – unknown
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Rosanna Lewis Marcum
1830–1893
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Delilah "Puss" Lewis Rigsby
1833–1900
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Mary Martha Lewis Moore
1835–1912
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Sarah Elizabeth Lewis Jones
1837 – unknown
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Ruth Lewis Pigg
1839 – unknown
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Jesse Galley Lewis
1841–1910
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Pvt William Russell Lewis
1843–1863
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James Knox Polk Lewis
1845–1918
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Thomas Calhoun Lewis
1847–1917
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Samuel Henderson Lewis
1848–1889
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