Individual Details

Sevier Lewis

(21 Nov 1825 - 30 Aug 1878)



1852 California State Census. Sacramento Co
Severe Lewis, 24, Farmer, b. IN, last residence, Iowa

Sevier married Elizabeth Hall on 8 Mar 1854 in Sonoma County, CA.

1860 Census. Lewis Co, WA, Hh 501
Savie Lewis, 32, b. IN, Laborer (indexed as "Sarah" although marked as Male)
Elizabeth, 28, b. IN
Alonzo, 4, b. CA
Jane S., 3, b. CA
Williby, 1, b. CO
Jno. Moon, 22, Laborer, b. IN

1870 Census. Richardson Twp, Lane Co Oregon, P.O. Smithfield, Hh 21
Severe Lewis, age 44, b. IN Elizabeth, age 38, b. IN
Born in CA: Alonzo 14, Sylvia J. 13, Willoughby 11.
Born in W.T. [Washington Territory?] Harman, age 9
Born in Oregon: Alice 7, and Andrew, age 1.
Note: Indexed on Ancestry as being in Long Tom township - it wasn't. There are several pages in Long Tom that should have been in Richardson Township.

Hanged for murdering his brother in 1876. "He showed a vindictive spirit to the last, accusing his relatives of conspiring for his conviction." Corvaliis Gazette

Events

Birth21 Nov 1825Indiana
Marriage8 Mar 1854Sonoma County, California - Elizabeth Hall
Death30 Aug 1878Empire City, Oregon

Families

SpouseElizabeth Hall (1832 - 1916)
ChildAlonzo Nelson Lewis (1855 - 1916)
ChildSylvia Jane Lewis (1857 - 1922)
ChildWilloughby Lewis (1858 - 1911)
ChildHarmon Lewis (1860 - 1944)
ChildAlice E. Lewis (1863 - 1886)
ChildAndrew Hiram Lewis (1869 - 1929)
ChildLucy Lewis (1875 - 1951)
FatherHiram Hamilton Lewis (1802 - 1879)
MotherMildred\Emeline Harmon (1801 - 1838)
SiblingZerelda Emiline Lewis (1822 - 1879)
SiblingEvermont Anderville Lewis (1824 - )
SiblingWillis Dewitt Lewis (1827 - )
SiblingMary Jane Lewis (1829 - )
Sibling[Son] Lewis (1831 - )
SiblingWilliam Nelson Lewis (1836 - )
SiblingJohn Bird Lewis (1836 - 1916)
Sibling[Son] Lewis (1838 - )

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