Martin Lewis

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Martin Lewis

Birth
Death
7 Jun 1851 (aged 65–66)
Burial
Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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66 years
Married: Nancy
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Martin Lewis was the son of Benjamin Lewis and Celia Martin. Benjamin was born in 1760 in Virginia. Benjamin enlisted in the Continental Army at Kingston, North Carolina, under Captain Caswell and served at least three years. Clarke's North Carolina Records, page 1106 reads: Benjamin Lewis enlisted in Evans Co. 10th Regiment North Carolina infantry September 10, 1792. After the Revolutionary War was over, Benjamin married Celia Martin, daughter of Highty Martin. They were married in Lenoir County, her home county. Celia was born in 1762; she died in 1822 in Robeson County, North Carolina. Benjamin was a weaver by trade. He died in 1821 in Robeson County, North Carolina.
****DESCENDANT RECORDS OF WILLIS JEFFERSON REEVES AND LILLIAN ELIZABETH BULLOCK
Compiled by: Dorris Reeves Barber
Page: 107
66 years
Married: Nancy
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Martin Lewis was the son of Benjamin Lewis and Celia Martin. Benjamin was born in 1760 in Virginia. Benjamin enlisted in the Continental Army at Kingston, North Carolina, under Captain Caswell and served at least three years. Clarke's North Carolina Records, page 1106 reads: Benjamin Lewis enlisted in Evans Co. 10th Regiment North Carolina infantry September 10, 1792. After the Revolutionary War was over, Benjamin married Celia Martin, daughter of Highty Martin. They were married in Lenoir County, her home county. Celia was born in 1762; she died in 1822 in Robeson County, North Carolina. Benjamin was a weaver by trade. He died in 1821 in Robeson County, North Carolina.
****DESCENDANT RECORDS OF WILLIS JEFFERSON REEVES AND LILLIAN ELIZABETH BULLOCK
Compiled by: Dorris Reeves Barber
Page: 107

Gravesite Details

The Marion County Mississippi Cemetery Record By: Stanley W. Arnold Jr. and Louise Anderson ... Page 608, The Earliest Born Settlers of Marion County