THOMAS WALKER
LEWIS
Thomas
Walker Lewis was born in New Madrid County, Mo., March 7, 1841, and is
the son of Warner and Margaret (Akin) Lewis.
The father was born in Lexington, Ly., in 1810, and was left an
orphan at an early age. He
was then taken to New Orleans and was reared by his great-aunt, Martha
Monroe. After reaching his majority he came to New Madrid, following
agricultural pursuits, and was here married to Miss Akin, a native of
Cape Girardeau County, and of Irish descent.
She became the mother of three children of who Thomas W. is the
youngest. She died in New Madrid County, October 15, 1842, and Mr. Lewis
then married Mrs. Emeline (Russel) Jarrett, who was the mother of one
child by her first husband and six by her second.
Mr. Lewis moved to St. Francois County in 1858m and located near
Farmington, where he purchased a farm and there remained until 1873, the
time of his death. His
grandmother was a sister of the famous and revered statesman, Thomas
Jefferson, and her husband was a descendant from the Indian princess,
Pocahontas. It is said that
in some of the descendants now living can be seen strong evidences of
Indian blood. Thomas W.
Lewis was educated in the common schools until twenty-two years of age,
when he married Miss Caroline Sebastian, a native of St. Francois
County, born April 19, 1845, and of French descent.
Her parents are still living, and reside on the farm where the
father was born. To Mr.
Lewis and wife were born ten children, nine now living: Edward L.,
Thomas E., Mary A., Cora E., Emma L., Maggie B., Carrie M., Alberta A.,
and John W. Thomas W. Lewis
is the owner of 195 acres of land one mile west of Fredericktown.
He is a Democrat politically, and he and family are members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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