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Mary Melinda <I>Lewis</I> Cantonwine

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Mary Melinda Lewis Cantonwine

Birth
Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
Death
9 Dec 1897 (aged 73)
Dixie, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA
Burial
Dixie, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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Mary Melinda Lewis was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Denny/Denney) Lewis. She was the wife of George Cantonwine, son of Charles and Mary Magdalena (Scholl) Cantonwine.

She married George Cantonwine May 19, 1844, in Lewis Bottom, Linn Co., Iowa. George and Mary had seven children, two of whom (David and Elza) died in infancy.

Their children were Amanda Magdalene (m. John B. Scott), David M. (died as a child in Iowa), Elza A. (died as a child in Iowa), Elizabeth Sylvania (m. William Berry King), Wesley Jacob (m. Clara E. Cram), Mary Liberty (single), Hannibal Lincoln Winfield Scott "W. S." (m. Mary E. Actor).

Their Scott grandchildren, whom George and Malinda raised after their parents' deaths in 1863, were: Henry Clay Scott and Ada Amanda Scott (m. Charles Edward Shaffer of Walla Walla).




Mary Melinda Lewis was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Denny/Denney) Lewis. She was the wife of George Cantonwine, son of Charles and Mary Magdalena (Scholl) Cantonwine.

She married George Cantonwine May 19, 1844, in Lewis Bottom, Linn Co., Iowa. George and Mary had seven children, two of whom (David and Elza) died in infancy.

Their children were Amanda Magdalene (m. John B. Scott), David M. (died as a child in Iowa), Elza A. (died as a child in Iowa), Elizabeth Sylvania (m. William Berry King), Wesley Jacob (m. Clara E. Cram), Mary Liberty (single), Hannibal Lincoln Winfield Scott "W. S." (m. Mary E. Actor).

Their Scott grandchildren, whom George and Malinda raised after their parents' deaths in 1863, were: Henry Clay Scott and Ada Amanda Scott (m. Charles Edward Shaffer of Walla Walla).






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  • Maintained by: Denise
  • Originally Created by: Ann Koch
  • Added: Feb 10, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33713642/mary_melinda-cantonwine: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Melinda Lewis Cantonwine (9 Apr 1824–9 Dec 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33713642, citing George Cantonwine Homestead Cemetery, Dixie, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Denise (contributor 47387562).