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Burwell Houston Lewis

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Burwell Houston Lewis

Birth
South Carolina, USA
Death
6 Oct 1884 (aged 85)
DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Dog Town, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Burial index of Walker's Chapel indicates that he has the earliest birth date (1799) buried in the cemetery. Headstone indicates is name as 'Burwell' In 1837 Burwell Lewis was sworn in as a constable for Bibb County, Alabama. There are variances in documents in the spelling of his first name. The variance is 'Burrell'. One of his son's was named 'Burrell' which was later shorten to 'Burl'. The name 'Burrell' was also passed on to later generations. The variances are attributed to phonetic spelling. Birth was actually in Greenville District, South Carolina,vice Greenville County.

Burial index of Walker's Chapel indicates that he has the earliest birth date (1799) buried in the cemetery. Headstone indicates is name as 'Burwell' In 1837 Burwell Lewis was sworn in as a constable for Bibb County, Alabama. There are variances in documents in the spelling of his first name. The variance is 'Burrell'. One of his son's was named 'Burrell' which was later shorten to 'Burl'. The name 'Burrell' was also passed on to later generations. The variances are attributed to phonetic spelling. Birth was actually in Greenville District, South Carolina,vice Greenville County.



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