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George Harvey Lewis

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George Harvey Lewis

Birth
St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Death
31 Jul 1874 (aged 73)
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.3107389, Longitude: -89.5198889
Plot
Section H Grave 122
Memorial ID
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In genealogical terms he was actually;
1st cousin 2x removed of President George Washington
I can see how "in the old daays" they knew him as a "second cousin".
There were MANY LEWIS' in Washington's ancestry however none in direct lineage...this book finally revealed George Harvey Lewis: Pioneer Lewis Families by Michael Cook
Contributor: Walters-Stevenson Family (50257443)
In genealogical terms he was actually;
1st cousin 2x removed of President George Washington
I can see how "in the old daays" they knew him as a "second cousin".
There were MANY LEWIS' in Washington's ancestry however none in direct lineage...this book finally revealed George Harvey Lewis: Pioneer Lewis Families by Michael Cook
Contributor: Walters-Stevenson Family (50257443)

Inscription

George H. Lewis, our precious father
b. 3/26/1801 - d. 7/31/1874
He was a 2nd cousin of President George Washington
"None knew him, but to love him
None named him, but to praise him"



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  • Maintained by: CO GRAVE DIGGER
  • Added: Aug 10, 2000
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11635/george_harvey-lewis: accessed ), memorial page for George Harvey Lewis (26 Mar 1801–31 Jul 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11635, citing Old Lorimier Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by CO GRAVE DIGGER (contributor 47056557).