Thomas was one of 11 children born to Judge Ulysses Lewis (1799–1856) and Sallie Abercrombie (1809–1876). Thomas was born and lived his life in Russell County, Alabama. In late 1850 he married Nancy Murray Eiland; they were the parents of five children: Annabell Lee, May E. "Mollie", Leila E., John Allen and Alabama T. Lewis. Only John had descendants; Annabell, Leila and Alabama never married, while Mollie married twice but had no issue.
Thomas volunteered for the Confederate Army soon after the start of the Civil War. He was attached to the forces of Gen. A. P. Hill when he was mortally wounded about 12 or 13 Dec 162, dying the following day. It appears his body was returned to Columbus for burial.
After the death of Tomas, Nancy moved her youg family to Columbus, Georgia, where they remained until death. Nancy and her daughters were seamstresses and dress makers and John became a well regarded merchant of coffee and tea.
Nancy died 20 Dec 1915 at her son John's home.
Annabell never married and died 9 Oct 1918 in Columbus.
Mollie married Andrew B. Griffin Jr. on 5 Jun 1892 in Columbus; she moved to his home in Opelika, Alabama, returning to Columbus upon his death in 1912. In 1920 she and her sister Alabama are living together in the family home at 1331 3d Ave. Sometime after that she married Hopp Spice Perkins, an eccentric street preacher (and probable con artist) 20 years her junior. In 1936 Hopp shot and killed a young boy who had done some work on his house; when the police arrived, Hopp proceeded to shoot and kill a policeman, too. He was in turn shot but survived, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. The governor commuted the death sentence and Hopp died at the state penitentiary in 1938 and was buried in the prison cemetery. Mollie is found living in a convalescent home in Columbus in the 1940 Census and died there on 20 Jun 1941 at the age of 88. While it seems likely she was buried with the rest of her family at Linwood Cemetery, no marker exists and no obituary has been located. Some genealogies claim that Mollie married Fletcher Becknell, lived in Mississippi, and died in 1904. As shown by her residences in Columbus in 1920 and 1921, this is not correct.
Leila moved to Milledgeville, Georgia, after the 1900 Census and died there in 1909.
John, the only son, married Willie Thompson and had three sons: Thomas, William and John Jr. John was a successful merchant, owning the Shield Coffee Company, a popular coffee and tea shop in Columbus.
Alabama, the youngest, died of pneumonia in 1926 in Columbus at the age of 63. She never married.
With the possible exception of Mollie, all the family are buried in the Lewis plot in Linwood Cemetery.
∼TMSI [5550]: M128 — 4G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
Thomas volunteered for the Confederate Army soon after the start of the Civil War. He was attached to the forces of Gen. A. P. Hill when he was mortally wounded about 12 or 13 Dec 162, dying the following day. It appears his body was returned to Columbus for burial.
After the death of Tomas, Nancy moved her youg family to Columbus, Georgia, where they remained until death. Nancy and her daughters were seamstresses and dress makers and John became a well regarded merchant of coffee and tea.
Nancy died 20 Dec 1915 at her son John's home.
Annabell never married and died 9 Oct 1918 in Columbus.
Mollie married Andrew B. Griffin Jr. on 5 Jun 1892 in Columbus; she moved to his home in Opelika, Alabama, returning to Columbus upon his death in 1912. In 1920 she and her sister Alabama are living together in the family home at 1331 3d Ave. Sometime after that she married Hopp Spice Perkins, an eccentric street preacher (and probable con artist) 20 years her junior. In 1936 Hopp shot and killed a young boy who had done some work on his house; when the police arrived, Hopp proceeded to shoot and kill a policeman, too. He was in turn shot but survived, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. The governor commuted the death sentence and Hopp died at the state penitentiary in 1938 and was buried in the prison cemetery. Mollie is found living in a convalescent home in Columbus in the 1940 Census and died there on 20 Jun 1941 at the age of 88. While it seems likely she was buried with the rest of her family at Linwood Cemetery, no marker exists and no obituary has been located. Some genealogies claim that Mollie married Fletcher Becknell, lived in Mississippi, and died in 1904. As shown by her residences in Columbus in 1920 and 1921, this is not correct.
Leila moved to Milledgeville, Georgia, after the 1900 Census and died there in 1909.
John, the only son, married Willie Thompson and had three sons: Thomas, William and John Jr. John was a successful merchant, owning the Shield Coffee Company, a popular coffee and tea shop in Columbus.
Alabama, the youngest, died of pneumonia in 1926 in Columbus at the age of 63. She never married.
With the possible exception of Mollie, all the family are buried in the Lewis plot in Linwood Cemetery.
∼TMSI [5550]: M128 — 4G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
Thomas was one of 11 children born to Judge Ulysses Lewis (1799–1856) and Sallie Abercrombie (1809–1876). Thomas was born and lived his life in Russell County, Alabama. In late 1850 he married Nancy Murray Eiland; they were the parents of five children: Annabell Lee, May E. "Mollie", Leila E., John Allen and Alabama T. Lewis. Only John had descendants; Annabell, Leila and Alabama never married, while Mollie married twice but had no issue.
Thomas volunteered for the Confederate Army soon after the start of the Civil War. He was attached to the forces of Gen. A. P. Hill when he was mortally wounded about 12 or 13 Dec 162, dying the following day. It appears his body was returned to Columbus for burial.
After the death of Tomas, Nancy moved her youg family to Columbus, Georgia, where they remained until death. Nancy and her daughters were seamstresses and dress makers and John became a well regarded merchant of coffee and tea.
Nancy died 20 Dec 1915 at her son John's home.
Annabell never married and died 9 Oct 1918 in Columbus.
Mollie married Andrew B. Griffin Jr. on 5 Jun 1892 in Columbus; she moved to his home in Opelika, Alabama, returning to Columbus upon his death in 1912. In 1920 she and her sister Alabama are living together in the family home at 1331 3d Ave. Sometime after that she married Hopp Spice Perkins, an eccentric street preacher (and probable con artist) 20 years her junior. In 1936 Hopp shot and killed a young boy who had done some work on his house; when the police arrived, Hopp proceeded to shoot and kill a policeman, too. He was in turn shot but survived, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. The governor commuted the death sentence and Hopp died at the state penitentiary in 1938 and was buried in the prison cemetery. Mollie is found living in a convalescent home in Columbus in the 1940 Census and died there on 20 Jun 1941 at the age of 88. While it seems likely she was buried with the rest of her family at Linwood Cemetery, no marker exists and no obituary has been located. Some genealogies claim that Mollie married Fletcher Becknell, lived in Mississippi, and died in 1904. As shown by her residences in Columbus in 1920 and 1921, this is not correct.
Leila moved to Milledgeville, Georgia, after the 1900 Census and died there in 1909.
John, the only son, married Willie Thompson and had three sons: Thomas, William and John Jr. John was a successful merchant, owning the Shield Coffee Company, a popular coffee and tea shop in Columbus.
Alabama, the youngest, died of pneumonia in 1926 in Columbus at the age of 63. She never married.
With the possible exception of Mollie, all the family are buried in the Lewis plot in Linwood Cemetery.
∼TMSI [5550]: M128 — 4G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
Thomas volunteered for the Confederate Army soon after the start of the Civil War. He was attached to the forces of Gen. A. P. Hill when he was mortally wounded about 12 or 13 Dec 162, dying the following day. It appears his body was returned to Columbus for burial.
After the death of Tomas, Nancy moved her youg family to Columbus, Georgia, where they remained until death. Nancy and her daughters were seamstresses and dress makers and John became a well regarded merchant of coffee and tea.
Nancy died 20 Dec 1915 at her son John's home.
Annabell never married and died 9 Oct 1918 in Columbus.
Mollie married Andrew B. Griffin Jr. on 5 Jun 1892 in Columbus; she moved to his home in Opelika, Alabama, returning to Columbus upon his death in 1912. In 1920 she and her sister Alabama are living together in the family home at 1331 3d Ave. Sometime after that she married Hopp Spice Perkins, an eccentric street preacher (and probable con artist) 20 years her junior. In 1936 Hopp shot and killed a young boy who had done some work on his house; when the police arrived, Hopp proceeded to shoot and kill a policeman, too. He was in turn shot but survived, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. The governor commuted the death sentence and Hopp died at the state penitentiary in 1938 and was buried in the prison cemetery. Mollie is found living in a convalescent home in Columbus in the 1940 Census and died there on 20 Jun 1941 at the age of 88. While it seems likely she was buried with the rest of her family at Linwood Cemetery, no marker exists and no obituary has been located. Some genealogies claim that Mollie married Fletcher Becknell, lived in Mississippi, and died in 1904. As shown by her residences in Columbus in 1920 and 1921, this is not correct.
Leila moved to Milledgeville, Georgia, after the 1900 Census and died there in 1909.
John, the only son, married Willie Thompson and had three sons: Thomas, William and John Jr. John was a successful merchant, owning the Shield Coffee Company, a popular coffee and tea shop in Columbus.
Alabama, the youngest, died of pneumonia in 1926 in Columbus at the age of 63. She never married.
With the possible exception of Mollie, all the family are buried in the Lewis plot in Linwood Cemetery.
∼TMSI [5550]: M128 — 4G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
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THOMAS J LEWIS
MARCH 11, 1827
DEC 13, 1862
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Thomas J. Lewis
Born Aug. 11, 1827
Fell mortally wounded in the Battle of Fredricksburg VA Dec. 13, 1862 and died the day after.
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