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From: "Nelda Percival" <>
Subject: seeking death certificate and or obit Mahala Lewis
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 22:18:34 -0800
In-Reply-To: <MB05ednHM3SOlbpH71y000081d6@MB05.myfamilysouth.com>


Hi,
I was told there were a couple of nice people on this list that do OBIT look
ups...

Family rumor has Mahala Lewis comming to Washington Terrority sometime after
the 1880 census. She traveled there with her son William Lincoln Lewis who
was supposedly a Babtist Minister. The family informastion goes on to say
that William Lewis and his mother lived in what should be the central area
of Seattle in their homestead. Additional information says Mahala died in
Bellingham, Washington 1895...
Here is her file:

Name:Mahala Mahalia Lett Lewis
Birth Date:23 Apr 1821
Birth Place:KY/GA

Death Date:25 Nov 1895
Death Place:Bellingham, WA

Occupation:1850 census has name Mahaly
Selena's death certificate says b.GA, but census says KY
Indiana census 1850, b. KY; 1860,b. KY; 1870c b. KY; Kansas census 1880 b.
KY.

Father:Daniel (II) Lett (1791-1837)
Mother:Mariah Osbourne (1793-)

Spouse:Timothy B. (Baker?) Lewis
Marriage Date:23 Apr 1840
Marriage Place:Jennings Co., IN
Children:Thomas M.
Mary Jane
Selena Ann (Lena)
Daniel Thomas
Robert E
Esther
Marion (twin)
Melvin (twin)
William Lincoln WENT WITH MOTHER TO WASHINGTON STATE
Jane
Rachel E.

Finding an Obit for her would be wonderful...
Thank you
Nelda




Pax et bonum!
Nelda L. Percival nee Gilpin
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/
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