2,113 documented Lewis ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
Welsh & English, from the personal name Lewis (Old French Louis) or the Welsh Llywelyn.
Where the records place them: Iowa (100%), out of 2,102 Lewis records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: Mary, William, John, Robert and James.
Of the 2,096 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 78 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Richard W Lewis, born 1770 in Wales.
Documented Lewis families on this page come from History of Wapello County, Iowa, and representative citizens, Biographical Record of Richland County, Ohio and History of Wright County, Iowa.
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Deceased Lewis ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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Welsh & English, from the personal name Lewis (Old French Louis) or the Welsh Llywelyn.
The documented line here reaches back to 1770. Most Lewis lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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