David G. Lewis
David G. Lewis was born on May 15, 1839, in Ohio to John and Sarah Lewis. His parents were Welsh immigrants, and his father earned a living as a farmer. Lewis grew up and attended school in Licking County, Ohio. By 1860, he was living in Columbus, Ohio, with his brother Samuel, and he was working as a plasterer.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on August 8, 1862, and he mustered in as a private in Company A of the 128th Ohio Infantry later that day. The regiment performed guard duty around Sandusky, Ohio, and Lewis mustered out on June 9, 1865.
 
Lewis settled in Orange, Ohio, after the war. He married Hannah Williams, and they had at least four children: William, born around 1867; George, born around 1876; Grace, born around 1880; and Margaret, born around 1883. He worked as a farmer, and by 1870, he owned $3,000 of real estate and $600 of personal property. He applied for a federal pension in December 1890 and eventually secured one. He died of myocarditis in Orange on June 28, 1910.
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DATABASE CONTENT
(3147)Lewis, David G.1839-05-151910-06-28
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Private
  • Rank highest: Private
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 6

  • (8508) [writer] ~ David G. Lewis to Eliza R. Lewis, 22 November 1864
  • (8512) [writer] ~ David G. Lewis to Eliza R. Lewis, 13 May 1864
  • (8513) [writer] ~ David G. Lewis to Eliza R. Lewis and Jane Lewis, 23 December 1863
  • (8515) [writer] ~ David G. Lewis to Eliza R. Lewis, 4 November 1863
  • (8517) [writer] ~ David G. Lewis to Eliza R. Lewis, 6 August 1863
  • (8518) [writer] ~ David G. Lewis to Jane Lewis, 27 April 1863

People - Records: 3

  • (3147) Lewis, David G. is the [sibling of] (3142) Lewis, Eliza R.
  • (3147) Lewis, David G. is the [sibling of] (3143) Nichols, Mary
  • (3148) Lewis, Jane is the [sibling of] (3147) Lewis, David G.

Places - Records: 2

  • (274) [birth] ~ Ohio
  • (2319) [death] ~ Orange, Hancock County, Ohio

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (924) [enlisted] [A] ~ 128th Ohio Infantry
SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio Soldiers Grave Registration Cards, 1804-1958, available from Fold3.com.