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Bracken Lewis
19 Dec 1801 – 15 Feb 1891
| Birth | 19 Dec 1801 |
| Death | 15 Feb 1891 |
| Cemetery | Whitehouse Cemetery Arnett , Washington County , Arkansas , USA |
| Added by | SPA on 19 Feb 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14710249 |
Bio
(NOTE: Photo shown here is for Brackin's nephew of the same name and has been added in error.) From Goodspeed's Northwest Arkansas: "Brackin Lewis, retired farmer and one of the oldest residents of Reed Township, Washington Co., Ark., was born in the Old North State in 1801, and is the only living descendant of Zachariah and Rachel (Brackin) Lewis. The father died in North Carolina, and the mother was afterward married to Peter Mankins. Mr. Lewis, whose name heads this sketch, came with his parents to Arkansas in 1835, but had lived from the time he was eight years old until he was thirty-four in the State of Kentucky, near the Virginia line, with the exception of one year spent in the State of Illinois. After coming to Arkansas he located near the head-waters of the White River, where he has since been engaged in farming, milling and cabinet work. He has lived a very active life, and is one of the prominent and highly esteemed old citizens of the county. He came to Washington when it was in a very primitive state; and has lived to see it grow into a well populated and highly fertile agricultural region. Matilda Preston, who was born in Kentucky, became his wife, and the mother of sixteen children, seven now living: George W., Rachel (wife of H. Wilson), Moses D., Emeline (wife of T. H. Robinson), Zachariah, John and Eliphas. Those deceased are Henry, Elizabeth, Edie, Nathan P., Lydia, Peter, Julia, Ann and Sarah. Mr. Lewis was formerly a Whig in politics, but is now a Republican, and for about fifty years has been a worthy and consistent member of the Christian Church. He has surmounted many difficulties and discouragements throughout life, and now, after a long and well-spent career, can enjoy the fruits of his labor."
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Family
Parents
Spouse
Siblings
- Rachel Barnhill Lewis Parker-Lawson 1797–1880
- John Bracken Mankins 1804–1876
- Peter "Ol Pete" Mankins Jr 1813–1899
- Samuel C. Mankins 1815–1881
- Rachel Mankins Fine 1819–1897
Children
- Capt Bracken Lewis 1820–1908
- George Washington Lewis 1821–1895
- Edith "Edie" Lewis Mills 1826–1867
- Rachel Lewis Wilson 1828–1894
- Moses Daniel Lewis 1832–1915
- Zachariah Lewis 1843–1916
- Eliphus Lewis 1848–1924
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