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Mary Lavina Bryant Lewis

7 Dec 1841 – 2 Dec 1919

Birth	7 Dec 1841
Death	2 Dec 1919
Cemetery	Walnut Grove Cemetery Rhea Mills , Collin County , Texas , USA
Added by	Rich Kinnunen on 01 Jun 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6475313

Bio

McKINNEY DEMOCRAT-5 Dec. 1919~ -Widow Of The Late Capt. Grundy Lewis Dies At Ripe Old Age- Mrs. Grundy Lewis, nee Mary Lavenia Bryant) , aged about 80 years, who had been living in the Foote Comunity for the past 40 or 50 years, died at her home there on Monday morning, December 2, 1919 at 3 o'clock.. She was the widow of the late Capt. (Felix) Grundy Lewis, who died several years ago. She was a native of Cocke Co.Tennessee, but as above stated had made her home in the Foote Community for about a half a century.She was the mother of 12 children, 11 of whom survive, as follows: William Lewis of Washington state,; Andrew Jackson Lewis of Gainesville, Tx.; Mrs. J.M. (Texas) Coleman of Oklahoma; Mrs. Lee (Elizabeth) Smith of Fayetteville, Arkansas; Martin Grundy Lewis also of Fayetteville, Arkansas; Mrs. George (Mary Louella) Rutherford of McKinney, Tx.; Dr. James Felix Lewis of Mississippi; Lawrence Wallace Lewis of Plano, Tx.; Charles Anderson Lewis of Oklahoma; Benjamin Lewis & Edwin Lewis both of the Foote Community. She is also survived by one sster, Mrs. James (Elizabeth) Duncan of Bowlby, Tx. She was a member of the Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church for many years. The funeral services were held at the Church Tuesday at 2:30 o'clockand were conducted by Rev. C.C. Bass. obit thanks to Find A Grave contributor Carolyn Whitaker #47049540

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Family

Parents

• Aron Bryant 1818–1887
• Elizabeth Mantooth Bryant 1818–1900

Spouse

• Felix Grundy Lewis 1836–1909

Siblings

• Jane Bryant Baxter 1839–1908
• Margaret Bryant Baxter 1844–1872
• Elizabeth Bryant Duncan 1845–1932
• James Hardin Bryant 1849–1905
• Lucinda Bryant Weaver 1852–1905
• Harriet Bryant 1857–1872
• Aaron Bryant Jr 1860–1907
• William M Bryant

Children

• Andrew Jackson Lewis 1859–1927
• Texas "Texie" Lewis Coleman 1864–1946
• Edwin Lewis 1868–1955
• Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lewis Smith 1870–1961
• Martin Grundy Lewis 1873–1960
• Mary Louella Lewis Rutherford 1875–1952
• James F. Lewis 1878–1919
• Lawrence Lewis 1884–1958
• Benjamin "Ben" Lewis 1886–1946

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