Alexander and Lewis Families Letters 1852-1865

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Alexander and Lewis Families Letters 1852-1865

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Charles W. Lewis (1819-1869) was a Georgetown, Texas, physician and a Confederate soldier during the Civil War; his wife, Martha Alexander Lewis (1831-1914), and her family were early settlers in Williamson County. The collection consists of letters received by family members. The bulk of the materials are letters to Martha Alexander Lewis from her husband, Charles W. Lewis, during his service as a Confederate soldier in East Texas. The collection also includes letters sent to Martha Alexander prior to her marriage by Hanna B. Shinn, describing personal activities and Shinn's work as a schoolteacher in Bastrop, Texas, and letters from Neal McGaffey and John M. Lewis.

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Shinn, Hannah B.

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Alexander family.

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Lewis, Charles W., approximately 1819-1869

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Lewis, John M., active 1842-1846

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Lewis family.

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Alexander and Lewis Families

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Charles William Lewis was born near Charlottesville, Virginia, on 1819 December 31. He graduated from the University of Virginia's school of medicine and surgery in 1846. Joining relatives in Williamson County, Texas, in 1852, Lewis continued his medical practice there. He served in a ranger company in 1860 and joined state forces during the Civil War, serving in the Galveston area. Lewis married Martha Alexander on 1855 May 6. She was born in Washington County, Arkansas...

McGaffey, Neal.

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Bastrop Academy (Bastrop, Tex.)

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Lewis, Martha Alexander, 1831-1914

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