Henry Lewis and Frances Ellen Frye
Husband Henry Lewis 1 2 3
Born: 9 Dec 1832 - Meadville, Crawford Co, PA 1 2 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Jesse Lewis ( - ) 2 4 Mother: Sarah Campbell (1807- ) 2 4
Marriage: 13 Jan 1856 2 5
Other Spouse: Catharine A. Shreve ( - ) 5 - 8 Aug 1866 2 5
Wife Frances Ellen Frye 4
AKA: Frances Fry 2 5 Born: Christened: Died: 7 Jan 1861 2 Buried:
Father: Isaac Frye ( - ) 4 Mother: Mary Petra ( - ) 4
Children
1 F Mary Frances Lewis 3
Born: Christened: Died: 12 Mar 1890 2 Buried:Spouse: Daniel F. Delo (1857-1882) 2 3
General Notes: Husband - Henry Lewis
Edinboro, Erie Co, PA
Civil War: he enlisted July, 1862, in Co. B, 145th Penn. Regt., and participated in the battles of Fredericks-burg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where he lost his left arm. He was honorably discharged Dec. 22, 1863.
He started in life as a carpenter and joiner, and continued in that business until appointed postmaster of Edinboro by President Lincoln on January 5, 1865, which office he held until March, 1886. He also served one term as borough councilman, and was for eighteen years a trustee in the Edinboro State Normal school. Mr. Lewis was a member of Proudfit Post, No. 416, G. A. R., and also of the U. V. L. at Erie. He held all of the offices in his post and was its first commander. Mr. Lewis was also a member of the A. O. U. W.
General Notes: Wife - Frances Ellen Frye
from Franklin Twp, Erie Co, PA
1 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 207.
2 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 887.
3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 250.
4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 251.
5
Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 208.
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