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Lewis Maxwell DENNISON

Lewis Maxwell DENNISON

Male 1843 - 1920  (77 years)


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  • Name Lewis Maxwell DENNISON
    Census 1870 80, 1900 10 20  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 28 May 1843  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 14 Aug 1862 to 27 Jun 1865  [3] 
    Pvt, Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War (wounded in neck) 
    • It appears that Hardesty's "History of Doddridge County," in his listing of the soldiers of Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, misidentified Lewis Maxwell Dennison as William R. Dennison. We have found no record of William R. Dennison in Doddridge or surrounding counties or in Civil War records.
    Occupation farmer  [4] 
    Residence 1890  Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 19 Jun 1920  [1] 
    Burial Upper Little Indian Fork Cemetery, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I33523  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2013

    Father James Ross DENNISON,   b. Mar 1813   d. 21 Aug 1899, Double Camp, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 86 years)
    Mother Mary "Polly" HUSTEAD,   b. CA 1815   d. 16 Jan 1862 (Age ~ 47 years)
    Family ID F14895  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Ann COX,   b. 17 Jan 1845, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1932, Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Marriage 14 Sep 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" DENNISON,   b. 13 Jul 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1915 (Age 48 years)
    +2. Martha Ann Virginia DENNISON,   b. CA 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1943 (Age ~ 74 years)
     3. Lewiesa C. DENNISON,   b. 25 Sep 1870   d. 17 Oct 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
    +4. Cora Florence DENNISON,   b. 14 Mar 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1957, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +5. Huldah Izore DENNISON,   b. 17 Dec 1875   d. 28 Nov 1953, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    +6. Luther Edison DENNISON,   b. 7 Oct 1876   d. 12 Oct 1964, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    +7. Arminta Ellen DENNISON,   b. Feb 1880, New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1934, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 54 years)
    +8. Nancy Dora DENNISON,   b. 21 Jul 1883, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1958, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     9. Lewis C. DENNISON,   b. Apr 1886
    Family ID F13127  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    4. [S2109] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    5. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Lewis A. Dennison, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of James & Mary; and Mary A. Cox, 20, b. Lewis Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Philip S. & Elizabeth. Married Sep 14 1865. Husband's middle initial and wife's name as Mary, rather than Nancy, are apparent errors.