Genealogy for
Charles George Lewis
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Charles George Lewis
4/4/1881 - 1920
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Charles George Lewis was born on April 4, 1881 somewhere in Alabama and died about 1920 somewhere in Alabama. Actual date of death is unknown. He lived to be about 38 years old.
His parents were George W. Lewis
(April 27, 1843 Houston Co. AL -
Dec.23, 1937 Holmes Co. FL )and
Rachael Williams Lewis ( May 28, 1850 Decatur Co. GA
- Nov.23, 1925 Holmes Co. FL) | 
 | Census | 1/1/1900 | Columbia AL ( Henry County) | 18 yrs old | | Geo W. Lewis
(52,Apr 1848 ),
Rachael Lewis
(51, May 1849),
Charlie Lewis (19,May 1881 ),
Annie L. Lewis
(14, Mar 1886),
Andrew P. Lewis
(12, Apr 1888),
Allie Lewis
(11, May 1889),
Berta Lewis
(9, Feb 1891),
Twitty Lewis
(4,May 1896 ). All were born in AL. George's parents were born in GA, Rachel's parents were also born in GA. Street address: North Washington Street. George and Rachel have been married thirty one years. George is a farmer. |
| Census | 1/1/1910 | Columbia AL (Houston County) | 28 yrs old | | Charlie Lewis (Age 27), Bertie Lewis (23), Cathaline Lewis (4), Ida B. Lewis(3). Charles and Bertie have been married six years, they have had four children, two are living. Charlie and Bertie were born in GA, as were both their parents. All children born in AL. Charlie is a farm and Bertie is a farm laborer. |
| Military | 9/12/1918 | AL (Houston County) | 37 yrs old | | #743-Name: Charlie George Lewis,
Race: White,
Birth Date: May 4, 1881,
Residence Date: 1917-1918,
Street Address: 2,
Residence Place: Houston County, Alabama,
Physical Build: Medium,
Height: Medium,
Hair Color: Black,
Eye Color: Blue,
Spouse:
Berta Lewis |
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Charles, his family, and friends. For example, Charles is 28 years old when The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP)
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1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
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1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
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1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 19 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
| 19 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 20 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
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1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
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1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
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1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 25 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
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1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 25 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 31 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 32 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 33 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
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1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
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1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
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1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 36 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
| 38 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
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1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
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1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 33 |
1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
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1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
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1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 39 |
1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
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| Berta Crawford
Born on August 16, 1890 and died on July 7, 1962
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The Children of Charles George Lewis
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Ida Bell Lewis
Born in Houston County, Alabama on January 27, 1907 and died in Houston County, Alabama on November 18, 1935. She was 28 years old.
Children:
Bernice Walker (1925 - 2005)
George Washington Walker (1927 - 2002)
Merle Walker (1931 - 2016)
Ruby Mae Walker (1933 - 1961)
Mary Lois Walker ( 1929 -2003)
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