Luella Wade

#60, (11 March 1863 - 20 June 1887)
Father*Thomas S. Wade (c 1838 - )
Mother*Martha Overton (c 1840 - )
History of Posey County

Family

James Robert Thompson Lewis b. 1861, d. 1938
Children 1.Ethel Lewis+ (1884 - 1963)
 2.Stella Lewis (1886 - 1886)
See 1820 census for Joseph Price: nei. Joshua Wade. 
Her married name was Lewis.1 
Birth*11 March 1863She was born on 11 March 1863 at Harmony Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.2 
17 August 1870She appeared on the census of 17 August 1870 in the household of Thomas S. Wade at Harmony Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG,age 6.3 
18 June 1880She appeared on the census of 18 June 1880 in the household of Thomas S. Wade and Martha Overton at Harmony Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG, as Lou Ella, age 17; nei. Christiana Overton (66), wid., fam 403.4 
Marriage*20 December 1883She married James Robert Thompson Lewis, son of Thompson Price Lewis and Elizabeth Jane Green, on 20 December 1883 at Posey Co., IndianaG.5 
Death*20 June 1887She died on 20 June 1887 at Posey Co., IndianaG, at age 24.6 
Burial*23 June 1887She was buried on 23 June 1887 at Calvin Cemetery, Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; est. date.7 

Citations

  1. [S30] Indiana Marriages 1780-1992 [index], online FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey County (Leffel) (Chicago IL: Standard Publishing Company, 1913), p 327, see exhibit.
  3. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Thomas (38), farmer; Martha (30); both b. IN.
  4. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Thomas S (48), b. IN, father b. KY, mother b. NC, farmer; Martha M (40), housekeeper, b. and father b. IN, mother b. KY.
  5. [S30] Indiana Marriages 1780-1992, online FamilySearch.org, James R Lewis, age 23, b. 1860, parents Thompson P. Lewis and Elizabeth Green, marr. Luella Wade, age 20, b. 1863, parents Thomas S. Wade and Martha Overton, 20 Dec 1883, Posey Co. Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00297-3; System Origin: Indiana-EASy; GS Film number: 549434; Reference ID: 70.
  6. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey Co. (Leffel), p 327.
  7. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, no photo or source. Narrative: Luella Lewis, b. Mar. 11, 1853, d. Jun. 20, 1887. "Indiana source book has listed birth as 1863; w/o James R Lewis; no headstone photo to verify dates"; bur. Calvin Cemetery, Posey Co. IN. Memorial 59747442, created by Have Paws will travel.