Matilda Preston (b. 1803 - d. 1883): Lewis-Bratti Genealogy

1803 - 1883 (80 years)

Person ID: I65 Lewis

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Name	Matilda Preston
Born	1803	Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Gender	Female
Died	1883	West Fork, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
Buried	Whitehouse Cemetery, Arnett, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
	FindAGrave Memorial 14710253 According to Goodspeed's History of Northwest Arkansas, in the entry for her son George, Matilda died in 1883. Despite the efforts of volunteers, no stone has been found that marks her grave, and the fact of her burial here comes from an earlier enumeration of the cemetery.

Family

Family ID: F32 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Husband Brackin Lewis, b. 19 Dec 1801, Orange County, North Carolina, USA , d. 15 Feb 1891, Reed Township, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 89 years)

Married 23 Dec 1819 Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Children

	1. Milly Ann Lewis
	2. George Washington Lewis, b. 30 May 1821, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA , d. 4 Aug 1895, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 74 years)
	3. Henry Lewis, b. 23 Nov 1822, Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA , d. 31 Mar 1865, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA (Age 42 years)
	4. Elizabeth Lewis, b. 14 Mar 1826, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA , d. 1889, Kentucky, USA (Age 62 years)
	5. Edith Lewis, b. 14 Mar 1826, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA , d. 26 Dec 1867, Sulphur City, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 41 years)
	6. Nathan Preston Lewis, b. 20 Feb 1828, Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA , d. May 1850, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA (Age 22 years)
	7. Rachel Lewis, b. 2 Oct 1828, Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA , d. 16 Aug 1894, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 65 years)
	8. Lydia Lewis, b. 20 Feb 1831, Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA , d. Bef 1889, Arkansas, USA (Age 57 years)
	9. Moses Daniel Lewis, b. 22 Nov 1832, Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA , d. 29 Dec 1915, Elkins, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 83 years)
	10. Emaline Lewis, b. 10 Jul 1834, Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA , d. 1889, Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas, (Age 54 years)
	11. Peter Lewis, b. 18 May 1836, Washington County, Arkansas, USA , d. 1859, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 22 years)
	12. Julia Ann Lewis, b. 14 Oct 1837, Washington County, Arkansas, USA , d. 1889 (Age 51 years)
	13. Sarah Lewis, b. 9 Mar 1839, Washington County, Arkansas, USA , d. Bef 1889 (Age 49 years)
+	14. Zachariah Lewis, b. 23 Nov 1843, Sulphur City, Washington County, Arkansas, USA , d. 27 Mar 1916, Granbury, Hood County, Texas, USA (Age 72 years)
	15. John L Lewis, b. 29 Aug 1844, Reed Township, Washington County, Arkansas, USA , d. 19 May 1916, May, Harper County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 71 years)
	16. Eliphas Lewis, b. 9 Feb 1848, Sulphur City, Washington County, Arkansas, USA , d. 31 May 1924, Esparto, Yolo County, California, USA (Age 76 years)

Parents

Family ID: F60 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Father Nathaniel Preston, b. 4 Sep 1750, Bedford County, Virginia, USA , d. 6 Aug 1832, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA (Age 81 years)

Mother Elizabeth Vaughan, b. 18 Sep 1755, Charles City, Charles County, Virginia, USA , d. 29 Jan 1846, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA (Age 90 years)

Married 17 Aug 1780 Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Children (Siblings)

+	1. Matilda Preston, b. 1803, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA , d. 1883, West Fork, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 80 years)
	2. Nancy Preston, b. Oct 1781, Bedford County, Virginia, USA , d. 28 Jun 1871, Willard, Carter County, Kentucky, USA (Age 89 years)

Other Personal Events

U.S. Census 1810 Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Presumed to be in Nathan Preseton household – Free White Females.

U.S. Census 1820 Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Presumed to be in Bracken Lewis household – Free White Females, 16-25. See Census image for Bracken Lewis.

U.S. Census 1830 Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Presumed to be in Bracken Lewis household – Free White Females, 20-30. See Census image for Bracken Lewis.

U.S. Census 1840 White River Township, Washington County, Arkansas, USA

Presumed to be in Bracken Lewis household – Free White Females, 30-40. See Census image for Bracken Lewis.

U.S. Census 1850 White River Township, Washington County, Arkansas, USA

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Age	BirthDate	Gender	Race	Occupation	BirthPlace
Image									Transcript
19	85	Brackin	Lewis	49	1801	Male	White	Farmer	North Carolina
20	85	Matilda	Lewis	47	1803	Female	White		Kentucky
21	85	Lydia	Lewis	16	1834	Female	White		Kentucky
22	85	Moses	Lewis	18	1832	Male	White		Kentucky
23	85	Emeline	Lewis	15	1835	Female	White		Kentucky
24	85	Julian	Lewis	12	1838	Female	White		Arkansas
25	85	Sarah	Lewis	10	1840	Female	White		Arkansas
26	85	Zachariah	Lewis	7	1843	Male	White		Arkansas
27	85	John	Lewis	5	1845	Male	White		Arkansas
28	85	Eliphas	Lewis	5	1845	Male	White		Arkansas
29	85	Henry	Lewis	20	1830	Male	White	Farmer	Illinois

Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=c1wz_48

U.S. Census 1860 White River Township, Washington County, Arkansas, USA

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Age	BirthDate	Gender	Race	Occupation	BirthPlace
Image									Transcript
30	117	Brackin	Lewis	57	1803	Male	White	Farmer	North Carolina
31	117	Matilda	Lewis	55	1805	Female	White		Kentucky
32	117	Lydia	Lewis	28	1832	Female	White		Kentucky
33	117	Sarah	Lewis	21	1839	Female	White		Arkansas
34	117	Zachariah	Lewis	18	1842	Male	White	Farmer	Arkansas
35	117	John	Lewis	15	1845	Male	White	Student	Arkansas
36	117	Eliphas	Lewis	13	1847	Male	White		Arkansas
37	117	Thomas	Risen	30	1830	Male	White	Farmer	Kentucky

Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=ts0x_49

U.S. Census 1870 White River Township, Washington County, Arkansas, USA

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Age	BirthDate	Gender	Race	Occupation	BirthPlace
Image									Transcript
1	147	Bracken	Lewis	68	1802	Male	White	Farmer	North Carolina
2	147	Matilda	Lewis	66	1804	Female	White	Keeping House	Kentucky

Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=wkh0_106

U.S. Census 1880 White River Township, Washington County, Arkansas, USA

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	Gender	Race	BirthDate	Age	Status	BirthPlace	BirthPlace of Father	BirthPlace of Mother	Occupation
Image														Transcript
24	274	Brackin	Lewis	Head	Male	White	1803	77	Married	North Carolina	North Carolina	North Carolina	Farming
25	274	Matilda	Lewis	Wife	Female	White	1807	73	Married	Kentucky	Virginia	Virginia	Keeping House

Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=nz0g_105

Documents

Event Map

	Born - 1803 - Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
	U.S. Census - 1810 - Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
	Married - 23 Dec 1819 - Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
	U.S. Census - 1820 - Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
	U.S. Census - 1830 - Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
	U.S. Census - 1840 - White River Township, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
	U.S. Census - 1850 - White River Township, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
	U.S. Census - 1860 - White River Township, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
	U.S. Census - 1870 - White River Township, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
	U.S. Census - 1880 - White River Township, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
	Died - 1883 - West Fork, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
	Buried - - Whitehouse Cemetery, Arnett, Washington County, Arkansas, USA

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