Richard Ellison Lewis

b. 28 March 1857, d. 7 January 1919
  • Richard Ellison Lewis was born on 28 March 1857 in Galveston County, Texas.
  • He married Ettie Mary Menard, daughter of Alfred B. Menard and Virginia Morris, circa 1886.
  • Richard Ellison Lewis and Ettie Mary Menard appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Harris County, Texas. Other members of the household included Ethel Lewis.
  • He was an attorney-at-law, according to the 1900 census.
  • Richard Ellison Lewis and Ettie Mary Menard appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 1019 Fowler.
  • He was a lawyer, according to the 1910 census.
  • Richard Ellison Lewis became a widower at the 22 January 1917 death of his wife Ettie Mary Menard.
  • Richard Ellison Lewis died on 7 January 1919 at age 61 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 1019 Fowler at his residence. . His death was officially witnessed by Ethel Lewis.
  • He was interred at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
  • The following appeared on 6 March 1919 in the Galveston Daily News: Harris County Legal Record, Probate Court-- . . . Estate of Ettie Stroud, minor: Mrs. Ethel Strong appointed guardian. Estate of R. E. Lewis, deceased: Mrs. Ethel Strong appointed administratrix . . .
  • Last Edited: 22 May 2011

Family: Ettie Mary Menard b. 11 January 1856, d. 22 January 1917