Date Original
1854-1855
Description
This collection contains a tax receipt and a deed belonging to Bracken Lewis and dating from 1854-1855.
Biographical/Historical Note
Bracken Lewis (1801-1891) was born in Orange County, N.C. in 1801 to Zachariah Lewis and Rachel Bracken Lewis. After Zachariah’s death, Rachel married Peter Mankins and the family would move to Floyd County, Kentucky in 1809. He married Matilda Preston December 23, 1819 in Floyd County, Kentucky. Lewis was the brother of Lydia Lewis Van Hoose the mother of James Hayden Van Hoose, Mayor of Fayetteville. Lewis moved to Arkansas in 1835. Lewis died February 15, 1891.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Fayetteville, Washington County (Ark.); Kentucky; North Carolina
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.028.025
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Bracken Lewis papers, SMC.028.025
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Bracken Lewis papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
