Comments on: Captain Lewis and friends in high places

By: Betty Cotton

Betty Cotton — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:06:51 +0000

This is an old blog, so I hope it’s still active. I’m doing research on Enoch E. Lewis – he is in my direct ancestry line. I have an entire book on the Lewis line written by my great uncle. I would be interested in getting copies of the Xeroxes of the court martial notes. Someday I will get to the Nat’l Archives, but for now that would be a great help. If that’s possible, please send me an EM and I will be glad to reimburse you for the postage.

By: john

john — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:20:57 +0000

has anyone ever heard of Capt. A.C. Lewis? around the year 1885. i have all of his medals and awards. i once heard he was part of the crew on a Monitor class warship. thanks for the help

By: Lance Pryor

Lance Pryor — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:11:45 +0000

It has been a long time since I have looked at this site. Enoch Lewis, the civil war soldier, was the son of Joseph J. Lewis, a lawyer and newspaper man living in West Chester,PA. Joseph’s father was Enoch Lewis, a strong Quaker who lived, farmed, and taught school in New Garden, PA. His ancestors all were Quakers who were early arrivals to the Philadelphia area. Enoch, the teacher, and his son William were also surveyors. At one point Enoch was the chief surveyor for the City of Phildelphia. Both, however, did a lot of surveying for the very early railroads in that area. William went to California in 1849, and became the chief surveyor and engineer for the first railroad to go from San Francisco to Santa Clara. I do not know of a CT connection as the origin of this family. This Lewis family originally came from a small town in Wales in the late 1600′s.
Unfortunately, nothing to add about the Civil War Enoch Lewis at this time.

By: ann lewis

ann lewis — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:24:16 +0000

brian, here is a hint. the lewis family had connections also with west point.

By: ann lewis

ann lewis — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:22:10 +0000

now this is what i understand about the family.my line of lewis’ have carried on the name enoch,but i don’t remember exactly what it was,but it has something to with the crusades(that cresent moon on the family crest).my line of the family ended up in the hudson river valley.the family had mills at one time.my ggrandfather also even worked for the railroad,and as the family story goes his father might had a hand in trying to free some of the slaves using the railroad.but the thing that baffles me is how did the family go to penn.?i was always told the family came out of conn. maybe lance can help me on this. thanks annie annienloey@optonline.net

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:18:40 +0000

Hi Lance – I’ve forwarded your comment to Annie. Good hunting.

One of you: please tell me about the railroad connection when you figure it out …

By: Lance Pryor

Lance Pryor — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:21:13 +0000

This is a bit off the subject, but my wife and I have been researching the Enoch Lewis family for years. The civil war Enoch Lewis is the son of Joseph J. Lewis, who is the son of Enoch Lewis. We would be interested in knowing if “Annie Lewis” is related and if she would mind getting in touch with uis. Please note, our email has changed since the last time I left a message. Please feel free to provide it to Annie Lewis. Thanks.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:48:49 +0000

Nice to hear from you, Annie. I’ll post anything new when I get back to the Captain’s case. Someday!

By: ann lewis

ann lewis — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:09:29 +0000

thank you!!! you’ve given my children a great piece of family history.you’ve done this in a fair matter.i would love to read anything else you may have.also do you know why the railroad played such an important part of this family latter on? thank you once again,annie

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:01:26 +0000

Lance,

Thanks for these additional pieces to the puzzle – and more fuel on the fire! This is very fine material. I need to get back to Enoch’s case …