Felix fought in the Civil War on the side of The Confederacy. My grandmother used to tell us tales that she had heard of how Felix had brought a trunk of Confederate Money with him to Collin County. So I thought it would be good to note some pictures and information about Confederate Money. I am in the process of taking more pictures of Confederate Currency and will include that when I get them. For now what I have is a copy of the Rare Confederate Half Dollar. In fact I have a Restrick of this actual coin pictured below.
In
1861 all U.S. mints in the States which comprised the Confederate States
of America were confiscated by the Confederacy.
At the New Orleans Mint 87% of all U.S. 1861-) half dollars were minted by the Confederacy.
The director of the New Orleans Mint under the Confederacy caused a design to be created and then engraved into a die for a Confederate Half Dollar. Only four pieces were ever struck (these on a hand press) and they bore the same obverse (or front) as the 1861-O U.S. half dollar.
This is the ONLY Confederate coin bearing an image designed by the Confederate Officials and produced within the Confederate States.
The two Arkansas Tresury Warrant Notes above are examples of those issued by the State of Arkansas during the Civil War. These were Printed from the original Engraving Places Currently in the Collection of the Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock. They are a good example of the type of currency that was seen during this time period. Of course other States also printed there own currency and perhaps we shall see some of it displayed here in the days to come.
Felix Grundy Lewis born Oct. 8, 1836 Cocke Co. TN.
died May 13, 1909 Collin County TX. Buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery
Married 1858 to:
Mary Lavina Bryant born Dec. 7, 1841 Cocke Co. TN.
died Dec. 2, 1919 Collin Co. TX. Buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery
Children:
1. Andrew
Jackson Lewis born Feb. 10, 1859 Newport Cocke Co. TN.
died Jan. 14, 1927 Prairie Grove Washington Co. AR. buried in Farmington AR. On his brother Martin Grundy's Lot at the Main Cemetery (not the smaller and older one).
Married Nov. 30, 1884 in Collin Co. McKinney TX.
Elizabeth Ann Crocker born Sept. 26, 1862 in Ill.?? died in Cumberland Marshall Okla Feb. 14, 1901 and is buried there in Cumberland Marshall Co. Okla.
Andrew later married Ida Francis Standley Maloney in 1902.
2. William Lewis born 1862 Cocke Co. TN. and according to story by Pearl Mae Lewis he was living somewhere in New York in 1917 or 1918.
Married Oct. 16, 1890 Collin Co. TX.
Mattie Cox
3. Texas (Texie) Lewis born 1864 in Cocke Co. TN.
died Marshall Co. Okla.??
Married Mar. 10, 1887 Collin Co. TX.
J.M. Coleman
Original Marriage License... Frontside... Backside
4. Annie Lewis born April 17, 1866 Cocke Co. TN.
died June 19, 1904 Collin Co. TX. buried Walnut Grove Cemetery
Married Dec. 24, 1883 Collin Co. TX.
J.G. Kissinger
5. Edwin Lewis born May 29, 1868 Collin Co. McKinney TX.
died Mar. 22, 1955 Collin Co. TX. buried Walnut Grove Cemetery
Married April 12, 1892 Collin Co. TX.
Sarah Almira Coleman
6. Elizabeth Lewis born Dec. 5, 1870 Collin Co. McKinney TX.
died Sept. 21, 1961 buried in AR.??
Married Aug. 3, 1889 Collin Co. TX.
Lee Van Smith born Aug. 3, 1889 Collin County Texas
7. Martin Grundy Lewis born Feb. 25, 1873 Collin Co. McKinney TX.
died June 2, 1960 Fayetteville AR. buried in Large Cemetery Farmington AR.
Married July 22, 1908 Tulsa Co. Broken Arrow OK.
Ora Brooks
8. Mary Louella Lewis born 1875 Collin Co. McKinney TX.
Married Nov. 22, 1892 (Jeremiah or Jeramiah) Martin Minister of the Gospel
died 1952 buried Collin Co. TX. Walnut Grove Cemetery
1st Husband was John E. Cline Aug. 27, 1870
2nd. G.W. Rutherford both buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery
9. James Felix Lewis born 1878 Collin Co. McKinney TX.
died 1919 Collin Co. McKinney TX. buried Walnut Grove Cemetery
10. Charles Anderson Lewis born Sept. 25, 1881 Collin Co. TX.
died 1943 Collin Co. TX. buried Elm Grove Cemetery Collin Co. TX.
Married :
Laum Matthews
One child named Ester Lewis
11. Lawrence Lewis born 1884 Collin Co. TX.
died May 2, 1958 Collin Co. TX. buried Walnut Grove Cemetery
Married:
Mattie Wells born Nov. 29, 1889 died Sept. 9, 1946 buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery
12. Bennie (Ben) Lewis born Jan. 2, 1886 Collin Co. TX.
died 1946 Collin Co. TX. buried Walnut Grove Cemetery
Married:
Opal Brown
