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About Wesley Lewis

Speculation on some of the names in the following 1850 census:
Betsey - born the same year as eldest daughter Rachel, she apparently is Thomas' 2nd wife, Elizabeth McConnell Lewis.
Zimri/Irwin - Looking at the census image, I interpret this as Zimri because I've seen the name in various places, listed as a child of Thomas and Prudence. Whoever transcribed the image for familysearch.com interpreted it as Irwin. I'm going with Zimri but there is little to document either interpretation.
Laury & David Lewis - Their ages show they were born about 1846 and '49, respectively, both after the death of Thomas' 1st wife Prudence in 1841. They likely are children of Thomas and his 2nd wife, or possibly grandchildren.

1850 census:
Name, Sex, Age, Birthplace:
Thomas Lewis M 50 Unknown; farmer
Betsey E Lewis F 27 Ohio
William Lewis M 24 Ohio; farmer
Isaac Lewis M 22 Ohio; farmer
Hannah Lewis F 21 Ohio
Wesley Lewis M 19 Indiana; farmer
Irwin Lewis M 17 Indiana; farmer
Preston S Lewis M 15 Indiana; farmer
Centhy A Lewis F 13 Indiana
Esther Lewis F 11 Indiana
Laury Lewis F 4 Indiana
David L Lewis M 1 Indiana
Event Place Benton county, part of, Benton, Indiana, United States
Household ID 148
Line Number 5
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number M432
Affiliate Film Number 136
GS Film Number 7749
Digital Folder Number 004193368
Image Number 00356
Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVF-GHB : 12 April 2016), Esther Lewis in household of Thomas Lewis, Benton county, part of, Benton, Indiana, United States; citing family 148, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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Wesley Lewis's Timeline

1830
November 27, 1830
Warren, Indiana, United States
1853
December 22, 1853
Iowa, United States
1857
1857
1861
1861
CA, United States
1863
1863
California, United States
1916
1916
Age 85
Fountain, Indiana, United States