LEWIS, Alfred R., Orleans then Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be Reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any Other organization or persons. Persons or organizations Desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent Of the contributor, or the legal representative of the Submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with Proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for Personal use only. Lewis, Alfred Randolph, of Amite, Tangipahoa parish, was born July 14, 1847, at New Orleans son of John Lawson and Henriette (Bahm) Lewis. The father was born March 25, 1800, at Lexington, Ky., and came to Louisiana at the age of 3 with his father, Joshua Lewis, who was the first justice of the supreme court of the state of Louisiana, and was buried in St. Vincent de Paul cemetery. His wife, Henriette Bahm Lewis, died June 18, 1868, in her 48th year. T. J. Lewis, brother of Alfred Randolph Lewis, was lieutenant-colonel in the 13th volunteer cavalry, and their father commanded the Louisiana state troops in New Orleans until the occupation of that city by the Union army. The subject of this sketch enlisted for service in the war of 1861-65 in Co. F, Edwards' battalion Louisiana state reserves, commanded by Capt. Bradley, which formed part of the Home Guard. He was paroled at Baton Rouge by Gen. Schofield, in May, 1865. Mr. Lewis was educated in private schools and by a private tutor from Dublin university. He has resided in Amite since April, 1884. A stanch supporter of the democratic party, he has been elevated by his fellow-citizens to several public offices, among which were: Deputy sheriff, police juror, 2 terms; assessor, 16 years; clerk and recorder, 4 terms. He is an enthusiastic Mason, and as such holds membership in the Blue Lodge, in Royal Arch Chapter No. 43, and in Kenneth Commandery No. 9, Knights Templar, and is affiliated with the Episcopal church. Mr. Lewis married, Oct. 2, 1884, Miss Ella M. Bahm, daughter of Pierre H. and Brunette (Bailey) Bahm, of Louisiana. They have 13 children, whose order of birth is as follows: Fitz J., at Panama canal; Alfred Lawson, a student at Tulane university, New Orleans; Mays Livingstone, student in the preparatory school, Annapolis, Md.; Alfred R., Thomas L., John Hampden, Henry F., studying in the home schools; Edith, Grace, Alaska, Brunette, residing in St. Joseph, La.; Marguerite and Mary. Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, volume 3, p. 728. Edited by Alc e Fortier, Lit. D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.