Lewis Monroe OVERFIELD
1834 - 1863 (28 years)-
Name Lewis Monroe OVERFIELD Born 28 Sep 1834 Harrison Co, (W)VA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1850 Doddridge Co, (W)VA Residence 1857 Doddridge Co, (W)VA [1] Census 1860 Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military From 26 Dec 1861 to 18 Feb 1863 Pvt, Co M, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War - Enlisted as a Private in Co M, 6th W.Va. Inf, on Oct 20 1861 in West Union. Mustered in at West Union on Dec 26 1861. According to company muster rolls, in Jan/Feb 1862 and April to Aug 1862, he was a guard at No. 5 tunnel and bridges of the Northwest Virginia Railroad. His duty remained in the same area until January 1863. He died of typhoid fever/pneumonia at his home in Smithton (Smithburg) on Feb 18 1863.
Died 18 Feb 1863 Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Cause: typhoid fever Buried Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV [3] Person ID I44723 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 29 May 2016
Father Martin OVERFIELD, b. CA 1805, Loudoun Co, VA , d. 17 Sep 1883, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV (Age ~ 78 years) Mother Julia Ann "Judy" NUTTER, b. CA 1805, d. Feb 1880, Ritchie Co, WV (Age ~ 75 years) Married 8 Jul 1826 Harrison Co, (W)VA Family ID F3097 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rebecca Ann COX, b. 1837, Virginia (now West Virginia) , d. 1917 (Age 80 years) Married 17 Mar 1857 Gilmer Co, (W)VA [4] Children 1. Rebecca Jane OVERFIELD, b. 13 Oct 1859, Gilmer Co, (W)VA 2. James Monroe OVERFIELD, b. 26 Oct 1860, Virginia (now West Virginia) , d. 5 Sep 1945, Juniata, Adams Co, Neb. (Age 84 years)Family ID F18101 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Died - Cause: typhoid fever - 18 Feb 1863 - Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 
Buried - - Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV.
- [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.
- [S934] Findagrave.com.
- [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 5.
Identified as Lewis Moverfield (sic), 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Rebecca Ann Cox, 20, b. Jackson Co, res. Gilmer Co. Married Mar 17 1857.
- [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV.
