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Eligh Lewis 1916 - 2002

Eligh Lewis Sr of Trenton, Mercer County, NJ was born on January 16, 1916, and died at age 86 years old on September 14, 2002. Eligh Lewis was buried at Bg William C Doyle Vet's Mem Cem Section N Site 17435 350 Provinceline Road, in Wrightstown.
Eligh Lewis Sr
Trenton, Mercer County, NJ 08609
January 16, 1916
September 14, 2002
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  • 01/16
    1916

    Birthday

    January 16, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Mercer County, New Jersey United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 32159807 Enlisted: July 17, 1941 in Trenton New Jersey Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Occupations In Fabrication Of Metal Products, N.e.c.
  • 09/14
    2002

    Death

    September 14, 2002
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Bg William C Doyle Vet's Mem Cem Section N Site 17435 350 Provinceline Road, in Wrightstown, Nj 08562
    Burial location
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In 1916, in the year that Eligh Lewis was born, the Battle of Verdun was fought from February through December. It was the largest and longest battle of World War I, lasting 303 days. The original estimates were 714,231 casualties - 377,231 French and 337,000 German, an average of 70,000 casualties a month. Current estimates are even larger. The Battle of the Somme was also fought from July through September of the same year. Original estimates were 485,000 British and French casualties and 630,000 German casualties.
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In 1923, at the age of just 7 years old, Eligh was alive when Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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