Wilson Family Genealogy
Generation 4:
Lewis A Mead Jr
Lewis A Mead Jr-4 (Ruth Wilson-3, Alexander Wilson Jr-2, Alexander Wilson and Jane Armour-1) was apparently born on 19 Feb 1843 (19 Feb 1844 on his gravestone) in USA, NY, Niagara County. He died at the age of 6 years on 9 Mar 1849, and was buried in Somerset Cemetery, USA, NY, Niagara, Somerset.
Ruth (Wilson) Mead's gravestone shows her date of death as 26 Mar 1843, while Lewis Jr's gravestone shows his date of birth as 19 Feb 1844. In addition, the gravestone of Leander J Mead, who is known to be the son of Lewis A Mead and his second wife, Cynthia Kenyon, shows his date of birth as 19 May 1844. If Lewis Jr's date of birth and Ruth's date of death are both correct, Ruth could not have been Lewis Jr's mother. In that event, Cynthia would most likely have been his mother. However, this would mean that Cynthia gave birth in both Feb (Lewis Jr) and May (Leander) 1844, which is quite unlikely. If Lewis Jr's date of birth is correct, it appears most probable that Ruth would have been his mother, but that her date of death was actually 26 Mar 1844. This appears to be an unlikely (although not impossible) scenario, because in order to have given birth to Leander in May 1844, Cynthia would have to have gotten pregnant while Ruth was still living. However, if Ruth's date of death is correct, then it is most likely the case that Lewis Jr was her son, but that he was actually born on 19 Feb 1843. Of all the possible scenarios, the most likely appears to be that Lewis Jr's date of birth is incorrect on his gravestone, and was actually 19 Feb 1843. (If the incorrect date is actually on Leander's gravestone, then this analysis is completely wrong.)