Lewis Barns Sessions

1879

Lewis Barnes Sessions was born on 19 Dec 1879 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA a child of Thomas Crayton Sessions and Margaret Elizabeth Cook Sessions.

1880

Lewis B. Sessions was counted in the census on 01 Jun 1880 in Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 1-year-old, male, single, white, son. Also in the home was his father, Thomas C. Session; his mother, Maggie E Session; his sister, Lillie M. Sessions; and his aunt, Sudie S. Cook.

1900

Lewis B Sessions was counted in the census on 02 Jun 1900 in Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 22-year-old, male, married, white, head of household. Also in the home was his wife, Mamie J Sessions.

1910

Lewis B Session was counted in the census on 04 May 1910 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA, as a 31-year-old, male, married, white, head of household. Also in the home was his wife, Mamie Session; and Heyward Session.

1917

On September 12, 1918, Lewis Barns Sessions completed his United States World War I Draft Registration Card in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. He listed his current address as Blaney, Kershaw, South Carolina, his date of birth as December 19, 1979, age 39, white, native born citizen. His occupation was given as market and saw milling in Blaney, S. C. He listed his wife, Mamie Jessie Sessions, as his nearest relative. He was described as medium height, medium built, brown eyes, black hair.

“United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YT5-97WJ?cc=1968530&wc=9F4H-ZNP%3A928310301%2C928574101 : 24 August 2019), South Carolina > Kershaw County; J-Z > image 1941 of 3006; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

1920

Lewis B Sessions was counted in the census on 06 Jan 1920 in Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 41-year-old, male, married, white, head of household. Also in the home was his wife, Mamie Session; and Heyward Session.

1930

Lewis B Session was counted in the census on 02 Apr 1930 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA, as a 52-year-old, male, married, white, head of household. Also in the home was his wife, Mamie Session; and Heyward Session.

1934

He died on 08 Mar 1934 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA at 40 Doyle Street. He was buried on 09 Mar 1934 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery. His cause of death was apoplexy.

Lewis B. Sessions

Special to The State.

Orangeburg, March 8. – Lewis B. Sessions, 55, died at his home here this morning after an illness of some months.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon from Harmony Baptist church, near Blaney.

The Rev. Mr. Willis will be in charge of the service.

Mr. Sessions, a veteran of the Spanish-American war, had been a resident of this city for some years, having come here from Blaney. he is survived by his widow and one son, Heyward Sessions of this city. He also leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sessions (Maggie Elizabeth Cook Sessions) of Blaney, and two brothers and three sisters, Mrs. Fulton Hilton of Orangeburg, Mrs. D. B. Johnson of Garfield, Ga., Mrs. Lillie Arrants of Blaney, T. D. Sessions and J. D. Sessions, both of Blaney.

March 9, 1934  State (published as The State)  Columbia, South Carolina
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“South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DT5S-3D3?cc=1417492&wc=M6Y6-QM9%3A30805601 : 12 March 2022), 004177725 > image 293 of 1746; Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia.
Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
Photo added by Yvonne Miller Vaughn

1975

On February 11, 1975, Louis Sessions was mentioned as the deceased father on the death record of James Haywood Sessions.

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