Lewis and Regenhardt Lines in Southeast Missouri



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My paternal line - Lewis


  • Migrated from Virginia and were in the Moore County, North Carolina Census in 1800
  • In Buncombe County, North Carolina for the 1810 Census
  • In Cocke County, Tennessee for the 1820 Census
  • In Marion County, Tennessee for the 1830 and 1840 Census
  • In Iron County, Missouri for the 1850 Census and after



My maternal line - Regenhardt


  • Migrated to Cape Girardeau, Missouri from Ahlshausen, Germany in 1849

The photo above is of Edward Regenhardt 's quarry looking east. The dome of Academic Hall is visible above the structure on the left. My great-grandfather, Edward Regenhardt was the General Contractor for building Academic Hall., the main administration building on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. See Academic Hall under construction.
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My great-grandfather, Edward Regenhardt, foreground, in his quarry used to supply stone for the construction of Academic Hall.