See also
| Husband: | Birdseye Blakeman LEWIS (1888-1917) | |
| Wife: | Charlotte Pearsall THORNE (1890-1957) | |
| Children: | Oakleigh Thorne LEWIS (1909-1978) | |
| Birdseye Blakeman LEWIS (1910- ) | ||
| Status: | Separated | |
| Marriage | 27 Jun 1908 | Millbrook, Washington, Dutchess, New York, New York, USA |
| Name: | Birdseye Blakeman LEWIS | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | John Van Buren LEWIS (1848-1909) | |
| Mother: | Marianna BLAKEMAN (1852-1906) | |
| Birth | 23 Feb 1888 | New York, New York, USA |
| Death | 3 Nov 1917 (age 29) | France |
| Burial | 1917 | Thiaucourt-Regniéville, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. |
| Saint Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
| Name: | Charlotte Pearsall THORNE | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1890 | |
| Death | 1957 (age 66-67) | |
| Name: | Oakleigh Thorne LEWIS | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Alt. Name: | Oakleigh Lewis THORNE | |
| Birth | 1909 | Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, New York, USA |
| Death | 1978 (age 68-69) | Florida, USA |
| Name: | Birdseye Blakeman LEWIS | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1910 | |
BIRDSEYE LEWIS FALLS IN DITCH
Millionaire Aviator Breaks Machine
SAN DIEGO APRIL 1 1916. Birdseye B.Lewis, wealthy New York aviator, poloist, and all-round sportsman, who left here Thursday in an aeroplane, with the announced intention of flying to New York City, got 125 miles on his way before misfortune overtook him. Word received here last night from Lewis, said that he, in attempting to cross Cajon Pass in the San Bernardino Mountains, lost his way, and in volplaning to the earth, landed in an irrigation ditch at Beaumont,30 miles north of San Bernardino. He was uninjured, but his machine was badly damaged.
According to the word received her, Lewis has telegraphed to Dayton, Ohio, for new parts and that when his aeroplane is repaired he intends to resume his cross-country flight.
Cause of death: suicide. He deliberately crashed his plane . "MAJOR BIRDSEYE LEWIS DIED BY HIS OWN HAND. HE WAS ON PERSHING'S STAFF. Washington November 7th, 1917 -- Major Birdseye B. Lewis, detailed to the aviation section of the Signal Corps, and attached to General Pershing's staff, whose death was previously reported to relatives in private cables, committed suicide last Saturday. The War Department was so advised today in a message giving no details. Major Lewis, who was 29 years old, and a resident of Millbrook, N.Y., entered the army after the war began. He is survived by his widow, a daughter of Oakleigh Thorpe, New York capitalist." The Atlanta Constitution 8th November 1917, (Atlanta, GA). His married life was troubled. In his last will he made no provision for his wife ("as she is about to sue me for divorce") but with some provision for his children, and $1000 for his sister Anna Vesey, he had otherwise left his estate of £205,000 to Franc Pinkerton, the wife of the Detective Agency's head, Allen Pinkerton. There was silence concerning Birdseye's relationship with Franc. His wife did indeed divorce him.