Lewis, John

LEWIS, HUTCHINSON

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Date: 1/17/2013 at 08:59:56

The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Hist. Co., 1880.

LEWIS, JOHN—Grinnell Twp—pg 909. Physician and surgeon, Grinnell. Was born in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, April 8, 1817, and received his education at the Jefferson College, Cannonsburg, same State, from which institution he graduated in 1842. In 1846 he commenced the practice of medicine, in Fayette county, Indiana, with Dr. George Watt, with whom he remained until 1848, then locating in Ogden, Henry county, Indiana; there continued his practice until October, 1869, when he came to this county, and located at Grinnell. Dr. Lewis has an honorary diploma from Indiana Medical College, situated at Indianapolis having graduated therefrom in 1878. He was married in Indiana, October 16, 1856, to Miss M.A. Hutchinson. By this union they have two children: James R. (born August 23, 1858) and George W. (born September 19, 1863), both of whom are students of the Iowa College, and will enter the senior class in 1881.