Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
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HENRY D. LEWIS

Henry D. LEWIS, a resident of Morgan Township, came to Harrison County in 1881. He was born in Otsego County, N. Y., May 15, 1862, and is a son of Henry D. and Frances (KIDDER) LEWIS, natives of England, now both deceased. The father's name was Henry W., and the mother's parents' names were John and Mary PAYNE, of Charing, England. Our subject was the only child born to his parents. His father was a farmer and mill owner.

Henry D.'s early life was passed in Morris, Otsego County, N. Y., where he received an academic education. After his father's death in 1873 he commenced working for himself on the farm, and also learned the carpenter's trade. Upon coming to Harrison County, he went to work on a farm for his uncle, M. H. P. KIDDER, and late worked a short time for the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Company. He also worked six months for Mr. MICKEL. In 1866, he purchased a farm he now owns, consisting of two hundred and sixty acres, on section 27, of Morgan Township. On this place in 1888, he erected a fine farm house at an expense of $1,500. He now has one of the most desirable homes in Harrison County. His farm is all fenced with one hundred and ten acres under cultivation. He attends to general farming and stock raising.

Mr. LEWIS was united in marriage, November 13, 1884, to Miss Clara L. PUGSLEY, the daughter of J. O. and Lydia (NOYES) PUGSLEY, whose biography appears elsewhere in this work.

Mr. and Mrs. LEWIS are the parents of three children, born as follows--George D., April 17, 1886; Mariam Lee, February 23, 1888; and Frances L., October 10, 1890.

Politically, Mr. LEWIS is identified with the Republican party. He has been Town Clerk of Mondamin for six years. He is a member of the Sons of Veterans Camp at Mondamin. He is well known throughout his township, being a whole-souled, genial man. He is always foremost in every public enterprise, and everything seems to be a success with which he is associated. In addition to his farm labors as superintendent of one of the finest farms on the Missouri River bottoms, he also assists Messrs. GAMET & OGDEN, in their store at Mondamin.

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