LEWIS, John B.

LEWIS, THORNBURG

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 11/20/2007 at 22:27:41

John B. Lewis, son of John and Mary Lewis was born in Lincoln township, Mitchell Co., Iowa, Dec. 31, 1858. He was brought up on a farm and received his education in the common schools and at the seminary at Osage.

He was married in Floyd Co., Iowa, March 3, 1880, to Lettie, daughter of Edward and Lucinda Thornburg.

Mrs. Lewis was born in Franklin, Iowa They have one child, a son — Charles Mont. Mr. Lewis has a well improved farm of 320 acres in Burr Oak township, comprising the northeast quarter of section 34 and the southwest quarter of section 26, township 98, range 16.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 284.