Lewis, William bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 443, Astoria Township
William Lewis, farmer, sec. 35; P. O., Astoria. Mr. L. is a native of Kentucky and a son of Wilson and Mahala (Turner) Lewis. His father is a prominent farmer of this county. William was born in 1844 and was the third child of a family of 7. He was 9 years of age when his family settled here, and this he has since made his home. 1870 he was wedded to Rebecca Sayers. George and Harvey were born to them. In 1877 Mrs. L. died and her remains were consigned to earth in Astoria cemetery. In 1878 Mr. L. united his fortunes with those of Mary C. Turner.
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