Lewis came to America in July 1857. He was a veteran of the Civil War and on his return from the South, began farming in Goodhue County. Here he prospered and took an active part in Sunday School work in the county. One of his hobbies was the keeping of a diary noting facts about the weather, grain prices, costs of land, machinery, and supplies plus data regarding family and special occasions. In 1920, a Red Wing paper published excerpts from this diary covering many historical facts of interest. Three slightly different versions of this publication all refer to his death as July 12, 1930 (not July 30th as recorded in family records) at the home of his daughter in St. Paul where he had moved after the death of Martha three years before.
Lewis came to America in July 1857. He was a veteran of the Civil War and on his return from the South, began farming in Goodhue County. Here he prospered and took an active part in Sunday School work in the county. One of his hobbies was the keeping of a diary noting facts about the weather, grain prices, costs of land, machinery, and supplies plus data regarding family and special occasions. In 1920, a Red Wing paper published excerpts from this diary covering many historical facts of interest. Three slightly different versions of this publication all refer to his death as July 12, 1930 (not July 30th as recorded in family records) at the home of his daughter in St. Paul where he had moved after the death of Martha three years before.
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