. History of Wright County, Iowa, its peoples, industries and institutions . d in the betterment of living conditions. In jjolitics, John 1). Den-nison was a Re])ublican, one who as a good citizen aligned himself with theparty wdiicli he thought would serve best and one wlio did his ])art in bring-ing about those things most desired. Airs. Dennison is a member of theCongregational church. I. .\mong the well-kn(jwn and successful farmers of Wright county, c)newho has taken an important ])art in the affairs of the township, both inpublic office and as a ])ri\ate Iitizen. is Osman
. History of Wright County, Iowa, its peoples, industries and institutions . d in the betterment of living conditions. In jjolitics, John 1). Den-nison was a Re])ublican, one who as a good citizen aligned himself with theparty wdiicli he thought would serve best and one wlio did his ])art in bring-ing about those things most desired. Airs. Dennison is a member of theCongregational church. I. .\mong the well-kn(jwn and successful farmers of Wright county, c)newho has taken an important ])art in the affairs of the township, both inpublic office and as a ])ri\ate Iitizen. is Osman J. Lewis, the subject of thissketch. One who from a 1)usy life has found time to de\ote to the interestsof others and one who has demonstrated himself to be a man of no ordinaryai)ility in the of those things to which he has been entrusted,he is entitled to a jilace among the records of leading citizens of this county. Osman J. Lewis was born in Strjrv county, Iowa, June 23, 1861;, theson of Jonas and Caroline ( Sheldale ) Lewis, the father a native of Xorwav. .MK. AMI MKS. (ISMA WKlCIir COfNTY, IOWA. 44 ami the UKjthcr a native ul Illinois, Jonas Lewis reeeisetl his early educa-tion in Xoiway, was trained as a farmer, and when twent) \ears oi ai;ecame to America, .\fter lainlinj^ in Xew \urk. he went tn the .--tate ofOhio, and worked as a day lahorer man, .na, Carrie,.^ie. Oscar, John and David. Of these children, Osmau Lewis, thesuhject of this sketch, is the only one liviiii^ in Wri-lil county. ( )snian Lewis receixed his early education in the country schools ofStory county, where he attended classes until eij.,ditceii years (jf at^e and th
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