Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . Mc-Donough County, where he purchased eightyacres of land, which he cultivated until that year he moved to Good Hoi)e. McDon-ough County, buying seventy acres of land ofH. Allison, in Section 30, Walnut Grove Town-ship, on the edge of the village, and there car-ried on farming. Of late years he has beenengaged in buying and shipping stock, and histransactions have extended over the entirecounty. At present, he devotes his attentionsolely to the business of stock shipping. Dur-ing the Civil War Mr. Lewis was a memberof the Forty-fifth Regiment O
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . Mc-Donough County, where he purchased eightyacres of land, which he cultivated until that year he moved to Good Hoi)e. McDon-ough County, buying seventy acres of land ofH. Allison, in Section 30, Walnut Grove Town-ship, on the edge of the village, and there car-ried on farming. Of late years he has beenengaged in buying and shipping stock, and histransactions have extended over the entirecounty. At present, he devotes his attentionsolely to the business of stock shipping. Dur-ing the Civil War Mr. Lewis was a memberof the Forty-fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer In-fantry in which he served three years. In 1867 the subject of this sketch was unitedin marriage with Rebecca Hamilton, a nativeof Ohio, who died in 1871. In 1876 he was againmarried, wedding for his second wife ClaraSpangler, of Macomb Township, McDonoughCounty, who departed this life in 1892. Tothe first union, one child was born, who diedin infancy. Four children resulted from thesecond marriage, as follows: Lulu (Mrs;. HISTORY OF Mcdonough county. 939 Push); Becky: Allie May, wlio died in 1884;and Beatrice, who died in 190,5. Mr. Lewis served acceptably as Township As-sessor for one term and, for a like i)eriod. dis-charged the duties of Road Commissioner ofWalnut Grove Township. He is regarded as acapable business man. and bears the reputationof a well-informed and public-spirited citizen. LEWIS, William T.—Among the energeticand successful farmers in Emmet Township,McDonough Countv, 111., is the gentlemanwhose name appears at the beginning of thissketch. He is a native of Washington County, where he was born February 3, 1853. Hisfather, Samuel Lewis, was a Virginian, and hismother. Catherine (Webster) Lewis, was bornin Washington County, Ky. His Lewis, was a native of Virginia. William T. Lewis is the eldest of the sixchildren which composed his parents father died when William T. was ten yearsof age. and he came txj McDo
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