Izard Co., AR - Biographies - Dr. Samuel M. Lewis

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Dr. Samuel M. Lewis, farmer and physician of Izard County., Ark., was born in
Bledsoe County, Tenn., December 14, 1832, his parents, Reason and Patience
(Peters) Lewis, being also natives of that State, the former's birth occurring
in Bedford County, in 1809. Their union took place in Bledsoe County, and to
them were born four sons and five daughters, seven of their family being now
alive, and all residents of the State of Tennessee except our subject. The
father yet lives in Tennessee, and owns 600 acres of as good land as there is in
the State. He is a member of the Baptist Church, as was his wife, who died in
1875. Dr. Samuel M. Lewis, after acquiring a good common school education,
entered the Hamilton College with the intention of studying medicine, having
chosen that profession as his calling through life. After his marriage, which
was celebrated on the 19th of September, 1858, to Miss Margaret Turk, he
remained in his native State until 1867, at which time he settled in Maxfield,
Sharp County, Ark., but for a long time has been a resident of Izard County. He
has been very successful in his practice, and has always commanded a large and
paying patronage, and occupies an enviable place among the medical [p.958]
brotherhood of Izard County. In addition to this work he has been engaged in
farming, and is now the owner of about 640 acres of land, with about 330 acres
under cultivation, of which 150 are in Sharp County. He has shown his approval
of secret organizations by becoming a member of the Masonic fraternity, and in
this order has held the highest office. He and wife are classed among the worthy
citizens of the county, and are consistent members of the Methodist Church.
Their children are as follows: Charles W., Henry R., James J., George T., Joseph
R., William D., John R., Aque M. and Lora A. Mrs. Lewis is a daughter of George
and Malinda Turk, both natives of Tennessee.