Weld County, History of Colorado, BIOS: LEWIS, Glen T. (published 1918)
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"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918)  Vol. II


p. 386-397



GLEN T. LEWIS.

 Glen T. Lewis is numbered among Colorado's native sons who have 
contributed in substantial measure to its development and upbuilding. 
He makes his home two miles east and a half mile south of La Salle, on 
section 4, township 4, range 65, Weld county. It was in La Salle, on 
the 24th of January, 1891, that he first opened his eyes to the light 
of day, his parents being David M. and Helen V. (Varney) Lewis, the 
former a native of Iowa and the latter of Ohio. The father was a farmer 
by occupation. He was employed at farm labor in Iowa and when about 
twenty years of age came to Colorado, settling in Weld county, where he 
continued to work as a farm hand and in other ways for several years. 
At length he took up a homestead claim near Fort Morgan, which he held 
for two years and then gave it up. He afterward returned to Weld county 
and bought land a mile and a half north and a mile and a half west of 
where his son, Glen T., now resides. He improved this property and 
continued its cultivation for five years. He then sold and bought the 
home place a mile east of La Salle and continued its further 
cultivation and development throughout his remaining days. He was very 
successful in all of his undertakings, becoming one of the well-to-do 
farmers of the community. He died September 7, 1913, at the age of 
fifty-two years, and is still survived by his widow, who yet occupies 
the old home farm.

	Glen T. Lewis was reared and educated in Weld county and remained 
with his parents until after the other children had reached adult age. 
He then purchased his present farm two miles east and a halt mile south 
of La Salle, securing a tract or eighty acres, to which in the spring 
of 1917 he added another tract of eighty acres. He has greatly improved 
his place in the intervening period and has brought his land under a 
high state of cultivation, so that he annually gathers rich crops. He 
makes a business of feeding cattle and sheep and he is a stockholder in 
the Silver Plume Consolidated Mining Company of Denver.

	On the 22d of December, 1914, Mr. Lewis was married to Miss Xola 
O. Lewis and they have one child, Glenxola F., who was born November 
17, 1915. Fraternally Mr. Lewis is connected with the Benevolent 
Protective Order of Elks and politically he is a democrat. His 
religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Presbyterian 
church, to the teachings of which he gives unfaltering loyalty. His has 
been an active and well spent life and the many sterling traits of his 
character have established him in the high regard of his fellow 
townsmen.