Bio: Veatch, Lewis - Harrison Co., Ky From: WRFC71A@prodigy.com (MRS BEULAH A FRANKS) Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 20:19:20, -0500 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 684. [Harrison County] [Cynthiana City and Precinct] LEWIS VEATCH, farmer, P. O. Cynthiana whose portrait appears in this work, was born in Harrison County, Nov. 23, 1804; his father, Thomas Veatch, was born in Pennsylvania, April 19, 1770; emigrated to Kentucky in about the year 1785, being among the first settlers of Sellers Run; he was a farmer; he died in Sept., 1842. His wife, Jane Huff, the mother of our subject, was of German descent, born in Virginia in 1765, and died in 1841; they had nine children. Lewis Veatch was born on the same farm that he now resides, has always been a hard working man; by his economy and industry, he succeeded in gaining a good property, and is now the owner of one of the best farms of Harrison County. Sept. 1, 1881, in Harrison County, he married Mary A. Lewis, native of Harrison County, and the daughter of Almon and Dicy (Dean) Lewis; she was born Feb. 6, 1840. Mr. Veatch is a strong Republican and a personal friend and acquaintance of Gen. U. S. Grant. Beulah Wiley Franks wrfc71a@prodigy.com