Bio of Lenhart, Lewis Y. (b.1852) Wabasha Co., MN
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Lenhart, Lewis Y., owner and commander of the ferryboat Pepin, now plying
between Lake City and various points on the Wisconsin shore. The captain
was born in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, in 1852, and is a son of
Herman and Hannah (Schrecongast) Lenhart, both natives of Pennsylvania,
and of pure German extraction, the family name originally being Leonhardt.
Herman Lenhart was by trade a millwright, and built the first flourmill in
Menomonee, Wisconsin, though he was principally engaged in school-teaching
in his native state. In 1857 he came west with his family, and settled
near the shore of the beautiful Lake Pepin, on the Wisconsin side, where
he died on his farm in 1880. He was an active and energetic man, whose
influence for good was felt by those with whom he was surrounded, though
he was unassuming and reticent. His widow still resides on the old estate.
The captain began life on the river in 1868 as a hand, but has worked his
way up to his present enviable position. Six years prior to his ownership
of the ferry, he run on the river with the Hon. Nathan Murry.
War of Rebellion (Civil War)