Biographical Sketch of James H. Lewis, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** James H. Lewis, insurance and real estate agent, was born in Charlotte- sville, Virginia, May 24, 1834. In 1836, his father moved to Boone- ville, Missouri, and purchased 1,000 acres of land, improving a fine farm. His father was cousin of the person named Lewis, who, with a Mr. Clark, first navigated the Missouri River and made valuable dis- coveries for the government. Young Lewis, at the age of twenty one went into business in Tipton, Missouri, at that time the terminus of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, where he remained until 1865, when he came to this city and was employed by Messrs. Nave & McCord for one year. He then established the insurance and real estate business, which has grown into one of the large and reliable agencies in the city. His reputation as an honest business man has secured to him many friends all over the county. He married Miss Lucy R. Hackett, in Louisa County, Virginia, September 9, 1859. They have four child- ren: William Hackett, Nettie May, Lucy Rayland and Emma Theresa. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================