Biographical Sketch of Josiah Lewis, Dent County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Josiah Lewis, farmer of Franklin Township, Dent County, Mo., was born
in Maries County, Mo., in 1830, and is a son of John and Thankful 
(Short) Lewis, who were born in Tennessee and Kentucky, in 1780 and
1798, respectively.  The father was of English descent, a farmer by
occupation, and while yet single moved from his native state to Miss-
ouri, where he spent the remainder of his days, and later died.  Ten 
of their twelve children grew to maturity, Josiah being the sixth of
the family.  He made the paternal house his home until his father's
death, and in 1861 was married to Miss Mary Jane Bugg, who was born
in Kentucky in 1840, and died in 1864, having borne one child that
died in infancy.  In 1862 he enlisted in Company B, Cavalry Brigade,
Confederate States Army, serving until the close of the war, and being
a participant in the battle of Iron Mountain.  He has resided on his
present farm of 200 acres since the close of the war, and has about 50
acres under cultivation.  He is one of the worthy citizens of the
county, and, owing to his many admirable traits, has many warm person-
al friends.  He has always supported the principles of the Democratic
party, and is one of the pioneer citizens of Dent County.

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