Westmoreland County PA Archives Biographies.....Lewis, Wilson September 28, 1831

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WILSON LEWIS, an intelligent and enterprising business man and proprietor of the
Lewis Hotel of New Alexandria borough, was born in Sewickley township,
Westmoreland county, Pa., September 28, 1831, and is a son of Abram and
Willianna (Cowan) Lewis. The Lewises are of Welsh origin and the Cowans are of
Irish descent.

   Lewis (grandfather) was a native of Bucks county, Pa., from which he migrated
some time in the first decade of the present century to Westmoreland county. His
son, Abram Lewis (father) was born December 21, 1797 and died June 18, 1831. He
was a carpenter by trade, a republican in politics and resided for many years in
Sewickley township. He married Willianna Cowan who was born in Franklin county,
this State, April 11, 1791, and died October 21, 1883, aged ninety-two years,
six months and ten days. They had eight children: Harriet Ann, Mary, Margaret,
Harrison, Lucinda, Wilson, Isabella, wife of H. C. Griffith of Greensburg and
John. Of these children, Harriet A. Wilson and Isabella are living. Mrs.
Willianna Lewis was a daughter of Capt. William Cowan, who came from Franklin
county to West Newton where he lived for many years and where he died September
24, 1838, aged eighty-eight years, nine months and six days.

   Wilson Lewis was reared and educated at Elizabeth, Allegheny county, Pa. He
learned the trade of carpenter, but soon thereafter engaged with a mercantile
firm in Elizabeth, Allegheny county, and remained with them for seven years. In
1852 he came to Derry township where he followed farming for ten years. In 1862
he removed to New Alexandria and worked at his trade until 1868 when he
purchased a large and commodious hotel which he has conducted successfully ever
since, He has made a very popular landlord as evinced by the extensive patronage
which he has received.

    On January 14, 1862, he married Mary A. Kull, a daughter of Adam Kull of New
Alexandria. They had three children: Willianna, wife of John Love of Latrobe;
James, who is in the employ of a mercantile firm of Wilkensburg, Pa.; and
Wilson. Mrs. Mary A. Lewis died March 14, 1876, and Mr. Lewis married for his
second wife, on August 21, 1879, Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, daughter of William S.
Campbell of Philadelphia.

    Wilson Lewis was originally a whig and upon the dissolution of that party
became a republican. He has held all of the offices of his borough, his first
vote was cast for Gen. Winfield Scott for president in 1852 and has voted since
then for every republican candidate for the presidency of the United States.



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Extracted from
Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Compiled and Published by John M. Gresham & Co.
Samuel T. Wiley, Chief Assistant
1890


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