"History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Co.'s, Indiana" Goodspeed 
Bros. and Co., 1884 


WILLIAM W. LEWIS, a native of the county in which he yet resides and a 
descendant of a pioneer family of Lawrence County, Indiana was born 
December 21, 1827, and is the third son and only survivor in a family of 
twelve children born to D. S. and A. A. (Oaks) Lewis. D. S. Lewis 
immigrated to Indiana Territory in 1814, first settling in Orange County, 
afterwards removing to Lawrence County. He represented the former county 
one term in the State Legislature and Lawrence County two terms, also 
serving about eight years as Commissioner in the latter. He was born 
January 29, 1798. Early espousing the cause of Christianity he united with 
the Christian Church, aided in the establishment of that organization in 
Southern Indiana, and for over fifty years was a minister of that 
denomination. W. W. Lewis, our subject, lived with his parents until his 
marriage October 8, 1849, with Rebecca, daughter of William and Polly 
(Thornton) Chastain, by whom he is the father of this family: Mary A., 
Martha J., Elizabeth, David S., William W., Charles M., Amanda E., A. S., 
John H., L. E., Lucretia, Isaac N. and an infant, deceased. The parents are 
members of the Christian Church. Mr. Lewis owns a good farm of 480 acres 
(Bono Township) and is a Democrat. In September, 1861, he enlisted in 
Company A, Thirty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served faithfully 
until the expiration of his term of service, when he was honorably 
discharged September 17, 1864. 


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