J.B. Lewis

LEWIS, SHENK, BAKER

Posted By: Clay County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 11/21/2010 at 14:07:21

Lewis, J. B., proprietor of the Gregory House, was born in Calhoun county, Michigan, in the month of September, 1837. When quite young his parents moved to Cold Water, Michigan where they remained eleven years and then went to Lima, Le Grange county, Indiana, where he engaged in farming. From there he moved to Rochester, and afterwards changed his residence to Austin, Minnesota. In 1877 he came to Clay county, and settled on the west half of the southwest quarter of sec. 4, Spencer township, and for five years pursued the occupation of a farmer. In 1882 he came to town and subsequently engaged in the hotel business. He was married in October 1857, to Miss Charlotte Shenk. They have four children, Millie, now Mrs. Gay Baker, Fred, Ray and Roy.

Source: A History of Clay County, by W. C. Gilbreath, 1889.