HARRIS, LEWIS, farmer, Sec. 35; P. 0. Cincinnati; born in Butler Co., Ohio, in 1814. When about 18 months of age, his father, Joshua H., moved to Franklin Co., Ind.; one of the earliest settlers of the State; cleared and improved a farm, until 1850, when he moved to Vermilion Co., Ill., where he died at the age of 70; his mother died in 1847, at the age of 72. In 1835, Mr. Harris married Miss Polly Cults, daughter of Robert and Jane Cults, then residents of Franklin Co., Ind., since of Hamilton Co., Ind.; her mother died in 1842; her father is now with Mr. and Mrs. H. Soon after marriage, Mr. Harris removed to Decatur Co., Ind.; in 1855, to Louisa Co., Iowa; engaged in farming; thence to this county, in, 1856, where he owns 279 acres of land, valued at 820 per acre; have eight children — Joseph M., Joshua C, Mary J., Martha A., Hulda E., Lewis J., Emma and Margaret E. Democrat; members of the Baptist Church; is a member of A., F. & A. M., No. 42 Centerville. Their eldest son, Joseph M., was a member of the Missouri Battery, enlisted in the fall of 1863, and Joshua C. enlisted in February, 1862, in the 16th Iowa V. I.; served until the close of the war. During his stay of one year in Louisa Co., he loaned his money, consisting of $4,000, which was a total loss; consequently he started here with comparatively nothing.
SOURCE: The History Of Appanoose County, Iowa, published by Western Historical Company, 1878, p. 594-5
