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About
William Hendricks Lewis Jr. was born Sep 16, 1857 in Merriman, Utah to William Hendricks Sr. and Martha Narcissa Petty Lewis. William is a Founder of Richmond.
History
History
When William was three, the Lewis family moved to the "Old Fort" that would later become Richmond. William spent most of his early life working on the railroad and freighted from Corinne to all different parts of Montana.
William married Elizabeth Dennis on Feb 22, 1880 in Richmond. They had four children before Elizabeth's death on Nov 3, 1889. William re-married to Sarah Jennette Carson on March 19, 1890 in the Logan, Utah Temple. They then moved to Richmond and lived off the rest of their days in the city.
Many years were spent in canyons logging for work, and a farmer at other times.
City Council Member (1901)
City Council Member (1901)
After the resignation of William Smith Hendricks in July of 1901, William H. Lewis Jr. was appointed to be his replacement.
Epilogue
Epilogue
William Hendricks Jr. died on July 25, 1955 in Richmond. He was buried in the Richmond City Cemetery.
Pioneers & Founders of Richmond, 1910 (Colorized).
Front Row L-R: Mary Jane Humphrey, Lucy Ann Marie Cole, Lydia Malinda Knapp, Mary Christina Israelsson, Amanda Ann Andrus, Simon Webb.
Second Row: Unidentified (Possibly Martha Ann Kingsbury) William Lobark Skidmore, Harriet Ann Hogan, Ann Hill, Hannah Melissa Hoopes, Mary Elizabeth Van Orden, Mariah Elizabeth Brower, William Hendricks Lewis, Eli Webb.
Third Row: Hyrum Bair, Frances Adam Bair.
Photo accessed from the James & Drusilla Hendricks Camp of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
William beginning the first time capsule that would later become a tradition to Richmond historians, 1950
(Colorized) Photo accessed from the James & Drusilla Hendricks Camp of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
Source
Source
Richmond Pioneer Wm. H. Lewis Dies At Age 97, unknown news compony; JAnnCollet, familysearch.org, Jan 25, 2018.
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