LEVI E. LEWIS

    Levi E. Lewis, a  farmer, was born May 23, 1833, in Worcester County, Md.  His parents were John and Uneta Lewis, natives of Maryland, the latter deceased.  About the year 1840, they came to Pickaway County, Ohio, where his mother died when our subject was eleven years old.  His father afterward married Mrs. Martha Mitchell.  They subsequently moved to Franklin County, where they remained until 1880, in which year they came to Union County.  Our subject spent his youthful days in the quietude of farm life, and received a fair English education.  On August 18, 1853, he married Miss Susan E. Morten, who was born June 2, 1836, in Pickaway County, Ohio.  She is a daughter of Seth Morten (deceased) and Sarah Morten, natives of Connecticut, who came to Pickaway County about the year 1832.  This union has been blessed with eight children, viz.: John W., Seth L., Sarah A., Edward M., Susan M., Uneta J., Franklin B., and Mary E.  In 1880, from Pickaway, with his family, Mr.. Lewis came to Union County and settled in Jackson Township, where he now resides.  For twelve years, as a local minister in the Christian Church, he has labored zealously for the advancement of the Master's cause.  He is the owner of one hundred acres of land.