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William R. Lewis
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William R. Lewis

1846 - ABT 1918
bornPennsylvania, USA
diedArizona, USA
SchooltblData
BiographyFarmer; rancher.
Came to Arizona c1873.
Was living in Tempe in 1881, 1882.
Owned farm near Tempe (in T.1 N., R.4 E.) in 1900.
Owned NE4 section 34 (158 acres), at time of his death.
He was one of the donors that contributed to a fund to purchase land for the site of the Territorial Normal School.
He was brother-in-law to Lon L. Harmon.
Lived at 17 E. 7th Street. Widow lived there in 1923.
Old Settlers Collection, THM
Maricopa County Great Register, 1882
Federal census (Tempe), 1900, 1910
Territory of Arizona vs. Alfredo Brown, 1881
Painter Scrapbook
Hopkins and Thomas, The ASU Story, p. 51
TH-231
Tempe CD, 1911-1919, -23
Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe
Person TypeIndividual