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Homesteading in Edwards County
Lewis
Situated on land that was purchased by the Lewis family in January 1882, Lewis was a latecomer to the county. Jane W. Lewis had the northwest quarter of her land conveyed to the Lewis Town Company, and the section was platted on May 22, 1886.
The ethnicity of its settlers is not known.
Sources
Richardson, Myrtle H. "Oft' Told Tales: A History of Edwards County, Kansas, to 1900". Lewis, KS: The Lewis Press, 1976.