Smyrna times., 1905-08-30
DEATH RECORD OF THE PAST WEEK
william NJ. Lewis One Of Smyrna's Prominent
Citizens Passed Away Sunday After a Lin
geriug Illness, Aged Fifty three Years.

a O'Clock Sunday morning after a lin
gering illness from typhoid fever.
For more than year he has been in
failing health, having suffered with
frequent attacks of the heart. He ap-
parently got better of this and in july
left for short sojourn at Rehoboth,
hoping that the sea air would be ben
eficial to him, but unfortunately ty-
phoid fever developed and after his re.
turn he was taken ill. For five weeks
his physician has been fighting the
disease but to no avail He passed |
peacefully out early Sunday morning.
The announcement of the death of Will
liam M. Lewis was received with deep |
regret by all who knew him He was |
practically in the prime of life and but
for his untimely death might have full
filed many. more years of usefulness.
He was a man full of energy and per-
severence, was generally liked, and
possessed big heart that made him
ever ready to do kindness or a favor
for his friends. The deceased was a
decendent of large family prominent
in Kent County for more than a GEN.
tury. He was son of John B. and
the late Elizabeth (McBride) Lewis
and was born in Camden, Delaware,
May 81, 1862. Near Wyoming is the
original Lewis homestead built in 1772
by his great grandfather who came
over from England before the Revolu-
tion. Deceased spent his boyhood
days in Camden and in 1863 moved to
Wilmington where in 1870 he apprent-
iced himself to ]. W. Hopkins to learn
the millwright business. Later, he
accepted a position with Walton &
Whan, fertilizer manufacturers, but
only held the position for a short
while. On account of failing health
he was forced to give it up and in 1876
left for Florida where he ''roughed it,
for year and half,
Came to Smyrna to Accept Position In 1877
Returning north he came to Smyrna
to accept position as superintendent
of the John E. Tygert Fertilizer
Works. After few years he left the
Tygerts and formed partnerthip with
Lewis NJ. Price under the firm name of
Lewis & Price Phosphate Manufacture
ers. This relation continued for about
five years when the firm dissolved part.
nership, Mr.. Price taking the bust.
ness and Mr.. Lewis later forming 6
partnership with F. E. Postles (Lewit
& Postles) which was continued unit
Mr.. Lewis went with Samuel Wheat
man in the agricultural implement bust
ness under the firm name of Lewis 4
F, Wheatman. In 1898 Mr.. Lewis took tht
: business and associated with him hi
SOD, the late Homer X. Lewis, which
{, business relation was continued unit
: last year. Since then Mr.. Lewis ha
been salesman for the Osborne Division
of the International Harvester Com
pany which position he held at the tim
D. of his death. In politics he was stauncl
d Democrat and faithful party worker
d In 1902 he was nominated State Sens
g tor from this district by the Demo
5. Gratis, but was defeated by DIR. T. c
n Moore.
n His Domestic Life a Very Happy One.
a. On April the "a, 1879, Mr.. W. NJ
le Lewis was united in marriage to Mis-
le Louisa s. Kienle, of Wilmington, VIII
as made him a most devoted and affeC
rs tionate wife and a devoted motht
ly to their children. There is much syn
es pathy for the family The hand I
Ks Death has fallen heavily upon them
ge the past year and has taken not on
be the husband and father, but the onl
son and brother. Just little oy'
eleven months ago Homer K. Lew
no met his death by falling from ira
as while on a pleasure trip with party
of Elks, near Coatesville, Pa. Besid
es the widow, two daughters surviv
ats Miss Helen Lewis and Miss Irn
he Lewis. both of this town. His ag'
M father. John B. Lewis, also survive
for Funeral services we're held at the Ia
lis residence of the deceased at two o'clo
J this afternoon and large cortege fl
an lowed the remains to its last resti
adj place in Odd Fellow Cemetery.
IN. Former ThOrOughiare Citizen Passes Aw
ps, George Stats, for many years a re
;dent of Thoroughfare Neck. pass
away at his home, 1917 West 4th sire
EEK Wilmington, on the 18th inst, afte
lingering illness, in his 10th ye
Of The deceased was a son of the Il
lew lanes and Elizabeth Stats and
l. horn and raised on the Collins farm
ont Thoroughfare Neck. In 1852 ne m
'er. ried Miss Harriet Ratliff and moved
rht tba Ratliff farm, which be conduc