LEWIS, EDDIN, was born Dec. 23, 1803, in Caldwell county, Ky. He was there married, about 1825, to Winnifred Easley, who was born in the same county, March 10, 1806. They had two children in Kentucky, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., in the fall of 1830, in what is now Ball township, where they had six children--

WILLIAM R., born Oct. 11, 1826, in Kentucky, died in Sangamon county, aged twenty years.

JAMES M., born May 27, 1828, in Caldwell county, Ky., married March 6, 1851, in Sangamon county, to Berrilla M. Lockridge. She died May 4, 1857, leaving one child, CYRUS E. James M. Lewis married August 30, 1860, to Mrs. Emily Ricks, whose maiden name was Simpson. She died April 20, 1864, leaving one child, LAURA BELLE, who resides with her uncle, Andrew Simpson, in Taylorville. James M. Lewis married Mary A. Clayton. She died June 20, 1868, leaving two children, JULIA M. and MANFORD S. J. M. Lewis was married August 30, 1869, to Jane Burris. They have one child, MINNIE ALICE, and reside five miles southeast of Auburn. James M. Lewis remembers one event connected with the deep snow, beginning in December, 1830. His father had just finished his first cabin, and moved into it, as the snow began falling. In building it he dug the earth out in front of the hearth and used it in forming the side walls to his fireplace. That hole under the floor was for keeping vegetables, but he had none. When the snow became quite deep, he found that he would certainly loose a fine litter of pigs unless he could find protection for them. He could think of no other place than his rude cellar. He raised a puncheon, dragged the sow in, and pitched her, with the pigs, down that cavity. The record shows that James M. was but two and a half years old, but the squealing of the hog almost frightened him into fits, making an impression on his mind that remains indelible. If all history was written it would be found that many of the best families and fortunes were built on as rude foundations as this incident implies.

JOHN W., born May 27, 1831, in Sangamon county, spent six years in California, returned home, started for Pikes Peak, and died at St. Joseph, Mo., in 1860 or '61.

MARGARET E., born in Sangamon county, married George F. Kessler, who was accidentally shot dead, while on a hunting excursion, in 1858. She married Sylvanus Wineman, who died July 29, 1875. She resides near Auburn.

SARAH J., born in Sangamon county, married George W. Armstrong. They have two children, LAURENTIUS B. and ALONZO W., and reside in Auburn.

MARTHA A., born in 1838, in Sangamon county, married Abraham Gish, has two children, namely: CHARLES and ARRAH, and reside in Virden.

SAMUEL, born Sept. 17, 1840, in Sangamon county. He was married Feb. 7, 1861, in Auburn, to Emma Wheeler. Mr. Lewis enlisted August 9, 1862, for three years, in Co. B, 114th Ill. Inf., and was commissioned 1st Lieutenant of his company in April, 1865. He was wounded and captured at the battle of Guntown, Miss., June 10, 1864, was taken to Andersonville prison, and enjoyed its hospitalities for ten months; sent to Vicksburg for exchange, where he first heard of the assassination of President Lincoln. He had a silver ring, with a quarter dollar gold piece set in it. By giving that to the rebel guard he was permitted to escape before the time for exchange. He was honorably discharged at Camp Butler, August 12, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have five children, EDITH M., MARY B., FREDERICK L., MAGGIE J. and JAMES H., and reside in Auburn. Mr. Lewis is a merchant there, and President of the Auburn Bank.

MARY M., born in Sangamon county, was married there to Thomas Black. See his name.

Mrs. Winnifred Lewis died Nov. 15, 1843, and Eddin Lewis was married May 28, 1844, to Permelia A. Fletcher. They had two children--

EDWARD H. was married Nov. 4, 1869, to Margaret Whetstone. She died Feb. 8, 1872, leaving one child, CHARLES D. E. H. Lewis lives in Auburn.

PERMELIA F., married Jan. 7, 1864, to James A. Ogg, who was born Oct. 9, 1842, in Madison county, Ky. He enlisted for three years, March 29, 1862, in Co. F, 12th Ill. Cav., served until Apr. 2, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. Mr. and Mrs. Ogg have three children, JAMES F., WILLIAM A. and MARY E., and live in Auburn, Illinois.

Eddin Lewis died Jan. 29, 1850, and his widow married Larkin H. Lewis, and resides in Auburn.

Eddin Lewis was an energetic farmer and business man. He was one of the earliest men engaged in buying and droving fat hogs and cattle, and packing pork in Sangamon county.