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JOSEPH S. LEWISJoseph Stuart Lewis was born in Buckingham County, Virginia, January 13th, 1874. ‘He is the son of J. S. and M. (Anderson) Lewis. His father died when he was quite young and his mother married Rev. T. H. Fitzgerald. In 1890 he came to Oak' Hiil with his mother and step-father, who had accepted a call to the pastorate of the Oak Hill Baptist church.He worked in the store of Jones Brothers at Oak Hill and soon embarked in the mercantile business for himself. Since then he has at various times owned a number cf stores in Fayette county, in all of which ventures lie has been successful. Also he has bought and sold coal lands and other real estate extensively.He was educated in the public schools. November 17th, 1897, lie married Miss Ella Mahood, daughter of C. B. and Maggie Mahood, of Oak Hill. They have one son, Joseph Stnart, Jr., born January 1st, 1904. They live at Oak Hill.At present, Mr. Lewis is Vice President of the. Merchants and Miners Bank, a nd President of the Oak Hill Hardware Company, both of Oak Hill. He is also President of the Angling,s Creek Coal Land Company, Director and Vice-President of Anderson, Lewis. Gray Co., incorporated, Richmond, Va., and member Board of Education of Fayettevile District. He is a Republican, Baptist and ' Shriner.
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Fayette Journal
Fayetteville, West Virginia, US
Thu, Nov 02, 1911
Page 72
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