Thomas Lewis and Catherine Harry were married February 5, 1884. Catherine was born in South Wales on June 6, 1856. The Lewis' came to the Bordulac vicinity in 1884. Mr. Lewis took a homestead, a pre‑emption, and a tree claim on Section 10 in Bordulac Township.
The couple were parents of seven children: William, John, Thomas, Gladys, Mabel, Albert and Glynn.
Mr. Lewis was appointed Commissioner from the First District in 1895, then elected for two terms.
The family moved to Alberta, Canada, in 1904 and later to Calgary.
One of the four oil paintings in the dome of the Foster County Courthouse was taken from a photograph of the T. D. Lewis farmstead. It represents a modern up‑to‑date farm at the time the courthouse was built in 1909‑10.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 9B