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Lewis C Fosnot

Birth	:	22 Jul 1847 Iowa, USA
Death	:	15 Mar 1930 Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Purdom Cemetery, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7275009, -91.9753036
Description	:	His surname was originally Fasnacht.His parents were Samuel and Rebecca Fasnacht. His first wife was Elizabeth Hunter and his second wife was Martha Daugherty. Civil War Veteran Co. E. 15th Ia. Inft. Fasnacht, Lewis C. Age 18. Residence Lee County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Feb. 18, 1865. Mustered Feb. 24, 1865. Mustered out June 30, 1865, Washington, D. C. W. C. Harper GAR Post #79 ____________________ From the Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties – 1890 County LEWIS C. FOSNOT Lewis C. Fosnot ranks among the leading and successful businessmen of... Read More	His surname was originally Fasnacht.His parents were Samuel and Rebecca Fasnacht. His first wife was Elizabeth Hunter and his second wife was Martha Daugherty. Civil War Veteran Co. E. 15th Ia. Inft. Fasnacht, Lewis C. Age 18. Residence Lee County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Feb. 18, 1865. Mustered Feb. 24, 1865. Mustered out June 30, 1865, Washington, D. C. W. C. Harper GAR Post #79 ____________________ From the Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties – 1890 County LEWIS C. FOSNOT Lewis C. Fosnot ranks among the leading and successful businessmen of Keosauqua, his business being that of photography. This gentleman who is so widely known throughout Van Buren County, claims the honor of which few of his years can boast, that of being a native of the city where he still makes his home. His parents Samuel and Catherine Fasnacht, are numbered among the early settlers of the community. They have retained the old country orthography but their son has adopted the English mode of spelling the name. In the common school of his native town, Lewis Fosnot acquired a liberal English education and was fitted for his life work. Looking about him for some trade, or profession, which would prove a pleasant, as well as a profitable business, he chose that of photography and having become familiar with the art in all its details he embarked in business for himself in 1872, continuing in the same line for eighteen consecutive years. As in his lessons in the schoolroom, he makes a thorough study of his business, familiarizing himself with the latest methods and improvement and his work will compare favorable with that of many an artist in the larger cities. His studio is a popular one, and the liberal patronage, which he receives, indicates that he had found favor with the public. In 1870, in Keosauqua, Mr. Fosnot led to the marriage alter Miss Elizabeth Hunter, daughter of Robert Hunter. The lady was born in West Virginia in 1848, and in the community where she now makes her home is held in high esteem by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Fosnot has been blessed with a family of five children, one son and four daughters, namely: Carrie, Minnie, Katie, Samuel and Mary. Having passed his entire life in Keosauqua, Mr. Fosnot has been a witness of the many great changes, which have taken place in Van Buren County during the past forty years. His memory goes back to the days when not a railroad crossed its borders, when much of the land was still in its primitive condition, and when the little log schoolhouse and primitive cabin marked the site of many a good institution of learning or palatial home of today. He has seen towns and villages spring up, has witnessed the introduction of the telegraph and telephone, together with the establishing of many industries and enterprises and feels a just pride in Van Buren County, his only home.

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Lewis C Fosnot's memorial is located at: Purdom Cemetery, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA.
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Lewis C Fosnot death on 15 Mar 1930 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.7275009
Longitude: -91.9753036

Family Members:

Parent

Samuel Fosnot

(1818 - 1894)

Rebecca Schreckengost Fasnacht

(1818 - 1913)

Spouse

Elizabeth Hunter Fosnot

(1849 - 1904)

Martha Jane Daughrity Fosnot

(1853 - 1925)

Siblings

William Edward Fosnot

(1843 - 1918)

Henry A. Fasnacht

(1846 - 1849)

Children

Carrie Fosnot Sheets

(1866 - 1950)

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Coordinate: 40.7275009, -91.9753036

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Coordinate: 40.7839000, -91.9778000

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22. Railroad Cemetery
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23. Wilson Family Cemetery
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24. East Home Prairie Cemetery
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