Lewis, Elijah David, 1855-1936

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Civil War veteran and frontier scout; settled on Big Creek, in the Salmon River region of Idaho, about 1879 and patented a homestead there in 1924. Employed after 1910 as a predatory animal hunter for the United States Forest Service.

From the description of Papers, 1879-1979 (bulk 1907-1935) (University of Idaho Library). WorldCat record id: 42926484
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referencedIn Lewis, Thatcher. Letter, 1804 October 15, Sandwich, [Mass.], to Elijah Lewis, Boston, [Mass]. New England Historic Genealogical Society
creatorOf Lewis, Elijah David, 1855-1936. Papers, 1879-1979 (bulk 1907-1935) University of Idaho Library
creatorOf Lewis, Elijah. Letters to Isaac Wayne, 1807-1827. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
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Taylor Ranch (Nez Perce County, Idaho)
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Frontier and pioneer life
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Predatory animals
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Death 1936

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