History of Former Residents

Canaan Raymond (Ray) Lewis

Raymond Lewis was born in Wales, Utah on June 17, 1877 to Canaan and Sarah Rees Lewis, a Welsh couple. "He married Sarah Virginia Armstrong, Dec. 27, 1904, in the Manti LDS Temple and they made their home in Ephraim. She died May 9, 1952, and he moved to Salt Lake City in 1955. He was a retired sheepman and farmer." He died June 26, 1957 and is buried in Ephraim.

The Children of Raymond and "Jennie"

Anna Delora Lewis (1908-1978)

Alif Ray Lewis (1910-1980)

Sarah Ruby Lewis (1913-2006)

Reva Virginia Lewis (1918-1918)

Ruth Lewis (1920-1992)

The Lewis family lived here from 1905 to 1955. They lived only in the two front rooms for 15 years. The 2 upstairs rooms were finished in 1919 and a kitchen and bathroom were added in 1932. Between 1955 and 1970 the home had a succession of renters and began to deteriorate and was abandoned for several years which caused further deterioration and vandalism.