​Samuel Knight Lewis ​
​(January 20, 1807 - November 14, 1867)

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Marker Text: ​South Carolina native Samuel K. Lewis married Marshall Ann Moore in 1830 and they settled on his Mississippi plantation. In 1838 the Lewis family was drawn to Texas. Originally a surveyor, Lewis served Austin County in the Republic of Texas House of Representatives in 1844-1845. In 1848 he learned of plans for a stage line to run through this area. He bought 145 acres near this site and settled his family there. The Lewis home became a stopping place for travelers later known as the Winedale Inn. Given to the University of Texas in the 1960s, it became a focal point of the nearby Winedale Historical Center. (2000)

Marker No: 11680

Grave Marker

Geographic: 30.07610,-96.67670

Location: 2 miles east of Round Top on FM 1457, in Richter Cemetery