The following info came from a book on Cass Co. info. I am looking for Lewis and Malinda's ancesters. I have tons of info once they got to In. if anyone is interested. These are my Great Great Great Grandparents.
Excerpt from the book:

Lewis Bowyer, was a native of Virginia and a farmer by occupation. In 1832 he journeyed by team to the west and purchased canal land in Cass county,--a wild tract entirely destitute of improvement. He erected a rude cabin for temporary shelter, and during the first year placed about six acres of land near the river under cultivation. That was the nucleus of a finely developed and richly improved farm. He cleared his land, planted crops and in those early days passed through the usual experiences and hardships incident to the development of a farm in a wild region. Economy, industry, personal sacrifice and strong determination all characterized his career through that period in which he was reclaiming the wilderness, but at length his indefatigable labors were crowned with success, as his abundant harvests brought him good financial returns.
Lewis Bowyer was very progressive, and in addition to his farming operations laid out the town of Lewisburg, which was named in his honor, and which for some years was a trading point of considerable importance. A number of untenanted houses still stand in mute evidence of the busy life of that once thriving village. Mr. Bowyer was a very useful and influential citizen in the community, was regarded as a man of excellent judgement, and his advice and counsel were often sought by his neighbors and friends. He was born June 5, 1801, and died in 1855, his death being the occasion of deep regret throughout the community. He was married April 7, 1825, in Greenbrier county, Virginia, to Miss Malinda Wilson, who was born May 9, 1806, and died in 1883. They were the parents of the twelve children: Lewis Franklin, who died December 5, 1825; Mary Jane, who was born April 22, 1827, and died October 11, 1834; Virginia C., was born December 18, 1828, and is living in Walton, Indiana; Eliza Ann, who was born January8, 1831, and died August 3, 1854; Andrew W., who was born November 24, 1832, and died February 15, 1833; Allen W., who was born July 31, 1834, in Tipton township, Cass County; Charles G., who was born in Cass county, August 3, 1839; John M., born April 24, 1841; Napoleon, who was born August 7, 1843, and is now deceased; America ann, who was born November 3, 1846, and died February 1, 1850; sylvester C., our subject; and Utah M., who was born December 28, 1851and who has also passed away.

Source: Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties.