Lewis Powell's Jaw

[BettyO]

Excellent post, Natty!

Lewis was kicked on the left side of his face at age 12. Having been kicked by a horse myself at age 14 (and I was just "cow-kicked" meaning that the horse kicked out from the side and not straight back) - I was still knocked 3 feet, injuring my right arm and almost breaking it. It feels like someone has taken a sledge hammer to you.

Lewis was, according to his family, knocked unconscious. The injured child was quickly packed into a wagon by his father and driven down the road to the local doctor.

Lewis' jaw was broken between the first and second molar. The first molar was knocked out and the break healed nicely. This apparently resulted in nerve damage to the left side of Lew's mouth.

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You can see from the "roots" of the missing front teeth that his upper lip was a bit twisted to the left!