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BIOGRAPHIES Source:
History of Madison County, Ohio
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.
1883
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Oak Run Twp.
THOMAS LADLEY, farmer, P. O.
London, was born in Union Township, in this county, Nov. 1, 1829.
He is the son of Andrew Ladley, an old pioneer of the county, who
came from Preble County, in this State and settled here in about 1828,
locating first in Union Township, and finally settling in Oak Run in
1854.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers
& Co., 1883 - Page 1162 |
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Canaan Twp. -
LUTHER LANE, banker, West
Canaan, was born in Vermont July 20, 1810. In 1817, he emigrated
to Ohio and settled near Milford, Union City. In 1833, he came to
Canaan Township and has since made this his place of residence. He
commenced life for himself by working by the month. He has devoted
his life to farming and trading, at which he has been very successful,
at one time owning 1,500 acres of land. He now has about 530.
As a trader he was indefatigable in the prosecution of his business,
having, at one time ridden horseback constantly for seven years.
He ahs been called to the various offices of the township during his
life, including Justice of the Peace, Land Appraiser and Trustee.
He and wife are members of the Baptist Church, in which he has been very
useful as a Deacon and Superintendent of the Sabbath school. He
was married in 1832 to Elizabeth Morrison, daughter of Henry
and Martha (Davis) Morrison. By this union eleven children
were born, viz.: Margaret, wife of Israel N. Worthington;
Martha, deceased; Adellah, deceased; Elizabeth,
deceased; Ada, wife of Isaac Leonard; Mary,
deceased; Pearl, deceased, and Luther, Jr., who
married Josie Keys. In politics, Mr. Lane is a
Republican. He has always been a prominent citizen for a number of
years, having been largely identified with the mercantile interests of
the township. During life he has given away nearly $100,000, and
has quite as much left for himself. He has retired from the more
active duties of life and is now connected with the Exchange Bank of
Plain City in the capacity of President.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers
& Co., 1883 - Page 1078 |
J. B. Lauck |
Picture between pps. 843 & 849 |
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Darby Twp. -
WILLIAM LEASURE, dentist, Plain City, was born in
Franklin County, Ohio, Sept. 7, 1837, and is a son of William and
Polly Swrader Leasure, natives of Pennsylvania of German descent.
They came to Ohio in 1827, and settled in Franklin County, where our
subject received his education. He was raised on a farm, where he
continued until sixteen years of age, when he went to Pennsylvania and
studied dentistry. After acquiring his profession, he spent five
yeas in Indiana, and was in Union County nine years. While in the
latter county, he was engaged in selling groceries and dry goods.
He was married, in1863, to M. E. Brant, a native of Pennsylvania,
of German descent, and a daughter of Frederick and Polly Brant.
They have one child - Jennie, who is now the wife of
Vernon Allen, of Plain City.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers
& Co., 1883 - Page 972 |
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Darby Twp. -
ISAAC LEONARD, Vice President of the Exchange
Bank, Plain City, was born Jan. 25, 1848. He is a son of Jacob
and Lidia (Miller) Leonard, the former a native of Pennsylvania, of
German descent, and the latter a native of New Jersey, of English
descent. Our subject obtained his education in the schools of
Cincinnati, and chose the occupation of a druggist, which he followed in
Plain City for ten years. He has latterly devoted his time and
attention to banking. He was married, Dec. 23, 1870, to Miss
Ada Lane, a daughter of Luther Lane, whose sketch appears in
Canaan Township. They have two children, viz., Orlando, an
infant who died at the age of seven months, and Iona. Mrs.
Leonard is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Leonard
is a Republican in politics.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers
& Co., 1883 - Page 973 |
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Fairfield Twp. -
WILLIAM B. LEVER,
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio -
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Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1883 - Page 1095 |
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Fairfield Twp. -
HENRY LILLY, farmer, P. O. Lilly Chapel, is a
native of Franklin County, Ohio, and was born Sept. 14, 1840; he is a
son of Wesley and Mary Lilly, natives of Virginia; the former was
born in Fluvanna County, Va., and Thomas and Theodosia Lilly, to
Ohio, and settled in Ross County, where Thomas Lilly died in the
fall of 1823. In 1830, his wife Theodosia, and her family
removed to Madison County, where she died about 1838. In 1829,
Wesley married Mary Durflinger, a daughter of Daniel and
Elizabeth Durflinger, natives of Virginia, who settled in Madison
County about 1827. In 1830, when Mr. Lilly came to this
county, he purchased land, all in the woods and prairie, in its
primitive, wild state, for which he paid $1.50 per acre; this was a
tract of land north of Lilly Chapel where Thomas Horn and
Philip Sidner now live. There Mr. Lilly commenced in a
rude log cabin, with no means and in debt for his land. He
remained there eight years, but the land was so wet with no drainage
that it was difficult to do much with it; he therefore sold out and
removed into Franklin County, where he remained till 1850, when he again
bought land in Madison County, where he located and has since resided.
From his early commencement here as a pioneer, right in the woods and
wet prairie, he has by his industry, hard labor and economy become owner
of 336 acres of good land, with good buildings and improvements, and is
one of the most respected and prominent farmers of Madison County, and a
man of undoubted moral and Christian character. He united with the
Methodist Church in Ross County when about twenty-five years of age.
In building the church at Lilly Chapel, he gave freely of his means, and
has now been an earnest worker in the church for more than half a
century, and a class leader and a trustee for many years. They
have had seven sons and one daughter, of whom three sons now survive -
Henry, James and Albert. During the war of the
rebellion, this family furnished five of her sons in defense of our
liberties. Thomas and Daniel enlisted in August, 1861, in
Company A, Fortieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of which Thomas
became Second Lieutenant and at their battle- at Prestonburg, Ky.,
Thomas had his left arm shot off, which disabled him from further
duty, and in June, 1862, he was discharged, and returned home.
Having but one arm, he could be of little service on the arm, and in
1864, under a commission from the Governor, he entered upon the work of
recruiting, and raised three companies that were organized into the
Seventy-sixth Battalion, of which he was made a Major. In
consolidating their regiments, Thomas became Captain of Company
K, One Hundred and Thirty-third Regiment, which entered the one hundred
days' service. Thomas was taken sick and died at Bermuda
Hundreds, Va., in July, 1864. One incident of his military life,
showing his undaunted courage and bravery, should here be placed on
record to Commemorate his noble services, and of which his descendants
may justly feel proud. After he had so far recovered from his
wound as to attempt to return to his regiment, he took boat up the Ohio
River to the Big Sandy, and there had one and one-half days' walk to
reach his regiment, and through a rough, "bushwhacking" country.
He met some citizens - Union men who informed him of a man living near
there, a bushwhacker who gave them much trouble by frequently shooting
down Union men, and they desired him to take the man as a prisoner to
his regiment. He agreed to attempt it, and with but one arm and no
weapon but his sword, he started for the hazardous undertaking,
approached the house and entered with drawn sword, and commanded him as
his prisoner to march before him, which he did, and he hurried him away
as fast as possible. They had to stop overnight at a stranger in
bed, while he lay down by the door and thus guarded him all night.
The next day he marched him on and delivered him over to their
commander. Such service and deeds of bravery deserve to be placed
upon the pages of history, where they may remain and be read and known
by future generations long after the tombstone which marks his quiet
resting place shall have become obliterated and effaced by the
destroying elements of time. Daniel continued in the
service until at the battle of Chickamauga he was killed, Sept. 19,
1863. James Philip and Henry enlisted in the spring
of 1864, and went into the Seventy-sixth Battalion under their brother,
Capt. Thomas Lilly. Henry was commissioned First
Lieutenant of Company A, in the Seventy-sixth Battalion Ohio National
Guards. Philip soon after entering the service took the measles,
from the effects of which he died Nov. 23, 1867, about two years after
the close of the war. James served till discharged at the
close of the war. In forming the One Hundred and Thirty-third
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the three companies of the
Seventy-sixth Battalion Ohio National Guards which had been recruited by
Capt. Thomas Lilly, were taken to fill up that regiment and from a
surplus of commissioned officers thus obtained the older officers in the
service took the precedence, and Lieut.
Henry Lilly was not called into active service. The subject of
this sketch was principally raised in Madison County, where he was
married, Jan. 16, 1862 to Martha Ann Hartsook, who was born in
Franklin County, Ohio, May 1, 1841, and was the daughter of Noah and
Mary Hartsook, natives of Maryland, who had three children - Mary
and Martha Ann (twins) and Lemuel, all now deceased but
Martha Ann. Lemuel, when seventeen years of age,
enlisted in the war of the rebellion and served nearly three years, when
sickness and death took him away. He enlisted in Company A,
Fortieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Lilly and wife
have four children - Frank S., born Sept. 20, 1863; Wesley,
Mar. 18, 1866; Rosie, Nov. 23, 1869, and Wallace H., born
May 15, 1877. Mr. Lilly has devoted his life to farming; he
bought and located upon the place where he now lives in the spring of
1868. This place he purchased of his uncle, James Lilly; it
consists of 225 acres of excellent land with good improvements, situated
just west of the village of Lilly Chapel, a part of the town
being located upon lots taken off of this farm. Mr. Lilly
was Township Trustees five years, and is now one of the Commissioners of
Madison County. As a farmer and a citizen, he is held in high
esteem throughout this community.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers &
Co., 1883 - Page 1096 |
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Union Twp. -
JAMES LILLY (deceased), was the youngest of his
parents' nine children; he was born in Ross County, Ohio, Oct. 4, 1816.
His paternal grandparents were William and Elizabeth (Pollet) Lilly,
the former a descendant of English Ancestors, and the latter a native
of France. They resided in Fluvanna County, Va. Mr.
Lilly's father, Thomas Lilly, was born in 1771, in Virginia,
where he married Theodosia Riley, who was born in New Jersey in
1773. They came to Ohio in 1809, with five children, and located
in Ross County, where the father died in 1823. In 1830, Mrs.
Lilly and family came to Madison County, and located in Fairfield
Township, near the present site of Lilly Chapel, where the mother
died Feb. 4, 1839, aged sixty-six years. Their family consisted of
nine children, four daughters and five sons: two died single, and five
are now living; of the latter, two reside in this county. James
Lilly was fourteen years of age when his mother removed to this
county, and grew to manhood on the farm near Lilly Chapel.
Previous to and during the war he was largely engaged in the grazing,
trading and shipping of stock. He subsequently dealt extensively
in land, and at the time of his death owned several large tracts.
In 1866, he removed to London, and two years later removed to the "Judge
Jones farm," four miles west of London. After a two years'
residence on this farm, he returned to London, and there died of typhoid
fever Oct. 10, 1874. He was twice married, his first wife being
Matilda Anderson, a native of Virginia, and a resident of this
county, whom he married in 1843. By her he had seven children,
four living, viz.: Emma, wife of J. B. Young, of
Lexington, Iowa; Mary E., wife of J. S. Gardner, of
Franklin County George W., who graduated at Wesleyan University,
Delaware, in 1879, with the degree of A. B. and at Michigan
University in 1881, with the degree of C. E., since which he has been
engaged as a civil engineer; and Eugene A. One son,
William, enlisted when but seventeen years of age, in the Fortieth
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died in a hospital in Kentucky.
Mrs. Lilly died in 1859, aged thirty-six years, and in 1861
Mr. Lilly married Mrs. Susan (Melvin) Davidson, widow of
George W. Davidson, deceased. Of their three children, two are
living, viz.: Ella, a student at Wellesley (Mass.) College; and
John W. A., who lives with his mother on East High Street, London.
James Lilly united with the Methodist Episcopal Church when quite
young, and in after years donated the site of the present church to that
denomination, the new building taking the name of Lilly Chapel,
and the village is now known by the same name. He was a Republican
in politics, and at the time of his death was senior County
Commissioner, serving a term of three years. He owned property in
the village of London, and laid out James Lilly's Subdivision of
that town. Honest and upright , firm in character and decision,
full of benevolence and charity, and a shrewd business man, he
accumulated a considerable fortune, and occupied a prominent and
influential position in the community. Few men were more useful to
the town in which they lived, and but few men contributed more to the
moral in real estate, London, was born on a farm in Fairfield Township
(now the site of Lilly Chapel), May 9, 1858. He came to
London when eight years of age, and was there reared. He took a
course of study at the Ohio Wesleyan University, and subsequently
attended the University of Michigan, graduating from the latter in the
class of 1880, with the degree of Pharmaceutical Chemist. He then
went to Chicago, where for a short time he was assistant to Prof.
Wheeler, of the University of Chicago. He then returned to
London, where he has since resided, with the intention, however, of
resuming his work in chemistry in the future. He is still a young
man, but so far in life has met with good success in his business
transactions. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, Chapter and
Council, and a Republican in politics.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers &
Co., 1883 - Page 898 |
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Paint Twp. -
BENJAMIN LINSON (deceased) was born in Madison
County, Ohio, Sept. 16, 1820. He was a son of George and
Elizabeth (Hutsenphiller) Linson), natives of Virginia, where the
former was born Jan. 7, 1790, and the latter Dec. 24, 1792. They
were married in Virginia, and in 1815, emigrated to Ohio, locating in
this county, where they both died, he Apr. 14, 1855, and she June 5,
1845. Our subject, when twenty-nine years of age, purchased fifty
acres of land and engaged in farming and stock-raising, at which he
continued through life, at his death owning 536 acres of good land.
He married Maria Anderson, Aug. 7, 1849, and by her had nine
children, four living, viz.: Amanda, Benjamin, William and
Lizzie. Mr. Linson died Oct. 5, 1876. His widow has been
a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church forty years. She now
resides on 167 acres of the old homestead farm.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers &
Co., 1883 - Page 1154 |
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G. LINSON (deceased) was born in Madison County,
Ohio, July 17, 1827. He was a son of George and Elizabeth (Hutsenpiller)
Linson, who are mentioned in the sketch of Benjamin Linson,
deceased. Our subject married Martha P. Latham, on Sept. 2,
1856. She was born Nov. 21, 1831. After marriage he engaged
in farming and stock-dealing. At his father's death, he inherited
300 acres of land, to which he added until at the time of his death,
June 6, 1875, he owned 710 acres. He was a man of limited
education, but honest and industrious. He was a member of the
Masonic fraternity, and for a long time served as trustee of Paint
Township. His family consisted of seven children, of whom four
survive, viz: Gilbert B., Adda, Molly L. and George T.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers &
Co., 1883 - Page 1154 |
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Deer Creek Twp. -
JOHN LOHR, farmer, P. O.
London, was born in Shenandoah County, Va., Apr. 1, 1816; he is a son
of Michael and Mary Catherine Lohr, natives of Virginia. The
grandfather was Michael Lohr, who, it is believed, was born in
Virginia, where he lived and died. He was one of the early
settlers of that State, and a farmer by occupation. It is believed
he was the father of six children, of whom two yet survive - Catharine, who was never
married, and resides on the old home place in Virginia, now aged ninety
years; and what is remarkable in her history has never paid but $1.50 in
doctor bills during her whole life, and Henry, the other child,
who resides in Madison County, Va., past eighty years of age. Michael
Lohr, father of our subject, the second child of his father, grew
to manhood and married Mary Catharine Miller, a
native of Virginia. They settled in his native county, where they
resided till his death, Feb. 26, 1819, aged thirty-two years. He
was the father of four children - Margaret Ann. born May 7, 1812
(now widow Chapel); George W., born Dec. 4, 1813;
John, our subject; and Mary born Mar. 27, 1818 (now Widow
Carr). Mrs. Lohr married for her second husband
Samuel Messmore, a native of Virginia, born Aug. 18,
1798; by him she had three children - Elizabeth, born Apr. 9,
1821: James M., born Nov. 17, 1823, and Isabel, born
Oct. 29, 1830. Mr. Messmore died Sept. 18, 1852;
his wife survived till Dec. 29, 1864. John Lohr, the
subject of this sketch, was but three years of age when his father died;
when four years of age, he was brought by his mother and step-father to
Ohio in the fall of 1820, and here he grew to manhood. On Dec. 12,
1844, he married Ann Noteman, who was born in Madison
County, Ohio, Aug. 1, 1823, a daughter of William and Ann
Noteman; he was born on the ocean and she in Virginia. He was
principally raised in Madison County, and was married Sept. 28, 1817.
He was the father of four children, all now deceased but Ann.
Mr. Noteman died Jan. 14, 1827; his wife died July 12,
1826. Mr. Noteman was one of the earliest settlers of
Madison County, and owned the farm where Mr. Lohr now
lives. Mr. Lohr first located in London, and there
followed his trade as a saddler till the spring of 1848, when he removed
to the farm where he now lives and has since resided - a period of thirty
four years. They first lived in a primitive log cabin, since which they
have erected all the buildings and made improvements, till now he has a
pleasant home with all necessary comforts, and a good farm of 300 acres,
more than 200 of which are in pasture and cultivation. Mr.
Lohr and wife have had ten children, eight now living - Thorressa,
born Dec. 19, 1845 (married Robert Moore); Berthier,
born Nov. 13, 1847; Clara, born Mar. 22, 1851 (now Widow
Pierce); Angenette, born Oct. 10, 1853; Smith,
born Nov. 29, 1856; Ella, born Oct. 4, 1859; Charlie
S., born Jan. 29, 1862; Flora, born Nov. 30, 1868.
Mr. Lohr is one of the prominent and reliable farmers of
Deer Creek Township. He has held the office of Township Trustee several
years, and that of School Director for many years. He and family are
members of the Presbyterian Church of London, to which he has belonged
many years, and in which he has been Elder more than twenty years.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers
& Co., 1883 - Page 1023 |
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Monroe Twp. -
DAVID R. LOMBARD,
farmer, P. O. Rosedale. The subject of this sketch was born Feb.
29, 1824, in Kentucky. When a boy, with his parents, Jesse and
Olive Lombard, he came to Champaign County, Ohio where they located
two years. From thence they came to Madison County and settled in
Darby Township, where his parents remained until their decease.
They were the parents of six children, five of whom are now living -
Jesse H., Harvey D., Laura, Ann, and David R. On Mar. 22, 1849, our subject was married to Miss Margaret A. Jones,
daughter of John and Elizabeth Jones. To them have been
born six children - Elias M., Ida E., William M., Madison S., Martha
E.,
and Olive E. (deceased). After the date of his marriage,
Mr. Lombard for eleven years resided in Darby Township, this county.
From thence he settled in the northeastern portion of Monroe Township,
where he now resides. He has served as Trustee of Monroe Township
several years, and as such is now acting, and is the owner of 227 acres
of land.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers
& Co., 1883 - Page 1067 |
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Darby Twp. -
J. H. LOMBARD, farmer, P. O. Plain City, was born
Mar. 24, 1816, and was a son of Jesse and Olive (Carlton) Lombard
natives of Vermont, the former of English and the latter of German
descent. They emigrated to Ohio in 1827, and, in 1829, located in
Madison County, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Our
subject received a common school education, and at an early age learned
a trade which he followed with success until in an accident he
lost his right arm. Since then he has devoted his time to farming.
In 1828, he married Jane Owen, a native of Ohio, of Welsh decent,
b whom he has six children, viz., James, Jesse (a soldier in the
rebellion), Olive, Jane, Duncan and Estelle. Mr. Lombard's
grandfathers on both his father's and mother's side, were soldiers in
the Revolutionary war.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers
& Co., 1883 - Page 973 |
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Darby Twp. -
H. D. LOMBARD, farmer, P. O. Plain City, was born
in Campbell County, Ky., Aug. 15, 1822. At the age of five years,
he emigrated with his father to Ohio, and settled in Union County.
Two years later, his father purchased a farm on the "Plains," as it is
called, on which place he now resides. He has a family of eight
children, the oldest of whom is Phebe, widow of Harvey Bradley,
deceased. She has two sons - Rollin and Harvey.
The second, De La Mar, who follows the occupation of teacher and
farmer; Samantha Alice, wife of H. C. Riddle, of Plain
City; Mary S., wife of J. H. Stewart, of Plain City;
Millard T.; Frank E., also a teacher; William A. and
Ora I. In December, 1844, he was united in marriage with
Samantha McUmber, who was also born in Campbell County, Ky., Oct.
15, 1820. She was the daughter of Willialm McUmber and
Beriah Kelly, both served as soldiers in the Revolutionary war.
The farmer was of Irish and the latter of Dutch descent. H. D.
Lombard was the son of Jesse, who was one of a family of
eight boys. His grandfather was David Lombard, who served
in the war for Independence. His mother's maiden name was Olive
Carlton. The ancestors of the Lombard family in America
emigrated from Italy it an early day. The vessel in which
he sailed was wrecked when near the coast, and he saved himself by
swimming ashore. He was directly descended from the "Longobards,"
or Longbeards, one of the tribes of barbarians who overrun the Roman
Empire about the year 400 A. D., and founded the Kingdom of Lombardy in
Northern Italy.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers
& Co., 1883 - Page 973 |
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Pleasant
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JOHN G. LOOFBOURROW, Cashier of Farmers' Bank, Mt.
Sterling. This gentleman, the efficient Cashier of Farmers' Bank,
Mt. Sterling. This gentleman, the efficient Cashier of the
Farmers' Bank, was born Oct. 27, 1845, in Fayette County, Ill. His
parents are Lemuel P. and Elizabeth (Graham) Loofbourrow, now of
Mt. Sterling. HE was reared on a farm until nineteen years of age;
received a liberal English education, and for about two years engaged in
teaching. He subsequently, for five years, engaged in the drug
business at Mt. Sterling. At a later period, in 1874, he took a
three months' course at Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
For several years he has been the genial and accommodating Cashier of
the Farmer's Bank. In May, 1875, he was united in marriage with
Hulda Kauffelt, daughter of Mr. N. J. D. Kauffelt - the
enterprising hardware merchant of Mt. Sterling. To them have been
born three children - Ross K., Lemuel G. and John R.
Mr. Loofbourrow has served as Clerk of Pleasant Township two
terms, and is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers
& Co., 1883 - Page 1032 |
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DAVID R. LUCAS, farmer, P. O. West Jefferson, is a
son of John and a grandson of Capt. Thomas Lucas.
The latter was a native of Ireland, but, prior to the war of
Independence, he, with one brother, came to America, and became a
patriot in the great conflict that soon followed. His efficiency
as a soldier soon gained for him the commission of Captain, in which
rank he served through the struggle. He then married and settled
in Franklin County, Penn., where he died at an advanced age.
During his life, he obtained a grant for a survey of military land in
Ohio but never settled on it. His family settled in South
Carolina, where their posterity still reside. Three daughters, and
John in Madison, about the year 1835. He married Eliza
McAfee, a native of Franklin County, Penn., of Scotch parentage.
On coming to Madison County, he settled in Jefferson Township, on the
military land of his father. He ever after remained a resident and
farmer of this township, and at his death he owned nearly four hundred
acres. He was a hardy and well-constitutioned pioneer. He
and his wife were for a number of years members of the Presbyterian
Church. They both died in 1855. They had a family of seven
children, three of whom are now living, viz., Anna, wife of F.
C. Kuaga, of Jackson County, Mo.; James and David R.,
both of Madison County, Ohio. David R., the youngest, was
born in 1836, on the farm he now owns, and where he has ever since
resided. He is by occupation a farmer and stock-raiser, and owns
350 acres of good land, under a high state of cultivation and well
improved. He is an enterprising citizen, and has officially been
associated with the Board of Township Trustees and Board of Education.
He is manifesting a special interest in the education of his children,
who are six living and four deceased. Mr. Lucas was
married, in 1862, to Miss Maria Thompson, of Delaware County,
Ohio.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers &
Co., 1883 - Page 1003 |
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Stokes Twp. -
JOHN M. LUCAS, farmer, P. O. South Solon.
The subject of this sketch was born in Clinton County, Ohio, Feb. 18,
1823, and is a son of Thurman and Lida (Mock) Lucas. The
former was born in Warren County, Ohio, Oct. 17, 1799, and the latter in
North Carolina Nov. 18, 1801. They were married in Greene County,
Ohio, in 1821, then went to Indiana, where they remained four years;
then returned to Ohio, Fayette County, remained in number of years; then
sold their farm and moved to Jamestown, Greene County, Ohio, where they
remained until their death, he dying May, 1872, and she, August, 1863. Our subject was united in marriage with Elizabeth Kilgore, Oct.
23, 1843; she was born in Fayette County, Ohio, Aug. 19, 1824. He
is a member of the I. O. O. F., and was elected County Commissioner of
Madison County, and has held the office for two terms with credit to
himself and his constituents. Mr. and Mrs. Lucas are the
parents of ten children, of whom nine survive - Isadora, Mary C.,
Hezkiah, William, Alice, Ann, Willis, Sophrona and Douglas.
Mr. Lucas has been engaged in farming all his life, and he and his
wife now reside on a farm of 175 acres of land in Stokes Township,
Madison County, Ohio.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers &
Co., 1883 - Page 1039 |
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