BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio
edited by
Hon. Bert S. Bartlow, W. H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater,
Frederick Schneider and Others To which is appended
A Comprehensive Compendium of Local Biography and Memoirs of Representative
Men and Women of the County.
Illustrated
Publ. B. F. Bowen & Co., Publishers
1905
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EDGAR
W. LANE. This well-known citizen is one of Butler county's native
sons and dates his birth from June 16, 1852, having first seen the light
of day on the farm in Hanover township which his grandfather, H. I.
Lane, purchased and improved in an early day. H. I. Lane
was born in New Jersey and some time in the twenties brought his
newly-wedded wife to Butler county, Ohio, locating in the township of
Hanover, where he became prosperous tiller of the soil. In
connection with agricultural Pursuits, he worked at the brick-mason's
trade, and continued in this two-fold capacity until his death, which
occurred in the year 1848. The family of H. I. Lane
consisted of three sons and four daughters, five of whom survive,
namely: Corneal, William, Ellen, Susan and
Sarah, one of the deceased being James, the subject’s
father, who was born and reared on the family homestead in Hanover
township and in his young manhood married Miss Mary Potter,
native of Reily township, who bore him two children, Edgar W., of
this review, and Charles H., who died in 1876, at the age of
twenty-two years. James Lane was young man of
sterling worth, and in due time became one of the well-to-do farmers of
Hanover township. He owned beautiful place of one hundred and
seven acres, on which he made number of valuable improvements, and in
addition to farming he owned half interest in flouring mill which
returned him liberal income. In politics he was Whig, in religion
Presbyterian, and in all the elements of manhood and citizenship he was
easily the peer of any of his neighbors and associates. Had he
lived longer he doubtless would have achieved success in his various
enterprises, but he was unfortunately cut, down almost at the beginning
of his career of usefulness, dying at the early age of twenty-eight
years. Edgar W. Lane was left an orphan when four years
old, and from that time until his eleventh year he lived with his
grandfather. Samuel Potter, who cared for the lad and
looked after his interests in various ways. When youth of twelve
he became an inmate of his uncle’s home, and after remaining there for
two years began earning his own livelihood as farm hand. While
thus engaged he devoted the winter months to study in the public
schools, and in this way he divided his time until about nineteen, when
he entered the employ of his guardian, with whom he remained until
attaining his majority. Actuated by desire for more thorough
intellectual training than could be derived from the district schools,
young Lane, in 1871, entered the National Normal School at
Lebanon, where he prosecuted his studies two terms of eight months each,
leaving the institution in the fall of the year following.
Returning to Butler county, he resumed farming in Reily township, and on
March 24, 1875, was solemnized his marriage with Miss Rebekkah
Mosier, a union blessed with four children, namely: Walter, born
February 13, 1876, telegrapher stationed at Hood River, Oregon; Mary,
born January 10, 1878, is the wife of Wallace Dennis, and
lives in Preble county, this state; Effie, whose birth occurred
on the 4th of November, 1879, is unmarried, and resides in the family of
a friend by the name of Hake: Alice, who was born October
15, 1881, is the wife of Ed. Travis, in Hamilton. The
mother of these children departed this life in 1885, and on September
7th of the following year Mr. Lane contracted matrimonial
alliance with Mrs. Addie Tracy, widow of the late Robert W.
Tracy, of this county, and daughter of James and
Mary J. (Thomas) Williams, natives of Virginia and
Ohio respectively. Mrs. Lane was born July 1, 1853,
in Ross township, Butler county, married Mr. Tracy on
March 19, 1872, and bore him five children, namely: Mary J., wife
of Everritt Brosier; Sarah E., now Mrs. Herman
Walters, of Brookville; Ed. L.; Mayme, who married
Everett Barnett, of Hamilton, and Dolle, who is member
of the home circle. The death of Mr. Tracy occurred
in the year 1883. Three children are the fruits of Mr.
Lane’s second marriage, Homer, born August 31, 1887,
Chester, December 10, 1890, and Ruth, whose birth dates from
December 28, 1893, James Williams, the father of Mrs.
Lane, was born January 13, 1821, in Virginia, came to Butler
county with his father when mere boy, and here grew to maturity, be
coming in due time one of the leading farmers and successful merchants
of this part of the state. He possessed business abilities of very
high order, as is attested by the fact of his having started in life at
the bottom of the ladder, being very poor man at the time of his
marriage; but he so managed his affairs as to accumulate within
comparatively brief period fortune of considerable magnitude, his estate
at the time of his death, in May, 1902, being conservatively estimated
at eighty thousand dollars. Mary Jane Thomas,
who married James Williams, was born June 22, 1821, and
became the mother of nine children, seven of whom are living, their
names being as follows: Margaret, wife of Albert
Harrison; George T., resident of Ross township; James,
real-estate dealer of Hamilton; Mrs. Addie Lane;
Mamie, wife of Erastus Robinson, of Shandon, Ohio;
Joseph, broker doing business in the city of Hamilton, and John,
mechanic of the same place. Mrs. Lane received an
academic education, also thorough musical training, and her various
attainments have fitted her to adorn the home over which she presides
and the social circle in which she is wont to move. She possesses
many of the qualities of head and heart that insure popularity and win
strong and abiding friendships, and as neighbor as well as devoted wife
and mother, she exercises wholesome moral influence in the home and
among those with whom she is associated. For some years past Mr.
Lane has owned the Eagle Hotel at Somerville, and with the
assistance of his wife runs the same, the house under their joint
management being one of the best conducted and most popular hostelries
in the county. He also owns and operates the Merchants’ bus line
between Somerville and Hamilton, which, in connection with the hotel
business, has been quite profitable, the patronage being liberal and
paying handsome margin on the investment. Mr. Lane
is an enterprising man, widely acquainted with the traveling public, and
his familiarity with every detail of the business in which he is
engaged, and his desire to make his place first-class in every
particular, gives him high standing as popular and accommodating
landlord. While deeply interested in his business affairs, he has
not neglected the duties which every citizen owes the community and the
general public, being in touch with every measure for the growth and
development of his town and county and an advocate of every worthy means
for promoting the welfare of his fellow men. In politics he is
stanchly Democratic, but not partisan, and in religion he and his good
wife are members of the Presbyterian church.
Source: Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio - Publ. B. F. Bowen
& Co., Publishers - 1905 - Page 538 |
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GEORGE
L. LANE. Success in the learned professions is not the
result of pretentious circumstances. neither does it depend upon the
smiles with which fortune frequently regards her favorites. lucrative
business may some times come through inheritance or gift, but in what
are known as the higher walks of life advancement is gained only by
individual effort, hence prestige in the dental profession is the
legitimate outgrowth of strong mentality, close application, thorough
mastery of the principles of the science and delicacy and accuracy of
mechanical skill hardly known in any other calling. The possession
and utilization of these attributes in marked degree by Dr. George L.
Lane, of Middletown, has given him worthy prestige among the leading
dental surgeons of Butler county, and it is with pleasure that the
following brief record of his career is presented, native of Franklin,
Warren county, Ohio, Doctor Lane was born on October 11, 1866,
being the son of Arthur and Nancy (Chamberlain) Lane, both
parents of Ohio birth, the father of Butler and the mother of Warren
county. By occupation Arthur Lane was for some years
merchant and subsequently turned his attention to manufacturing.
Still later he engaged in the pursuit of agriculture and to the latter
calling devoted the greater part of his life, meeting with fair success
in the matter of material advancement and earning honor able repute as
worthy man and public spirited citizen.
In the district schools of his native county Dr.
Lane acquired knowledge of the fundamental branches of learning,
this training being afterwards supplemented by full course in the
Middletown high school, from which institution he was graduated in the
year 1883. Later be accompanied his parents upon their removal to
the city of Troy and shortly after locating at that place he fitted
himself for business life by thorough training in the Dayton Commercial
College, from which he received diploma in 1885. Leaving the
latter institution, he became manager of the Central Union Telephone
Company of Troy, the duties of which responsible position he discharged
to the satisfaction of his employers until 1892, when he resigned in
order to prosecute the study of dentistry, profession which the meantime
he decided to make his life work. The Doctor’s preliminary work in
his chosen calling was under the direction of Dr. W. B. Jones, of
Troy, Ohio, in whose office he pursued his studies and investigations
for period of three years, at the expiration of which time he entered
the Dental College at Indianapolis, Indiana, where he made creditable
record as an earnest and critical student and from which in 1898 he
received the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery.
Immediately after his graduation Dr. Lane
opened suite of dental parlors in Middletown and in due time was
rewarded with lucrative practice. He has followed the profession
with gratifying success from that time to the present and his patronage
has steadily increased until he now commands an extensive professional
business, occupying, as already stated, conspicuous place among the
leading dentists of the country. The Doctor prepared himself for
his work by long and painstaking study and brought to the practice a
mind well-disciplined by scholastic and professional training. He
has never ceased being student, but, with laudable ambition to excel,
devotes the leisure at his command to the best professional thought of
the age, reading the standard literature relating thereto, prosecuting
his investigation and keeping in touch with the latest discoveries in
the science, besides familiarizing himself with the new and improved
instruments and devices which from time to time make their appearance.
While primarily devoted to his profession and making every other
consideration subordinate thereto. Dr. Lane is man
of much public spirit and manifests lively interest in all worthy
enterprises for the good of the city in which he resides. He also
encourages every progressive measure for the welfare of his fellow men
and. like all good citizens, takes an active part in politics, being an
unwavering supporter of the Republican party and tireless worker for its
success in local, state and national affairs. Well informed on the
questions and issues of the times, his opinions always command respect
and among the leaders of his party in this county his advice and
influence have not been without weight in formulating policies and
directing campaigns. The Doctor is interested in secret, fraternal
and benevolent work, holding membership with the Pythian lodge of Troy,
the precepts and principles of which excellent organization enter very
largely into his rule of life and conduct and have much to do in
influencing his relations with his fellows, man of intelligence, culture
and broad humanitarian principles and feelings, he does all in his power
to benefit the race and has the high esteem of his friends and the
confidence of those with whom his professional relations have brought
him in contact.
In November, 1900, Dr. Lane and Miss
Elsie Thompson, an accomplished young lady of Troy, Ohio,
were united in the bonds of wedlock. Like her husband, Mrs.
Lane enjoys great personal esteem and is popular in the best
social circles of Middletown.
Source: Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio - Publ. B. F. Bowen
& Co., Publishers - 1905 - Page 633 |
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CAPT. ANDREW J. LEWIS
was born in Hanover township, Butler county, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1833.
He is a representative of one of the earliest pioneer families, dating
back to 1804, when the paternal grandfather, Andrew Lewis, am to
Butler county. He was a native of County Armagh, Ireland, who
emigrated to this country in company with his brother David.
The latter settled in Newport, Kentucky, but Andrew located in
Pennsylvania, where he married. He entered land in Hanover
township, where he continued to reside until his death in 1848.
Upon the old Lewis homestead James Lewis, the father of the
subject was born the property descending to him and through him to his
heirs. The father married Maria Marshall, who was also a
native of Butler county. The father of the subject was the
youngest of seven children. He continued to improve and cultivate
the old homestead until shortly before his death, in 1864, his wife
surviving him until April, 1888. They were the parents of ten
children, of whom eight are still living. Capt. Andrew J. Lewis
was the third in order of birth, and received a thorough education in
the public schools, at the Farmers' College and at Miami University.
At the age of nineteen years he entered a general store at Venice, as a
clerk, and remained there two years. In 1845 he was married to
Miss Martha J. Dick, and the same year they established a home in
Hamilton, where Mr. Lewis was engaged in the hardware business
until the outbreak of the Civil war. Being inspired with the
spirit of patriotism to the exclusion of business interests, he assisted
in organizing a company of which Dr. Henry Mallory was the first
captain, and Mr. Lewis was commissioned first lieutenant.
On the resignation of Captain Mallory, in February, 1862,
Mr. Lewis was promoted captain of the company, and served
throughout the active campaigns in Kentucky and Tennessee and Alabama,
and until three months before the expiration of his term of enlistment.
At the battle of Chickamauga the Thirty-fifth lost fifty of the men
engaged on the battlefield.
Captain Lewis resigned his commission by reason of
disabilities incurred in the service, and was succeeded by Captain
Philip Pockenbush, and herein is a peculiar coincidence of the war:
Three captains of Company I, Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry, are now living,
and all are located in Hamilton. For further details, the reader
is referred to the personal sketches of the individuals. It is
very doubtful if any company doing active duty at the front for three
years can, after more than forty years from date of enlistment, show
three captains now living. Captain Lewis returned to Hamilton,
but in 1866 took up his residence at Decatur, Illinois. The death
of his father-in-law, Mr. Dick, necessitated his return to Butler
county in 1868, and he then took up his residence on the old Dick
homestead in Ross township. This is also one of the pioneer
farmers of the county. The house which the Lewis family
then occupied was built before the days of sawmills and cut nails.
The lumber was sawed out by hand and the nails were forged by a
blacksmith. But under the successful management of the Lewis
family this ancient landmark soon gave place to a commodious and
modern residence, fully in keeping with the progress of the times.
Captain Lewis and his family lived upon this farm for many years,
and still own it, in connection with other valuable farming lands in the
county. While in Ross township, Captain Lewis served almost
continuously as a member of the school board and took a very active part
in educational affairs.
Mrs. Lewis died in 1885, leaving a family of six
children, Harry D., James, Martha E., Charles G., Maude and
David E. All are happily married and engaged in honorable and
successful callings. In December, 1887, Captain Lewis was
married to his present companion, who in maidenhood was Miss Ettie
Engeart, a native of Troy, Miami county, Ohio, where she was reared
and educated. At the time of her marriage with Captain Lewis
she was the widow of John Howland. She is a devout
Christian lady, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Captain Lewis has long been identified with the
Presbyterian church, and has been a member of the Masonic fraternity for
many years. Politically he was a Whig until the organization of
the Republican party, since which time he has been identified with that
organization. He is a radical temperance advocate and for some
years espoused the cause as advocated by the Prohibitionists, but is
essentially a Republican in political faith. The pleasant family
home is located on Franklin street, in West Hamilton, where the Captain
superintends his landed interests and enjoys the respite from active
labors which earlier years of industry have rendered possible.
Source: Centennial History of Butler County,
Ohio - Publ. B. F. Bowen & Co., Publishers - 1905 - Page 472 |
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DAVID
LINGLER. The Hamilton
fire department is a system of protection to the city of which the
people very properly are proud. It numbers among its very
efficient corps of valiant workers some men who have been connected with
the department for long years, and no one will say that their tenure of
office has been sought and given purely on selfish grounds. They
have a lively and personal interest in rendering to the city the most
competent and efficient service in time of need. David Lingler,
the present chief of the fire department, has the business ability to
earn a much larger income than that paid in the salary of the office,
and has demonstrated this fact in a successful business career when
employed in the affairs of private life. But notwithstanding this
fact, Mr. Lingler has served more years at the head of the fire
department in Hamilton than any other two men who have occupied this
same position. There is a certain fascination about the dangers
and exposures of a fireman's life, coupled with the consciousness of
rendering aid to the helpless in time of need, which is well nigh
irresistible.
David Lingler, was elected chief of the fire
department in April, 1883, having previously demonstrated his fitness by
proper service in a subordinate department. By subsequent
elections and appointments, he retained the position for five years.
Retiring from the office, he worked at his trade. that of an iron
moulder, until 1892, when he purchased a stock of groceries and embarked
in the mercantile business. But in July, 1893, he was recalled to
his former position, under Mayor Charles Bosch, and
continued at the head of the department for five or six years, also
continuing for the most part his mercantile interests. Under the
new code recently adopted, another system of selecting certain officials
came into vogue and again Mr. Lingler was recalled to the head of
the fire department by the city board of control. He received the
appointment in the autumn of 1903, but four months later was ousted
under the new law, which provides the chief shall be taken from the
ranks of active firemen, which he was not at that time. Mr.
Lingler is a man specially qualified for the responsible position in
which he has served so long and faithfully. And whatever the
friends of disappointed candidates may say of the matter, it is
nevertheless true that the position came to Mr. Lingler on the
strength of personal merit, rather than political favoritism.
Should a vote of the city be take as to the best qualified man for the
position, it is more than probable that David Lingler would
receive the strongest endorsement ever given a candidate for any office
in Hamilton.
The subject of the article is a native of Hamilton,
born on the 13th of November, 1854. He was the third child in a
family of nine, born to David and Catherine (Sipp) Lingler,
both of whom were natives of Rheinburg, Germany. David Lingler,
the father of the subject, was a son of Martin Lingler.
He learned the blacksmith's trade in his native land, and emigrated to
this country in 1844. His brother, John Lingler, had
preceded him to the United States, but died in New York, where he left a
son, also named John. Father Lingler, having
some old country acquaintances in Hamilton, came to this city to find a
home, and here, in 1848, he married Miss Catherine, a daughter of
William Sipp, a carpet weaver in Germany, but a successful farmer
near this city, where his days were ended. William Sipp was
the father of four daughters and five sons, a number of whom still live
in the city and are worthy representatives of this early established and
prominent German family. David Lingler employed his early
years in agricultural pursuits, but in later life was the proprietor of
a boarding house in Hamilton, where he was very well known as an
honorable, upright citizen. He was twice elected to the office of
city marshal, and was serving in that capacity when he died, at the age
of fifty-three years, on the 5th of February, 1875. His wife
survived him and lives at the old home in Hamilton. The children
in this family were named William, Mary, David, John, Katie, George,
Louise, Adam and Dora. Adam died in childhood.
The survivors of the family are happily married and for the most part
are living in the vicinity of their birth.
Both father and mother were devoted and active members
of the German Evangelical church. David Lingler was
educated in the public schools of Hamilton, though by careful reading
and observation he has largely supplemented this elementary training.
At the age of fourteen he began an apprenticeship to the iron moulder's
trade, and this constituted his principal employment until he began his
career n public life. He is a man well-informed on the current
events of the day, keen and shrewd in business affairs, and is regarded
as one of the public-spirited and progressive citizens of Hamilton.
His long continuance in an office of public trust and responsibility is
the best evidence of his popularity and fitness.
Mr. Lingler was married on the 10th of October,
1877, when he chose for his companion in life, Miss Elizabeth Brooks,
a native of Hamilton and a daughter of Jacob Brooks, a former
business man of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Lingler have been
blessed in their domestic relations with a happy family of children, six
in number, named as follows: Elizabeth, Carl, Mary, Alma, David
and Edna. The first two named have passed to the other
shore. Mr. Lingler and family are members of the Zion
Evangelical Lutheran church. They are recognized as one of the
leading families in Hamilton, where their lives have been spent.
Mr. Lingler has for many years taken an active part in politics and
is a recognized leader in local Democracy. He is fair and
honorable in his dealings with men and a valued citizen in the
community.
Source: Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio -
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J. G.
LONG was the son of Armel Long, and was
born Dec. 15, 1815, in Wayne township. He received a good
education at both common and graded schools. He was reared to the
pursuit of a farmer, which was his chief occupation through life.
Mr. Long was the possessor of two hundred and
sixty-four acres of good land, situated in this county, upon which he
resided until his death. He also owned, in its natural state, four
hundred and eighty acres of fine land near the city of Omaha.
The location of Mr. Long's late residence is
very desirable. From almost every point of the compass the eye,
unassisted by a glass, may scan views pleasant to behold; by the aid of
a field-glass, objects sixteen miles distant towards the south can be
distinctly seen; firerockets, thrown in midair at Cincinnati on a
favorable night, may be seen from Mr. Long's late residence with
the naked eye. The gentleman of whom we now write was a good
financier, and was assisted in his temporal affairs by an amiable and
economical companion, who acquitted herself nobly in not allowing "to run
to waste" the accumulation of property acquired and under the control of
her worthy mate.
On the 14th day of January, 1841, he being then
twenty-five years of age, the nuptials were performed which made him the
husband of Miss Hannah Squire. Four children were born to
them to make their home a happy one, and to more strongly cement the
sacred union of their lives. Hampton H. married the
daughter of Mr. Henry Snively, of Wayne township; Joseph P.
married Philip H. Kumler, also of Wayne township. The
former is a retired farmer residing in Hamilton. Mr. Long
was a successful speculator, and held stock in the Second National Bank
at Hamilton. He held the highest rank as a Mason, had a very large
acquaintance, and was highly respected by all. An epoch in Mr.
Long's life occurred when at the age of ten years; he was one of
those who witnessed at Middetown, this county, the breaking of
the sod for the Miami canal.
Source: Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio -
Publ. B. F. Bowen & Co., Publishers - 1905 - Page 946 |
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JOHN M. LONG was born in
Mettingen, Westphalia, Germany, Oct. 14, 1825, the son of James
Martin William and Mary Ann Mohr Long, the father a miller by trade.
Mr. Long accompanied his parents to this country in 1836 and
first located in Richmond, Virginia, where they remained two years.
They then removed to Cincinnati and there Mr. Long
attended night school and learned the trade of machinist, for which he
had a natural aptitude. In 1854 he came to Hamilton and accepted a
position as foreman in a machine shop run by Owens, Lane & Dyer,
with whom he remained one year, and then formed the business association
with which his name was so long connected, the firm of Long, Black &
Allstatter. He was president of the board of trade during its
day and did much to advance the city's interests. For two terms
Mr. Long served in the city council and was also chief of the
Hamilton fire department for two years, 1866-67. In religion he
was a member of St. Stephen's Catholic church for forty-five years and
in politics a lifelong Republican. He was an active partisan and
for eight years was chairman of the county central committee. In
June, 1848, Mr. Long was married in Cincinnati to Miss Mary
Ann Neather whose death occurred Nov. 18, 1893. To this union
eleven children were born: Lawrence, Elizabeth, Augusta, Sophia,
William, Louis, Joseph, Carl, Fanny, and Mrs. John M .Marr
and Mrs. William Rumley. Mr. Long died June 29,
1901, aged seventy-six years.
Source: Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio -
Publ. B. F. Bowen & Co., Publishers - 1905 - Page 870 |
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WILLIAM A.
LUCAS, M. D. The world has little use for the
misanthrope. The universal brotherhood is widely recognized, as is
also the truth that he serves God best who serves his fellow men.
There is no profession or line of business which calls for greater
self-sacrifice or more devoted attention than the medical profession,
and the most successful physician is he who through love of his fellow
man gives his time and earnest attention to the relief of human
suffering. The successful physician is bound to make friends
wherever he is known and will retain the respect and esteem of all
classes of people.
William A. Lucas was born in Middletown, Butler
county, Ohio, on the 19th of April, 1873, and is the son of Benjamin
P. and Rhoda (Sutphen) Lucas. Benjamin P. Lucas was also a
native of this county and was reared on a farm. He obtained his
preliminary education in the common schools, which was supplemented by
attendance at Antioch College, where he took the literary course.
However, a promising career was cut short by death at the early age of
thirty--four years, his widow and two children being thus deprived of a
husband and father's loving support and protection. The two
children referred to were Charles, of Middletown, and the
subject. The mother is still living and makes her home in
Middletown.
The subject is indebted to the common schools of
Middletown for his early education and during young manhood he was for a
year employed in the capacity of assistant mailing clerk in the
Middletown post-office. He then entered the employ of the
Cleveland Lumber Company, being assigned to the estimating department.
He had long entertained a desire to enter the medical profession and
during his employment as aforesaid he had employed his leisure moments
in the reading and study of medicine. The lumber company's plant
was destroyed by fire in July, 1893, thus throwing him out of
employment, but this apparent misfortune really but hastened the
culmination of his desire, for in the autumn of the same year Mr.
Lucas entered the Ohio Medical College, where he pursued his studies
for three years, being graduated in 1896. Immediately upon
receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine the subject located in
Columbus, where he was actively engaged in the practice but a year and a
half later, in September, 1897, he located in Middletown, where he has
since remained. He has been accorded a liberal share of the public
patronage and is today numbered among the most successful professional
men in the county. In order to better equip himself for any
demands that might be made upon him, the Doctor took a thorough course
in the Illinois Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Infirmary at Chicago and by a
constant attention to the most recent advances made in the healing art
he has acquired a skill in the treatment of diseases that has easily
placed him in the front ranks among the physicians of his county.
In politics the Doctor is a stanch Republican, but the
demands of his profession have precluded his taking a very active part i
the campaign work of his party. He is, however, keenly alive to
the leading questions of the day and is able to intelligently discuss
the great measures which from time to time confront the American voters.
Fraternally he is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and the
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is also a charter
member of the K. of A. E. O., which was instituted here in 1901 and in
which he has held official position.
On the 8th day of September, 1897, Doctor Lucas
was united in marriage with Miss Edna V. Bonnell, who was born at
Middletown, Ohio, on Nov. 7, 1875, being the daughter of J. V. and
Emma Bonnell. Her father is a prominent resident of Middletown
and a member of the city officiary for twenty years. Mrs. Lucas
received a good education in the schools of Middletown, which was
supplemented by a liberal musical election. To the union of
the subject and his wife has been born one child, Louise, born
Aug. 31, 1899.
Dr. Lucas is a man of genial disposition,
affable and companionable. He is a man whose sympathies are easily
aroused and who ever responds with alacrity to calls from the suffering,
whether it be beneath the humble roof of the cottager or within the the
home of wealth. Still comparatively young in years and in his
profession, he has all the requisite ability to rise to still greater
eminence in his profession and his many friends predict for him a
brilliant future.
Source: Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio -
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