BIOGRAPHIES

Source: 
Portrait and Biographical History of
Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros.
1892
 

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J. B. LAUCK	JOHN B. LAUCK was a prominent farmer of Summerford Township, Madison County, not only because his estate was larger than that of a majority of residents there but by reason of his deep and abiding interest in his calling and in matters pertaining to the welfare of others of his class.  He was the proprietor of the beautiful estate of two hundred and seventy-six acres of well-tilled land, bearing good buildings of varous kinds, and stocked with machinery and domestic animals suited to the extent of the work carried on.      The parents of our subject, Simon and Mary (Beck) Lauck, natives respectively of Winchester and Ohio Counties, Va., were married in that State, where they resided until their decease.  The parental family included eight children, of whom our subject was the eldest but one.  He was also born in Ohio County, Jan. 17th, 1814, and grew to man's estate on his father's farm.  About 1845. desiring to see something of the Western country, Mr. Lauck came to Madison County and made settlement in Summerford Township, which was his place of residence until his death, which occurred June 16, 1892.      The lady to whom our subject was married, in 1846, was Miss Louisa Morris, whose birth occurred in Adams County, this state, in 1826.  After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Lauck located on the farm where the latter is at present residing.  The former never lived to note the many wonderful changes in the country, whose present condition they never dreamed of beholding, although they had faith in the resources of the land.  They rejoiced greatly in what they realized of the progress of the world, and were glad that they have been able to aid in promoting the good of the locality.      The six children comprising the family of Mrs. Lauck bear the names of John F., Kate S., Reason G., Simon T., Sallie R. and Corwin, respectively.  Samuel T. departed this life in Summerford Township when thirty-six years of age, being accidentally shot by the discharge of a gun, while climbing over a fence.  Our subject was prominent in local affairs, and for several years held the position of Township Trustee.  In politics, he deposited a Republican vote.  Religiously, with his wife, he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which denomination they were active and influential members. Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page  292
	HENRY LILLY.    There is in the development of every successful life a lesson to all; for if a man is industrious, ambitious and honorable in his ambitiion, he will undoubtedly rise to a position of prominence whether having the prestige of family and wealth or the obscurity of poverty.  We are led to these reflections in reviewing the life of Mr. Lilly who is at present occupying a well-improved farm, which is located in Fairfield Township, Madison County.  Our subject has done much to aid in the development of this part of the country and, as a patriotic soldier, deserves credit for the work he did in securing the stability of the Union.      He of whom we write is the son of the late Wesley Lilly, who was born in Fluvanna County, Va., Mar. 30, 1798, and was five years of age when he came with his parents, Thomas and Theodosia Lilly, to this State, and located in Ross County.  There the father died in the fall of 1823, and in 1830 the mother, with her family, came to Madison County, where she departed this life in 1838.  The maiden name of our subject's mother was Mary Durflinger, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Durflinger, natives of Virginia, who located in Madison County, this State, about 1827.  Wesley Lilly was an earnest member in the Methodist Church and gave freely of his means toward the erection of the Lilly Chapel.  He was a progressive and public-spirited man and did his full share toward building up and improving the county in which he resided.  He departed this life Aug. 10, 1889, while his good wife, who survived him a few years, died Jan. 8, 1892.      The parental family included seven sons and one daughter, our subject, who was born Sept. 11, 1810, in Franklin County, this State, being the fifth in order of birth.  He passed his boyhood days in his native place and was thirteen years of age when he accompanied his parents on their removal to this county, and located with them in Fairfield Township, where he grew to manhood.  He was reared to farming pursuits and assisted his father in carrying on the home farm until the spring of 1864, when he enlisted in the Union army, being commissioned First Lieutenant of Company A, Seventy-sixth Battalion Ohio National Guards, under his brother, Capt. Thomas Lilly.  The latter died at Bermuda Hundred, Va., in July, 1864.  On account of Company A being merged into the One Hundred and Thirty-third Infantry, the older officers in the service were given the precedence and our subject was not called upon to go to the front.      Jan. 16, 1862, Henry Lilly was married in Franklin County to Miss Martha Ann Hartsook.  The lady was born in that county May 1, 1811, and was the daughter of Noah and Mary (Sanducky) Hartsook, natives of Maryland.  The father of Mrs. Lilly died while she was quite young, and the mother, who reared a family of three children, departed this life in Franklin County.  After his marriage, he located in Fairfield Township, this county, which has since been his home.  He has made agriculture his life work and at the present time owns a valuable estate of two hundred and twenty-five acres, which bears all the improvements ui the way of buildings and machinery which are to be found on the estate of a first-class farmer.      To Mr. and Mrs. Lilly have been born four children, viz: Frank S., Sylvester W., Rosa B. and William W.  The eldest son died Aug. 10, 1887, when in his twenty-fifth year.  Rosa B. became the wife of A. W. Bradfield and William W. married Maggie Erb.      Our subject occupies a high place in local affairs and in October, 1881, was elected County Commissioner. vHe has also served as Township Trustee for a number of terms, and during elections never fails to cast a Republican vote.  He is a member of Lodge No. 605, I. O. O. F., and the brief record of his life shows him to be a man of excellent business talent, whose judgment is keen, and who is well dowered with those sturdy traits of character that, seconded by unimpeachable integrity, have made him a valuable citizen. Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 549
	JOHN M. LUCAS.  No more highly respected and esteemed citizen lives in Madison County than the one of whom we now write, and who is engaged as a farmer and stock-raiser in Stokes Township.  He was born in Clinton County Ohio, Feb. 18, 1823, and is the son of Thomas and Lydia (Mock) Lucas, natives respectively of Warren County, Ohio and North Carolina, the father being born Oct. 18, 1799, and the mother Nov. 17, 1801.      The paternal grandfather of our subject, Caleb Lucas, came in an early day to Warren County, Ohio, where his son Thomas grew to mature years.  The latter gentleman was married Oct. 4, 1821, and when our subject was a lad of six years moved to Indiana and located about nine miles from Indianapolis on the National Road.  Four years later, the parents returned to Ohio, and located in Jefferson Township, Fayette County, where Mr. Lucas purchased one hundred and fifty acres of laud, the greater portion of which he cleared and cultivated.      Our subject is what may be properly termed a self-made man, as he was enabled to attend school but six months.  The schools in the neighborhood were conducted on the subscription plan, and as his parents were in limited circumstances, it was impossible for him to enjoy even their meagre advantages.  Oct. 23, 1843, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Killgore, who was born in Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Aug. 19, 1824.  She was the daughter of John C. and Jane (Hutson) Killgore, also natives of Ohio; her father met his death by a stroke of lightning July 11, 1842, and her mother departed this life in 1873.      After his marriage, Mr. Lucas contracted to clear forty acres of land for the use of the property for five years.  After clearing about thirty-five acres, he sold the lease and purchased one hundred and ten acres m Jefferson Township, where he made his home for the following ten years.  He then sold the land which he had purchased for $6 an acre for $40 an acre, and next bought one hundred and fifty acres, which is his present home, and which his enterprise and thrift have placed in excellent condition.  Mr. Lucas has expended over $1,200 in tiling his estate, and has further embellished it by a substantial set of buildings necessary for the storage of grain and the shelter of stock.      He of whom we write is the eldest in a family of eight children, three of whom are still living. By his marriage with Miss Killgore have been born ten children, viz.: Isadore, now Mrs. Thomas S. Cooper; Paris, who died when six years of age; Mary C., Mrs. William O'Shaughnessy, departed this life in October, 1882, her husband dying a few years later; their son Louis makes his home with our subject.  Hezekiah married Miss McHenry, and is the father of two children; William married Miss McHenry, and has five children; Alice became the wife of James M. Boyer; Ann married John W. Sheeley and died Jan. 3, 1885; Sophronia, who became the wife of Zeno Thomas, passed to the land beyond Oct. 3, 1889; Willis married Miss Fent, and has three children, and Douglas married Miss Snodgrass and has one child.      In his political relations, Mr. Lucas is a Democrat, as were his ancestors on both sides, as far as is known.  In an early day, Grandfather Caleb Lucas, in company with two brothers, cast the only votes in their township for Andrew Jackson.  He of whom we write has been Township Trustee, Clerk, Treasurer, and was elected County Commissioner two terms, declining to serve, however, the second term until 1879, when he was prevailed upon to again accept the office.  He occupied the position of Justice of the Peace of Jefferson Township, Fayette County, for one term, and when elected County Commissioner was serving in that capacity in Stokes Township, Madison County.  Socially, he is a member of the Odd Fellows, and has ever taken an active part in all matters pertaining to the welfare of his community. Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 384

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