Lucasville Area Historical Society
Captain John Lucas, founder of Lucasville, Ohio
His Story is Our Story
Ohio Historical Marker inscription:
John Lucas (1788 - 1825), son of William and Susannah Barnes Lucas, came to present-day Scioto County from Virginia circa 1802. His brother, Robert Lucas, was a War of 1812 hero, two-term governor of
Ohio (1832-1836), and the first territorial governor of Iowa. John volunteered for service and commanded a regiment during the War of 1812. Upon the death of his father in 1814, John inherited much of his family's property in
Scioto County, and it was on a portion of this land that he would establish the town of Lucasville on August 7, 1819.
He and his wife, Mary Lucas, ran a tavern in Lucasville until his death in 1825.
He is interred in Lucasville Cemetery.
Lucasville Historical Society
The Ohio Historical Society 2003 Historical Marker, Scioto County, 6-73
Further family history can be found on Find A Grave. Click here for link
John Lucas (1788 - 1825), son of William and Susannah Barnes Lucas, came to present-day Scioto County from Virginia circa 1802. His brother, Robert Lucas, was a War of 1812 hero, two-term governor of
Ohio (1832-1836), and the first territorial governor of Iowa. John volunteered for service and commanded a regiment during the War of 1812. Upon the death of his father in 1814, John inherited much of his family's property in
Scioto County, and it was on a portion of this land that he would establish the town of Lucasville on August 7, 1819.
He and his wife, Mary Lucas, ran a tavern in Lucasville until his death in 1825.
He is interred in Lucasville Cemetery.
Lucasville Historical Society
The Ohio Historical Society 2003 Historical Marker, Scioto County, 6-73
Further family history can be found on Find A Grave. Click here for link
The pictures below are of markers located in the Lucasville Cemetery
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