'His Story is Our Story'
​Captain John Lucas,
Founder of Lucasville, Ohio

​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. ​


Final Resting Place Photos Below

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I am bound to them,
though I cannot look into their eyes
or hear their voices. 
I honor their history. 
I cherish their lives. 
I will tell their story. 
I will remember them. 

--Author Unknown
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