Captain John Lucas  (1788-1825)

Platted Lucasville
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​August 7, 1819

​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 an 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

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. 
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I will remember them. 

--Author Unknown