Page 146 - Births

Sun 10 .th. 1843 of September 146

Harmon R Lucas was born

July the 12 th. 1819 in

Muskingum Count Ohio

Hester Ann Lucas was born

November the 21 st. 1820 in

Muskingum County Ohio

Francis Asbury Lucas was born in

February the 12 th. 1822

Muskingum County Ohio

Ruey Ann Lucas was born

September the 21 st. 1823 in

Muskingun County Ohio

Mary Jane Lucas was born

March the 6 th. 1825 in

Muskingum County Ohio

Emly Francis Lucas was born

May the 11 th. 1826 in

Muskingum County Ohio

Benjamin Josiah Lucas was born

March the 30 th. 1828 in

Muskingum County Ohio

Susan Brown Lucas was born

November 16 th. 1829 in Dresden

Muskingum County Ohio

Curtis Williams Lucas was born

June the 6 th. 1831 in

Tippacanoe County Indiana

Benjamin Franklin Lucas was born

December the 8 th. 1932 in

Tippacanoe County Indiana

Martha Ellen Lucas was born

May the 3 D. 1834 in

Tippacanoe County Indiana

Page 107 - February 14, 1840 - Stranded in Ohio

Fri 14 Cloudy this morning and raining

some all day after night It began to

snow and frees hard I went to sing

ing school after night I staid all night

I staid with Thomas Smith I wrot a

letter back hume las night I went to

meeting then to Thomas Smith and st

aid all night the amen for ever 1840

I was at beamers town 9 E of cambridg

I was at Cambridge 8 E of Concord

I was at Concord 3 E of Norwch I

was at Norwich 12 E of Zanesville

I was at Zanesville 14 So of Dresden

I was at Dresden 8 W of adamas

Ville I was at webbs port 2 N of

Dresden I was at Dresden 9 E of

of Erville I was at ervill 1 E

of Nash port I was at Nash port

14 E of Newark I was at Newark

6 E of Gran ville I was at Granvi

29 E of Collumbus I was at

Collumbus 14 s E of Jefferson

I was at Jefferson 7 E of Lafay

-ette I was at Lafayette 29 E of

Springfield I was at Springfield

9 E of Eanon I was at Eanon

7 E of Fairfield I was at Fairfield

12 E of Daton I was at Daton

and Eaton . Richmond Lew Ray

Jerman lown Indianapolis Eagle

viledge Logans port Delphi and

Jeflerson Lafayette Chigo and

georg town atica Monteceld and

a heap of the am I a soilder of the

Croos one day after date I promas

to pay John long tom this to be or

or Certify I that I have and are

determend to get me a nice and

smart hansom Clever wife when

I do get one in this world or I

wont have eny body a tall 18

before one years roles roand the

wheal of time in my 21 yeare

the lord is on the giving hand 1840

Page 106 - February 8, 1840 - Love Feast

February the 8 . 1840 Page 1. 6

Sat 8 Cloudy this morning quite warm it

looks like rain or snow it rained

till noon in the after noon it brke away

and got clear I started up to a quarterly

meeting the Distent fron Drresden

was ten miles we got there Just as

public preaching was dismissed we

staid at Georg Smiths all night

quite mudy too no more at this time

Sun 9 Cloudy this morning I went to Love

feast I got in at it in the after noon

It got clear and pleasant for a while

then clouded up and thundred some and

after night I went to meeting again

with a certain young lady at about

ten she and I set out for home and

I felt as happy as I well could feel.

I staid at Georg Smiths they had

heap of company there I believe I

never saw as mudy roads in my life

Mon 10 Cloudy this morning quite cool we all

set out for home and got home at 3 oclo

quite mudy it looked like snow I staid

all night at aunts no more at this tim

Tue 11 Clare this morning quite pleasant and

ground frose hard but it began to thundr

quite smart after night I went to meeting

I staaid at aunts . Harmon Lucas

Wed 12 Clear this morning quite warm it

began to though rite mart after night

I went to aunt Pierces on a visit I

staid at aunts all night 1840 H.

Thu 13 Cloudy this morning and snowed

quite hard for a while then broke

away but still looked like rain

quite mudy this makes a scence I

came from home 49 days and no

prospect of getting hom yet 1840

Page 101 - January 3, 1840 - Getting to Ohio

January the .3.d 1840 Page 1, 1

Fri 3 Cloudy this morning I past Columbus at

12. I got to granville and staid all night

my bill was 1. 37 cts quite fine place

Sat 4 Clear this morning I started and got

to Dresden at 4 oclock it thought sone

my bill was 1. 6 cts no mor at this

Sun 5 Clear this morning some warmer than it

has bin for some time past I went to a

meeting then over to Josiah Smiths I

went to meeting after night againe cs

Mon 6 Cloudy this morning I done nothing

much all day I was rite in town all

of the time I would be glad if you will

excuse my bad writing at this time 184

Tue 7 Cloudy this morning I went up to

Samuel Walkers and found all well

pleas permit me to come and spend the

nex sabith evening a few hours I will

be very much pleased I will exit.

Wed 8 Cloudy this morning I and Lirza went

over to concord I got to Isaac Grunnons

and staid all night I got over about one

houre after dark I paid .62 cts tole

Thu 9 Cloudy this morning I started and got

to Benets Lucas at one oclock and staid

all night I was at John Lucas at the eve

Fri 10 Cloudy this morning and raining and

sleted some I started and went over to

Joshua . bomans and got there at 11 oclock

and found all well after night I went

to a singing school I staid all night at

Sat 11 Cloudy this morning and raining quite

foggy the snow went off very fast I

went to to seammens town and back

to Bomans and staid all night 183