Page 147 - Births and Deaths

147

Katharin Elizabeth Lucas was born

December the 6 th. 1835 in

Tippacanoe County Indiana

John Rogers Lucas was born

December the 5 th. 1837 in

Tippacanoe County Iindiana

The Deaths of my Brothers and

Sisters which Departeed there lives

some in Ohio and some in Indiana

Hester Ann Lucas Departed this life

July the 29 th. 1822 aged 1 year 8 month

Francis Asbury Lucas Departed this

life September the 4 th. 1822 aged

Six months and 22 days

Emily Francis Lucas Departed this

life July the 21 st. 1827 aged one

year 3 months 1 day

Benjamin Josiah Lucas deeparted

this life July the 11 th. 1829 aged one

year 3 months 29 days

Susan Brown Lucas Departed this

life august 18 th 1837 aged 7 years

8 months 3 days

Katharin Elizabeth Departed this

life the 19 of august 1837 aged one

year 8 months 12 days

Four of the former was buried in

the state of Ohio Muskigum County

Two of the latter was buried in

the state of Indiana Tippacane

County Tippacanoe Township

This I wrote on the 10 of September

1843 the of the Methodist prodestan

Camp meeting quite rainy

rain o rain o rain

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

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144

Mon 6. 1841 Harmon. R. Lucas was born the

12 of July 1819 in the State of Ohio in

Muskingum County I Resided there untill I was

in my 11.th. year of my age then I emigrated to

the State of Indiana where I Reside at this time

this being the 6 of September AD. 1841

Mon 6 1841 Maria Lucas was born May the 14 .1823

in the State of New york Livingston County

she Resided there untill in her 16 year of her age

then she emigreted to the State of Indiana Tippica

noe County Township where she Resides at this

this time this being the 6 of September A D 1841

Sun 3. 1842 Mary Allis Lucas was born

the 29 of March 1842 betwene 7 and 8 oclock

in the evening born in the state of Indiana

Tippacanoe County Tippacanoe Township its

weight is 7 pounds and a quarter this being

the 3 day of April 1842

Wednesday December the 20. 1843

Jane Gennings Lucas was Born Decemer the

20 the 1843 8 oclok in the evening weight 7 1/2

in the state of Indian Tippecanoe County

Tippicanoe Township

Page 126 - June 1, 1840 - Writing Letters

June the 1.st. 1840 Page 1.26

Mon 1 Clear this morning quite warm in

the evening it rained some little I

drowd 9 loads of rails 46 at a load

Tue 2 Cloudy this morning and rained some

it soon got clear and nice in the after

noon it got cloudy and after night it

rained quite hard I drowed 8 loads of

rails 46 at a load Harmon . Lucas

Wed 3 Clear this morning quite pleasant and

nice it got cloudy and rained several

showers I drowd 6 loads of rails 48 at

a load at dark it looked like that we would

have a storm but it dident storm much

Thu 4 Clear this morning quite pleasant and

nice quite warm I made 2.00 hundrd

thirty tow rails I got 2 letters from

Ohio one from uncle Wm. Lucas

the other from Cousin Mary Carter

pap hauled some rails Harmon

Fri 5 Clear this morning quite pleasant

the after noon it rained quite a

shower I worked for S. Pulver

on the road by Hirram Genings

Sat 6 Cloudy this morning and raining

I made fence till noon in the after

noon I grubed and plowed some and I

went up to grany Klepingers and I

got 400 hundred cabich plants 1840

Sun 7 Clear this morning quite wrote till time

to goe to Sabeth school then I fixed

up and went to it after meeting I wrote

four letters onee to Wm Lucas one

to Mary Carter one to Ruth Baismen

one to Samuel Smith quite a fime day

at half past four oclock I went to

meeting again so noe more at presant

I still Remain yours and so fourth

Page 100 - December 26, 1839 - Going to Ohio

December the 26 .1839 Page 1.00

Thu 26 Cloudy this morning I went to Mr.

Pattersons after some money I got 2. 50

quite warm the sun shoen out some of

the time I went up to Klepingers and

got 3 bushels of oats after night we

had some visites hear to our hous amen

Fri 27 Cloudy this morning I started to the

Ohio it was very bad going I got to

George Parkers at four oclock in the

evening I half sold my sley nor more

Sat 28 Cloudy this morning I started and gat

to Kerklin at one oclock I got with in

18 miles of Indianapolis and staid all

night my bill was .62 cents H. L.

Sun 29 Cloudy this morning at about 2 oclock

I past Indianapolis and got 16 miles E.

of that and staid all night it got clear

and quite cool my bill was 43 cts L

Mon 30 Clear this morning I hald my sley te tell

night I got with in .3. miles of Dublin or

25 miles of the devidn line I staid all

night and my bill was 50 cts Harmon L

Tue 31 Cloudy this morning quite cool I past

through Richmond at 12. oclock I got 18

Eaton and staid all night my bill was .75.

Wed 1 Clear this morning I past Daton at

about twon oclock in the evening I got

with in 9 miles of Spring field quite

I lay at a town by the name of Eanon

I got a 3 dollar bill counterfit 183 bill was

Thu 2 Cloudy this morning I went on and got

Jeffers and staid all night me bill was

1.12 cts and tole nothing 1840 H. L

a charge to keep I have a got to glory

bje no more at this time looking to

find you in the same enjoyment 2

Page 88 - October 1, 1839 - School Trustees

October the 1. 1839 Page 88

Tue 1 Clear this morning with a heavy frost

on Sarah Mendenhall started back

to the Ohio aggin I plowed sowd up with

one yoke of cattle and husked some corne

Wed 2 Clear this morning quite pleasant with

a forst on I sowd wheat till noon in

the after noon I and John hows husked

one load of corn we got hom after dark

Thu 3 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

sowd wheat till noon me and John hows

in the after noon I plowd in wheat my

self quite warm all day I was at Yarnalds

Fri 4 Clear this morning quite warm I

went down to James .Servisons to muster

and came home quite tired too H. . L

Sat 5 Cloudy this morning quite warm it

rained tast night and it rained some

little this morning I went down to the

store and got me a pen knife at 75 cts

one box of caps 25 half pound of powder

in 25 in the after noon I hhrashed oats

and cleaned up 17 bushels of oats there

was a school meeting held at the school

house for trust tees E. Timmons and

I. Graves and B. Lucas was elecled

as our trust tees for this year 1839 H.

Sun 6 Cloudy this morning and has the appeara

ance of rain it was quite smokey all day

in the the evening it began to rain I

went to E. Pattersons to meeting the

H. Geninges tostay a while and get

my supper no nore at this time 18,

Mon 7 Cloudy this morning and raining a

little Father started to Chicago with

three ohter teams with him I went to

the white oke grove 21 miles distant

off I staid with him gening was a long

Page 38 - December 10, 1838 - Father Hunting

December the 10. 1838 Page 38

Mon 10 cloudy this morning early but soon

broke away it was very cool in the morning

it got quit warm and pleasent the Balen

of the day Father started out to Mr.

Groomeses to hunt game which is about

sixteen miles off I took down my over

Coat to Miss. Eeveline Conley to make

she has three Dollars for making a

coat Mr. Simes killed his hogs I

came home and fikced my stables a

Samuel Klepinger went to school

for the first day to Mr. Barnes 1838

this night I counted up the days since I

commenced my Book keeping the number

was two hundred and forty seven days

Tue 11 clear this morning and thoughed rite

smart quite pleasent all day I made

a stable done and in the afternoon

I helped Timmons tare down his house

James Pierce was hear to day and

Thomas Smith came out from Ohio

the tenth of the month and father came

home with hime I killed one praire hen

Wed 12 clear and some cooler than it has been

for two or three days past I helped

Timmons raise a house after night

their is meeting over at Salem

meeting house Mr. Wood exhorted

Father land home from hunting and

killed nothing a tall so no more at

this time hoping no insinuation too

Thu 13 clear and pleasent all day I thrashed

corne after night there was a

singing school over at Salem mete

ing house I killed two praire hens

and one quail Thomas Smith

and James Pierce came up to the

singing school there was rite smart

of a congragtion out to night 1838

aman of words and not of dead

a charge to keep I have a god

Page 34 - November 17, 1838 - Grandfather's Letter

November the 17 1838 Page 34

Sat 17 clear this morning not so cool as it has

been for some time it clouded up in the

after noon and got very cold I bought

fifty bushels of corne of Silas Colbert

at 25 cents I got three bushels of corn

per day and five bushels per hundred

for rails and I found the timber 1838

Sun 18 cloudy this morning wind west cool

brease it continued so all day I wrote a

letter to Grand father I was at home

all day to gansey County Ohio

Mon 19 clear this morning it clouded up at noon

and in the after noon it snowed rite smart

at night it snowed very hard I husked 12

shocks of fodder for Silas Colbert at 3 push

Tue 20 cloudy this morning the sun shoen out some

two or three times in the evening it

clouded up and got quite cool I husked

fourteen shocks of fodder for Silas

Colbert so ends the present account

Wed 21 clear and pleasent all day quite windy

I husked eleven shocks of fodder for

Silas Colbert old Mr Shigley got eighteen

Bushels of corn from mee father went to

town and mother too he got a table at

six Dollars no more at present amen

Thu 22 partley cloudy this morning it was

quite warm all day I husked ten shocks

and a half I wrote a letter to Sarah

And munson we gethered 3 loads of corn

Fri 23 some smokey this morning about noon it

turned quite cool and at night it snowed

quite hard old mr. Shigley got seven

bushels of corn which makes 25 bushels

of corn I husked ten shocks a and a half

of fodder wee got in three loads of

corn no more at present 1838

Page 8 - May 28, 1838 - Finish Planting

8 May the 28 1838 H L Page 8

Mon 28 it was cloudy and clear by turns all day the

sun shoen out some few times till about five

.O. clock then the sun shoen out quite warm

and pleasent the wind was calm and still

it moderated some about ten .O. clock I

planted corn till four .O. clock and then I

went down to Mr. Simeses school hous to

hear Mr. Wily the Elder preach Mr.

John Smith was out hear from Ohio

Tue 29 it is clear this morning some frost the sun

rose clear and pleasent it has the

appearance of more finer weather than

we have had for some five or six

weeks past and gone I plowed all day

Wed 30 it is clear and cloudy by turns this

morning about seven .O. clock it broke

away and the sun shoen out tollerable

pleasent the wind south east about 12

.O. clock it was in the south about two it got

in the south west and came up a cloud and

had the appearance of rain I am aplowi

for oats about twelve .O. clock we finishe

planting corn at six .O. clock it came up

aheavy cloud and had the appearance of

rain it raind in the ninght quite har

Thu 31 it was some cloudy this morning about

six .O. clock it broke away the sun shoen

clear and warm at suven .O. clock I

started up to Henry Kleppingers to

see the folks it was a very fine day and

very warm we landed up there half past

four in the evning it got some cloudy in

about twelve .O. clock and rain about one

.O. clock alittle shower then it cleared up

and then the sun shoen out quite

warm and pleasent I staid at Mr.

Hineses the first night after I start

when I can raad my title clear to man

sion in the skies I will bid fare

well to evy fear and bid fare well