From Ohio Historical Marker at Lucasville Cemetery.
LUCASVILLE CEMETERY
Originally established as the Lucas Family Burying Ground. Susannah Lucas (John Lucas' mother) 1st recorded burial on May 4, 1809. Susannah's husband, Captain William Lucas, a Revolutionary War veteran interred here along with the first wife of Gov. Robert Lucas, Eliza "Betsy" Brown Lucas.
By 1816 used as a public burying ground. One of the oldest cemeteries in southern Ohio.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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