Ohio State Historical Marker in Lucasville, Ohio.
CAPTAIN JOHN LUCAS FOUNDER OF LUCASVILLE
Captain John Lucas (1788-1825) son of William and Susannah Brown 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 the family 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 at Lucas Cemetery.
--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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