From the Society of War of 1812 in Ohio.
In 1810, Robert Lucas married Elizabeth Brown who died in 1812. They had one child. She is buried in the Lucasville Cemetery. In 1816 he married Friendly Ashley Sumner and they had seven children. She is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City, Iowa, along with Robert Lucas.
By April 1812 he had risen to the rank of brigadier general in the Ohio militia. While serving under Major Duncan McArthur he helped organize volunteers. While serving with General Hull, he kept a diary which was published in 1806.
In February 1813, he was commissioned a lieutenant-colonel in the U.S. Army but later resigned that commission to return to the Ohio militia..
Always confusing when you start with militia ranks.
--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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