Father of Newton Lucas. He was born in Butler Ohio, and grew up on the farm there. He moved to Crawfordsville, Indiana in 1833 where he earned his medical degree. In 1836 he moved to Mt. Sterling, Illinois where he taught school and practiced medicine. He also had a lumber and mercantile business, and later bought his farm 1 1/2 miles south of Mt. Sterling, along with other land in the area. He had over 1000 acres and an estate worth about $30,000 at the time of his death.* He was married to Sarah Ann Keith, 1817-1890, and they had 12 children. Sarah was born in Hardin County, KY and died in Brown County, IL.

They named many of their children after famous people: George Washington, Henry Clay, John Hardin, Ethan Allen, and Daniel Webster Lucas. The ones with “non-famous” names are Newton, William, Martha Ann, Mary Elizabeth, Helen, James Edward and Rosa Roat (adopted child). Newton may have been closest to Ethan Allen – they had neighboring farms and Ethan was the executor of Newton’s will. The only other sibling we have a photograph of is Mary Elizabeth (1843-1940).

Daniel Robbins Lucas and Sarah Ann Keith Lucas

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• Lucas Genealogy by Annabelle Kemp, 1964.