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Below is a family biography included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1883. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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THOMAS G. LUCAS, clerk, Hamersville, was born in the village of Hamersville, where he now resides, January 18, 1856. He is the son of J. W. and Louisa J. (Moore) Lucas; he a native of Pennsylvania, she of Virginia, and both of English descent. The former came to Brown County in 1847, and the latter in 1840. Our subject obtained a common school education, and since leaving school has devoted his attention to clerking, being now engaged in that capacity. He has full control of the store, and employs no help, being assisted in his duties by his wife Emma, a daughter of Rev. S. B. Smith, whom he married, in 1881. They have one child, Eunice E. Stella. Mr. Lucas is in polities a Democrat. He is a young man of good address, polite and affable, and with more than ordinary business ability.
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This family biography is one of 992 biographies included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published in 1883 by W. H. Beers & Co. For the complete description, click here: Brown County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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