Robert Erwin Lucas (1835 - 1905)

Born 29 Sep 1835 in Alabama

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (Bennett) Lucas — married 1859 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 29 Sep 1905 at age 70 in Brushy Creek, Anderson County, TX [uncertain]

Biography

In 1859, in Calhoun City, Mississippi, Robert married Mary Elizabeth (some say Sarah) Bennett. Children of Robert and Mary Elizabeth include:

• James Lucas, born 1861/62 (from 1870 Census) in Mississippi

• Mary Elizabeth Lucas, born October 3, 1868, in Mississippi, died June 21, 1950, in Smith county, Texas, married name Green ^[1]

• Susannah “Susie” Lucas, born February 27, 1872, in Mississippi, died May 3, 1960, in Dumas, Moore county, Texas, married name Walding ^[2]

Robert and Sarah are found on the United States Census of 1870, living in Mississippi with their three children. The recorder gives Robert’s estimated year of birth as 1833/ 34 and place of birth as Alabama. The recorder also transposes the years of birth for Sarah and Mary, making Sarah the elder child, which is incorrect according to their death records. ^[3]

Robert and Sarah are found on the census of 1900, living in Justice Precint 4, in Anderson, Texas. The recorder gives Robert’s birthdate as September 1835, and birthplace as Alabama, with his father’s birthplace as South Carolina (which is correct for John Mikell Lucas). ^[4]

Robert died September 29, 1905, in Anderson county, Texas and is buried in the Olive Branch cemetery, on Brushy Creek. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3C7-GPB : 5 December 2014), Robert Lucas in entry for Mary Elizabeth Green, 21 Jun 1950; citing certificate number 36378, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,074,441
2. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K34R-Y4F : 5 December 2014), Robert Lucas in entry for Susie Sanannah Walding, 03 May 1960; citing certificate number 31664, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,267
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSZ-NQ4 : 12 April 2016), Robert E Lucas, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 1, family 3, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,221
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LX-MBN : accessed 8 January 2018), Robert E Lucas, Justice Precinct 4 (election precincts 10, 18-19), Anderson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 11A, family 189, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,607
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73755973

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Lucas-672 created through the import of My Family File072211.ged on Jul 25, 2011 by [[Lucas-638 | Grady Lucas