Biographical Sketch of Lucien M. Major, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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Lucien M. Major is a native of Woodford county, Kentucky, born September
22, 1831.  Was raised and educated there, and in 1847, came west with his
parents, and settled in Lafayette county, where his father, Joseph M.
Major, purchased land, 18 miles south of Lexington.  Lucien finished his
education in this county and on February 10, 1853 was united in marriage
to Miss Sarah J. Ridge, a native of Lafayette county.  This union is
blessed with ten children, nine of whom are living, as follows: William
H., Lucien S., Benjamin W., Isaac R., Joseph T., Earl E., Mary E., 
Georgia M., and Ada H.  In 1861, he enlisted in Missouri State Guards,
Company E, Col. Shelby's regiment, in which service he remained about
three months.  In August, 1862, he re-enlisted in the confederate service
in Company I, Col. Elliott's regiment.  In 1865 Mr. Major was commission-
ed captain of company H, which was organized at Boonville, in that year.
Was engaged in the following battles: Lexington, Springfield, Newtonia,
Cane Hill, Coon Creek, Hartsville, Helena, Cape Girardeau, Jenkins' 
Ferry, Prairie Grove, Prairie de Ann, Duvall's Bluff, Pilot Knob, Iron-
ton, Independence, Blues, Westport, one where Marmaduke was captured and
Drywood.  At the second battle of Newtonia he was shot through the left
lung, which disabled him for two months.  He was left on the battlefield
was captured paroled and ordered to report at Springfield when able.  He
did so, and was sent to St. Louis, and afterwards to Alton, where he
remained until about the 20th of May, when he was released upon taking
the oath of allegiance to the federal government.  He then returned home
and has since been living on a farm of 215 acres, situated four and a
half miles southwest of Aullville, where he is engaged in farming and
stock raising.  During the season of 1880, he raised 2,500 bushels of
wheat on 110 acres, and sold $5,000 worth of stock.  Postoffice Aullville.

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