NOBLE COUNTY OHIO - BIO: Benjamin C. Lukens (1887) *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Submitter: Tina Hursh Email: ribbit@clubnet.isl.net Date: 14 July 2002 *********************************************************************** From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Transcribed by Deb Murray. --------------- Benjamin C. Lukens was born in Maryland in 1812. His father and grandfather lived in Harford County in that State. In 1833 he married Miss Louisa Smith, of his native State, and about six years later came to Brookfield Township, settling on an unimproved farm. He is the father of five children, four living - B.S., Cumberland, Ohio; John C., Kansas; Joseph F. (a graduate of Ohio University, Sthens, 1866), superintendent of schools, Lebanon, Ohio; Lizzie H. (Arrick), Reinersville, Ohio. Joseph F. was in the late war, served under General Thomas and was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry. Mr. Lukens is a Republican and a member of the Methodist Protestant church. He was living at Baltimore at the time the first railroad was put in operation between that place and Ellicott's mills. The care were drawn by one horse, upon wooden rails. History of Noble County, Ohio Published by L.H. Watkins & Co. of Chicago 1887 Brookfield