Lucas - Samuel - family
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Review, April 23 1881
In the Chippewa (Minn) Leader, of March 5, we find the
statement of the terrible affliction of the family of Mr. Samuel
Lucas. He had a family of 9 children, one of which took down with
diptheria, and within 3 or 4 days the whole family of children
were taken down with the same diease. In one week six of the
children were dead, the youngest aged 3 years dying on Monday
night and the eldest, a young lady of 20, on Friday. The six
children were buried in one grave. Mr. Lucas is well known in
this city, his wife being a niece of David and James Lee. - kbz