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Caroline Elizabeth <I>Funderburk</I> Lucky

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Caroline Elizabeth Funderburk Lucky

Birth
Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois, USA
Death
28 Jan 1922 (aged 84)
Du Bois, Pawnee County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Du Bois, Pawnee County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sect. 3- 35
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Wife of William Enoch Lucky. They came to DuBois from Taylorville, Illinois in 1875.
NOTE: Her obituary has they came in 1855 to the homestead, but returned to Illinois in 1860 returning in 1865 after the Civil War.
They were the parents of fifteen children.

They built a limestone house in 1876 on their property that was near the railroad. The stone came from a quarry southwest of DuBois.
Mother of Charles D. and Amanda.

DuBOIS PRESS, November 11,1921.
PERSIMMONS HERE- Probably the only persimmon tree in Pawnee county is at the home of Mrs. Caroline Lucky in the new part of town. This tree is larger in size than the ordinary apple tree and each year has a few persimmons. This year the yield is larger than usual and only a good freeze is needed to put them in shape for eating. The tree was brought to Nebraska by Mrs. Lucky from her old home in Illinois and set out many years ago. It has survived hard freezes and droughts as well or better than native trees.

DuBOIS PRESS.April 6, 1923.
A farm adjoining DuBois on the north has remained in the same ownership until recently. It was held by Enoch Lucky, who received it from the U. S. Government a patent for the same January 1, 1860 and since the death of Mr. Lucky, some years ago, by Mrs. Caroline Lucky, his widow. Mrs. Lucky died a few weeks since and the farm has been purchased by John Lang, J. G. Hildebrand and L. C. Farwell.
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THE SABETHA HERALD (Sabetha, Kansas)- Thursday, February 2, 1922- Page 1.
MRS. CAROLINE LUCKY.
Mrs. Caroline Lucky, one of the pioneers of DuBois, passed peacefully away at her home adjoining the townsite last Friday evening. Her illness lasted but a few minutes. She was a native of Taylorville, Ill. where she was born October 5, 1838, being aged 84 years, 3 months and 22 days. She was married in Indiana in 1855 to William E. Lucky. Her maiden name was Caroline Elizabeth Funderburk.

Mrs. Lucky and her husband landed from a steamboat at White Cloud on the Missouri River in 1855. They soon located their homestead adjoining the site of DuBois. In 1860 when threatened by Indian uprising Mr. and Mrs. Lucky returned to Taylorville, Ill. They did not locate in their homestead again until 1865. The Civil War was over. Mrs. Lucky's husband passed away twenty-five years ago.

Mrs. Lucky was the mother of Mrs. J. H. McAllister of Sabetha and other children as follows: Mrs. T. J. HIldebrand , Boulder, Colo.; Charles Lucky of DuBois; Marian Lucky of Parsons, Kas.; Mrs. Charles Minor of Pawnee City, Neb.; George Lucky of Fairbury, Neb.; Manley Lucky of Table Rock, Neb.; Benny Lucky of St. Joe; Edgar Lucky of Circleville, Kas.; Mrs. Nellie Shoemaker, Mrs. Manda Sparks, Clarence Lucky and John Lucky of DuBois, all on the home place. Two children are deceased. Mrs. Lucky left fifty-three grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at DuBois at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning conducted by Rev. Austin. Interment was at the old Cincinnati cemetery beside the deceased's husband.
Wife of William Enoch Lucky. They came to DuBois from Taylorville, Illinois in 1875.
NOTE: Her obituary has they came in 1855 to the homestead, but returned to Illinois in 1860 returning in 1865 after the Civil War.
They were the parents of fifteen children.

They built a limestone house in 1876 on their property that was near the railroad. The stone came from a quarry southwest of DuBois.
Mother of Charles D. and Amanda.

DuBOIS PRESS, November 11,1921.
PERSIMMONS HERE- Probably the only persimmon tree in Pawnee county is at the home of Mrs. Caroline Lucky in the new part of town. This tree is larger in size than the ordinary apple tree and each year has a few persimmons. This year the yield is larger than usual and only a good freeze is needed to put them in shape for eating. The tree was brought to Nebraska by Mrs. Lucky from her old home in Illinois and set out many years ago. It has survived hard freezes and droughts as well or better than native trees.

DuBOIS PRESS.April 6, 1923.
A farm adjoining DuBois on the north has remained in the same ownership until recently. It was held by Enoch Lucky, who received it from the U. S. Government a patent for the same January 1, 1860 and since the death of Mr. Lucky, some years ago, by Mrs. Caroline Lucky, his widow. Mrs. Lucky died a few weeks since and the farm has been purchased by John Lang, J. G. Hildebrand and L. C. Farwell.
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THE SABETHA HERALD (Sabetha, Kansas)- Thursday, February 2, 1922- Page 1.
MRS. CAROLINE LUCKY.
Mrs. Caroline Lucky, one of the pioneers of DuBois, passed peacefully away at her home adjoining the townsite last Friday evening. Her illness lasted but a few minutes. She was a native of Taylorville, Ill. where she was born October 5, 1838, being aged 84 years, 3 months and 22 days. She was married in Indiana in 1855 to William E. Lucky. Her maiden name was Caroline Elizabeth Funderburk.

Mrs. Lucky and her husband landed from a steamboat at White Cloud on the Missouri River in 1855. They soon located their homestead adjoining the site of DuBois. In 1860 when threatened by Indian uprising Mr. and Mrs. Lucky returned to Taylorville, Ill. They did not locate in their homestead again until 1865. The Civil War was over. Mrs. Lucky's husband passed away twenty-five years ago.

Mrs. Lucky was the mother of Mrs. J. H. McAllister of Sabetha and other children as follows: Mrs. T. J. HIldebrand , Boulder, Colo.; Charles Lucky of DuBois; Marian Lucky of Parsons, Kas.; Mrs. Charles Minor of Pawnee City, Neb.; George Lucky of Fairbury, Neb.; Manley Lucky of Table Rock, Neb.; Benny Lucky of St. Joe; Edgar Lucky of Circleville, Kas.; Mrs. Nellie Shoemaker, Mrs. Manda Sparks, Clarence Lucky and John Lucky of DuBois, all on the home place. Two children are deceased. Mrs. Lucky left fifty-three grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at DuBois at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning conducted by Rev. Austin. Interment was at the old Cincinnati cemetery beside the deceased's husband.


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