John B. C. Lucas (1846-1908) was born into wealth. His parents were James H. Lucas (1800-1873) and Marie Emilie des Ruisseau (1815-1878). His father was born in Pittsburgh and was living in Arkansas in the early 1830s. His mother hailed from Arkansas Post. They married 10 May 1832 in Arkansas. By 1838 the Lucas family had relocated to St. Louis. John was born in St. Louis on 30 December 1846, grew up in St. Louis, went to school in St. Louis, and began adulthood in that city as a twenty-three year-old real estate agent.
In 1873 his father died in St. Louis, leaving an estate valued at $6,000,000 dollars. He was the head of the banking firm Lucas, Turner & Co., president of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and the St. Louis Gas Company. John was twenty-six years old when his father died. That same year Mary "Mollie" Cummins Morton's father, Edward Chauncey Morton, died in St. Louis. His wife, Mary Felicity Cummins, was an heir to the Frederick Notrebe's estate, a wealthy resident of Arkansas Post. "Mollie" was eighteen years old when her father died.
On 3 August 1876 John and "Mollie" married in Louisville, Kentucky. Why there? "Mollie's" grandfather, William Cummins and his siblings came from the Louisville area and several of her grandfather's relatives still lived in and near the city. Her mother and her grandfather's brother, David Cummins, signed as witnesses to the marriage. The couple had a second wedding in a catholic church in St. Louis on June 22, 1877.
Two children were born to the Lucas's, Isabelle in 1878 and Francine in 1881.
According to the 1880 census two of Mollie's unmarried sisters, Isabelle and Nessie Morton, were living in the house along with several servants. "Mollie" died in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on 6 January 1887 at age thirty-two. In 1890 Mollie's mother died in the Lucas home.
In the 1896 St. Louis City Directory John was listed as the president of the Citizen's Bank.
On 21 January 1889 in St. Louis, John at age forty-two, remarried, to Mollie's sister Isabelle, age twenty-six, who had been living in the home since at least 1880. The couple had three children: Mary in 1889, Charles in 1892, and Morton James in 1895. Mary "Mollie" Lucas named her first born after her sister Isabelle. Isabelle Lucas named her first born after her sister Mary. Confusing? Morton was Isabelle's maiden name. James was John's brother, thus Morton James Lucas for their last child.
John died on 16 September 1908, age sixty-one. He is buried in St. Louis' Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum between his two wives, the Morton sisters.
In 1873 his father died in St. Louis, leaving an estate valued at $6,000,000 dollars. He was the head of the banking firm Lucas, Turner & Co., president of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and the St. Louis Gas Company. John was twenty-six years old when his father died. That same year Mary "Mollie" Cummins Morton's father, Edward Chauncey Morton, died in St. Louis. His wife, Mary Felicity Cummins, was an heir to the Frederick Notrebe's estate, a wealthy resident of Arkansas Post. "Mollie" was eighteen years old when her father died.
On 3 August 1876 John and "Mollie" married in Louisville, Kentucky. Why there? "Mollie's" grandfather, William Cummins and his siblings came from the Louisville area and several of her grandfather's relatives still lived in and near the city. Her mother and her grandfather's brother, David Cummins, signed as witnesses to the marriage. The couple had a second wedding in a catholic church in St. Louis on June 22, 1877.
Two children were born to the Lucas's, Isabelle in 1878 and Francine in 1881.
According to the 1880 census two of Mollie's unmarried sisters, Isabelle and Nessie Morton, were living in the house along with several servants. "Mollie" died in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on 6 January 1887 at age thirty-two. In 1890 Mollie's mother died in the Lucas home.
In the 1896 St. Louis City Directory John was listed as the president of the Citizen's Bank.
On 21 January 1889 in St. Louis, John at age forty-two, remarried, to Mollie's sister Isabelle, age twenty-six, who had been living in the home since at least 1880. The couple had three children: Mary in 1889, Charles in 1892, and Morton James in 1895. Mary "Mollie" Lucas named her first born after her sister Isabelle. Isabelle Lucas named her first born after her sister Mary. Confusing? Morton was Isabelle's maiden name. James was John's brother, thus Morton James Lucas for their last child.
John died on 16 September 1908, age sixty-one. He is buried in St. Louis' Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum between his two wives, the Morton sisters.
John B. C. Lucas (1846-1908) was born into wealth. His parents were James H. Lucas (1800-1873) and Marie Emilie des Ruisseau (1815-1878). His father was born in Pittsburgh and was living in Arkansas in the early 1830s. His mother hailed from Arkansas Post. They married 10 May 1832 in Arkansas. By 1838 the Lucas family had relocated to St. Louis. John was born in St. Louis on 30 December 1846, grew up in St. Louis, went to school in St. Louis, and began adulthood in that city as a twenty-three year-old real estate agent.
In 1873 his father died in St. Louis, leaving an estate valued at $6,000,000 dollars. He was the head of the banking firm Lucas, Turner & Co., president of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and the St. Louis Gas Company. John was twenty-six years old when his father died. That same year Mary "Mollie" Cummins Morton's father, Edward Chauncey Morton, died in St. Louis. His wife, Mary Felicity Cummins, was an heir to the Frederick Notrebe's estate, a wealthy resident of Arkansas Post. "Mollie" was eighteen years old when her father died.
On 3 August 1876 John and "Mollie" married in Louisville, Kentucky. Why there? "Mollie's" grandfather, William Cummins and his siblings came from the Louisville area and several of her grandfather's relatives still lived in and near the city. Her mother and her grandfather's brother, David Cummins, signed as witnesses to the marriage. The couple had a second wedding in a catholic church in St. Louis on June 22, 1877.
Two children were born to the Lucas's, Isabelle in 1878 and Francine in 1881.
According to the 1880 census two of Mollie's unmarried sisters, Isabelle and Nessie Morton, were living in the house along with several servants. "Mollie" died in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on 6 January 1887 at age thirty-two. In 1890 Mollie's mother died in the Lucas home.
In the 1896 St. Louis City Directory John was listed as the president of the Citizen's Bank.
On 21 January 1889 in St. Louis, John at age forty-two, remarried, to Mollie's sister Isabelle, age twenty-six, who had been living in the home since at least 1880. The couple had three children: Mary in 1889, Charles in 1892, and Morton James in 1895. Mary "Mollie" Lucas named her first born after her sister Isabelle. Isabelle Lucas named her first born after her sister Mary. Confusing? Morton was Isabelle's maiden name. James was John's brother, thus Morton James Lucas for their last child.
John died on 16 September 1908, age sixty-one. He is buried in St. Louis' Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum between his two wives, the Morton sisters.
In 1873 his father died in St. Louis, leaving an estate valued at $6,000,000 dollars. He was the head of the banking firm Lucas, Turner & Co., president of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and the St. Louis Gas Company. John was twenty-six years old when his father died. That same year Mary "Mollie" Cummins Morton's father, Edward Chauncey Morton, died in St. Louis. His wife, Mary Felicity Cummins, was an heir to the Frederick Notrebe's estate, a wealthy resident of Arkansas Post. "Mollie" was eighteen years old when her father died.
On 3 August 1876 John and "Mollie" married in Louisville, Kentucky. Why there? "Mollie's" grandfather, William Cummins and his siblings came from the Louisville area and several of her grandfather's relatives still lived in and near the city. Her mother and her grandfather's brother, David Cummins, signed as witnesses to the marriage. The couple had a second wedding in a catholic church in St. Louis on June 22, 1877.
Two children were born to the Lucas's, Isabelle in 1878 and Francine in 1881.
According to the 1880 census two of Mollie's unmarried sisters, Isabelle and Nessie Morton, were living in the house along with several servants. "Mollie" died in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on 6 January 1887 at age thirty-two. In 1890 Mollie's mother died in the Lucas home.
In the 1896 St. Louis City Directory John was listed as the president of the Citizen's Bank.
On 21 January 1889 in St. Louis, John at age forty-two, remarried, to Mollie's sister Isabelle, age twenty-six, who had been living in the home since at least 1880. The couple had three children: Mary in 1889, Charles in 1892, and Morton James in 1895. Mary "Mollie" Lucas named her first born after her sister Isabelle. Isabelle Lucas named her first born after her sister Mary. Confusing? Morton was Isabelle's maiden name. James was John's brother, thus Morton James Lucas for their last child.
John died on 16 September 1908, age sixty-one. He is buried in St. Louis' Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum between his two wives, the Morton sisters.
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