Lukens Levi Elizabeth

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IOGR PHY

STATE SENATOR DONALD E . BUZ LUKENS

REPUBLICAN 4TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF OHIO

Ohi> State Senator and former

U.

S.

Congressman Donald E.

Buz

Lukens (R-Middletown)

was elected in 1972 70 of the vote) from the 4th Senate District (Butler, Preble,

Darke

and Miami

counties).

*

Senator Lukens, though considered a darkhorse, also finished a strong second in the

1970

Republican

primary fo r Governor.

After two years

as National

Chairman

of the

Young Republican

National Federation,

Senator Lukens

won Ohio*s newly

created 24th District Congressional seat in

1966. He

served

4 years as Ohio's youngest

U.

S.

Congressman,

and served on the

Space

Committee

as well as the Post Office and Civil Service Committee.

He was

also on Republican Task

Forces (Earth

Resources

and Population Control, Congressional

Reform) and

the President's

Campus

Task

Force on

Youth.

On

five occasions (a record) the Senator

was

selected as a delegate to

NATO

Youth

Conferences.

He currently

serves on

the National Advisory

Boards

of the Young

Americans

ior

Freedom,

the

BAYPL Conference, and

the National

TAR's.

He served 6 1/2 years in the USAF, principally in the OSI (Office of Special Investi-

;af.ion) until 1961, leaving with the rank of Captain. He is presently active in the

Air Force Reserves

and is

a

Lt.

Colonel in the

USAF

Reserve

(CAP).

Senator

Lukens

was graduated from

Ohio

State University in

1954,

with a

B.

S. in

Social Adrjinistration (Major-Criminology).

j The Senator

is

fluent in several languages

and

has visited over

60

countries around

,-the

world,

a^

privately financed.

Lukens

traveled privately to Africa,

Asia,

the

Mid-

East (i^icludihg

several trips

to

Israel),

Europe

(including

East

Germany,

Czechoslovakia,

Bulgaria, Roumania, Hungary, and Yugoslavia) and Latin America. In January, 1971 he

was the U. S. Representative to address the World

Freedom

Day rally in Taipei, Taiwan.

In April, 1971, President Nixon appointed him as a delegate to the General Assembly of

th e

Organization of American

States

(OAS).

Senator

Lukens has received

the

Outstanding

Legislator

award from

the

Buckeye

State. Sheriff s Association and from the

Ohio

Association for Retarded Children.

The son of a

Warren county

dairy

farmer

and rural mail carrier, Lukens,

was

active in

the Boy Scouts, DeMolay, 4-H, Future

Farmers

of America, Farm Bureau Youth and Juvenile

Grange

during

his youth, and

is

a former

Jaycee.

Presently

he

is a member of the Christian

Businessmen, YMC Kiwanis,

Sertoma, Eagles,

Masonic Lodge, Shrine,

YAF,

Civic Association, Sportsmen s club,

Ahepa,

Sons of Italy,

Muscular

Dystrophy,

Multiple Sclerosis, Mental

Health

Association, Project

HOPE,

and

Dn

A^

Counties (Ohio)

Historical Societies.

Lukens

is a

member

of the AMVETS,

' , FA, Delta Chi Fraternity, International Wine Food Tasting, and Former Members

if Congress Club.


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BIOGRAPHICAL SKfTTCHES:

aod in1815

mo7ed back

into Warren

Co. aad

parohaseda farm embracing the land ap

on

which

the

town

of Harveysburg now stands ofwhich

see

history of

Massie

Township

and here he resided till

1828;

he

remoTed

to Montgomery Co., Xnd. where be diedin

1850. His wifesarTived himabont two weeks; they had ten children, three nowsurvive

William

James R. and

Mary

now

Mrs.

Ammerman risiding in Indiana

James R., is

settled in Iowa,engaged in the practiceof medicine is a veryactive andprominentbroth

er in the U. B. Church and is a Ruling Elder. William Ham is the only

one

remaining

a resident of Warren Co. He has been thrice married first to Leanna

Edwards, by

whoin

he had three children, one snrviviog. James R.,

whose

residence is

Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Ham's wife died Nov.

2 1835;

in December 1837, hemar

ried Martha Burgess, issue three children^Thomas, Findlay and Tacy Ellen ; his

second

wife died

in fall of1852. On April 18, 1853 he married imRebecca

Mills

a daughter ofArchibald and

Nancy

Edwards,

natives

of North

Carolina.

Mr.

Ham

whena young man. learned the blacksmith trade,located in Harveysburg and carried

on his trade very successfully for twenty-five years; thence he entered upon the mer-

chantile business which he followed twelve years; four of which

were

in the dry

goods

and grocery trade, in which he was not so successful meetingwithheavy

losses;

the last eight years he was engagedin the drug trade, in which he verysuccessful. In

January, 1881, he soldout to his grandson Arthur L. Ham, and retired

from

all

active

business to pass the balance of his days in quiet and rest. Mr. Ham has spent a life

of activity and usefulness, from which his labors have been abundantly rewardedby a

goodcompetency; bas beenan activeChristian worker for more than forty years,and

lives in faith to believe that whenhis Lord calls him hence,he shall reach that bright

er shore. Mr. Lukens and wife have three childrenBenjamin H., born June 12,

1871; Mary M., bom Oct. 24, 1873; and Alice, born

Jan

16, 1876. Mr. Lukens,

after his marriage, located upon the place where he now lives and bas since resided.

This

farm

he purchased ofl^rner

Welch

;

itconsista

of105

acres

of

good

land most

beautifullylocated, with

good

buildings and improvements, andis oneof the prettiest lo

cations in Massie Township. Mr Lukeos also owns other real estate to the amount of

283 acres,making in all 388 acres,

mostly

improved land. He is comparatively young,

but is a man of great geueral information and an industrious, active farmer f takes a

great joterest in education and all general public improvements and is one of the pro

gressive and nfieful men of MassieTownship.

E. L.-and J. G.MACYjfarmerand merchanic; P. O.Harveysburg. Oneamongthe

prominent and early pioneer families of Harveysburg, was the Macy family, and their

descendentsconstitute a large number of families in Harveysburg and vicinity at fhe

present time. They have a very completegenealogy of the familyfromits first location

in the United States published in book form, and irom it we find they have multiplied

and extended nntil they are found in twenty-twoStates ofthe Union, and in 1868 there

were then living 1,240 souls; deceasedsince their settling in the United States, 851 ;

unknown, 17 ; total, 2,108. The progenitor of this now so memorous family was

Thomas

Macy

born in Wiltshire Co., England; emigrated to Americaabout

163.5

and

becameone of the first settlers of Newbury, Mass.; residing there but a few years, he

removed

to Salisbury, Mass. and was one of the original settlers of that town. Mr.

Macy

was

a man ofsterling

character

j ossessed of

great

energy and determination of

will; he held many positions of honor and trust in this new settlement; wasa merchant,

planter, one of the selectmen of the town, a juryman, and withal a preacher ; he was

of the Bapiriol ; and would irequeuiiy on the Sabbath exhort the people. Mr.

Macy resided at Salisbury until 1659, when the

q}ersecution

of the Quakers, Baptists,

aod others became so intolerant tha t be would endure it no longer, and he, with nine

others, purchased the islandof Nantucket, and in September or October of above

yc.ar

he, with his

family

embarked in a small sail boat in Boston Bay, rounded Cape

Cod

and sailed directfor thelslaod. This Island was then inhabited by about 3,000 Indians.

There he, witha few

others

settled, bravingall danger to secure a free altar and a safe

home, aod thereby transmit to his descendents the seeds of true liberty and pure relig

ion. ThomasMacymarried Sarah Hopcott, whowas born in England in 1612 ; be

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LfiVI

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Levi

Lukone was raised

to

manhood In Pennsylvania, emigrated

to Vii^lnia

and was

married in

Bericeley County,

Aug 8, 1773 and removed to Chio and located in Warren

County in December 1807, erected a log cabin into Kdiich they moved Jan.

1,

1808,

the

floor

of

their

cabin

being

made

of

puncheons, as

there

were no sow

ndlls

in that

early

day}

he re they toiled

and

labored in

opening

out their

farm,

living the true pioneer

l i fe enduring

the

many

hardships of that

day, yet

enjoying the

kindness and

sociabilit

of those

hardy and honored pioneers. In making

their

journey from

Virginia to

Ohio

the

came through over the mountains in a wagon, and met a severe loss on the way, thei

youngest eon about two years

of age, fel l

from

the

wagon,

the

idieels passed

over

him

from

the

e ffe cts o f vrtiich

he

died

the

same night,. When Mr. Lukens f i r s t came

to

Chio h

purchased 500 acres of land near PortaniDuth, and 1000 acres in Greene County both of ^

tiracts

of

land

he soon

after

sold, an d purchawed 1000

acres

In Massie Township,

Warren County, upon which he soon located as above

stated*

After

liilch

he and his brot

in-law ptirchased 1,000 acres more land, thus Mr* lukens bacamo owner of a

large

amount

land* He bui l t

the

f i rs t saw-mill

ever

erected in Massie Township* Upon the real esta

idiich

he f i rs t purchased, Mr. Lukens

resided

t i l l

his

death, Jan. 3,

i860, in the

93rd

year

of age, his wife haveing died Feb.

2,

I83I

in her 88th year of agd * His wife s

name was lizabeth Cleaver. H i s

oldest

dau t e r Hachel, married Edward

Hatton.

Taken fixwa

Boer s

History

of Warren

County-1682

Levi

was

William Lukens of Lebanon, Levl Harris Lukens of Waverly, greatjgreatgrandfath

and

Stats Senator

Donald Bus) Lukens

of

MiddQ etown and Columbus, great-great-great

gra

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L EV I LUKENS

LOG

CABIN

Bu i l t

i n 1807 on

1910 a c r e s

in

Mass i e Tow nsh ip . Lukens pa id

W i l li am Eu s t i c e ,

first

ho l d o f

t h a t

p o r t i o n o f M i l it a r y

War r a n t

2637 ,

1 , 000

f o r

it

i n 1803 . Nov. 17

Land

p a r c e l

had

dwind led

to 45 a c r e s by th e

t ime

th e Co rp s o f Eng i n e

bough t it in

1970

fo r 2 2 , 000 .

Lev i

was

th e g r e a t - g r e a t - g r e a t - g r a n d f a t h e r o f Ohio Sen a t o r

Donald

E. (Buz )

Luken s .

L e v i also

built

th e

fi rst

s a wm i l l o n Caesar s C r e e k in 1815

and i n

1823

e r e c t e d grist mi l l ,

bo t h

n e a r h i s

home.

Lev i

was born

in Montgomery Coun ty , Penn s y l v a n i a , Jun e 24 , 1767 ,

emig r a t ed to Vi r g i n i a and was ma r r i e d th e re in Berke l ey

County

to

E l i z a b e t h C l e a v e r on Augu s t 8 , 1793 .

18

inche beech

and

che s t nu t l o g s - f ou r

rooms- two

f i r e p l a c e s (one i n

and one ou t ) . I n s i d e one had been removed y e a r s ago . O pening found

under

walls

Joseph Lukens , son

of

L ev i , m ar r ie d second to E l s i e Rowland,

daugh te r of Soloman and Fanny Rowland, June 30 ,

1870 .

Rowlands

were

n a t i v e s o f D utc h e ss

Coun ty , New York ; th e

Rowland f am i l y

be i ng

de s c end ed f rom John Rowland o f Eng l and who

came

to U.S .

on

th e

Mayf lower .

S a l a t h i e l

remained

on th e

o r i g i n a l

fa rm . Lev i

d ied

Jan .

30 , 1860 .

Lewis

Ca r r

farm

was o r i g n a l hom es tead . Jo seph Luken

was born i n V irg in ia Dec.

8 ,

1797 . In

1882 ,

he was

still

l i v i ng on

pa r t

of th e

1 ,000

ac r e s

o r i g i n a l l y

purchased and s e t t l e d by

h is

f at her

Levi and wife were among the e a r l i e s t s e t t l e r s of

Massie Township.

They preda ted

the

se t t l emen t of

Rarveysburg

by

nea r l y

20 yea rs

1828 and Massie Township wasn t

e s t ab l i shed

u n t i l

1850.


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Mary L, Cook

Pul lic Library

Waynesvllle

Ohio

1.

Salathiel

Lukens

married

Louisa

Fawcett. dau^ter of Elijah

and Phehe Eawcett

nati7es o f Frederick

Co.

Ta.

who came

to

Clinton

County Ohio

and

sett led

in

1822

October

2

1831.

2.

Mary Lukens

dau^ter

by a

preyious marriage

was

3 The

L.

in Mary and Elizabeth was

for

Elizabeth

L

Satterthwaite

was

5.

Mary Satterthwaite Lukens

mother

was daughter

of born

died .

6 Copy of

old

Levi Lukens

photo

.

7.

Addresses: Zula ^rvey Bess Shidaker Bice:


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LEVi v mm s

Lavi Lukana was raised

to

manhood in Pennsylvania, emigrated to Virginia and was

married in Bericeley County, Aug^ 8, 1773 nd removed to

Qiio

and located in Warren

County in December 1807 erected a log cabin into which they moved Jan.

I,

1608 the

floor

of

their

cabin being

made

of

puncheona, as

there

were no

saw

Bdlls

in that

early

dayj here they

toiled

and labored

in

opening out

their

farm,

living

the

true

pioneer

life, enduring the many hardships of that day, yet enjoying the kindness and sociabil

of

those hardy

and

honored pioneers.

In making their

Journey from

Virginia to Ohio

th

came

through over the mountains in a wagon and met with a severe

los;?

on the wa-.- th

youngest son about two years of age,

fell

from the wagon,

the ^eel s

passed over Wm

from

the effects

of

idiich

he

died the

same

night . When

Mr,

lukens

f i r s t

came

to

Ohio

purchased ^00 acres of land near Portsmouth, and

1000

acres in Greene County both of ^

tracts of land ho

soon

after sold, an d

purchawod

1000 acres in Massic

Township

Warren County, upon

which

ho soon

l oc at ed a s

above

stated* A fter

>Aiieh he and his bro

in-law purchased 1,000

acres more

land, thus Mr. Lukens

ba cam e ow ner

of a

large

amoun

land* He

built

the

f irs t

saw-frrlll ever erected In Massle Township, Upon the rea l est

idiich he

f irs t

purchased, Mr. Lukens

resided

t i l l his death, Jan, 3, 1060, in the 93rd

year of age, his wife

havetng

died Feb.

2, I83I in

her 88th

year

of ageT, His wife s

name was Kllaabeth Cleaver, H

is

oldest dau^ter , Rachel, married iSdward Hatton,

Taken from Beer s

History

of Warren County-1882

Levi was William Lukens of Lebanon, Levl Harris Lukens of Waverly, greatjgroatgr ndfat

and State Senator Donald Bus)

Lukens

of Middletown and Columlms great-great-great gr

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LEVI AND ELIZABETH aSAVER LUKSHS

In 1 80 ? L v l Lukens

an d

h is

wife

Elisabeth Cleaver LukenSi I m l g r a t e d

to

Warren County, Ohio, as

pert

of

the

Exodus of Quakers Into

this area.

They

shortly thereafter purchased 1 000 acres In Hassle Township along

the

banks of

Caesar Greek

and

t h e r e o n c o n s tr u c te d t h e i r f i r s t p e ra a ne n t d w e ll in g .

Levl Lukens selected beech

logs

t o

c o n s tru c t t h i s

eighteen f e e t by twenty-

two feet

f u ll

two

story log

house

facing the East. Originally the f i r s t

floor

a r e a wa s

d i v i d e d I nt o tw o ro oas w ith

t h e

South h a l f

s e r v i n g

a s

a k i t c h e n

w i t h

a

s ubs tantial cooking

flrei^aco.

The

North

end

served

other

various f a a l l y needs

and was heated by a

stone f i r e

boxed fireplace. The

second

floor was

divided

Into

two bedrooms

with the stairway r i si n g froa the

kitchen

area.

The

f a a l l y

aoved

In to the

s tructure

on

January

1

1808

as

noted

In

The

History

o f

Warren County,

Ohio by

W H

Beers Co, 1882,

Levl

Lukens

being the

owner an d

operator

o f

a

g r i s t

a l l l

an d a saw

a l l l

a

few

years l a t e r relocated nearer

h is

a i l l s .

As

tlae

progressed

the

Lukon s hoaestead under went various alterations

an d Bodernleatlons.

The

original

puncheon

flooring

was

replaced

by sawed

floor

j o i s t

and

flooring

and

the exterior

was covered

with

board

aiding.

In

l a t e r

years

a s to n e walled

b a s e a e n t

wa s

a dde d

an d a t a l a t e r d a t e a le a n t o k i t c h e n was added

thus asking

the

original kitchen fireplace

to be

o bs ol et e t hu s causing I t

to be

r e a o v e d .

The

v l ct o rl al period h r o u ^ t

addltonal

alterations

to

the building

with the

enlargeaent o f a l l the

original windows

an d

with the

Installation

of a vl c t or l a l

m an tl e a ro un d t he o ri gi na l heat i ng f i r e p l a c e .

The twentieth

century also

brought

I t s share o f

changes and

additions.

At

the present

time

a ll

modernisations and

additions to

th e

building

have been

reaoved exposing

the

o r ig in a l s tr uc t ur e . At t hi s time

basic

restoration Is taking

p l a c e .

The L ev l a n d E ll ab eth C l ea v er L u ke n s

l o g h o u s e e xe m pl i f i e s

t y p i c a l a r c h i t e c t u r

In

th e Warren County a re a

o f

th e Industrious Quaker s e t t l e r s . This

building

being

above average In s iz e I s an

e x c e lle n t

example o f a prosperous business

man s

home.


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LSVI

AND

ELIZABETH

CLEAVER LUKEN5

In ISO? Levl

Lukens

an d hla

wife Elizabeth Cleaver

Lukene iBmigrated

t o

Warren County Ohio aa

part of the

Exodus

of

Quakers

Into t hi s

area. They

s hortly thereafter purchased 1 000

acres In Massle Township

along the banks of

Caesar

Greek and t h e r e o n c o n s tr u c te d t h e i r f i r s t

p e rs a ne n t d w e ll in g .

Levl

Lukens selected beech logs to c o n s tru c t t h i s eighteen

f e e t

by

twenty-

two

feet

f u l l two s t o r y

log

house

facing

the East. O ri gi na ll y t he f i r s t floor

a r e a

wa s d i v i d e d I n t o

tw o r o o n s w i t h t h e S o u t h

h a l f s e rv in g a s a k i t c h e n

w i t h

a

substantial

cooking

fireplace.

The

North

en d

served other various family

needs

and was heated by a stone fire boxed

fireplace.

The

second floor

was divided Into

two bodrooBS

with

th e

stairway r i si n g

from the

kitchen a r e a .

The

fanily

soved

In to th e s t r u c t u r e

on

January

1

I8O8

a s

noted

In

The

History

o f

Warren

County.

Ohio by V.H. Beers A Co.

1882.

Levl

Lukens being the owner an d operator

o f

a

g r i s t

n l l l an d a saw mill a

few

years l a t e r re lo c a te d nearer

h is s i l l s

As time progressed

the

Luken s homestead under went various alterations

an d

modernisations.

The

o r i g i n a l puncheon

flooring was

replaced

by sawed

f l o o r

j o i s t and flooring and

th e

exterior was covered wi th board siding. In l a t e r years

a

s t o n e

walled basement

wa s

a dd ed a nd a t a l a t e r

d a te

a l e a n t o k itc h e n

wa s

added

thus making t he o ri gi na l

kitchen

fireplace to be obeolete

thus

causing I t to be

r e m o v e d

The

vlctorial

period brought

addltonal alterations

to

t he b ui ld in g

with

the

enlargement

o f a l l

the original

windows an d

with the

Installation

of

a v l ct o ri al

mantis armund t he o ri gi na l heat i ng f i r e p l a c e .

The

twentieth

century also b r o u ^ t I t s

share of

changes and additions.

At

th e

present time

a ll modernisations

and additions to the

building

have been

removed exposing

the o r ig i na l s t ru c tu r e.

At t h i s time basic

restoration

Is

taking

p l a c e

Th e

L e v l

and

EXlzabeth

C l ea v er L u ke n s

lo g house

e x e m p l i f i e s t yp ic a l a r ch i te c tu r

I n th e W ar re n C o un ty a r e a o f th e I ndus t r i ous Quaker s e t t l e r s Th is bui l di ng

being

above

average

In

s i z e Is an e x c e lle n t example

o f

a

proeperous business

n a n s

hone.


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LEVI

AND

ELIZABSTH

CLEAVER LUKSNS

In 1807 Lev Lukens and

h is

wife,

Elizabeth

Cleaver Lukens, immigrated to

Varren County,

Ohio,

as par t o f

the

Exodus

of

Quakers into th i s area. They

short ly the reaf te r purchased

1,000

acres

in

Massie

Township along

the banks of

Caesar

Greek

and thereon

cons t ructed t he i r f i r s t permanent dwell ing.

Levi Lukisns

selected beech logs

to

cons t ruc t

th i s

eighteen fee t

by

twenty-

two

feet fu l l two story log house facing

the

East .

Or ig ina lly the f i r s t

f loor

area was divided in to two rooms

with

the

South

ha l f se rv in g a s a ki tchen with a

subs tant i a l

cooking

f i r ep lace

The North end served o the r

var ious

family needs

and

was

heated by a s tone f i r e boxed

f i r ep lace

The

second f loor was

divided in to

two bedrooms with the

stairway

r i s ing

Aron

the

kitchen area

The family moved

in to

the

st ructure

on

January

1 ,

1808,

as

noted

in The

History

of

Varren

County.

Ohio by V H Beers

o 1882.

Levi Lukens being the owner and

operator

of a

gr i s t mil l and

a

saw

mil l a

few

years

l a t e r re loca ted

nearer

h is

mil ls

As t ine progressed

the

Luken s homestead

under

went various al terat ions

and

modernisat ions.

The or ig ina l puncheon f loor ing was

replaced by

sawed f loor

j o i s t and

f loo r ing

and

the

exter ior

was

co vere d w ith b oard

s id ing

In

l a t e r

years

a s tone walled

basement

was

added

and

a t

a

l a t e r date

a

lean

to kitchen was

added,

thus making

th e o ri gi na l kitchen f i rep lace

to be

obsol et e t hu s

causing to be

r emoved

The

r i c to r i a l

period brought

addi tonal a l te ra t ions

to

the build ing with the

enlargement of a l l the or ig ina l windows and w ith

the

ins ta l la t ion

of

a v ic to r i a l

mantle

around the cr ig ina l heating f i rep lace

The twentieth century

also

brought

l t*s share

of

changes and

culditions.

At th e p re se nt t ine a l l modernications

and addi t ions

to the

building have been

removed,

es^osing

the

original

structure At

th is

time

basic restorat ion

i s taking

p lace

The Levi

and Elizabeth

Cleaver Luken s

log house exemplifies

typical a rch i te c tu r

in

the Varren County area

of

t he i ndu st ri ou s

Quaker se t t l e r s This

building being

above average

in

s ice i s

an

excel lent example

o f

a prosperous business man s hone.


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Luken s b : ABT 1731 d :

25

FE B 1806

+ R ach el J o ne s

b :

26

S EP 1724 d : 13 JU N

1790

2

Su s annah Lukens b : 16

NOV

1755 d : 26

NOV

1786

+ Joseph PawJJ 1^

b:

ABT

1755 d :

UNKNOWN

Joseph

Lukens b: 15

UG

1757

d;

15 M R 1786

Cadwa l l a d e r Luken s b :

25

DEC 1759 d : 1

AP R

1786

Mar t h a

Luk e n s

b ; 25 DEC 1 7 5 9

d : UNKNOWN

+ John

P aw ling b : ABT

1759

d : UNKNOWN

J o h n

Luken s

b :

5 AP R

1762

d : 1844

Isaac Luk en s b : 11 AU G 1764 d :

UNKNOWN

Hann ah Marshall b : AB T 1768 d : UNKNOWN

J ohn Luk en s b :

3 AP R

1794 d :

UNKNOWN

Joseph Lukens

b:

3 APR 1796

d :

UNKNOWN ,

Margare t Lukens b: 21 NOV

1798

d : 5 SEP

1800

Ma r s h a l l

Luk en s b : 12 DEC 1800 d :

UNKNOWN

Rache l Lukens b : 4 AUG

1803

d : 11 AP R 1804

Lev Luken s b :

31

JA N

1805

d :

UNKNOWN

Ma r t h a

Lu k e n s

b :

1810 d : UNKNOWN

Mah lon

Luk e n s b :

1812

d : 1 8 5 9

+

liza

J a n e P a r k e r

b :

AB T 1 8 1 2

d :

UNKNOWN

Lev i Lukens b : 24 JU N

1767

d : 3 JA N

1860

+ E l i z a b e t h

C l e av e r

b : 1

JU L 1763

d : 2 FE B

1831

3

Ra c h e l Lukens b : 24

OC T

1796 d :

25 MAY

1879

+

Edward

Ha t t o n b : 27 SEP 1794 d : 25 DEC 1883

3

Joseph Lul^ns b:

28

DEC

1797 d: 23 M R

1885

+

Hannah Brown b : 20 JUN

1795

d : 29 FE B

1868

1797 d UNKNOWN

1799

d : 6 OC T 1874

+ Mary Sat te r thwai te

b:

BT 1802 d: 17 FEB 1865

jphnLukens

b:

9 JUL

1801

d: 25 OCT

1890

+ Su s anna

F awc e t t

b : 1794 d :

16 FE B

1864

+

J a n e

F awc e t t

b : 18 SE P 1 8 1 9

d : UNKNOWN

S a l a t h i e l Lukens b :

12 SEP

1803 d :

30 SE P

1885

+

Lou i s a

F awc e t t

b : 1 8 1 0 d :

2 FE B 1880

19

O CT

1807

1 8 6 6

+ Benjamin

Sa t t e r t hwa i t e

b: ABT 1810 d : UNKNOWN

Lew i s

Luk e n s

b : AB T

1768

d : UNKNOWN

+

+ lsie How l a n d b : ABT

Benjamin Luk ^ s b: 4 NOV

Lew i s

Luk en s b : 23 DEC 1 8 0 5 d :

Mary

Lukens

b :

1 JAN 1810

d: 19

JUN

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J o h n LUKENS

B;

Abt 1731

Philadelphia Pennsylvania

D:

2 5 F eb

1806

Towamencin Twp Montgomery

Pennsylvania

M: 29 G et 1754

Gwynedd Mm Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania

Lev i

LUKENS

B: 24 Jun 1767

Towamencin Twp Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

D: 3 Ja n 1860

Massie

Twp Warren Ohio

M:8Aug1793

Tuscorora

Mm. Berlcs Virginia

Family

E l i z ab e t h

CLEAVER

B: 1 Jul1763

Upper Dublin Twp Montgomery

P a

0 :3

Ja n

1831

Massie Twp. Warren Ohio

amlly

Rach e l

JONES

B: 26 Se p

1724

Gwynedd Twp, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania

D:

13

Ju n 1790

Towamencin Twp

Montgomery,

Pennsylvania

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Jos_eph

LUCKEN

B: 3 Sep 1705

Germantown, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania

D:

15Nov1779

M: 30Ju l1728

Abington Mm. Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

10

J a n J o ha n n LUCKEN

B: 1650?

Of Wickrath, Rheinland, Prussia

D: 2 Ja n

1744

Germantown.

Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania

M:1683

Crefeld

krefeld ., Germany

-amily

Maria Mercken GASTES

B: 1660

Krefeld,., Germany

D: 1742

Germantown,

Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania

T h o m a s MAULE

B:

Ab t

1665

D:

Philadelphia. Pennsylvania

M: Abt1690

u s a n n a

MAULE

B:

1705

, ,

Pennsylvania

D; 27

Ma r

1771

Family

11

12

Marga r e t

B:

Abt1665

D:

Philadelphia Pennsylvania

J o h n

B;

Ab t

1650

Llanfor

Merlon,

Wales

D: Bef1688

, , Wales

M: Ab t 1675

, ,

Wales

Cadw a l l a d e r

JONES

B: Ab t 1688

Llanfor. Merion Wales

M: 12 Apr 1719

Gwynedd Mm. Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Family

13

Gvven JOHN

B:

Ab t

1655

Llanfor Merlon Wales

D:

Gwynedd Twp Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

14

Dav i d

THOMAS

B;

Abt 1660

, ,

Wales

D:

Radnor Twp Chester, Pennsylvania

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Dahlen-M. Gladbach, Rheinland.

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D: 1694-98

M:1649

Dahlen-M. Gladbach, Rheinland,

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Family

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Ter

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J a n J oh an nJ

LUCKEN

B: 1650?

Of Wickrath, Rheinland, Pmssia

D: 2 J an 1744

Germantown Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

M:1683

Crefeld krefeld ,,

Gennany

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Maria

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B:166

Krefeld,. , Germany

D:

1742

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Pennsylvania

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N am e: L ev i L u ke ns

Sex: M

Birth: 24 JUN 1767 in Montgomery Co, PA

Death: 3 JAN 1860 in Massie Twp, Warren Co, OH

Reference Number: 16047

ote

Father :

J oh n L uk en s b:

A B T

1731

Mother: Rachel Jones b: 26 SEP 1724 in Gwynedd, Montgomery Co, PA

Marriage 1 ElizabethCleaver b: 1 JUL 1763 in MontgomeryCo, PA

Married: 8 AUG 1793 in Tuscorora

Berks Co VA

Children

1. Rachel Lukens b: 24 OCT 1796 in Culpepper Co, VA

2. Joseph Lukens b: 28 DEC 1797 in Culpepper Co, VA

3. Benjamin Lukens b: 4 NOV 1799 in Culpepper Co, VA

4. John Lukens b: 9 JUL 1801 in Culpepper Co, VA

5. Salathiel Lukens b: 12 SEP 1803 in Culpepper Co, VA

6. Lewis Lukens b: 23

DEC

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7. Maiy Lukens b: 1JAN 1810in Miami, Warren Co, OH

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Birth: 24 OCT 1796 in Culpepper Co, VA

Death: 15 M AY 1879


Father: Le\

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PA

Mother: Elizabeth Cleaver b: 1 JUL 1763 in Montgomery Co,

PA

Marriage 1 Edward Hatton b: 27 SEP 1794

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Name: Joseph Lukens

Sex: M

Birth: 28 DEC 1797 in Culpepper Co, VA

Death: 23 MAR 1885 in Harveysburg, Warren Co, OH

Occupation:

Farmer


Father:

Levi Lukens b: 24

JUN

1767 in

Montgomery

Co,

PA

Mother: Elizabeth Cleaver b: 1 JUL 1763 in Montgomery Co, PA

Marriage 1 Hannah Brown b: 20 JUN 1795

Married: 13 FEB 1822 in Waynesville, Warren Co, OH

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Birth: 4 NOV 1799 in Culpepper Co, VA

Death: 6 OCT 1874 in Harveysburg, Warren Co, OH


Father: Levi Lukens b: 24 JUN 1767 in Montgomery Co, PA

Mother:

Elizabeth

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b: 1

JUL

1763 in

Montgomery Co

PA

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Birth: 9 JUL 1801 in Culpepper Co, VA

Death: 25 OCT 1890 in Massie Twp, Warren Co, OH

Oc cu pa ti on : F ar me r

Ref er ence Number: 16056

Father: I-evi Lukens b: 24 JUN 1767 in Montgomery Co, PA

M other: Elizabeth Cleaver b: 1 JUL 1763 in M ontgomer y Co,

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Marriage

1 Susanna Fawcett b: 1794

M ar ri age 2 Jane Fawcett b: 18 SEP 1819 in VA

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Birth: 12 SEP 1803 in Culpepper Co, VA

. Death: 30 S EP 1885 in Warren Co

OH


Father: Levi Lukens b: 24 JUN 1767 in Montgomery Co, PA


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Married: 20 OCT 1831 in Clinton Co OH


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In

1807

Levi

Lukens an d

hi s wife

Elizabeth Cleaver Lukens. immigrated to

Warren county. Ohio as pait

of

the

exodus o f Quakers into th e area

They shortly purchased 1.000 acres in

Massie Township along the banks of

C a e sa r s c r ee k

an d

thereon cons tructed

their first permanent dwelling.

L u k e n s

H o u s e 1807

He selected beech logs

to

construct

this

eighteen feet

by

twenty feet full two

story

house facing

the

east.

Originally the first floor area

was divided into

two rooms with the south halfserving as a

kitchen with

a

substantial cooking fireplace.

The north end

served

other various

family needs and was

heated

by

a stone

boxed fireplace. The second story

was

divided into

two

bedrooms with

the

stairway rising from

the

k i tc h en a re a

The family moved into the

structure

on

January 1808

as noted inthe

history

of

Warren county by

W.H.

B e e r s

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Levi

Lukens. being

the

owner

and operator ofa gristmill with a saw mill a

few years later relocated

nearer

h is m il l

As

time progressed

the

Lukens homestead underwent various

alterations and

modernizations.

The

original puncheon flooring was replaced by sawed floor joist

and

flooring

and

the exterior was covered

with board siding. In lateryears a stonewalled basement

was

added andat a laterdateyet a lean to

kitchen

was

added making

the

original kitchen

fireplace obsolete thus causing it to be

removed.

The

Victorian period

brought

additional

alterations to the

building with

the

enlargement

ofall the

original windows and

w

ith

the

installation

of a

Victorian mantle around

the

original heating fireplace.

The Twentieth century also brought its share of changes and additions.

At the

present time

all

modernization

and

additions

to the

building have

been

removed exposing

the

original structure.

This house exemplifies the typical logarchitecture inWarren county. This building being

above average

size is an excellent example of a prosperous business mans home.

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When the

Village

association tookpossession of the

grounds

two

buildings

wereonthe site:the Lukens

house and the Lukens post and bream barn built on the site in about

1810.

Thebarn

had been

stripped of all itssiding

which

was intheprocess thatall the buildings inthe project

areawent through were either taken

down

forthe material in them moved to another location or

simply demolished A few were burned by vandals

The

weathered

barn

siding

a desirable

commodity

for decorative

purposes

had

been

taken

bya

local

builder

leaving only

the

frame and

the

roof. Although

it was

piled

full of

manure and debris

the frame

wasstill strong so it wasdecided to restore it as oneof the first Village projects

Through

several

years

the

Village

volunteers removed

siding

from other

condemned buildings

n the

project

area sawed itto

fit and

resided

the

building. A floor

was put

in

and

doors

and

windows added

and the big

barn

doors

were

built.

Stone

foundation

work

was done and

the

building became

a

valuable

item for both storage and operation

of

the Village

Overthe years it has

been

a dance

floor

machinery storage facility craftsperson s sales area

performer s stage

the bake

table area

for

Volunteer

food sales

at

festivals and meeting

location.

t now

houses a restored 1SOO s operable wood lathe

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