Daniel Robertson Lucas, b. Belvidere, Boone County, Ill., January 14, 1840; m. Mary Longley in 1862; joined 99th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and appointed chaplain of the regiment; later studied for the ministry; in 1876, settled in Des Moines, Iowa, where he pastored the Central Christian Church and helped found Drake University; Department Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic and secretary of the Morton Monument Commission; d. March 11, 1907
From Daniel R. Lucas papers, WWW site, Mar. 18, 2004… Go to person page >
Display Title: Let us join the bright throng in the song here belowFirst Line: There's a song that is heard in the regions aboveAuthor: D. R. LucasDate: 1887