Jerry Luckey Family

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Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on September 26, 2009 at 5:58am

Welcome! :)
Can you tell us a little more background on Jerry Luckey and his wife Martha? I've done a little preliminary searching and I'm not having success yet. It seems like they may have been in Louisiana in 1860, or on their way to Texas by then?

Permalink Reply by Khathu on September 26, 2009 at 6:51am

I have very little information on Jerry and Martha (Johnson) Luckey outside of family oral and the 1880 Federal Census. According to family oral history, they were initially owned by the Chambers who sold them to the Luckeys. In addition, they were the parents of sixteen (16) children - eight (8) boys and eight (8) girls. Unfortunately I have only been able to locate only six (6) children.

It appears that the family was in Cass County, Texas by 1874 because that when their children started getting married.

Permalink Reply by Khathu on September 26, 2009 at 3:47pm

Hello GeneJ,

My gg grandmother is Sarah Pauline Luckey daughter of Jerry and Martha (Johnson) Luckey. Sarah married Samuel Sampson on 9 Dec 1874 in Cass County, TX. In the 1880 Federal Census, she is listed as Polena. In the 1900 Census, she is living next door to her sister Jane (Luckey) Lewis who married Millard Lewis. There sister Nettie (Luckey) Lee is living in Morris County, Texas with her husband Albert (Buck) Lee and their children.

It appears that Walter, Jane, Sarah and Nettie Luckey were all born in LA where Jerry, Jr. and Ellen were born in Texas.

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Permalink Reply by Khathu on October 3, 2009 at 7:32am

Hello GeneJ,

Ourgreatness. tribalpages.com is my work. I do have death information on Jerry Luckey, Sr., Sarah Pauline (Luckey) Sampson and Nettie (Luckey) Lee. Jane (Luckey) lewis died after 1900 and Martha (Johnson) Luckey after 1880. I am not sure about Ellen and Jerry Luckey.

In the 1900 Census, Jane (Luckey) Lewis is listed as a widow and having six children in which 5 were still living.

Permalink Reply by Khathu on October 3, 2009 at 2:57pm

Hello GJ,

I believe that the birth date for John Lewis is 1872 because Millard Lewis the husband of Jane Luckey is listed in the 1870; Census Place: Precinct 2, Davis, Texas; Roll M593_1582; Page: 35; as living with a Shadrick Lewis. This makes me assumed that he did not marry Jane until after 1870. In addition, I believe that the family arrived in Texas prior to 1870 and Cass (Davis) by at least 1873 because this is the time when some of the know Luckey children (Sarah and Walter Luckey) started getting married 1874 and 1875 respectively.

In terms of death records, I have only been able to locate death information on Sarah, Walter and Nettie.

In addition, I am unable to locate any marriage or death information on Ellen Luckey so I am assumed she died between 1880-1900.

Permalink Reply by Khathu on October 3, 2009 at 3:04pm

Hello GJ,

I am currently investigating the relationship between the Betts and Luckey families. Felix G. Betts was present in Cass (Davis) County by 1867 because he registered to voter there.