THOMAS LASCELLES
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THOMAS LASCELLES
Page 640
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THOMAS LASCELLES. Mason County furnished its full quota of noble men to the rank and file of the Union army during the late war, among whom our subject occupied an honorable place. He is now prosperously engaged in agriculture in Bath Township, where he has a good estate, upon which have been erected a substantial residence and such other buildings as are needed on a modern farm. John Lascelles, the father of our subject, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1812, and lived in the village of Sherryhulton during his entire life. He was given a good education, and when ready to engage in business for himself, buying and selling stock, he married in 1836 to Miss Ann Galtres, also a native of England, and the young couple immediately after their marriage began housekeeping in Sherryhulton. Their union was blessed by the birth of two children, Thomas, and Robert, who was married, and makes is home in Leeds, England. Grandfather Thomas Lascelles was born in Yorkshire, and there resided until his decease in 1860. The maternal grandparents of our subject, Phineas and Elizabeth Galtres, were likewise born in Yorkshire, where they died, the grandmother passing away in 1845, and the grandfather living until 1852. Our subject attended school in his native land until twelve years of age, when he began working out on farms, receiving as his pay $25 per year. He was thus employed until 1858, when in the fall of that year, in company with Mark Cooper and family, he crossed the Atlantic, and after arriving on the soil of the New World made his way directly to this county, where he found work on the farm of Richard Ainsworth in this township. He remained in the employ of that gentleman for two years, and was engaged for the same length of time on other farms in the locality. He enlisted in the late war, joining Company C, Sixth Illinois Cavalry. He served his county faithfully and well for three years, during which time he participated in the battles of Corinth, Nashville, Memphis, and was with General Grant on his famous raid extending from Memphis to Baton Rouge. Mr. Lascelles was mustered out of service in July, 1865, and returning to this township, again worked at farm duties, and was married March 16, 1866, to Miss Mary Fletcher. The lady, who was the daughter of James and Maggie Fletcher, was born in England, and became the mother of three children, two of whom died in infancy. Lizzie was born in 1879, and makes her home in Easton, this state. The wife and mother departed this life in 1885, and in July of that year our subject was married to Miss Charity Miller, who was a native of this township, and the daughter of William and Hester (Anderson) Miller. Mrs. Charity Lasceles was born March 30, 1860, and by her union with our subject has become the mother of four children John William, Benjamin F., Gracie May, and Robert Thomas. The parents are members in good standing of the Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church. Our subject has always voted with the Republican party, and is deeply interested in all those movements which will enhance the material and educational prosperity of this section. He has succeeded well in worldly affairs, is the proprietor of two hundred and forty acres of excellent land in Bath Township, and is therefore able to surround his family with all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. |