LACEY FAMILY

Lac(e)y Family

William Lacey (?)----->-----Elijah Lacey----->-----Susanna Lacey
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Mary (?) Charity West Andrew Gaskill----->-----Go to Gaskill Family Page

Generation 1

Elijah Lacy was an early resident of Ohio. Serving in the War of 1812 as a substitute for a Golly Rutter(n). A muster roll dated Sept 24, 1812 lists his service for the period of Aug 18 through Oct. 18 1812. He began service on August 18, 1812 and was supposed to serve till Feb 18, 1813, however he was listed as having deserted in September 1812( was present Sept 13).

His wife Charity West states in a pension application that they were married on Aug 25, 1814 in Harrison Co. Oh.. They had the following children: Thomas, Morris, Wesley, Elizabeth, Susanna (source: Vernal Irons). The 1850 Ohio census Tuscawaras. Co. pg. 362 lists: Marine 21 m Oh., Thomas 17 m Oh., Elijah 16 m Oh., Morris 14 m Oh., Mary A. 11 f Oh.. Elijah died in the Civil War at the Battle of Wilderness Va. Charity and Elijah are buried in the Taylor Methodist Church Cemetery, Coshocton Co.Oh. (Cemeteries Vol II Adams Twp.). In the records are a copy of the estate and estate record, a copy of war 1812 application and widow's pension application.Charity was not able to write and signed the pension application with an X.
Sources: Marian Townsend, 200 Clubside Dr. New Philadelphia Oh. 44663 Betsy Martin, 706 Joyful St., Columbus Oh., 43284 (1976)

A definite family for Elijah is not known but due to others in county and other sources I feel that John Mills Lacy (b1782), Elijah (b1785), John S (b1793) were brothers and son of William Lacey b. 1764 in Del. and d. 1828 Oh. wife Mary.

Susanna Lacey was born in 1823 in Carrol Co. Oh., and died in 1882 in Sullivan Co. In.. She married Andrew Gaskill, on May 2, 1839 in Newcomerstown, Oh..
He was born April 174 in Lancashire, England. He died August 27, 1851 in Tuscawaras, Co. Oh.. Susanna is buried in Clayborne Cemetery, Cass Twp., Sullivan Co. In.. Andrew is buried at Bethel Cemetery, Salem Twp. Tuscawaras Co. Oh..(pictures of stones are in files). Note in file states "that James B. Gakilll is buried next to John Harve McBride and that James B's marker is actually where Mary J. Gaskill is buried on east side next to other Gaskills.