Biography:

Episcopal clergyman; local historian. Born– November 5, 1931, Birmingham. Parents– Silas Emmett and Levice Edith (Osborn) Lucas. Married– Nina Hasel Hanahan, August 1, 1958. Children– Four. Education– B.A., University of the South, 1956; B.D., 1962. Ordained priest, Episcopal Church, 1964, served churches at Carlowville, Lowndesboro, Montgomery, Ala., Swainsboro, Ga., Easley, S.C.; missionary, Guyana, South America, 1968; staff, Pre-Release School, Georgia State Prison, 1965-1967; editor, owner, Georgia Genealogical Magazine; publisher, owner, Southern Historical Press. Died May 4, 1994.

Source:

Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, 1978.

Publication(s):

Abbeville District, South Carolina Marriages, 1777-1852. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, 1979.

The 1832 Gold Lottery of Georgia; …. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, 1976.

The Georgia Land Lottery Papers, 1805-1914; …. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, 1979.

Genealogy of the Dodson (Dotson), Lucas, Pyles, Rochester, and Allied Family. Vidalia, Ga.; s.n., 1959.

An Index to Deeds of the the Province and State of South Carolina, 1719- 1785, and Charleston District, 1785-1800. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, 1977.

Index to Early East Tennessee Taxpayers. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, 1980.

Index to the Headright and Bounty Grants of Georgia, 1756-1909. Vidalia, Ga.; Georgia Genealogical Reprints, 1970.

Marriage and Death Notices from Raleigh, N.C. Newspapers, 1796-1926. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, 1977.

Marriage Record Book I, January 20, 1789-December 13, 1837, Davidson County, Tennessee. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, 1979.

The Powell Families of Virginia and the South; …. Vidalia, Ga.; Lucas, 1969.

The Powell Family of Norfolk and Elizabeth City Counties, Virginia, and Their Descendants. Birmingham, Ala.; s.n., 1961.

Records of Effingham County, Georgia; …. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, 1976.

The Second or 1807 Land Lottery of Georgia. Vidalia, Ga.; Georgia Genealogical Reprints, 1968.

Supplement to the History of the Dodson-Dotson Family of Southwest Virginia. Swainsboro, Ga.; Forest Blade Publishing Co., 1966.

Joint_Publication(s):

The Georgia Land Lottery Papers, 1805-1914; …. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, 1979.

Some Georgia County Records. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, 1977.

Editor:

Master Index to the Georgia Genealogical Magazine. Vol. 1-46. Easley, S.C.; Georgia Genealogical Magazine, 1973.

Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers, 1794-1815. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, 1978.

Obituaries from Early Tennessee Newspapers, 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, 1978.

Compiler:

The Third and Fourth or 1820 and 1821 Land Lotteries of Georgia. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, 1973.