Individual Details
Thomas Dade Luckett
(1843 - May 24, 1913)
"Thomas Dade Luckett, son of Alfred and Susan (Hobbs) Luckett, was born 1843 at the parental estate Middleton in Jefferson County, Kentucky, and as a small child was carried by his parents to St. Charles County, Missouri. He returned to Kentucky with his mother after the death of his father. During the War between the States he served first as a private in the 10th Regiment of Partisan Rangers but later in Co. C, 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, C. S. A., under General John H. Morgan. He was captured with Morgan's men at Buffington Island in 1863, and for 18 months was incarcerated at Camp Douglas near Chicago. He was paroled in 1865 with General Basil Duke, of Alabama, and returned to his home in Kentucky.
"On December 2, 1869, he married at Eddyville, Kentucky, Maria Tilford who was born December 16, 1843, the daughter of Matthew and Maria (Tilford) Gracey. Her paternal ancestry was of Pennsylvania colonial lineage, but her grandfather George Gracey came about 1804 to Kentucky and married Mary Patton whose father, James, in 1778 settled at Corn Island, near Louisville.
"Children of Thomas and Maria (Gracey) Luckett:
1. Mary Stacker Luckett married William Drane.
2. Gracey Hobbs Luckett married Edmonia Rankin.
3. Roberta Luckett, born Dec. 6, 1878, at Clarksville, Tenn., married Nov. 8, 1913, William Edward Baldwin, of Covington, Ky., and resides (1937) at Cleveland.
"After the war Thomas Dade Luckett resided for a brief period in Owensboro, Kentucky, but later settled at Eddyville where he supervised the tobacco concern of Kerr-Clark & Co. In 1875 he removed to Clarksville, Tennessee, and formed a partnership with M. H. and L. R. Clark, tobaccoists, but after the dissolution of this firm he organized the Luckett Wake Tobacco Co., which maintained five factories in different parts of the South. The company was highly successful and maintained a large export trade with foreign countries. In 1909 these plants were consolidated into one large concern at Louisville, where at present (1937) the business is controlled by his son.
"Thomas Dade Luckett was active in Confederate organizations after the war, was an original member of Forbes Bivouac at Clarksville, and served as their presiding officer for many years.
"This branch of the Luckett family was consistent to the traditional and ancient faith of its forbears in old Maryland, where the Church of England was the State and only recognized faith. Thomas Dade Luckett served for many years as vestryman and senior warden of Trinity Episcopal Parish at Clarksville.
"His estate at Clarksville was the center of the social and cultural life of that part of Tennessee and was presided over by his wife. She died there on June 18, 1910, and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery. The death of Thomas Luckett occurred on May 24, 1913, and his remains were buried besides those of his wife." (The Lucketts of Portobacco, by Harry Wright Newman, 1938.)
"On December 2, 1869, he married at Eddyville, Kentucky, Maria Tilford who was born December 16, 1843, the daughter of Matthew and Maria (Tilford) Gracey. Her paternal ancestry was of Pennsylvania colonial lineage, but her grandfather George Gracey came about 1804 to Kentucky and married Mary Patton whose father, James, in 1778 settled at Corn Island, near Louisville.
"Children of Thomas and Maria (Gracey) Luckett:
1. Mary Stacker Luckett married William Drane.
2. Gracey Hobbs Luckett married Edmonia Rankin.
3. Roberta Luckett, born Dec. 6, 1878, at Clarksville, Tenn., married Nov. 8, 1913, William Edward Baldwin, of Covington, Ky., and resides (1937) at Cleveland.
"After the war Thomas Dade Luckett resided for a brief period in Owensboro, Kentucky, but later settled at Eddyville where he supervised the tobacco concern of Kerr-Clark & Co. In 1875 he removed to Clarksville, Tennessee, and formed a partnership with M. H. and L. R. Clark, tobaccoists, but after the dissolution of this firm he organized the Luckett Wake Tobacco Co., which maintained five factories in different parts of the South. The company was highly successful and maintained a large export trade with foreign countries. In 1909 these plants were consolidated into one large concern at Louisville, where at present (1937) the business is controlled by his son.
"Thomas Dade Luckett was active in Confederate organizations after the war, was an original member of Forbes Bivouac at Clarksville, and served as their presiding officer for many years.
"This branch of the Luckett family was consistent to the traditional and ancient faith of its forbears in old Maryland, where the Church of England was the State and only recognized faith. Thomas Dade Luckett served for many years as vestryman and senior warden of Trinity Episcopal Parish at Clarksville.
"His estate at Clarksville was the center of the social and cultural life of that part of Tennessee and was presided over by his wife. She died there on June 18, 1910, and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery. The death of Thomas Luckett occurred on May 24, 1913, and his remains were buried besides those of his wife." (The Lucketts of Portobacco, by Harry Wright Newman, 1938.)
Events
| Birth | 1843 | Anchorage, Jefferson County, Kentucky | |||
| Marriage | December 2, 1869 | Maria Gracey | |||
| Death | May 24, 1913 | Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee | |||
| Burial | Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee |
Families
| Spouse | Maria Gracey (1843 - 1910) |
| Child | Mary Stacker Luckett (1872 - 1937) |
| Child | Gracey Hobbs Luckett (1877 - ) |
| Child | Roberta Luckett (1878 - ) |
| Father | Alfred Peyton Luckett (1801 - 1853) |
| Mother | Susan Evaline Hobbs (1809 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Levin Luckett (1827 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Dr. Edward Hobbs Luckett (1833 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Evaline Hobbs Luckett (1829 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Basil Hobbs Luckett (1830 - ) |
| Sibling | John Huntley Luckett (1834 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Robert Fenton Luckett (1836 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Alfred Peyton Luckett (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | William Francis Luckett (1840 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Ludwell Daingerfield Luckett (1842 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Dr. Humphrey Luckett (1846 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Henry Hatcher Luckett (1848 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Lou Sue Luckett (1853 - 1915) |