Individual Details
William Henry Luckett
(November 22, 1872 - July 20, 1929)
"William Henry Luckett, son of Humphrey and Frances (Haynie) Luckett, was born November 22, 1872, at Bastrop, Texas. He adopted the profession of his father, but studied at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College before he pursued medicine at the Universty of Virginia. On October 23, 1896, in New York City, where he was a practising physician for a number of years, he married Florence H. Field, a native of San Francisco, the daughter of John and Helen (Jordan) Field. Only one child--Frances--was born to this union.
"At the beginning of the World War, William Henry Luckett was commissioned a captain of the Medical Corps and served in France for 14 months as a surgeon with the First Division, Field Hospital no. 12. He was cited for heroic services at the battle of Soisson, being 60 hours on his feet at the temporary hospital in the Chateau Pierrepont. He died July 20, 1929." (The Lucketts of Portobacco, by Harry Wright Newman, 1938.)
"At the beginning of the World War, William Henry Luckett was commissioned a captain of the Medical Corps and served in France for 14 months as a surgeon with the First Division, Field Hospital no. 12. He was cited for heroic services at the battle of Soisson, being 60 hours on his feet at the temporary hospital in the Chateau Pierrepont. He died July 20, 1929." (The Lucketts of Portobacco, by Harry Wright Newman, 1938.)
Events
| Birth | November 22, 1872 | Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas | |||
| Marriage | October 23, 1896 | New York City, New York County, New York - Florence H. Field | |||
| Death | July 20, 1929 |
Families
| Spouse | Florence H. Field ( - ) |
| Child | Frances Luckett (1899 - ) |
| Father | Dr. Humphrey Luckett (1846 - 1925) |
| Mother | Frances Travis Haynie ( - 1930) |
| Sibling | Luckett ( - ) |
| Sibling | Luckett ( - ) |
| Sibling | Luckett ( - ) |
| Sibling | Luckett ( - ) |