History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana From the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Interesting Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc. Chicago, Goodspeed Bros., & Co., Publishers, 1884. Weston A. Goodspeed, Leroy C. Goodspeed, Charles L. Goodspeed. Unknown County. JOHN E. LACKEY was born in Indian Creek Township, Lawrence Co., Ind., May 26, 1835, and is a son of Thomas and Nancy (Short) Lackey, who were of English-Irish origin. When Lawrence County was first being settled and when everything was new, Thomas Lackey emigrated from Kentucky and settled in Indian Creek Township, where, after a long life of usefulness, he died in 1858. In 1870 the marriage of John E. Lackey with Miss Mary V. Pitt, who was born in this county in 1854, a daughter of John C. and Sallie Pitt, was solemnized, and the four children born to them are: Orley, Norma, Otis (deceased) and Earl. In politics Mr. Lackey is a Republican; is the owner of 416 acres of land, and he and wife are members of the Christian Church. In about 1856 he came into possession of the old Lackey homestead, which is one of the best farms in the township, and where Mr. Lackey has resided almost half a century. Lackey Short Pitt = Indian_Creek-Lawrence-IN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/unknown/lackey.je.txt