Dickinson Co., KS AHGP-Portrait and
Biographical Album of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson and
Marion Counties-John Lacey
Portrait and Biographical
Album of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson and Marion
Counties
Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1893
JOHN LACEY, residing on section 16, Sherman
Township, is one of the prosperous and
representative farmers of Dickinson County.
He was born in Morrow County, Ohio,
March 17, 1857. His father, Haman H. Lacey, removed
about 1860 to Wyandot County, the
same State. He died while in the army at Camp
Dennison, Ohio, January 2, 1863. The mother of
our subject is Narcissa (Harris) Lacey, and is still
living. John is the seventh child in his father's
family, there being five daughters and four sons.
After his father's death, when but thirteen years
of age, he came to Kansas, and for five years lived
in Leavenworth County and in Jefferson County,
working by the month for farmers in the summer
and attending school in the winter, while working
for his board. In the fall of 1874, he went to
Clay County, and during a period of nearly seven
years hired out to do farm work. He then entered
business for himself, renting land for the
following four years, which he engaged in cultivating.
He finally removed to Dickinson County
in March, 1887, and settled on section 16, where
he had purchased one hundred and sixty acres,
and since that time he has been a resident of Sherman
Township.
Our subject was married to Miss Lizzie M. Nixon
in Clay County, Kan., on the 1st of February,
1883. She is a daughter of Hammond and Christina
(Roderick) Nixon, of Riley County, Kan. The
father of Mrs. Lacey was born in Clarke County,
Ohio, and her mother in Indiana. Her death occurred
in Clay County, Ill. The father is still
living. They had a family of nine children, five
daughters and four sons, Mrs. Lacey being the
seventh in order of birth. Mr. and Mrs. Lacey
have been the parents of six children: Maud, who
died in infancy; Kay, Fern, Cy, Leo Lance and
Bert.
Mr. Lacey was elected to fill the position of
Justice of the Peace in the fall of 1890, and still
holds that office. He takes an active part in local
affairs, and is a member of the People's party.
He is also the President of the new Chillicothe
Alliance. Though still quite a young man, he has
won for himself a position of esteem and high
standing in this community through his persevering
efforts and upright walk in life. He has attained
a remarkable degree of success, when the
fact of his struggles in early life is borne in mind,
and his unassisted efforts have won for him the
well-merited esteem of all. He is an earnest advocate
of whatever tends to the advancement of
the best interests of his fellows, whether in the
line of politics, education or local improvement in
various ways.
(c) 2009 Sheryl McClure for
Dickinson County KS AHGP