William Lee Lucas

1868 - 1947  (~ 79 years)

• Name	William Lee Lucas
  Born	Aug 1868	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer, Twine Factory
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-243556
  Died	17 Dec 1947	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I243556	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Matilda Munch,   b. 14 Mar 1859, Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 1926, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Children	1. John R. Lucas,   b. 1888, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Edward Lorne Lucas,   b. Aug 1889, Killean, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jan 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 58 years)   3. Thomas Lucas,   b. 13 Jan 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Dec 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   4. Christina Lucas,   b. 2 Nov 1897, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F226983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, early on Wednesday morning, , in his 86th year. Husband of the late Matilda Munch, who predeceased him twenty years ago. He was a well known Doon resident for the past forty years. Ailing for some time, he had been confined to hospital, seriously ill, for the past two weeks. Born in Hamilton, he resided in that district the early part of his life, then in Puslinch Township and later in Doon. A farm labourer, he had lived retired for the past fifteen years. He was a Presbyterian by faith. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. James Allen of Wilcox, SK; four sons, Thomas Lucas of Kitchener; John Lucas of Wilcox, SK; William Lucas in western Canada; Edward Lucas of Preston; and fifteen grandchildren. Predeceased by one daughter, Mrs. Harry Nahls, in 1944. Funeral on Fri. , Dec. 19 at 2 at the Stager-Pass Ltd. Funeral Home in Preston. Rev. H. G. Cleghorn officiated at the service. Pallbearers: John Gillow, John Sipes, Harry Nahls, Leonard Nahls, all of Blair; Nelson and Arthur Gillow of Preston. Interment Doon Cemetery. ______________ Bstween the l i f t ! u e house by the dam and the Old Watson home there was a one story frame house;it had been Painted, it, look h ea as i f one-third o f the house had been added la te r . I t had a low upstairs above part of i t . This house was -r a tor years. August Nahls and his family liv ed in i t ; then Wm. Lucas bought i t . He came irom Dumfries Townr a•?P and was usually a hired man on the neighborin farms. His family were William, Jack, D‹Uie, Edward Th ^ ' ' ornas and Christine. There was a beautiful grade full. Elm tree in the back yard and an old- ‹den pum* on the well at the fron t o f the house. Mr. Lucas always kept a horse and the barnyard from the garden with a picket fence. A fte r his death the house was taken down as i t needed too man7 repairs. Kitchener Public

  
  

• Sources

  [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Aug 1868 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Twine Factory - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Dec 1947 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth