LEE W. LUGAR
Among
the most progressive and successful young farmers and
stock-raisers of Lucas county is numbered Lee W. Lugar, who
owns one hundred and twelve and two-fifths acres of choice
land lying on section 23 and 26, Union township. He is a native of
Iowa, born in Clarke county, June 18, 1885, a son of Enoch C.
and Rosetta (Poston) Lugar, the former a native of Indiana and
the latter of Clarke county, Iowa. The father now resides in Kansas City,
Missouri, having survived his wife, who passed away in Clarke
county in 1886. To
their union were born two children: Lee W., of this review; and Calvin C.,
who died at the age of six months.
When Lee W. Lugar was eighteen months old his mother died and he was taken into the home of William E. Wyatt, where he grew to manhood. He acquired his education in the public schools of Derby and at an early age became familiar with the best agricultural methods, turning his attention to farming when he began his independent career. He owns today a fine farm of one hundred and twelve and two-fifths acres on sections 23 and 26, Union township. He has made extensive improvements upon this property, erecting substantial buildings and installing modern machinery. His stock-raising interests are extensive and Mr. Lugar’s attention is centered today in this branch of his business, he having the nucleus of one of the best herds of Poland China hogs to be found in Lucas county.
In
October, 1905, Mr. Lugar was united in marriage to Miss Bertha
O. Rash, who was born in Lucas county, Iowa, August 27, 1887. She is a daughter
of Fountain F. and Mary (Martin) Rash, the former a native of
Kentucky and the latter of Virginia. They moved to Lucas county at an early
date and here Mrs. Lugar grew to womanhood, acquiring her
education in the common schools. Her father has passed away, his death
having occurred in Derby, and her mother resides in Montana. To their union were
born nine children: William,
who resides in Montana; Mrs. Susie Poundstone, of Reed Point,
that state; Mrs. Lucy Catron, of Bozeman, Montana; Irvin, of
Reed Point, Montana; Mrs. Belle Thompson, of Chariton, Iowa;
John, of Reed Point, Montana; Mrs. Alice Darrah, of Lucas
county, this state; Elmer, of Reed Point, Montana; and Mrs.
Lugar, wife of the subject of this review. Of these children
the six oldest were born in Kentucky and the others in Lucas
and Wayne counties, Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Lugar have become the parents of a son,
Vertle De Verne, whose natal day was August 16, 1912.
Mrs. Lugar is a member of the Presbyterian church. She and her husband belong to the Yeomen at Derby and he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of that city. He is independent in his political beliefs, interested in men and measures rather than parties. Although still a young man he is an unusually successful one and has already made tangible and substantial contributions to the agricultural development of this section of the state.