The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-10
Amos Lackey, Who Served
with Six Brothers 50
Years Old Today
DESCENDANT OF REV
OLUTIONARY SOLDIER
Father Fought in War of 1812-Aged
Central Street Resident Tells Inter
esting- Story Of His Life-Going
Alone to Rutlaud.


Amasa Lackev Of ls Central
street. one Of seven brothers who safE-
ed IN the Civil war, celebrated his 93d
birthday anniversary today. In spite
Of his advanced age bc is strong physi-
caliy and mentally anA will go TO baf-
land this week, unattended, to visit
among oId-time friends.
Although ne has lived in Brattie5oro
bat a few months he has won many
fliends. About two wears ago his sight
became impaired and since then he aaa
been able 10 read but little, but his
hearing is normal and be enjoys visit
iu4 with his friends. lie was born in
Swantou. April 10, 1920. the oldest OF
10 children Of Levi and Polly <Hll1
Laekey, OF whom bat one other sar-
wives, Jackson Iackey, CT St. AIbans.
the Youngest Of the family.
lie has always been a farmer and
FIRST worked cut AT the age of is
years for @4 q month and i'm later
Years, during duh times, he worked
from December To MAY for Il shilling n
week and did not collect amy of his
wages until the end of the period when
he was paid 50. During that time he
worked from $50 or 4 clock IN the
morning until after dark. Besides gen
erai farm work and ehopplng he milk
Ell 20 cows twice day.
In referring to his school DAYS Mir
Lackev stated that he went four u.iles
and in winter often had to go with
oxen as the snow was from four To six
. feet deep. His parents first occupied
& leg cabin aaa later built a frame
house. He was 81 regular attendant at
church, either Baptist or Methodist.
and Sunday school I'm his havhood two
services each Sunday besides the san
day school He said to "a reporter fer
this paper: u learned my Sunday
school lessons cut of the Bible. not
frum printed leaflets.
Mr., Laekey married Lucy Deaae of
Brandon and they had eight children
two Of whom are living, ASA Eleazea
Laekev Of Nershire and Mrs. Lillian +
DunHam. now housekeeuer Tor A. f.
PIiupton of Central street. MIR. Lack
ev lives with his children He came tg
Brattleboro last October from Fersaire
Mrs. Laekey died in 1865. Mr.. Lack
ey was employed in building the Grst
railroad from Brandon to Below.
Falls. lie has been confined to his bet
by illness only three times, twice will
IuHg fever and last year with grip
opunk and ambition did more for mt
than the doctors, he asserted.
He is a Civil war veteran and a mem
: her of Johnson post, Ne. p e. a. Il
Of Mortified. VI. Iie enlisted in Brain
: tree in Co. X, 9th regiment, in 1861
and was in service until tn
war closed. lie participated in man.
: battles, one of the worst being at Ceda
: Greek. lie has pension ot only ~
l Der month, bpt has applied for an In
: crease and says Le hopes 10 live 1
E be benefited BY it as he is sure Il
: honestly deserves it.
: lie is a Republican. but his two frs
votes were cast for the Democratic ia.
ty lie has been i'm a court room onl
= twice, and then he was called as Il vii
ness
t. Besides himself his six brother
4 Barnard, Edgar Asa. John Hudson
: Jackson and Orange. all enlisted in I'll
Z Civil war. Ills father Levi Laeke
= served in the war Of 1S12-14 aud fou4I
in the battle Of Plattsburu and h
i grandfather, Isaac LackcF, was a Rev
= lUuonarS soldier and served sove
tf years. He was an orderly OF Preside1
: George Washington, was popular as
=. penman and did special work for maf
,s. prominent men. Mr.. Lackey 5 gran
N. mother drew a pension and had to .
- to Montpelier from Swanton eve
all three months for it as the money II
in never sent by posi- at that time. 81
", made the trip on horseback
Il 3lr, Lackey has seven erandehildr
- and II great grandchildren. His faith
ae- was one of 16 children. all Of who
mp lived to marry aud and raise famiU
lee OF three to 10 children each. Ar. Lac
80 ey has always lived in Vermont.