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Descendants of John Locke

66. JOHN J⁴ LOCKE (WILLIAM FRENCH³, JOHN² LOCK, JOHN¹ LOCKE) was born 1824 in Virginia, and died 1882. He married MARY VIRGINIA MYERS. She was born 1843.

Notes for JOHN J LOCKE:
John and Mary were first cousins.

John J Locke served in the Legislature from Jefferson County in1859 and had purchased several tracts of land including that owned by his grandfather John Locke, located in Hampshire County, WV. In 1878, according to a Court Order, he was "non copos mentis" and confined to a "lunatic asylum". His property was put into the hands of Cleon Moore, Trustee, except for the Charles Town Mill property which was conveyed to Mary Virginia, his wife. There is no record of his burial, although he did buy the Locke lots at the Methodist Graveyard in Charles Town, WV. John and Mary had two and possibly three children.

Virginia Free Press, December 14, 1878
Death of Capt. John J. Lock.
In the death of our most highly esteemed and widely known citizen this community has suffered a loss which cannot easily be repaired. He was a man of fine business capacities, strict integrity and great liberality, and in early life was, to a degree, successful. He was honored by his fellow-citizens by a seat in the Virginia Legislature, and before and since the war by a place upon the bench of Magistrates and in the Council of the town -- in all of these places proving himself worthy and wise and judicious. He served during the war as an assistant of Maj. Wells J. Hawks, with the rank of Captain, upon the staffs of Generals Jackson, Ewell and Early. It was our privilege to know him well -- intimately during those trying times, for the same blanket o'er-spread us -- and while we can testify to his activity, zeal, fidelity and great usefulness in the army, we do know that there was never a time during that struggle when he was confident that he was engaged in a conflict that would terminate successfully to the cause to which he had joined his fortunes. At its close he resumed business in this his native town. But the noble generosity of his nature brought him into perplexities -- he never refused an application for money, or to lend his name as security on a rent bond or an accommodation note. He befriended and assisted the needy without staying to reflect whether he would ever be repaid. The consequence was, that as the great financial crisis swept over the country many whom he had assisted in these ways failed, and by their failures he was involved. Business troubles brought on illness, his brain was affected, his heart almost broken by his own and the trials of others for which he considered himself responsible, not remembering how he himself was thus burdened by helping others, and, finally, his mental faculties became impaired, and continued so at intervals until his death from paralysis, on the 5th instant, in the 54th year of his age. His funeral, from the M.E. Church, South, at which he had been a regular attendant whenever his health permitted for the last year or two of his life and to which he had been a life-long generous contributor, was one of the largest that has ever been witnessed in this town. All classes, white and colored, assembled to do honor to his remains, and the church was thronged to its utmost capacity. The funeral sermon by Rev. S. G. Ferguson was from John 12:24, and to an eminent degree appropriate to the occasion, closing with an eloquent tribute to the deceased as "one who loved his fellow men." His remains were interred at "Edge Hill Cemetery," where Rev. Mr. Meade read a part of the Protestant Episcopal burial service.

We subjoin the following just and beautiful tribute by one who knew him best by general reputation:
"The spontaneous outpouring, on Sunday last, of our people, both white and colored, to follow Captain Lock to his grave, avouched a trait of character for which he was preeminently distinguished, and were I of his blood, I would value more highly than any success in life he might have achieved: -- HE WAS KIND-HEARTED AND HELPED THE POOR. I had rather my neighbors accord to me this simple epitaph; I had rather public sentiment in my village pronounce this eulogy, than blazen feats of intellect or deeds of daring on the most costly monument.

Some men are liberal from expediency, some are charitable because a religious duty; some, benevolent as an advertisement; but Captain Lock was benevolent by nature, charitable by instinct and liberal by habit. This community can spare the intelligent, active citizen; -- self-interest gives us many such, but the friendless poor have lost a man whose place may not be filled; there is a vacancy in Charlestown which may continue many years. It was remarked, that a very large number of our most respectable and respected colored citizens were present; white and black, rich and poor, high and low came forward to join in this last tribute of respect. I asked one old negro, scantily clad and in feeble health, why he attended this funeral in weather so bitter cold. The old man leaned a moment upon his cane in silence, and then as he tottered on, he answered, -- "I could always get a little meal at the mill." Life may have its triumphs; intellect, business thrift, mercantile shrewdness may and do have their rewards; but this old negro pronounced a eulogy upon Captain Lock that Alexander did not conquer and Croesus could not buy.

I knew the deceased but slightly, and it is not my part or purpose to speak of those events in his life with which others are more familiar, but it is a pleasing and grateful duty to give this public expression to a sentiment which pervades our entire community: -- He was kind hearted and helped the poor.
The death of Capt. Lock makes another inroad upon the pleasant mess that used to gather around the camp fire of the Commissary Department of the Stonewall Brigade. It was composed of Maj. Hawks, Capt. Lock, Jas. W. Campbell, W. W. B. Gallaher, John F. Blessing and William D. North. Mr. Gallaher is now the only surviving member of the mess. Never was a more pleasant or congenial mess brought together by the fortunes of war. -- Spirit of Jefferson.

Children of JOHN LOCKE and MARY MYERS are:

WILLIAM HENRY⁵ LOCKE, b. July 02, 1869.

Notes for WILLIAM HENRY LOCKE:
William was still living in 1883 according to a deed executed by his mother.

	ii.		MARY LOUISE LOCKE, b. April 01, 1873.
	iii.		HARRY LOCKE.

67. ESTHER ANN⁴ LOCKE (WILLIAM FRENCH³, JOHN² LOCK, JOHN¹ LOCKE) was born October 07, 1822, and died July 21, 1891⁹⁵. She married THOMAS LOCKE, son of JAMES LOCKE and SARAH AUSTIN?. He was born August 05, 1821, and died August 05, 1893⁹⁵.

More About ESTHER ANN LOCKE:
Burial: Methodist Graveyard, Charlestown, WV

Notes for THOMAS LOCKE:
Thomas married his first cousin Esther Ann Locke.

Thomas and his family were found living in the 28th District, Jefferson County in the 1850 federal census, Page 390b. It lists:
Thomas Lock , White Male , age 29 , b. Virginia
Esther , White Female , age 27 , b. Virginia
Ellen , age 6 , b. Virginia
William , age 5 , b. Virginia
( Unreadable) , White Male , age 3 , b. Virginia
Thomas , age 4 Months , b. Virginia

More About THOMAS LOCKE:
Burial: Methodist Graveyard, Charlestown, WV

Children are listed above under (60) Thomas Locke.

68. VIRGINIA⁴ LOCKE (WILLIAM FRENCH³, JOHN² LOCK, JOHN¹ LOCKE) was born December 30, 1825, and died July 30, 1889. She married WARREN EBY December 04, 1849 in Jefferson County, VA ⁹⁶. He was born April 12, 1823, and died February 23, 1895.

More About VIRGINIA LOCKE:
Burial: Zion Episcopal Graveyard, Charlestown, WV

More About WARREN EBY:
Burial: Zion Episcopal Graveyard, Charlestown, WV

Children of VIRGINIA LOCKE and WARREN EBY are:

RACHEL ANN⁵ EBY, b. June 14, 1855; d. March 03, 1887; m. ROBERT B MITCHELL, April 21, 1881; b. 1855.

Notes for RACHEL ANN EBY:
Rachel and Thomas had no known children.

More About RACHEL ANN EBY:
Burial: Edge Hill Cemetery, Frederick, VA

ii.

WILLELMA FRENCH EBY, b. 1850; d. 1939.

Notes for WILLELMA FRENCH EBY:
Willelma never married.

More About WILLELMA FRENCH EBY:
Burial: Zion Episcopal Graveyard, Charlestown, WV

iii.

KATHERINE EBY, b. 1862; d. 1939; m. RICHARD H FRAZIER; b. 1849; d. 1924.

Notes for KATHERINE EBY:
Katherine and Richard had no known children.

More About KATHERINE EBY:
Burial: Zion Episcopal Graveyard, Charlestown, WV

More About RICHARD H FRAZIER:
Burial: Zion Episcopal Graveyard, Charlestown, WV

iv.

SUE CARRELL EBY, b. 1867; d. 1909.

Notes for SUE CARRELL EBY:
Sue never married.

More About SUE CARRELL EBY:
Burial: Zion Episcopal Graveyard, Charlestown, WV

172.	v.	WARREN L EBY, b. December 09, 1857; d. July 13, 1904.
173.	vi.	HENRY JASON EBY, b. 1852; d. March 01, 1935.
174.	vii.	CLARENCE D EBY, b. January 19, 1858; d. April 24, 1937.
	viii.	LUCY VIRGINIA EBY, b. March 06, 1854; d. November 01, 1862.

More About LUCY VIRGINIA EBY:
Burial: Zion Episcopal Graveyard, Charlestown, WV

69. LUCY M⁴ LOCKE (WILLIAM FRENCH³, JOHN² LOCK, JOHN¹ LOCKE) was born 1839 in Jefferson County, VA, and died July 14, 1907 in Hectortown, WV. She married CHARLES G SKINNER July 14, 1874. He was born 1844, and died 1927.

Notes for LUCY M LOCKE:
The following obit appeared in the Baltimore Sun newspaper of July 18th, 1907. Lucy was the daughter of William French Locke:

MRS LUCY M SKINNER
(Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun)
Charlestown, WV, July 17 - Mrs. Lucy M Skinner, wife of Charles G Skinner, of Hectortown, Fauquier County, Virginia died Sunday after a brief illness. She was a Miss Locke, of Jefferson County, and is survived by a sister, Mrs. W. C. Carroll, of Charlestown. She was buried her today.

More About LUCY M LOCKE:
Burial: July 18, 1907, Methodist Graveyard, Charlestown, WV

More About CHARLES G SKINNER:
Burial: Edge Hill Cemetery, Frederick, VA

Children of LUCY LOCKE and CHARLES SKINNER are:

175.	i.		CHARLES LOCKE⁵ SKINNER, b. 1874; d. 1912.
176.	ii.		JOHN JAMES SKINNER, b. 1881; d. 1962.

70. JANE AMANDA⁴ LOCKE (WILLIAM FRENCH³, JOHN² LOCK, JOHN¹ LOCKE) was born December 08, 1833, and died February 06, 1866. She married CALEB BURNS February 06, 1856. He was born August 17, 1829, and died August 17, 1905.

More About JANE AMANDA LOCKE:
Burial: Edge Hill Cemetery, Frederick, VA

More About CALEB BURNS:
Burial: Edge Hill Cemetery, Frederick, VA

Children of JANE LOCKE and CALEB BURNS are:

177.	i.	J EDWARD⁵ BURNS, b. October 30, 1857; d. 1933.
178.	ii.	WILLIAM MYERS BURNS, b. August 16, 1863; d. November 14, 1936.
179.	iii.	JOHN LOCKE BURNS, b. April 26, 1865; d. December 16, 1943.
180.	iv.	MARY LYON BURNS, b. April 26, 1865.
	v.	EWELL WINCHESTER BURNS, b. June 13, 1863; d. August 16, 1864.

More About EWELL WINCHESTER BURNS:
Burial: Edge Hill Cemetery, Frederick, VA

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