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From: Marsha Hamilton <>
Subject: Re: [LOCKE-L] LOCKE mysteries & a CHALLENGE
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 12:40:00 -0400

Betty,
Try e-mailing with your question. I believe
your John may have been in Hart or Barren Co.,KY

Betty Bray wrote:

> I think this is a great idea!!! I am looking for John Locke, b. 1798 Ky or
> Tn. He married Lucinda Spivey and they lived in Jackson County, Tn. John
> Lock fought in the War of 1812. He enlisted in Major William Russell's
> Regiment, Samuel Cowan's Company of the Volunteer Mounted Gunmen on
> September 28, 1812. John Lock's number was # 91. Russell's Regiment was
> attached to General Coffee's Brigade. They fought at the Battle of New
> Orleans. He returned with the brigade and was mustered out at Murfreesboro,
> Tennessee on June 5, 1814. For this service he drew $122.23 plus $78.00 for
> horse pay. His children were: Mary Ann "Polly" who m. Joseph Keith - Joseph
> who married Aletha Jane Keith - Sidney - Nancy J. and perhaps more. I have
> heard many times that Lucinda was a Native American. They were my
> ggggrandparents. Would love to solve this mystery. Who were the parents of
> John? I have heard that his father was Joseph, but no proof. HELP.
> Regards, Betty
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin D Clapp <>
> To: <>
> Date: Friday, April 09, 1999 11:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [LOCKE-L] LOCKE mysteries & a CHALLENGE
>
> >Hello Jerry, and all the rest of you!
> >
> >I am new to this list, and have been busy getting as much of my Locke
> >Family info put into a genealogy program. I just received the
> >following that was posted on the LOCKE-L mailing list:
> >
> >From: <>
> >Subject: [LOCKE-L] My 3 biggest LOCKE mysteries & a CHALLENGE
> >
> >
> >>Hi, the list has been pretty quiet lately. How about a little
> >activity based
> >>on "Locke Mysteries?" I'll give a copy of my book, The Descendants
> >of
> >>Ebenezer Locke to the BEST statement of mystery LOCKEs - and we have
> >to
> >>verify that someone on the list actually helps to solve the mystery.
> >The
> >>person who provides the information also will get a copy of the book.
> >What
> >>do you think?
> >
> >
> >Sounds like a very good idea! So, let me make sure that I understand
> >the 'rules' so to speak. As to the "BEST statement of mystery
> >LOCKEs", I take it that it is the person that comes up with the "BEST"
> >mystery, who gets the book. AND another copy of the book then goes
> >to "the person who provides the information" that SOLVES the mystery,
> >providing the information HERE on the LOCKE-L list?
> >
> >If so, then I'm all for the 'contest'!
> >
> >>I'll ask Donald LOCKE to be our referee and determine who gets the
> >copy of
> >>the book. Let's have the contest run until April 30, 1999, unless
> >someone
> >>can suggest a better date and get me to agree to it.
> >
> >
> >Fair enough.
> >
> >>For my part, I have three BIIIIGGGG missing William LOCKE, of Woburn,
> >MA,
> >>family members:
> >
> >
> >Sigh..... I should have known it would be on a DIFFERENT Locke family
> >than I'm working on - LOL! Let me get my thinking cap on and see if I
> >might have anything in my own "LOCKE Trivia" folder - the one that I
> >save tidbits of info on a LOCKE who just doesn't seem to fit anywhere
> >in MY family, but was interesting enough to save for another look
> >later.
> >
> >Cordially yours,
> >Kevin Dee Clapp - 4X grandson of THOMAS LOCKE
> >
> >
> >
> >

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