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Charles Hess Locher

Birth	:	9 Jul 1821 Washington County, Maryland, USA
Death	:	14 Jul 1889
Burial	:	Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Lexington City, USA
Coordinate	:	37.7808300, -79.4450600
Plot	:	Lewis 195, 1 south side
Inscription	:	CHARLES HESS LOCHER JULY 9. 1821 JULY 14, 1889 HIS WIFE MARY ELIZABETH APR 21, 1830 APR. 8, 1885
Description	:	On the 1850 Rockbridge Co., VA census, I found manufacturer Charles H Locker, 29, MD born; Marie E Locker, 20, VA; laborer George Freeman, 20, VA; laborer William Freeman, 23, VA; laborer Caleb Freeman, 30, VA; manager Frederick Hartman, 35, Switzerland; laborer Wm Moseley, 18, PA and miller James Sutton. 55, VA born. On the 1860 Rockbridge Co., VA census, I found Charles H Locker, 38 MD born; Mary E Locker, 30, VA; Harry O Locker, 9, VA; Eben Locker, 6, VA and John Fisher, 51, MD born On the 1880 Rockbridge Co., VA census, I found... Read More	On the 1850 Rockbridge Co., VA census, I found manufacturer Charles H Locker, 29, MD born; Marie E Locker, 20, VA; laborer George Freeman, 20, VA; laborer William Freeman, 23, VA; laborer Caleb Freeman, 30, VA; manager Frederick Hartman, 35, Switzerland; laborer Wm Moseley, 18, PA and miller James Sutton. 55, VA born. On the 1860 Rockbridge Co., VA census, I found Charles H Locker, 38 MD born; Mary E Locker, 30, VA; Harry O Locker, 9, VA; Eben Locker, 6, VA and John Fisher, 51, MD born On the 1880 Rockbridge Co., VA census, I found Chas. H Locher, 58; other Locher/Lockers: wife Mary E, 50; sons of daughters: Harry O, 29; Eben, 26; Charles, 17; George P, 15; Lawrance, 12 and Lucy, 12, all VA born. "Charles Hunter Locher, a prominent contractor of New York City, was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, October 3, 1862. His father was Charles Hess Locher, who was born in Funkston, Maryland, in 1821, died in 1889, Charles Hess Locher was quartermaster in the Confederate army stationed at Lynchburg, Virginia, during the Civil war, and in his home county was a well known contractor and manufacturer of cement. The mother of Charles Hunter Locher was Mary Elizabeth (Orrick) Locher, who was born in Hancock, Maryland*, in 1831, died in 1884, the daughter of Cromwell Orrick.... Mr. Locher is one of six children, most of whom reached maturity. His brothers and sisters were: Harry Orrick, born at Alpine, Maryland, 1850, married Lulu E. Jett, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, their children being Harry Orrick, Jr., Eben, Bailey, Edith, Louise, and Lawrence; Eben, born in Rockbridge county, Virginia, in 1853, married Maggie Garber, their children being Charles H., Mary, George, John and Baldwin; George, born in Rockbridge county, Virginia, March 27, 1865, married Mary Poindexter, of Rockbridge county, sister of Senator Poindexter, their child being Francis Lightfoot; Lawrence, born in Rockbridge county, 1867, died at the age of sixteen years; Lucy A. (twin to Lawrence Locher), born in Rockbridge county, 1867; Henry S., born in Rockbridge county." A lot of data in this family is found in this source: Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, by Lyon Gardiner Tyler, New York, 1915, Vol. 5, p 1118-1119.

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Longitude: -79.4450600

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Elizabeth Orrick Locher

(1830 - 1885)

Children

Charles Hunter Locher

(1862 - 1948)

Lawrence Locher

(1867 - 1891)

Lucie A. Locher

(1867 - 1957)

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