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David William Locker

Birth	:	18 Dec 1846 Ohio, USA
Death	:	29 Jul 1929 Scotia, Greeley County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Mount Hope Cemetery, Scotia, Greeley County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4752998, -98.7117004
Plot	:	Block 6 Lot 22
Inscription	:	Father; Pvt 24th IN Bat (Civil War)
Description	:	from Compendium of History, Reminiscence and Biography of Nebraska, 1912; pp. 152 & 153: David W. Locker For nearly forty years the gentleman named above has been identified with the farming interests of Greeley county, and during this time he has acquired a valuable estate of nearly five hundred acres by dint of his industry and thrift. He is now retired from active management of his possessions, and is living in the city of Scotia, one of the substantial and highly esteemed citizens of the community. David W. Locker, the son of John L. and Harriet (Glass) Locker, was born in Dayton Ohio,... Read More	from Compendium of History, Reminiscence and Biography of Nebraska, 1912; pp. 152 & 153: David W. Locker For nearly forty years the gentleman named above has been identified with the farming interests of Greeley county, and during this time he has acquired a valuable estate of nearly five hundred acres by dint of his industry and thrift. He is now retired from active management of his possessions, and is living in the city of Scotia, one of the substantial and highly esteemed citizens of the community. David W. Locker, the son of John L. and Harriet (Glass) Locker, was born in Dayton Ohio, on the 18th of December, 1846. He was the eldest of seven children, six of whom are now living. The father was a native of Bishopsheim, province of Baden, Germany, who came to this country in 1842. He died in his eighty-fifth year, on the first of February, 1905, while the mother, in her eighty-seventh year, is still living in Scotia. The first few years of Mr. Locker's life were spent in Dayton, Ohio, and Niles, Michigan, when the family moved to Lake county, Indiana, and there he grew to manhood, receiving his education in the local schools. When only fifteen years of age, in 1862, our subject did what so many other patriotic boys did - enlisted at Indianapolis; in the Twenty-fourth Indiana Battery, Light Artillery, and served until the close of the war, receiving his discharge on August 3, 1865. During his three years of service, young David was in many decisive and dangerous engagements. At one time the detachment followed closely on the heels of Morgan and his men on his memorable raid through Kentucky and Ohio. His battery marched over four thousand miles during its service, and at one time traversed three hundred miles from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Tunnel Hill Georgia, to take part in that campaign. He was present at the siege of Knoxville and the fall of Nashville, and took part in minor engagements at Horse Shoe Bend, Cumberland River, Kentucky, Sweetwater, Tennessee, Resaca, and at the fall of Atlanta at the close of that memorable campaign. He served under Thomas the latter part of the war, and was under his command when peace was declared. After the war was over, Mr. Locker returned to the old home in Indiana, but soon after went to Chicago, Illinois, where he learned carpentry, and worked at his trade for twelve years. Then, realizing that greater opportunities were to be found in the west, he went to Kansas in 1871, but remained there only a few months. He then went to the Indian Territory, but remained there only eight months. Next he proceeded to Arkansas, where he spent two years, and then finally decided to locate permanently in Greeley County, Nebraska. He took up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres, and also a timber claim of equal size adjoining, in section six, township seventeen, range eleven. On January 24, 1880, in Lake county, Mr. Locker married Miss Mary Brandt, a native of Hanover, Germany, who came to America with her parents, Dietrich and Anna (Bishop) Brandt, when only three years of age. Her parents were natives of Hanover and Bremen respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Locker have had four children born to them: Edward H., living in Greeley county, on part of the old farm; Ella, now Mrs. Henry Thurnagle, of Grand Island; Anna J., now Mrs. Arthur Schilling, of Greeley county; and William D., who, with his wife and one child, is now living on the old homestead. Mr. Locker has been associated with all movements of public interest ever since his first residence in the county. He was instrumental in organizing school district number twelve, serving on the board for fourteen years. He has also served the public for two terms as supervisor in the county board. For the past three years he has also been president of the Scotia Independent Telephone Company.

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David William Locker's memorial is located at: Mount Hope Cemetery, Scotia, Greeley County, USA.
When did David William Locker death?
David William Locker death on 29 Jul 1929 in Scotia, Greeley County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.4752998
Longitude: -98.7117004

Family Members:

Parent

John Louis Locker

(1820 - 1905)

Harriet Glass Locker

(1825 - 1916)

Spouse

Mary Brandt Locker

(1851 - 1929)

Siblings

Lovina Locker Meyer

(1849 - 1931)

Levi Locker

(1856 - 1927)

Lewis Albert “Al” Locker

(1858 - 1934)

Children

Edward Henry Locker

(1879 - 1968)

Anna Josephine Locker Schilling

(1883 - 1975)

William David Locker

(1887 - 1953)

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Coordinate: 41.4752998, -98.7117004

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Coordinate: 41.3875008, -98.4953003

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Coordinate: 41.5101128, -98.4654999

16. East O'Connor Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5106000, -98.4638000

17. Mount Carmel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2797012, -98.7328033

18. Fairdale Sunrise Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3580000, -98.4887000

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22. Vinton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5467000, -98.9970000

23. Elba Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2764015, -98.5643997

24. Fairdale Cemetery
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