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     John Hollis Bankhead Locke was born in 1907. He married Mildred Louise Burdett in January 1944. John Hollis Bankhead Locke died in 1981. He (an unknown value) in April 2013.

     Mildred Louise Burdett was born in 1921. As of January 1944,her married name was Locke. She married John Hollis Bankhead Locke, son of Felix Kirk Zollicoffer "Zollie" Locke and Luvina "Vennie" Daily, in January 1944. Mildred Louise Burdett died in 1994.

     J. W. Jones was born circa 1841 at Chester, South Carolina.

     Martha R. Jones was born circa 1846 at Chester, South Carolina.

     John T Jones was born circa 1848 at Chester, South Carolina.

     Daniel Allison was born circa 1839 at South Carolina.

     Nancy Allison was born in 1840 at South Carolina.

     Thomas Allison was born in 1845 at South Carolina.

     Sarah Allison was born in 1847 at South Carolina.

     Infant Walker died on 2 October 1931. Infant Walker was born on 2 October 1931 at Rock Hill, South Carolina.

     Heyword Eugene Williams was born on 24 June 1934 at Rock Hill, South Carolina. He died on 2 February 1979 at age 44.

     Marilyn (?) married John Lynn Ballard, son of Earnest Jackson Ballard and Elizabeth Bea Locke.

     Johnnie Shellman Dent married Margaret Irene Ballard, daughter of Earnest Jackson Ballard and Elizabeth Bea Locke. Johnnie Shellman Dent was born on 25 August 1923. He died on 10 January 2001 at age 77.

     Ray Howell married Lucinda "Bruce" Davis.

     Lucinda "Bruce" Davis married Ray Howell, son of John Glen Howell Sr and Mae Elizabeth Helms.

     John Glenn Howell Jr married Gladys Hucks.

     Gladys Hucks married John Glenn Howell Jr, son of John Glen Howell Sr and Mae Elizabeth Helms.

     Grace (?) married Harold Wilson Helms, son of Lonnie Wilson Helms and Martha 'Mattie', Hope Locke.

     Elizabeth Bright was born at St. Marys County, Maryland. Her married name was Locke. She married Philip Locke Jr., son of Phillip Lock and Mary Hulse.

     John Coffee Hays Locke was John Coffee Hays Locke didn’t hang around that long. Around 1877, he would move to Ashley County, Arkansas, and there he would marry Cynthia Boomer in 1880.

The next year, their first daughter was born, and just over a year later, James Buchanan Locke was born. Over the next twenty-two years, John and "Sinthy" would have seven more children, but James Buchanan didn't stay at home that long. In 1904 he married Minia "Mimmie" Pennington, and their daughter, Bertie, was born five years later. Mimmie would have three more kids, but during the influenza epidemic of 1918, after John had just lost his mother, Cynthia, Mimmie would also die, along with two of her infant children. It would take four years to find a mother for his children, but in 1922, he married Alice McClain, and they would have two more children by 1925. Their son, James Aubrey, was born in 1923, and their daughter, Cynthia Mae, called "Sis", was born in 1925. James Buchanan Locke would die prematurely in 1941 when James Aubrey was just eighteen, and with the War breaking out that December, "Jim" would join the Navy, and become a fighter pilot in the Pacific theatre.
After the Japanese surrender, Jim would finally marry his sweetheart, Sarah "Myrtice" in 1947 and they would welcome Bonnie into their life in 1948. Six years later, while living in Charlotte, their second daughter, Shirley, was born. It was Shirley Locke Campbell who contacted me about her Locke ancestors back in September, and since then she has graciously shared the history of her family, along with a treasure trove of photographs and documents. Shirley and her sister were raised in St. Petersburg, where her parents, Jim and Myrtice, remained for the rest of their lives. Jim passed in 1998, and Myrtice in 2006. Shirley's Aunt "Sis", as she was always called, passed away in Charleston, South Carolina just this past April, at age 88. He was born in July 1855. He married Cynthia Lenora Bloomer circa 1880 at Arkansas. John Coffee Hays Locke died in 1929.

     Cynthia Lenora Bloomer was born in 1860. As of circa 1880,her married name was Locke. She married John Coffee Hays Locke, son of Jesse Culp Locke and Elizabeth Francis Rogers, circa 1880 at Arkansas. Cynthia Lenora Bloomer died in 1918.