Dr. Frederick
John and Sarah Locke
Information on Dr.
Locke comes from
Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., 1887,
Campbell Co. and the Campbell County Historical Society
Dr. Frederick John Locke was born in London, England, in December 1830, to John Brown
Lock and
Nancy Ann Richards, the latter a daughter of Thomas Richards, a native of
Exeter, England.
John B Locke, father of our subject, was a merchant in London, and immigrated to Newport in 1849, where he was engaged in the mercantile business. He was treasurer of the school board of Newport many years, and was an Episcopalian in religion.
Dr. Frederick John Locke was educated at Christ College, London, and at the Eclectic Medical Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, where he graduated in 1864. In 1870 he was appointed professor of materia medica. He practiced twenty-two years in Newport, where he had been city physician, and a member of the school board.
He enlisted in the Thirty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was captain until March, 1862, when he was appointed major of the same regiment. July 16, 1862, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel, served until September, 1863, when he resigned on account of disability, and entered upon the practice of his profession.
On 13 May 1852, he married Miss Sarah Glover, daughter of Azil Glover, of Portsmouth, Ohio. She was born 2 Dec 183r, and died in 1885, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Six children were born to them: William O, Frank Elmer, Lizzie, Fannie, Bertha and Georgie.
Mr. Locke was a Royal Arch Mason, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was a brother to David R Lock, Chief of Police in Newport.
Sarah Jane Locke died 31 May 1885 in Newport and was buried in Evergreen. Frederick John Locke died 11 September 1903 in Newport and was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery.
Dr. Frederick John Locke 1903 Obituary
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Children of Frederick John Locke and Sarah Jane Glover
1. William O Locke
b-1853 in Portsmouth; d-15 Dec 1936 in Newport; br-Evergreen
2. William L Locke b-19 Nov 1857 in Maysville Ky. d-23 Apr 1891 in Newport; br-Evergreen
3. Frank Elmer Locke b-16 April 1860 in Portsmouth Oh; d-28 Mar 1932 in Dayton
Ky. br-Evergreen
4. Eliza Locke b-1862 in Portsmouth;
5. Frances Lock b-1864 in Newport;
6, Bertha Locke b-Sep 1873 in Newport;
7. George Locke b-July 1876 in Newport;