Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-16
CHARLES r. LOCKE.

Charles Russell Locke, whose death was
announced in the last issue OF the DEMO
Graf, was the last member Of once mum
erous aud influential family. There wer,
ten children In this family and nine o
them lived TO become men and women
The niue were well known to me, and II
seems but few days ago that they were
ell living aud In the enjoyment OF health.
Their father, Samuel Barron Locke, came
from New Hampshire To Fryeburg In 1875.
His wife was Hannah, daughter OF VII.
liam Russell OF Surrey, n. II. In 1896 Mr..
Locke came 10 Bethel and settled on the
farm near the mouth OF Sunday river, the
same farm occupied by Charles Russell
Locke aud where be recently died. He
was also proprietor OF Locke's Mills. OF
the children OF Samuel Barron Locke.
John was the Physician aud Scientist,
Pro-, s,or OF Chemistry In the Ohio Mcdi-
cal College, Surveyor OF the Mineral Lands
OF the United States, an Inventor, distin-
guished in geology, mineralogy. botany,
and In all the natural sciences, giant 10
Intellect, aud a. good as he WAS great -
anihrope, though a man OF strong mind
be married when old aud LEFT no family ;
Hannah was the worthy wife OF VIM.
Swan OF Paris; Clarissa became the wife
OF Josiah Black and died In the Maine In-
sane Hospital; Clemantina married Grin
Stone aud lived aud died In Dixhe!d (;
Samuel Barron, jr., was the we'll known
mill-wright; he rebuilt the mills At Locke s
Mills, built new mills at West Paris, South
Bethel, Waterford, Lowell and Fryeburg,
aud died several years ut West Paris ;
James was a worthy farmer and lived and
died on part OF the old homestead In Beth
ell Mary, the youngest, married Moses
Swan OF Paris and went TO California and
died there; Charles Russell was next TO
the youngest, born May ., 1906, married
Susan Hill OF Buxton aud lived on the old
homestead OF his father. Like all the rest
OF the family he was man OF strong in
tellectusl powers, but was fond OF rural
scenes. and lived quiet life upon the farm.
lie was man OF sound judgment, upright
10 his dealings with his fellowmen, and a
protested and practical Christian. Nr.
Locke had children: Phils d., who is
unmarried aud has spent most OF the years
OF her msjority in the West; Charles Will
liam went away years ago TO Nebraska and
resides there; Henry Clay served in q
Pennsylvania regiment during the late
war, then settled In Nebraska and was
brutally murdered In his camp by a mis-
cradle tramp who wished to possess him.
self Of his few personal effects, but he WAS
pursued, captured and lynched by justly
incensed though sparsely settled communi'
ty; Susan married Douglass in Upton,
aud or the whereabouts OF the others,
have no present knowledge. Mr.. Locke
will be much missed by the entire com
muuity where he resided, but mo st OF al
by his family, for he was most beloved by
those who knew him best. The writer
will never forget the pleasant hours spent
at the old Locke homestead when the fam
lily circle was unbroken, 1t was then
happy family, but thirty years have
wrought great changes, and the death o
the patriarch removes, so far as l al
aware, the last male bearing the name o.
Locke, from the neighborhood and from
the town. INDEX.
augusta, Jdn'y, 1888.