George W. Locke was born on June 13, 1830, in New
Hampshire. Raised and educated in his home state, by the age of fifteen George
moved to Boston, Massachusetts, in order to secure his future as a businessman
in the mercantile industry. After moving to Boston, he started working at a
wall-paper manufacturer, staying there for six years and absorbing all he could
about the business.
When George decided to try his luck in
California, he then moved to Sacramento. This was around 1852. There he
eventually formed a lucrative and lasting partnership with Samuel Lavenson in
1855, creating the firm 'Locke & Lavenson' which was located on J Street
between Third and Fourth in Downtown Sacramento.
In 1856, Locke married Olive Louise
"Louisa" Harmon. Olive Louise "Louisa" Harmon was born
on February 7, 1833, in Maine, the child of Captain Daniel Harmon and his wife
Mary.
George W. Locke and Olive "Louisa” had
three children during their marriage; Ella, Carrie and George G. Locke.
- Ella Locke
was born about 1855, in Maine. Her death date is unknown.
- Carrie Locke was born in January of 1864, in
California. She married her first husband, Charles Byron Nichols, on July
18, 1888, in Sacramento County, California. On January 10, 1896, she
married her second husband, Conrad Young, in Sacramento County,
California. She died in 1902 at the age of 38.
- George Granville Locke was born in January 1857
in California. He married Alice A Smith in 1883. George Granville Locke
died on December 14, 1937, in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 80.
George
W. Locke died on August 21, 1909, having lived a long life of 79
years. Olive “Louisa” Locke died on January 1, 1912, in
California, at the age of 78 years.
(Wife of George Granville Locke)…
Alice A Smith was born in May 1862 in
Illinois, the child of Robert and Harriett. She married George Granville Locke
in 1883. She had four children by the time she was 29. She died on July 25,
1932, in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 70.
George Granville Locke & Alice Smith’s
children were: George R. Locke, Alice Locke, Lloyd Locke and Clay Locke.
1. George Robert Locke was born on January 21, 1884, in Sacramento,
California, his father, George, was 27 and his mother, Alice, and was 21. He
married Nellie Mott on April 20, 1903, in his hometown. They had one child
during their marriage*. George R. Locke died on December 19, 1963, in
Sacramento, California, at the age of 79.
2. Alice Locke was born on April 2, 1887. She died as a child
on September 29, 1894, from Diphtheria.
3. Clay
B. Locke was born on December 20, 1890, in Sacramento, California, the child of
George G. Locke. He lived in Sacramento, California, at 1701 K Street and
moved to Locke, Sacramento, California, by 1916. On October 13, 1916, Clay
Locke was appointed the Post Master for the Town of Locke by the U.S.
Appointments of Post Masters. (USPS). He remained in Locke until his
death on July 31, 1963, in California, at the age of 72.
Clay was married to Alice E Mott, who was born on April 21, 1888,
in California. She was the sister of George R. Locke’s wife, Nellie Mott.
Alice died on October 9, 1969, in
Sacramento, California, at the age of 81.
4. When Lloyd Harmon Locke was born on April 29, 1892, in California, his
father, George, was 35 and his mother, Alice, and was 29. He had two brothers
and one sister. He died on April 4, 1963, in Sacramento, California, at the age
of 70.
*(child of George Robert Locke & Nellie Mott)
1. Elinore Mae Locke was born on May 14, 1903, the child of George Robert
and Nellie Mott. Elinore Mae died as a child on March 4, 1908, in Sacramento,
California.
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