LOCKLIN ANCESTRY -  DENNIS 1 -

1. Dennis 1st Locklin: Dennis 1 and married SARAH WILSON. He was a builder and contractor by trade
 CHILDREN OF DENNIS 1ST AND SARAH (WILSON) LOCKLIN ARE:
 2. Dennis 2nd Locklin: born 1715 Dennis was born at Bolton (Worcester) Massachusetts and – died in 1796)  Married Abegail Houghton (whose ancestors migrated to America from England in 1635 aboard the vessel "Abegail)
 

2. DENNIS 2ND LOCKLIN  (b 1715 - d 1796)  Dennis was born at Bolton (Worcester) Massachusetts, son of Dennis 1 and Sarah Wilson. He was a builder and contractor by trade. Dennis 2 married ABEGAIL HOUGHTON (b 1726 - d 1794) whose ancestors migrated to America from England in 1635 aboard the vessel "Abegail". Dennis and Abegail lived in Bolton (Worcester) Massachusetts until 1760 when they moved to Narraganset (Templeton) Massachusetts. By 1773 they were residing in Putney, Vermont, on lot 178 township Fummerstown, just south of Putney. This land was deeded to Dennis by a widow Hannah Wilson of Bolton, Mass. The 1790 Census of Windham County lists Dennis and Abegail. Birth, marriage and death records for the family of Dennis 2 and DENNIS 2ND LOCKLIN AND ABEGAIL (HOUGHTON) LOCKLIN CHILDREN ARE AS FOLLOWS:
 3. Sarah (b 1745 - d 1745)
 4. Ebenezer (b 1747 - d 1747)
 5. Sarah (b 1748 - d 1830) - MRS JAMES LUMMINGS
 6. Jonathan (b 1749 - d 1749)
 7. Dennis (b 1750 - d 1750)
 8. Abeail (b 1753 - d 1753)
 9. Levi (b 1763 - d 1807) Married 1 RACHEL PARKER. 2 SARAH HOUGHTON
  -- Children - Sarah, Abegail, John, Caroline.
 10. Joel (b 1766 - d 1807) Married MARY MERCY HOUGHTON
  -- (parents of our Ontario Joseph)
 

 
 NOTES:  Dennis 2 has a long and distinguished war record. He enlisted in 1755 Sergt. Dennis Locklin(g) age 39 under colonel Timothy Ruggles and fought in the French-Indian wars at Crown Point expedition - March 1755, Lake George, Battle of Ticonderoga. Louisburg Feb. 1758. Under Colonel Wilder's Regiment and Capt. Aaron Wilard's Company, Dennis fought in the battle of the Plains of Abraham. The Bolton men returned home in 1759. Again in 1775 Dennis enlisted on the 7th day of May and fought in the Revolutionary War - January 1st 1776 at Prospect Hill. In January 1777 Lieut. Dennis Locklin was voted to a Committee of War by the Convention of Westminster.
 On his death August 13th, 1796 Dennis was buried in the old North Cemetery, Putney, Vermont, Windham county.  The grave registry records read (1718 - D 13 Aug. 1796). Records do not always agree. A photo of Dennis Locklin's grave stone can be found in the photo section of this family record
 

LOCKLIN ANCESTRY – JOEL - 3RD GENERATION IN AMERICA

11. JOEL 3RD LOCKLIN   (b 1766 - d 1807) Joel was the youngest member of the Dennis 2 and Abegail Locklin family. He married MARY (MERCY) HOUGHTON (b 1767 - d 1849). Probably Joel was born in Templeton, Mass. where the family were residing in 1760, before their moving on to Putney, Vermont by 1773. At the time of Joel's birth, he had two sisters Sarah and Abegail and two brothers Jonathan and Levi. Cemetery records at Rutland, Vermont indicate that his wife, Mary (Mercy) died 18th Aug. 1849 and was buried in Pleasant Cemetery, West Rutland, Vermont, grave #244.   Joel and Mercy Locklin had two daughters - Salome (b 1788 - d 1859), Chloe (no dates) and three sons – Joseph  (b 1796 - d 1863), Curtis (b 1797 - d 1848) and Joel (no dates).
 According to marriage records in the Congregational Church in Rutland, Vermont, this family listed above were born in Durham, Canada East (now the province of Quebec). By 1810 they were residing in Rutland, Vermont. Church records show - "Salome Locklin married Elihu Howe 27 Feb. 1810 (Salome, born in Durham Canada East"). Another marriage record of Curtis Locklin's son shows his father Curtis as being born in Durham, Canada East. Son Joseph (b 1796 - d 1863), the forefather of the Ontario Locklins, as we know, came to Prince Edward County, Ontario in 1814 and his brother, Joel, and family followed him in 1857 and settled on a farm in Murray Township, Northumberland County beside Joseph and Elizabeth Locklin. Brother Joel had a son Joseph born 1841 and a daughter Martha Helen who came to Ontario with him, as well as three other children who died in Vermont. Brother Joel's son Joseph born 1841 died 1911, and his only son Joseph died in childhood. So, no descendents of brother Joel, by the Locklin name, reside in Ontario at the present time.
 JOEL 3RD LOCKLIN AND MERCY (HOUGHTON) LOCKLIN CHILDREN:
 xx Salome (b 1788 - d 1859),
 xx Chloe (no dates)
 xx Joseph  (b 1796 - d 1863),
 xx Curtis (b 1797 - d 1848)
 xx Joel (no dates).
 

LOCKLIN ANCESTRY – JOSEPH - 4TH GENERATION - CANADA

XX. JOSEPH 4TH LOCKLIN: was born Sept. 9th, 1796 in Durham Canada East (later the province of Quebec) son OF JOEL AND MARY (MERCY) LOCKLIN and moved to Rutland, Vermont with his family before 1810. This information taken from the Registry office Montpelier, Vermont. The family were members of the Congregational Church in Rutland, Vermont where marriages etc. are recorded. - War Service information from the National Archives & Records Service, Washington, D.C.:- "Joseph Locklin age 18 enlisted in Capt. Haig's Corp. of Light Dragoons, Vermont State. Served in war of 1812-14 from May 1st to June 30th, 1814. Place where he lived after service - West Rutland, Vermont & Ontario, Canada." Please note that these records show the name spelled "Locklin". Joseph's brief term of service in the war of 1812-14 brought him to Price Edward County, Ontario. Older members of the family living in 1964-5-6 recalled that Joseph returned to Prince Edward County after the war with a soldier named Hendrick.

 O March 19th, 1822, Joseph married ELIZABETH (BETSY) STRIKER (b 25 Feb. 1799 - d 29 March 1862). Betsy was a granddaughter of James Striker, a United Empire Loyalist who fled from Dutchess County, New York State, with no possessions. He had assisted two of his loyalist nephews to escape. James Striker settled in Hollowell Township in Prince Edward County and died 1835 and is buried in Picton Parish churchyard. We believe Joseph and Betsy's first place of settlement was in the P.E. County near Mt. View. Tom Locklin recalls his grandfather William Garrett pointing out the first farm settlement of his grandparents Joseph and Elizabeth (Betsy) Locklin.
 JOSEPH 4TH LOCKLIN AND ELIZABETH (STRIKER) LOCKLIN had five sons and four daughters.
 xx. Joel (b 1823 - d 1886)
 xx. JOHN (b 1824 - d 1912)
 xx. JAMES (b 1826 - dec)
 xx. SALOME (b 1828 - dec) - Married GIDEON WHITE
 xx. Mary Jemima (b 1833 - d 1923) - Married ISIAH B. THAYER
 xx. Levi (b 1833 - dec)
 xx. Garratt (b 1837 - d 1907)
 xx. Abegail (b 1834 - d 1923) - Married AARON COULTER
 xx. beth (b 1844 - d 1912) - Married JAMES COULTER

 The registry office in Picton, Ont. records - "Joseph and Elizabeth Locklin of Murray township purchased a farm in Ameliasburgh township, 7th town line for 250 lbs. in 1854." - In May 1855 they sold the same farm for 600 lbs. It is thought they purchased this property for brother Joel who had planned to come to Ontario from Vermont but changed his plans at that time. His brother Joel did come to Ontario in 1857 and settled on a farm on the 2nd Conc. of Murray township close to Joseph and Betsy. The family of Joseph Locklin apparently moved from Prince Edward county to 2nd. Conc. Murray township, Northumberland county (English Settlement). We know Joseph and Betsy were at that address in 1854. Joseph's will, drawn up on 2nd April 1863 requested that his executors deed and dispose of all his estate both real and personal and that the proceeds be divided, as directed, among his children. Betsy had predeceased him on March 29th, 1862. We, therefore gather that the above property in Murray township was sold at the time of Joseph's death. It should be repeated here that Joseph signed his will "Loughlin" and that his son John, as executor, later signed below on the same document "John Locklin". -- Joseph Locklin died on the 28th of May 1863. Betsy and Joseph are buried in the old Smith Cemetery, Smithfield, Ontario.
 

LOCKLIN ANCESTRY -  JOHN -  5TH GENERATION - CANADA

XX. LOCKLIN, second son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Betsy) was born Dec. 10th, 1825 in Prince Edward County, near Mt. View. In 1850 John married PHOEBE COOPER, born May 4th, 1829, the 13th child of John Cooper (b 1787 – d 1858) and Mehetabel Bull (b 1785 - d 1854) in Hallowell township, Prince Edward County. Phoebe Locklin died March 11th, 1893 and John in 1912. Both are buried in Stockdale Cemetery, Stockdale, Ontario
 The 1878 Atlas of Northumberland County shows John Locklin's name on Lot 24, Concession "C" (90 acres) Stoney Point, Brighton township. The 1881 Census of #E=3 Murray Township, Northumberland County lists JOHN AND PHOEBE LOCKLIN - FARMERS, QUAKERS AND THE FAMILY -
 xx. WILLIAM GARRATT, age 20
 xx. JOSIAH V., age 15
 xx. MARY E., age 11

 Daughter Mehetabel was 25 years old at this date and had already married William W. Dolman on April 14th, 1880.  John and Phoebe Locklin were Quakers, and Percy and Ralph passed on anecdotes of teasing their Grandfather,  John, over his Quaker idioms, "thee" and "thou" and sayings such as "I see a wagon rising the hill" and "thee's a little  fool". Ella (Mrs. Raymond Norton) in conversation in 1964 recalled her great uncle John Locklin stopping at their  home on his way to Quaker meetings in Bloomfield, Ont.

 From 1887 on, our information would suggest that John and Phoebe lived with son William Garrett and family, on  their return from Alexander, Manitoba. Phoebe died in 1893 while the joint family were living in Seymour township.  John lived to be elderly and died in 1912 on the farm of son William Garrett in the Lawson Settlement, Brighton  township.

 You will note that Phoebe Locklin's mother was Mehetabel Bull. Mrs. Mary E. Young of Santa Rosa, California has  been in touch with the writer and several members of the family regarding a "Bull" family history which she has been compiling.
 

LOCKLIN ANCESTRY - WILLIAM GARRATT -  6TH GENERATION - CANADA

xx. William Garratt, eldest son of John and Phoebe Locklin, was born on a farm at Stoney Point, Brighton township con. "C", Lot 26, Northumberland County, on May 21st, 1860, and died April 16th, 1946 at his home in the village of Brighton, Ont. William G. married REBECCA ARMINTHA (MINNIE) Sharpe on Dec. 13th, 1882. Minnie was born on April 21st, 1863 and died August 4th, 1901.    After their marriage the young couple lived on the Sharpe farm on the 9th conc. of Murray township. Their first child, ELMA AMANDA, was born there in 1883. They left this location to join a Mr. Osterhout, along with two other farm families recruited by Mr. Osterhout, to take up a land claim at Alexander, Manitoba. William Garratt, with his wife Minnie and small baby daughter, Elma, travelled by train along with their livestock and machinery to face the unknown life of a homesteading family. Alexander was a journey from Brandon, Manitoba on the main railway line.  Arriving on the approach of cold weather they just had time to build a sod house for the winter. The story goes, that on account of dry weather the water in the sloughs was low and frozen solid and that snow had to be melted to water the cattle. The second year they placed straw on the ice and so doing saved the water supply. Each farmer was assigned a team of horses, and it seems one of William's horses died and was replaced by an oxen named "Rusty". Rusty had a mind of his own and when the flies were bad, he took off, pulling the equipment into the sloughs or swamp areas. The following year they had cleared more acreage and had good crops. Just as William and Minnie were thinking of taking out their own claim, they received word from home that their parents were having a difficult time. So, the decision was made to return to Ontario.
 *  The family rented a farm on the 9th Conc. Murray township, west half of lot 5 (Wiley Place) property of William Buck in the 1878 Atlas of Northumberland county. We believe the eldest son, Percy Elwood, was born here on July 31st, 1887. By 1891 we find the joint family living on a rental property, lot 19, Conc. 2, Seymour township (property of French in the 1878 Atlas). We have in our possession a letter received by Phoebe and John Locklin, written by Phoebe's sister, Sophira Striker, dated 1891, address "Hoard's Station, Northumberland County, Ont." We conclude that Phoebe and John were living with the William Garratt family at that time. Daughter, Phoebe Ethel,  was born in 1890 and son, Ralph, in 1893, while the family were in Seymour township, Hoard's Station. Phoebe died in March that same year, 1893. The family and John Locklin returned to the 9th Conc. Murray township and after a brief stay on the Andrew Sharpe farm, purchased in 1895, a 100 acre farm on the 9th Conc. south half of lot 6, Murray twp. (the R. Buck farm). This property is presently owned by WILLIAM GERALD LOCKLIN, Grandson of William Garratt, R.R.#1, Frankford, Ontario. It was on this farm that the last member of the family, Mae, was born in 1898.

XX. REBECCA ARMINTHA (MINNIE) LOCKLIN died 1891. Elma, oldest of the family, was married here in 1906 to Mr. WILL  SEWARD. William Garratt purchased the adjacent 50 acres, property of W. Bush, and later he divided the 150 acres  in parcels of 80 and 70 acres for sons Percy and Ralph. Later, when Ralph married in 1917 a second house was  built on the 70 acres fronting on the side road. Percy built the large frame home, presently on the property, on the 80  acres fronting the 9th conc. road, about 1921. A portion of the original farm house stood for some time.  - Percy married Jane Powell in 1911, and William Garratt and his second wife, SARAH MIKEL GLENN, purchased a farm in the Lawson Settlement, Conc. "B", lot 30, Brighton township, from G.L. Reddick on October 12th, 1911. John Locklin moved to Brighton with the family and died there the following year. The other family members, Ethel, Ralph and Mae moved to Brighton with their father, William Garratt, and step-mother, Sarah, and grandfather, John. When Ralph married in 1917, he and his wife Anna Peister moved to the 70 acre parcel of the farm on the 9th Conc. Of Murray, as previously mentioned. Sarah Mikel Glenn Locklin died in 1928, and in the spring of 1929 Ralph and Anna purchased the Lawson Settlement farm from the father. Percy and Jane Locklin then purchased the 70 acre parcel of the original farm on the 9th Conc. of Murray from Ralph and Anna Locklin. William Garratt stayed on with the Ralph Locklin family until 1930 when he purchased a home in the village of Brighton, Ontario.
 -  This family were members of the Methodist church. William Garratt and Rebecca Armintha are buried in the Stockdale Cemetery, Stockdale, Ontario.
 

LOCKLIN CONNECTIONS

On the previous pages we have attempted to give you a highlight glimpse of the Locklin Genealogy from the ancestor
Dennis' arrival in America. However, we believe you might be interested in a brief sketch on the information
collected from many American and Canadian relatives on the brothers and sisters of John Locklin.

This was the first family born in Ontario, Canada. A remarkable statistic and credit to JOSEPH AND ELIZABETH LOCKLIN,
that there were nine children born and no record of infant or childhood deaths.

It should be mentioned here that the descendents of Levi and Jonathan Locklin have supplied us with a great deal of
detail and photos of their branch of the Locklin family. Levi and Jonathan Locklin were brothers of Joel Locklin and
uncles of our Joseph Locklin who settled in the Price Edward County, Ontario, Canada. The descendents of Levi
and Jonathan live in various states of the United States of America
 

JOEL LOCKLIN CONNECTION -  5TH GENERATION

XX. JOEL 5TH LOCKLIN (brother of John), eldest son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Betsy) Locklin, was born July 1st, 1823 and died 1886. In October of 1848 he married ELIZABETH SARAH PATTERSON (b 1823 - d 1863). Both are buried in the Smith Cemetery, Smithfield, Ont.
 THEIR CHILDREN WERE:-
 xx. William James 6th Locklin  (b 1854 - d 1924) who married MARY E. ANDERSON (b 1855 - d 1944), and their children:-
 xx. Elva 6th Locklin (b 1881 - d 1956)
 xx. Orville 6th Locklin (b 1885 - d 1960)
 xx. Lois 6th Locklin  (b 1889 - dec.)
 xx. Ella 6th Locklin  (b 1890 - )
 xx. Earl 6th Locklin (b 1896 - d 1896)

 Eva Lois was Eva Lois Day of Brighton, and Ella, Mrs. Raymond Norton of Bloomfield, Ont. Both of these sisters supplied much information for this family history from 1964-5.
 Marta Jane's Grandson, Gordon Locklin Sprung, now deceased, of Manitou, Manitoba, and his son Maurice Earle and wife Elaine and their children, Laurie, Leanne & Kyle are known to many of us, through visiting Manitou and their trips to Kingston and Belleville, Ont. Maurice and Elaine have just celebrated their 25th wedding  anniversary in 1989.   Data on 7 generations of the Marta Jane descendents is available should you be interested in obtaining them.

 
xx. JOEL 5TH  LOCKLIN married a second wife, JEMIMA  (PRESTON) WESSELS, and they had one son - Levi Vincent LOCKLIN (b 1869 - Dec.)  After Joel's death, Levi lived with his half brother, WILLIAM JAMES, and went to live in Rochester at age 22. Levi's son  Orville Locklin and wife Beatrice corresponded with us in 1964-5, and were very proud of their educated family, BRUCE, DAVID AND IVAN of Mt. Kisco and Scotsville, N.Y., U.S.A.
 We have also had correspondence with another American Branch of this Joel Locklin family in Rochester, N.Y. -Roger Locklin, son of Orville Locklin (1881 - 1956) and great grandson of Joel Locklin
 CHILDREN OF JOEL 5TH LOCKLIN AND JEMIMA (PRESTON) WESSELS LOCKLIN
 xx. Levi Vincent 6th  LOCKLIN (b 1869 – Deceased).
 

JAMES LOCKLIN CONNECTION - 5TH GENERATION

XX. JAMES 5TH LOCKLIN (brother of John) son of Joseph and Elizabeth Locklin, was born in 1826. In 1862 he married a local girl, ALICE THOMPSON. James was a blacksmith in Smithfield, Ontario. After 1884 this family moved to Towner County, North Dakota, U.S.A. where his younger brother, Garratt, and family were living, and then on to California.
 JAMES AND ALICE'S FAMILY WERE:
 xx. MARSHALL  6th Locklin
 xx. ALVA 6th Locklin
 xx. ??? Lcoklin (Became MRS. THOMAS CANIFF) married  MR. THOMAS CANIFF of Grand Forks, North  Dakota. According to newspaper clippings, Marshall lived at one time in Nevada City, California. Mrs. Caniff had  three children: Mary, Arnie and DeLos
 
 

SALOME LOCKLIN CONNECTION -  5TH GENERATION

XX. SALOME 5th Locklin (sister of John), eldest daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Locklin, was born September 29th, 1828. In August of 1855 she married GIDEON WHITE. By the 1881 Census, the family of Gideon White and Salome Locklin are shown as James 21 yrs, John 20 yrs, Ella 16 yrs, William 15 yrs, and Vincent.
 xx. ELLA married JIM LAWson - no children
 xx. WILLIAM had two daughters - Laura and Vivian
 xx. VINCENT had two children - Arnold and Edna

  Laura McCrachen, daughter of William White, granddaughter of Salome, lived at 18 Oriole Cres., Toronto, in 1964, and supplied the above data
 

MARY JEMIMA LOCKLIN LOCKLIN CONNECTION - 5TH GENERATION

XX. MARY JEMIMA 5HT LOCKLIN , daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Locklin, was born in 1833. She married ISIAH B. THAYER in October of 1855. Mary Jemima died 2nd. of February 1923 in Los Angelas, California.  The 1881 Census, Northumberland County shows: ISIAH B. THAYER 48 yrs, Mary Jemima Locklin 48 yrs, Children - Walter H. 24 yrs, John 19 yrs and Mary E. 14 yrs.
 xx. WALTER H. THAYER - Orivalle, State of Washington
 xx. JOHN J. THAYER - Spokane, State of Washington
 xx. MARY E. THAYER - Washington
 
 NOTES: Info from MRS. STANLEY FULFORD, Los Angelas, California  MRS. FRANK HIGGINS, Los Angeles, California  This is the last generation of the family we have record of.

LEVI LOCKLIN LOCKLIN CONNECTION -  5TH GENERATION

XX. LEVI 5TH LOCKLIN, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Locklin, born 1833, moved to Manitoba about 1900. He married SARAH JANE (b 1835 - dec.) The 1861 Census, E. Northumberland, show Levi and Sarah living in the same house with Joseph Locklin, with two children Josephine 6 yrs. Joel 3 yrs. Occupation - carriage maker. The 1881 Census, Trenton, Ontario, show - Levi 46 yrs., Sarah 45 yrs. Family:
 xx. JOEL C. 6th Locklin - 23 yrs
 xx. MINNIE A. 6th Locklin - 20 yrs
 xx. CLARENCE J. 6th Locklin  18 yrs
 xx. WATSON 6TH LOCKLIN  - 10 yrs
 xx. LULU  6th Locklin  - 7 yrs
 xx. ETHEL B. 6th Locklin - 2 yrs

 This family moved to Manitoba about 1900. Son Clarence returned to the Brighton area and died there with no children. He was known to Locklin family members as "Clain". We have no record of Joel or Watson beyond the 1881 census. We understand they moved to Manitoba in 1900 with the other members of the family
 

GARRATT LOCKLIN LOCKLIN CONNECTION -  5TH GENERATION

XX. GARRATT LOCKLIN (brother of John) was the youngest son of Joseph and Elizabeth Locklin. He was born March 29th, 1837. The 1861 Census of E. Northumberland County, show Garratt living at home, as well as two sisters, ELIZABETH and ABEGAIL, in a one and one half storey frame two-family home with his parents. The 1871 Census of Murray  Township E. Northumberland County list Garratt Locklin and his wife MARY JANE COWAN (b 4th July 1842) as head  of household, tenant on 50 acres Conc. 6 lot 2 (or 21) with three children Religion: Methodist.
 CHILDREN OF GARRATT 5TH LOCKLIN AND MARYJANE COWAN ARE:
xx. JOHN R. 6TH LOCKLIN , PICTON, North Dakota (1866-1938)
 xx. JOSEPH H. 6th Locklin, Vancouver (1871-1954)
 xx. HENRIETTA 6TH LOCKLIN, Manitoba (1863-1929)
 xx. LILLIE 6TH (LOCKLIN) GAILFUS (1870-1937)
 xx. ESTELLA 6TH (LOCKLIN) HEARER (1880-1958)
 xx. Ethel Locklin, Picton, N.D. (1883-)
 xx. MINNIE 6TH (LOCKLIN)WILKINSON, Tioga, N.D. (1874-)
 xx. GEORGE 6th Locklin(1866-1938) (accidental death)
 xx. JOHN 6TH LOCKLIN (1866-1938) unmarried
xx. WILLIAM 6TH LOCKLIN
XX. THOMAS (died an infant)

 NOTES:  Garratt's great grandson, Glenn A. Edwards, of Edmonton, Alberta, informs us that Garratt Locklin migrated west from Ontario to Emerson, Manitoba in 1881 with his family. Their eldest daughter, Henrietta, married David Edwards in Emerson, and both families moved to Hansboro, North Dakota in 1884 and homesteaded at Picton, Towner County. The Locklins remained in North Dakota, but the Edwards returned to Belmont, Manitoba in 1899. Glenn Edward's parents were born in Belmont and moved to Turner Valley to the oilfields in 1934. Glenn was born 1935 and resides in Edmonton, Alberta.

 The Garratt Locklin family included, as well as Henrietta, John and Lillie mentioned above, Estella, George, Minnie, Joseph and Ethel. Garratt died in Rolla, N.D. May, 1907 and Mary Jane died January, 1912. Both are buried in Rolla, North Dakota, Cemetery & Methodist Episcopal Church. At the time of Garratt Locklin's death, the family were:  JOHN R., PICTON, North Dakota (1866-1938)   JOSEPH H., Vancouver (1871-1954)  HENRIETTA, Manitoba (1863-1929)   LILLIE GAILFUS (1870-1937)   ESTELLA HEARER (1880-1958)
 Ethel Locklin, Picton, N.D. (1883-)   MINNIE WILKINSON, Tioga, N.D. (1874-)  GEORGE (1866-1938) (accidental death)  JOHN (1866-1938) unmarried  WILLIAM THOMAS (died an infant)

 In 1964 ETHEL, Mrs. Galbraith, born 1883, youngest member of the Garratt Locklin family, was living in Columbia Falls, Montana, U.S.A., and wrote a letter giving us the story of her family. She told us the only surviving son of her brother Joseph (1871-1954) married CATHERINE ROLSTON and moved to California, and their children are: TED LOCKLIN, San Antonio, Texas, JACK LOCKLIN (see below), a dentist in Santa Barbara, California, Delos in Pasadena, California and CONRAD AND LILLIAN, both in Los Angeles.

 Garratt Locklin's obituary states he was buried from the Methodist Episcopal Church at Rolla, N.D. Quoting from the obituary "he was an honest, industrious man of spotless character and was held in high esteem by all who knew him."
From: Michael Devlin < dlparis94@gmail.com >
Subject: regarding webpage Descendants of the Bigelow*Bowers*Locklin*Robin*Wessels
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 5:56 PM
I came across your webpage at http://bigelowsociety.com/rod2003/wessels3.htm .
I knew "Jack Locklin" the dentist in Santa Barbara, very well.  If this is the same man he was known to me as "Uncle John".  He was married to Dora Evelyn Locklin (nee Korngiebel) .  She died in 1995, ten years after his death 02/28/1985.  My grandparents were good friends of theirs and my grandfather worked for Uncle John for over 30 years.
I hope this information is helpful to you.
Sincerely,
Michael Devlin. 

ABEGAIL LOCKLIN LOCKLIN CONNECTION - 5TH GENERATION

XX. ABEGAIL 5TH LOCKLIN (sister of John) daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Locklin, born 1834 and died 1923, married AARON COULTER on February 24th, 1862.
 Abegail5th and Aaron Couldter children were:
xx. VERNON 6th Locklin (dec.) married ETHEL HENDERSON,
CHILDREN OF VERNON 6TH LOCKLIN AND ETHEL (HENDERSON) LOCKLIN ARE:
xx. Marjorie 7th Locklin married ?  KLEISER   (Mrs. Leslie Kleiser),
xx. Merle Kleiser Porter (dec.) married LILLIAN PRESTON (dec.)
xx. Harold (dec.)  married FLOSSIE CHATTERSON (dec.)
 Children of Harold 7th Locklin and Flossie Chatterson are:
xx. Aletha 8th Locklin,
xx. Gladys 8th Locklin ,
xx. Thelma 8th Locklin (Thelma was living in 1964.)

 xx. CANNIFF (dec.) married a MISS GREY
 xx. EBER (dec.) married JENNIE JOHNSON

 Abegail 5th (Locklin)Coulter  2nd marriage to MARION MCCOLLOUGH (no children)
 
 NOTES:  Vernon Coulter's wife, Ethel, had Abegail Locklin's Family Bible and submitted details of this Coulter family to Eva Day of Brighton, Ontario in 1964.  The 1881 Census, Brighton Township, E. Northumberland County - Aaron and Abegail are listed with four children,  "Vernon 13 yrs, Canniff 10 yrs, Porter 8 yrs, Eber 7 yrs. Religion C. Methodist, Coulter origin, Ireland, farmer."
 

ELIZABETH LOCKLIN LOCKLIN CONNECTION -          5TH GENERATION

XX. ELIZABETH LOCKLIN (SISTER OF JOHN), youngest of Joseph and Elizabeth's family, was born 1844 and died 1912. She married JAMES COULTER, and they had 13 children:
 1. MABEL - married a MR. KNAPP.
 2. JOE - married Emma
 3. GEORGE - born 1870, married MAGGIE MCDONALD
  NOTES: Their daughter Vera married Orval Peister and later, Mr. Stewart Vera was killed in an accident in California about 1962. Vera and Orval Peister were parents of Glen and Ray Peister of  Kitchener, Ontario, and Marilyn of Ohio, U.S.A. Glen, Ray, and Marilyn were also nephews and niece of Al Peister, who passwed away October 1989. The Ralph and Anna   Locklin families have been well acquainted with those families  through Peister Reunions in Brighton and Kitchener.

 4. Mary - married Stanley Kemp and they had four children: Leah, Hilda, Lillian and Wilbert.
 5. Jessie - married Josh Anderson.
 6. Lillian - married WILL HUBBLE.
 7. Frances - married JIM BERRY (Frances was the only member living in 1964)
8. Jim - married WINNIE RONEY, and they had two daughters.
9. Calmar,
10. Rosa and
11. Wentworth (are other  names included in the Census)
12. Epinary
13. Jane E.

 This family appears in the 1871 Census of Murray Township, E. Northumberland County - "James Coulter and Elizabeth Locklin. Children - Rosa 10 yrs, Wentworth 9 yrs, Mabel 4 yrs, George 1 yr, James 2 months."  The 1881 Census of Murray Township, E. Northumberland County - "James Coulter and Elizabeth Locklin. Family - Calmar 20 yrs, Mabel, 3 yrs, George 11 yrs, Joseph 9 yrs, Mary 8 yrs, Jessie 6 yrs, James 5 yrs, Epinary 3 yrs, Frances 1 yr and Jane E. 1 month.
 

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