Lockett Cemetery, Marion Co Cemeteries of Tx Gloria B. Mayfield

Lockett Cemetery

Submitted by Maribeth Buce & Barbara Weiss

Lockett Cemetery Historical Marker:
Royal and Martha (Smith) Lockett came to Texas from Georgia between 1856 and 1858 with their eleven surviving children and the family's slaves. Seven of their eight living sons served in the Confederate Army. The earliest marked grave on this site is that of Walter R McGarity (1853-1862), son of James H and Marie
Antoinette (Lockett) McGarity and a grandson of Royal and Martha Lockett. Six generations of Lockett descendants are interred here. According to family oral history, a Union soldier who died on the Lockett Plantation also is buried in the graveyard. Of the more than 45 interred here by 1999, two were Veterans of the Confederate Army and three were Veterans of World War II. The Lockett Cemetery continues as a chronicle of Marion County history.

Dreesen, Dr J. J. B.
b. Feb. 3, 1867 d. Mar. 14, 1942

Dreesen, Dr W. L. B.
b. Dec. 27, 1868 d. Sep. 8, 1918

Dreesen, William Jesse H/o Phyllis A; Sgt US Army WW II
b. Dec. 21, 1916 d. Aug. 15, 1987

Holley, Bobbie Lockett W/o Gordon Russell Holley
b. Oct. 9, 1919 d. Nov. 15, 1994

Holley, Gordon Russell H/o Bobbie Lockett Holley; S2 US Navy WW II
b. Dec. 9, 1912 d. Apr. 12, 1984

Holley, James Randall
b. Jun. 25, 1968 d. Nov. 23, 1985

Lockett, Albert S/o T N & Laura Lockett
b. Apr. 17, 1869 d. Aug. 25, 1873

Lockett, Ethel Berman W/p Quentin R Lockett
b. Jun. 11, 1920 d. Sep. 30, 1983

Lockett, Eunice Beatrice Dau of J O & M A Lockett
b. May. 20, 1874 d. Jun. 28, 1876

Lockett, Henry Pelham S/o H C & Rebecca Lockett
b. Jul. 10, 1870 d. Apr. 2, 1872

Lockett, Infant S/o T N & Laura Lockett Age 17 days
b. Apr. 12, 1873 d. Apr. 29, 1873

Lockett, James Henry S/o J M & Ellen Lockett
b. Jun. 26, 1879 d. Jul. 19, 1881

Lockett, James Marvin S/o J O & M A Lockett
b. Mar. 15, 1872 d. Jul. 14, 1873

Lockett, Julia F. W/o Royal F Lockett
b. Mar. 5, 1835 d. Jul. 1, 1866

Lockett, Kelly T. S/o Paul & Jo Lockett
b. May. 1, 1956 d. Nov. 7, 1995

Lockett, Laura
b. Dec. 9, 1846 d. Apr. 15, 1873

Lockett, Martha A. Smith W/o Royal Lockett
b. Nov. 29, 1804 d. Feb. 22, 1868

Lockett, Mary A.
b. Mar. 2, 1843 d. Apr. 26, 1929

Lockett, Minnie Edna D/o H C & Rebecca Lockett
b. Mar. 14, 1873 d. Aug. 10, 1875

Lockett, Norma D/o J O & M A Lockett
b. Jul. 22, 1876 d. Nov. 13, 1877

Lockett, Quentin R. H/o Ethel Berman
b. Jun. 20, 1911 d. Jul. 17, 1987

Lockett, Royal H/o Martha A Smith
Royal and Martha came to Texas from Georgia with their surviving 11 children in the mid 1800's
b. Mar. 5, 1794 d. Aug. 27, 1871

Lockett, Royal A.
b. Jan. 23, 1879 d. Mar. 1, 1914

Lockett, Royal F. H/o Julia F S/o Royal & Martha Smith Lockett
b. Nov. 25, 1827 d. Dec. 26, 1865

Lockett, Royal Miles S/o J M & Ellen Lockett
b. Apr. 18, 1865 d. Nov. 17, 1881

Lockett, William A.
b. Aug. 19, 1833 d. Feb. 22, 1916

Lockett, William Alonzo
b. Oct. 21, 1881 d. Jan. 1, 1973

Lowther, R. J. Scout for Kit Carson for 12 years (inscribed on headstone)
b. May. 19, 1837 d. Jan. 1, 1929

McAlexander, Sarah Ward
b. 1829 d. 1881

McAlexander, Thomas
b. 1823 d. 1879

McGarity, Hervey S/o James Hervey & M A McGarity
b. Apr. 7, 1865 d. Feb. 28, 1868

McGarity, James Hervey Age 59 years; h/o Marie Antoinette Lockett (buried Oakwood Cemetery); f/o Albertha Pauline McGarity (buried Oakwood Cemetery)
b. 1814 d. Sep. 6, 1873

McGarity, Jimmie A. D/o James Hervey & M A McGarity
b. Jan. 2, 1874 d. Nov. 17, 1877

McGarity, Pouncey H. S/o James Hervey & M A McGarity
b. Sep. 21, 1860 d. Sep. 29, 1888

McGarity, Walter R. S/o James Hervey & M A McGarity
b. Oct. 9, 1858 d. Jan. 2, 1862

Northen, Capers
b. Feb. 7, 1855 d. Jul. 4, 1866

Pierce, Claud Lockett
b. Dec. 4, 1877 d. Dec. 4, 1902

Soldier, Unknown Union
b. unknown d. 1865

Walker, Elsie D/o Jno. E & Della Walker
b. Nov. 12, 1889 d. Jul. 28, 1892

Ward, John
b. Jan. 18, 1794 d. Jul. 3, 1872

Read by Maribeth Buce November 2001 & March 2002.