W S Locke's Biography, McMillan, Luce County, Michigan

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BIOGRAPHIES FROM MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE
NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN
1895    The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago Il

W.S. LOCKE
Page 119 (condensed)
W.S. LOCKE, (no full name given). Resident of McMillan, Mi for 14 years as
Supervisor of Columbus Township and a prominent farmer. Mr Locke is of
Canadian birth. He first saw the light of day in Holdmand, Ontario, August
17, 1850. His father, Josiah Locke, a respected farmer, is of English birth
and in early life became a resident of Canada. He married Mary Ann Doan
daughter of Abram Doan and wife, nee Swartz, natives of New Jersey and
Pennsylvania respectively. Josiah and Mary Ann Locke's children are as
follows; W.S. the gentlemen of this sketch; Josiah, a machinist of
Brantford, Canada; Alice, wife of Mahlon Davis, Victoria, Ontario; and
Margaret, wife of Joel Davis, Essex county, Ontario, Canada. W.S. left home
on his own at age 14 and his first stop was at Grand Rapids hoping to find
an opening where he could learn the machinist's trade, but finding no demand
for boys there he went into the lumber woods for the Lansingburg Co. and for
2 years was a woodsman. Next he took to the lakes among his first boats
being the Philo B. , Captain Hudson, our of Port Rowan, Canada. He followed
the water with scarce a break for a period of ten yearsretiring in 1879 as
mate of the Erie Queen. On leaving this vessel he proceeded from Chicago to
Cheboygan, to St. Ignace, and then to Black River, in Mackinac county, where
he found employment as clerk and later as manager of the Black River Lumber
Company's store. He was there two years. Next he came to Lakefield township,
Chippewa county, now Luce county, and turned his attention to farming, soon
afterward being honored by election to the position of Supervisor. In the
latter part of 1881 he came to McMillan and bought our Mr. West, one of the
first merchants in the town. Appointed Postmaster in 1889 and filling the
office six years, and was succeeded by William Darcy.He owns an improved
farm of 40 acres and besides other lands.A Republican in politics, he cast
his first presidential vote in Oswego, N.Y. for Hayes. Mr Locke has been
married twice. His first marriage was in Norfolk county Ontario to Miss
Tryphena Ryesse, who died in Mackinac county, Mi in 1880 leaving to mourn
their loss a husband and the following children: Cora Alma, wife of Milton
Roat of this county, and Lula Maud, Amy Josephine, and Frances Garfield. His
second marriage was consummated Dec 8, 1886, with Sarah Jane, daughter of
Robert Garden, formerly of Georgian Bay district in Canada. Their children
are Inez Margaretta and Edison G.
Mr Locke has been initiated into the mysteries of the Masonic fraternity and
has advanced in that order to the Scottish rite degrees. (end)