Brief Life History of John Wesley
When John Wesley Locke was born on 15 September 1899, in Illinois, United States, his father, Eli Small Locke, was 31 and his mother, Chloe Louisa Martindale, was 23. He had at least 3 daughters with Dora Alice Plante. He died in February 1981, in Thomson, Carroll, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Thomson, Carroll, Illinois, United States.
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- John Locke, "United States Census, 1930"
- John Wesley Locke, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- John Locke, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English, Dutch, and German: variant of Lock .
Americanized form of Norwegian Løkke: habitational name from a farm name, from Old Norse lykkja ‘enclosure’.
Chinese: variant of Lok .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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