G. W. Lockett, one of the representative farmers and stock-raisers of Cole County, Mo., was born in that county October 9, 1847, and is the son of G. W. Lockett, Sr., a native of Virginia, born in Prince Edwards County November 27, 1813. G. W. Lockett, Sr., was reared in his native State, and there married Miss Eliza Watkins Vaughan, of the same State. They immigrated to Missouri in 1846, settling within one-half mile of where G. W. Lockett, Jr., now resides, and soon became one of the largest land-owners in the county, having enough land at the time of his death to divide up in thirteen farms of from 160 to 225 acres each. He was a slave-owner, and was one of the wealthiest men of that section of the country. By his union to Miss Eliza Vaughan were born seventeen children, thirteen of whom lived to maturity: John O. (deceased), Martha A. (deceased), Samuel (deceased), Mary C. (deceased), L. F., Bettie and Sue (both deceased, twins), G. W., Jr., Lucy W. (deceased), T. M., Stephen (deceased), Emma J., B. E., Wilson C., Addison and Nettie (twins), and both deceased, and Fannie V. The father of these children died in November, 1880, and his wife died in June, 1881. He was not a man politically inclined, but was ready at all times to assist in all laudable and worthy enterprises. He practiced medicine for some time, but was not a graduate of any school. He and wife were worthy and consistent members of the Baptist Church. G. W. Lockett, Jr., our subject, was married in 1872, January 31, to Miss Ella M. Perkins, a native of Virginia. She moved to Missouri with her parents in 1869, locating first in Cole and afterward in Saline County. She has two sisters and one brother living in Jefferson City. One sister, Mollie, married W. W. Gillman, liveryman at Jefferson City. The other sister, Bettie, is still with her mother, while the brother, W. E. Perkins, is still single and with his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Lockett are the parents of seven children, six now living: Arthur L., died when young; Minnie O., born April 10, 1875; Ernest L. S., born January 2, 1877; Iva, Born May 16, 1879; G. W., Jr., born June 16, 1881; H. Wilson, born February 1, 1884, and Irvin M., born April 20, 1886. Mr. Lockett has a farm of 240 acres, with about 100 acres under cultivation. He has a fine orchard of about 200 trees, has good buildings, and is in comfortable circumstances. He is Democratic in his political views, but is not active in politics. He and wife are both members of the church, he of the Baptist and she of the Presbyterian.

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History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries, and Osage Counties, Missouri, Goodspeed Publishing Company (1889).