Bert Locker, the oldest son of Jacob Daniel Locker and Leah Etta Freemyer, married Anna Violet Gowdy the daughter of Aldon Dewin Goudy and Eliza Ellen Kreamer. They were married on November 17th, 1900 in Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa.
They had two known children together. A daughter, Gladys M. Locker born December 24, 1901. She married Bernie L. Frakes on December 24th, 1917 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana. A son, John Daniel Locker born June 14th, 1904 in Portland, Indiana. He married Faye Nellie Howell on July 27th, 1927 in Jay County, Indiana.
Bert was a well known blacksmith and welder in Portland, where he was in business for years, and a native son of Jay county and lived there all his life.
Bert received his schooling in the old Center school in Madison township and in the schools of Portland and as a young man left the farm and began working in the Bimel factory at Portland, continuing there for about six months, at the end of which time he began to learn the blacksmith trade under Lewis Cook and perfected himself in the details of that craft. After about eight years of service for others, Bert decided to begin operations on his own behalf and bought the Doctor Culbert blacksmith shop on East Main street and started in business for himself. He remained at that location for about seven years and then bought the shop at 121 East North street, where he had one of the best equipped blacksmith and welding shops in that part of the state.
Additional Information:
Listed in The Farm Journal Directory of Jay County, Indiana, year 1916: Locker, Bert (Violet) 2 children, blacksmith, O H&L, 609 N. Commerce St.
September 12, 1918, Jay County, Indiana Bert Locker at the age of 40, registered for the Draft in WWI. Serial Number 1527. Residence, 121 East, North Portland, Jay County, Indiana. Date of birth, September 9, 1878. Medium height and build, brown hair, and brown eyes. Occupation, Blacksmith. Nearest Relative, wife Violet Locker same address.
The 1920 US-Census for Ward 3, Portland, Jay County, Indiana list: Alverdo O. Locke age 41, Married-Head of Household, birthplace Indiana, Owned and operated a Blacksmith Shop. Wife, Anna V. Locke age 35, birthplace Iowa. Daughter, Gladys Freke age 18, Married, birthplace Indiana. Son, John Locker age 15, birthplace Indiana.
The 1930 US-Census for Ward 3, Portland, Jay County, Indiana list: Bert Lacker age 51, Married-Head of Household, birthplace Indiana, Owned and operated a Blacksmith Shop. Wife, Anna Lacker age 44, birthplace Iowa. (Living next door to his son and daughter-in-law, John and Faye Locker.)
The 1940 US-Census for Ward 3, Portland, Wayne Township, Jay, Indiana list: Bert Locker age 61, Married-Head of Household, birthplace Indiana, Owned and operated a Blacksmith Shop, 4th grade education. Wife, Anna age 54, birthplace Iowa, 8th grade education.(Living next door to his son and daughter-in-law, John and Faye Locker.)
1942 World War II Registration Card - Serial Number U88, for Bert Locker, list the following information: Residence, 121 East, North Portland, Jay County, Indiana. Telephone number, Portland 561. Date of birth, September 9, 1878, age 63. Birthplace, Jay County, Indiana. Wife, Mrs. Anna Locker, same address. Employer, Operates Blacksmith Shop.
(Special Thank You to Find A Grave Contributor PJC for originally creating this Memorial and providing the headstone photos.)
They had two known children together. A daughter, Gladys M. Locker born December 24, 1901. She married Bernie L. Frakes on December 24th, 1917 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana. A son, John Daniel Locker born June 14th, 1904 in Portland, Indiana. He married Faye Nellie Howell on July 27th, 1927 in Jay County, Indiana.
Bert was a well known blacksmith and welder in Portland, where he was in business for years, and a native son of Jay county and lived there all his life.
Bert received his schooling in the old Center school in Madison township and in the schools of Portland and as a young man left the farm and began working in the Bimel factory at Portland, continuing there for about six months, at the end of which time he began to learn the blacksmith trade under Lewis Cook and perfected himself in the details of that craft. After about eight years of service for others, Bert decided to begin operations on his own behalf and bought the Doctor Culbert blacksmith shop on East Main street and started in business for himself. He remained at that location for about seven years and then bought the shop at 121 East North street, where he had one of the best equipped blacksmith and welding shops in that part of the state.
Additional Information:
Listed in The Farm Journal Directory of Jay County, Indiana, year 1916: Locker, Bert (Violet) 2 children, blacksmith, O H&L, 609 N. Commerce St.
September 12, 1918, Jay County, Indiana Bert Locker at the age of 40, registered for the Draft in WWI. Serial Number 1527. Residence, 121 East, North Portland, Jay County, Indiana. Date of birth, September 9, 1878. Medium height and build, brown hair, and brown eyes. Occupation, Blacksmith. Nearest Relative, wife Violet Locker same address.
The 1920 US-Census for Ward 3, Portland, Jay County, Indiana list: Alverdo O. Locke age 41, Married-Head of Household, birthplace Indiana, Owned and operated a Blacksmith Shop. Wife, Anna V. Locke age 35, birthplace Iowa. Daughter, Gladys Freke age 18, Married, birthplace Indiana. Son, John Locker age 15, birthplace Indiana.
The 1930 US-Census for Ward 3, Portland, Jay County, Indiana list: Bert Lacker age 51, Married-Head of Household, birthplace Indiana, Owned and operated a Blacksmith Shop. Wife, Anna Lacker age 44, birthplace Iowa. (Living next door to his son and daughter-in-law, John and Faye Locker.)
The 1940 US-Census for Ward 3, Portland, Wayne Township, Jay, Indiana list: Bert Locker age 61, Married-Head of Household, birthplace Indiana, Owned and operated a Blacksmith Shop, 4th grade education. Wife, Anna age 54, birthplace Iowa, 8th grade education.(Living next door to his son and daughter-in-law, John and Faye Locker.)
1942 World War II Registration Card - Serial Number U88, for Bert Locker, list the following information: Residence, 121 East, North Portland, Jay County, Indiana. Telephone number, Portland 561. Date of birth, September 9, 1878, age 63. Birthplace, Jay County, Indiana. Wife, Mrs. Anna Locker, same address. Employer, Operates Blacksmith Shop.
(Special Thank You to Find A Grave Contributor PJC for originally creating this Memorial and providing the headstone photos.)
Bert Locker, the oldest son of Jacob Daniel Locker and Leah Etta Freemyer, married Anna Violet Gowdy the daughter of Aldon Dewin Goudy and Eliza Ellen Kreamer. They were married on November 17th, 1900 in Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa.
They had two known children together. A daughter, Gladys M. Locker born December 24, 1901. She married Bernie L. Frakes on December 24th, 1917 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana. A son, John Daniel Locker born June 14th, 1904 in Portland, Indiana. He married Faye Nellie Howell on July 27th, 1927 in Jay County, Indiana.
Bert was a well known blacksmith and welder in Portland, where he was in business for years, and a native son of Jay county and lived there all his life.
Bert received his schooling in the old Center school in Madison township and in the schools of Portland and as a young man left the farm and began working in the Bimel factory at Portland, continuing there for about six months, at the end of which time he began to learn the blacksmith trade under Lewis Cook and perfected himself in the details of that craft. After about eight years of service for others, Bert decided to begin operations on his own behalf and bought the Doctor Culbert blacksmith shop on East Main street and started in business for himself. He remained at that location for about seven years and then bought the shop at 121 East North street, where he had one of the best equipped blacksmith and welding shops in that part of the state.
Additional Information:
Listed in The Farm Journal Directory of Jay County, Indiana, year 1916: Locker, Bert (Violet) 2 children, blacksmith, O H&L, 609 N. Commerce St.
September 12, 1918, Jay County, Indiana Bert Locker at the age of 40, registered for the Draft in WWI. Serial Number 1527. Residence, 121 East, North Portland, Jay County, Indiana. Date of birth, September 9, 1878. Medium height and build, brown hair, and brown eyes. Occupation, Blacksmith. Nearest Relative, wife Violet Locker same address.
The 1920 US-Census for Ward 3, Portland, Jay County, Indiana list: Alverdo O. Locke age 41, Married-Head of Household, birthplace Indiana, Owned and operated a Blacksmith Shop. Wife, Anna V. Locke age 35, birthplace Iowa. Daughter, Gladys Freke age 18, Married, birthplace Indiana. Son, John Locker age 15, birthplace Indiana.
The 1930 US-Census for Ward 3, Portland, Jay County, Indiana list: Bert Lacker age 51, Married-Head of Household, birthplace Indiana, Owned and operated a Blacksmith Shop. Wife, Anna Lacker age 44, birthplace Iowa. (Living next door to his son and daughter-in-law, John and Faye Locker.)
The 1940 US-Census for Ward 3, Portland, Wayne Township, Jay, Indiana list: Bert Locker age 61, Married-Head of Household, birthplace Indiana, Owned and operated a Blacksmith Shop, 4th grade education. Wife, Anna age 54, birthplace Iowa, 8th grade education.(Living next door to his son and daughter-in-law, John and Faye Locker.)
1942 World War II Registration Card - Serial Number U88, for Bert Locker, list the following information: Residence, 121 East, North Portland, Jay County, Indiana. Telephone number, Portland 561. Date of birth, September 9, 1878, age 63. Birthplace, Jay County, Indiana. Wife, Mrs. Anna Locker, same address. Employer, Operates Blacksmith Shop.
(Special Thank You to Find A Grave Contributor PJC for originally creating this Memorial and providing the headstone photos.)
They had two known children together. A daughter, Gladys M. Locker born December 24, 1901. She married Bernie L. Frakes on December 24th, 1917 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana. A son, John Daniel Locker born June 14th, 1904 in Portland, Indiana. He married Faye Nellie Howell on July 27th, 1927 in Jay County, Indiana.
Bert was a well known blacksmith and welder in Portland, where he was in business for years, and a native son of Jay county and lived there all his life.
Bert received his schooling in the old Center school in Madison township and in the schools of Portland and as a young man left the farm and began working in the Bimel factory at Portland, continuing there for about six months, at the end of which time he began to learn the blacksmith trade under Lewis Cook and perfected himself in the details of that craft. After about eight years of service for others, Bert decided to begin operations on his own behalf and bought the Doctor Culbert blacksmith shop on East Main street and started in business for himself. He remained at that location for about seven years and then bought the shop at 121 East North street, where he had one of the best equipped blacksmith and welding shops in that part of the state.
Additional Information:
Listed in The Farm Journal Directory of Jay County, Indiana, year 1916: Locker, Bert (Violet) 2 children, blacksmith, O H&L, 609 N. Commerce St.
September 12, 1918, Jay County, Indiana Bert Locker at the age of 40, registered for the Draft in WWI. Serial Number 1527. Residence, 121 East, North Portland, Jay County, Indiana. Date of birth, September 9, 1878. Medium height and build, brown hair, and brown eyes. Occupation, Blacksmith. Nearest Relative, wife Violet Locker same address.
The 1920 US-Census for Ward 3, Portland, Jay County, Indiana list: Alverdo O. Locke age 41, Married-Head of Household, birthplace Indiana, Owned and operated a Blacksmith Shop. Wife, Anna V. Locke age 35, birthplace Iowa. Daughter, Gladys Freke age 18, Married, birthplace Indiana. Son, John Locker age 15, birthplace Indiana.
The 1930 US-Census for Ward 3, Portland, Jay County, Indiana list: Bert Lacker age 51, Married-Head of Household, birthplace Indiana, Owned and operated a Blacksmith Shop. Wife, Anna Lacker age 44, birthplace Iowa. (Living next door to his son and daughter-in-law, John and Faye Locker.)
The 1940 US-Census for Ward 3, Portland, Wayne Township, Jay, Indiana list: Bert Locker age 61, Married-Head of Household, birthplace Indiana, Owned and operated a Blacksmith Shop, 4th grade education. Wife, Anna age 54, birthplace Iowa, 8th grade education.(Living next door to his son and daughter-in-law, John and Faye Locker.)
1942 World War II Registration Card - Serial Number U88, for Bert Locker, list the following information: Residence, 121 East, North Portland, Jay County, Indiana. Telephone number, Portland 561. Date of birth, September 9, 1878, age 63. Birthplace, Jay County, Indiana. Wife, Mrs. Anna Locker, same address. Employer, Operates Blacksmith Shop.
(Special Thank You to Find A Grave Contributor PJC for originally creating this Memorial and providing the headstone photos.)
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Oliver Daniel Locker
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Andrew J Locker
1886–1954
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Ethel May Locker
1889–1906
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Elsie Locker Humble
1892–1964
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Jesse Noah Locker
1893–1976
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Vera Ada Locker Darst-Hall
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1898–1975
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