He married Ruth Galbraith. They had two daughters and lived in Florida, Massachusetts where he was a dispatcher for the Hoosac Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel east of the Rockies. His final year was extremely strenuous. In letters he wrote that he acted as flagman, load dispatcher, train director, and towerman. In an eight hour shift, he would see 1,000 cars move through the tunnel: “I have been so busy all winter in [the] tower that I cannot think of anything after I am relieved—only to try to rest up for the next day” (23 June 1929). In another letter he wrote, “I would like to quit and prolong my life for 10 years but the way it stands I must hang on until I drop in the harness” (10 March). And that is pretty much what happened.
In June, he quit because of severe weakness and shortness of breath. In the fall
he went to Troy NY where his daughter Grace lived with her husband and young son. He began to feel a little better, but he died in December. Though his widow Ruth remarried, when she died she was buried with Havelock and one of their daughters in Charlemont not far from the family home.
Contributor: J.P. Ward (50068001)
He married Ruth Galbraith. They had two daughters and lived in Florida, Massachusetts where he was a dispatcher for the Hoosac Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel east of the Rockies. His final year was extremely strenuous. In letters he wrote that he acted as flagman, load dispatcher, train director, and towerman. In an eight hour shift, he would see 1,000 cars move through the tunnel: “I have been so busy all winter in [the] tower that I cannot think of anything after I am relieved—only to try to rest up for the next day” (23 June 1929). In another letter he wrote, “I would like to quit and prolong my life for 10 years but the way it stands I must hang on until I drop in the harness” (10 March). And that is pretty much what happened.
In June, he quit because of severe weakness and shortness of breath. In the fall
he went to Troy NY where his daughter Grace lived with her husband and young son. He began to feel a little better, but he died in December. Though his widow Ruth remarried, when she died she was buried with Havelock and one of their daughters in Charlemont not far from the family home.
Contributor: J.P. Ward (50068001)
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William Joshua Lockhart
1848–1922
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George D Lockhart
1851–1918
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Sarah Ann Lockhart Henderson
1851–1879
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John Milliage Crane Lockhart
1853–1922
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Mary Jane Lockhart Wortman
1854–1952
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Adelia Lydia Lockhart Lean
1856–1939
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Edwin Reynolds Lockhart
1858–1925
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Herbert Lockhart
1860–1871
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1861–1863
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Melvin Charles Lockhart
1863–1942
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