Dr. Frederick
John and Sarah Locke
Information on Dr.
Locke comes from
Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., 1887,
Campbell Co. and the Campbell County Historical Society
Dr. Frederick John Locke was born in London, England, in 1829, to John B. and
Ann (Richards) Locke, the latter a daughter of Thomas Richards, a native of
Exeter, England.
John B. Locke, father of our subject, was a merchant in London, and immigrated to Newport, Ky., in 1849, where he was engaged in the mercantile business. He was treasurer of the school board of Newport, Ky., many years, and was an Episcopalian in religion.
Dr. Frederick John Locke was educated at Christ College, London, and at the Eclectic Medical Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, where he graduated in 1864. In 1870 he was appointed professor of materia medica. He practiced twenty-two years in Newport, where he had been city physician, and a member of the school board.
He enlisted in the Thirty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was captain until March, 1862, when he was appointed major of the same regiment. July 16, 1862, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel, served until September, 1863, when he resigned on account of disability, and entered upon the practice of his profession.
In March, 1861, he married Miss Sarah Glover, daughter of Azil Glover, of Portsmouth, Ohio. She was born in 1835, and died in 1885, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Six children were born to them: William O, Frank, Lizzie, Fannie, Bertha and Georgie.
Mr. Locke was a Royal Arch Mason, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was a brother to David R Lock, Chief of Police in Newport.
He died September 11,
1903.