Lockett Cemetery

Marion Co. Cemeteries of TX

Submitted by Maribeth Buce & Barbara Weiss


Lockett Cemetery Historical Marker:
Royal and Martha (Smith) Lockett came to Texas from Georgia between 1856 and 1858 with their eleven surviving children and the family's slaves. Seven of  their eight living sons served in the Confederate Army.  The earliest marked  grave on this site is that of Walter R McGarity (1853-1862), son of James H and Marie
Antoinette (Lockett) McGarity and a grandson of Royal and Martha Lockett.  Six generations of Lockett descendants are interred here.  According to family oral history, a Union soldier who died on the Lockett Plantation also is buried in the graveyard. Of the more than 45 interred here by 1999, two were Veterans of the Confederate Army and three were Veterans of World War II.  The Lockett Cemetery continues as a chronicle of Marion County history.


Dreesen, Dr J. J. B. 
b. Feb. 3, 1867      d. Mar. 14, 1942 

Dreesen, Dr W. L. B. 
b. Dec. 27, 1868      d. Sep. 8, 1918 

Dreesen, William Jesse             H/o Phyllis A; Sgt US Army WW II
b. Dec. 21, 1916       d. Aug. 15, 1987 

Holley, Bobbie Lockett              W/o Gordon Russell Holley 
b. Oct. 9, 1919       d. Nov. 15, 1994 

Holley, Gordon Russell            H/o Bobbie Lockett Holley; S2 US Navy WW II
b. Dec. 9, 1912 d. Apr. 12, 1984 

Holley, James Randall
b. Jun. 25, 1968 d. Nov. 23, 1985

Lockett, Albert         S/o T N & Laura Lockett
b. Apr. 17, 1869     d. Aug. 25, 1873

Lockett, Ethel Berman           W/p Quentin R Lockett
b. Jun. 11, 1920      d. Sep. 30, 1983

Lockett, Eunice Beatrice          Dau of J O & M A Lockett
b. May. 20, 1874 d. Jun. 28, 1876

Lockett, Henry Pelham         S/o H C & Rebecca Lockett 
 b. Jul. 10, 1870      d. Apr. 2, 1872 

Lockett, Infant         S/o T N & Laura Lockett          Age 17 days
b. Apr. 12, 1873      d. Apr. 29, 1873 

Lockett, James Henry        S/o  J M & Ellen Lockett
b. Jun. 26, 1879       d. Jul. 19, 1881 

Lockett, James Marvin            S/o  J O & M A Lockett
b. Mar. 15, 1872      d. Jul. 14, 1873 

Lockett, Julia F.            W/o Royal F Lockett
b. Mar. 5, 1835       d. Jul. 1, 1866 

Lockett, Kelly T.         S/o  Paul & Jo Lockett 
b. May. 1, 1956     d. Nov. 7, 1995 

Lockett, Laura 
b. Dec. 9, 1846      d. Apr. 15, 1873 

Lockett, Martha A. Smith         W/o Royal Lockett
b. Nov. 29, 1804      d. Feb. 22, 1868 

Lockett, Mary A. 
b. Mar. 2, 1843      d. Apr. 26, 1929 

Lockett, Minnie Edna        D/o H C & Rebecca Lockett 
b. Mar. 14, 1873       d. Aug. 10, 1875 

Lockett, Norma      D/o   J O & M A Lockett
b. Jul. 22, 1876     d. Nov. 13, 1877

Lockett, Quentin R.     H/o Ethel Berman
b. Jun. 20, 1911      d. Jul. 17, 1987

Lockett, Royal          H/o  Martha A Smith
Royal and Martha came to Texas from Georgia with their surviving 11 children in the mid 1800's 
b. Mar. 5, 1794      d. Aug. 27, 1871

Lockett, Royal A. 
b. Jan. 23, 1879      d. Mar. 1, 1914

Lockett, Royal F.        H/o Julia F       S/o Royal & Martha Smith Lockett 
b. Nov. 25, 1827      d. Dec. 26, 1865

Lockett, Royal Miles        S/o  J M & Ellen Lockett
b. Apr. 18, 1865      d. Nov. 17, 1881 

Lockett, William A. 
b. Aug. 19, 1833      d. Feb. 22, 1916 

Lockett, William Alonzo 
b. Oct. 21, 1881      d. Jan. 1, 1973 

Lowther, R. J.       Scout for Kit Carson for 12 years (inscribed on headstone) 
b. May. 19, 1837      d. Jan. 1, 1929 

McAlexander, Sarah Ward 
b. 1829      d. 1881 

McAlexander, Thomas 
b. 1823      d. 1879 

McGarity, Hervey         S/o  James Hervey & M A McGarity
b. Apr. 7, 1865      d. Feb. 28, 1868 

McGarity, James Hervey          Age 59 years; h/o Marie Antoinette Lockett (buried Oakwood Cemetery); f/o Albertha Pauline McGarity (buried Oakwood Cemetery)
b. 1814      d. Sep. 6, 1873 

McGarity, Jimmie A.             D/o James Hervey & M A McGarity
b. Jan. 2, 1874      d. Nov. 17, 1877 

McGarity, Pouncey H.      S/o   James Hervey & M A McGarity  
b. Sep. 21, 1860      d. Sep. 29, 1888 

McGarity, Walter R.         S/o  James Hervey & M A McGarity
b. Oct. 9, 1858      d. Jan. 2, 1862 

Northen, Capers 
b. Feb. 7, 1855      d. Jul. 4, 1866 

Pierce, Claud Lockett 
b. Dec. 4, 1877      d. Dec. 4, 1902 

Soldier, Unknown Union
b. unknown      d. 1865 

Walker, Elsie        D/o   Jno. E & Della Walker 
b. Nov. 12, 1889      d. Jul. 28, 1892 

Ward, John 
b. Jan. 18, 1794      d. Jul. 3, 1872

Read by Maribeth Buce   November 2001 & March 2002.