Marquis Richardson and Mary Elizabeth Lockhart
From the Biographical Cyclopedia of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, published by the John M Gresman Company, Chicago-Philadelphia 1896
MARQUIS R LOCKHART, Commonwealth Attorney of Campbell County and a leading member of the Newport bar, son of Sarah (Richardson) and Henry Lockhart, was born in Paris, Ky. near Lexington November 13, 1846.
His father Henry Lockhart, was born in the northern part of Ireland and came to the United States with his parents when he was twelve years of age. They located on a farm in New York, and Henry remained there until he was of age, and then came to Lexington and engaged in stock trading, going South every year to sell horses and mules, which he bought in Kentucky. He owned a farm near Lexington upon which he lived until 1861, and after the close of the Civil War he went to Paris and lived with his son until his death, which occurred in 1893, in the ninety-second year of his age. He was raised a Presbyterian, but connected himself with the Christian denomination after coming to Kentucky.
Sarah Richardson Lockhart (mother) was a native of Montgomery County; was a member of the Christian Church and died at the age of sixty years. Her father Marquis Richardson, was born in Clark County, Kentucky, but spent the most of his life on his farm in Montgomery County, six miles from Mt. Sterling, where he died, aged eighty years.
Marquis R Lockhart attended the public schools in Lexington, the Kentucky University at Harrodsburg before the war and was one year in the University of Lexington after the close of the war.
In May 1862, he enlisted as a private soldier in the Confederate army and served until his command was surrendered at Washington, Georgia in April 1865. He was with General Basil Duke's regiment in Morgan's Indiana and Ohio raid; was wounded in the battle at Bull's Gap, East Tennessee and saw some sharp fighting on many other occasions.
He was not quite twenty-one when he returned to Lexington and attended the university one year to pick up some of the lost threads of his education. He then began civil life as an educator; taught in the public schools of Mt. Sterling for one year; turned aside for one year and acquired valuable experience as editor of the Mt. Sterling Sentinel; taught in the academy at Sharpsburg for one year; was principal of the Bethel Academy for Boys at Nicholasville for three years, and in 1878, having read law while engaged in teaching, he was admitted to the bar and began the practice of his profession in Owingsville, Bath County. He remained there for two years and then removed to Covington, where he gained a large and lucrative practice, remaining in that city for six or seven years, and then removed to Newport, where he has given his best efforts to the requirements of this vocation and with most gratifying results to himself and his friends.
As a means of recreation as well as for the advancements of the interests of the Democratic party, Mr. Lockhart has indulged to some extent in politics and in 1892 his party rewarded his valuable services by electing him commonwealth attorney of Campbell County for a term of five years. He has had charge of this office since January 1893.
Mr. Lockhart and Mary Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of Harvey T Wilson of Covington, were married in 1870. They have one son and two daughters; Henry, Reba and Sallie.
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Children of Marquis Richardson and Mary Elizabeth Wilson
Reba M Lockhart b-6 June 1871 in Covington;
d-30 Oct 1923 in Pocatello Idaho; br-Paris Ky
Sallie Richardson Lockhart b-8 July 1878 in Covington; d-1959 in Long Beach
Calif. br-Sunnyside Cemetery; m-Grittins
Henry Wilson Lockhart 6 June 1879 in Covington; d-1933 in Long Beach; br-Sunnyside
Cemetery
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 22 August 1895, page 7
It would not be surprising if suit was filed shortly against a number of 16 delegates for Kenton County who attended the Democratic convention at Louisville and jumped their hotel bill there. The proprietor is tired of waiting and Prosecuting Attorney Lockhart of Newport, in whose hands the claims have been placed, has been urged to sue.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 13 November 1895, page 7
A lady entered the office of Prosecuting Attorney Lockhart, in Newport, a few days since and reported she had been inveigled into a real estate deal through misrepresentations of Charles P Matti, a real estate dealer of Bellevue Ky. Her name was Mrs. F Volk and she resided at 71 Prospect Street, Bellevue and Matti came to her and offered to seel her the property he now lives in for $2200; he told her he was abstractor of titles and under $10,000 bond to the State for honest dealings.
She paid him $12.50 for his services. She found out later no abstract had been made. Prosecutor Lockhart at once sent for Matti and laid the story before him, and he acknowledged having represented himself as an abstractor of titles, though there is no such office under law. Further it was shown Matti is under no bond and has no access to official abstracts. Mr. Lockhart could do nothing in the way of prosecuting Matti, because it was only a breach of confidence, but he scored him severely for his conduct and ordered him to remove the sign proclaiming him to be an abstractor.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 30 March 1903, page 3
Miss Sallie Lockhart of the Highlands, who is in Houston Tex. has made quite a success in the musical circles of that city.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 30 December 1903, page 5
Henry Lockhart, son of Attorney M R Lockhart, is spending the holidays with his parents. Lockhart is City Attorney of Pocatello, Idaho, 5000 feet above the sea line with 8000 population. Lockhart says there are 12 attorneys in the city, all Kentuckians.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 22 July 1905, page 5
Miss Sallie Lockhart of Highland av. left Wednesday for Stafford Kas. where she will take charge of a large class in vocal and instrumental music.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 24 July 1905, page 5
Miss Reba Lockhart of Highland av. has returned from State College, Lexington, where she has completed a course in higher mathematics and Latin.
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Kentucky Post, Friday, 10 August 1906, page 5
Henry Fossitt, of Brooks Mill, Campbell c. was locked up today in Newport jail for safe keeping. Governor Beckham appointed Attorney M R Lockhart Special Circuit Judge to try Fossitt.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 4 September 1906, page 5
Judge and Mrs. M R Lockhart yesterday received word from Idaho that their son Henry had been appointed Chairman of the State Democratic campaign committee of that state.
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Kentucky Post, Friday, 7 July 1911, page 3
Miss Reba Lockhart was elected teacher in the Ft Thomas high school.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 4 March 1916, page 4
Mr. and Mrs. M R Lockhart of Ohio av. Ft Thomas are preparing a trip to Pocatello Idaho.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 24 April 1916, page 1
Record of appreciation for the association of Attorney M R Lockhart, for 25 years a member of the Campbell co. Bar Association and who leaves Newport to take up residence at Pocatello Idaho, was spread on the minutes of the Campbell Circuit Court. Attorney Lockhart was Commonwealth Attorney during administration of Circuit Judge Charles Helm and prosecuted Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling, hanged for the murder of Pearl Bryan in 1896.
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Kentucky Post, Friday, 23 January 1925, page 8
Resolutions on the death of Colonel M R Lockhart, former commonwealth attorney of Campbell Co. which occurred a few days ago on a train between Pocatello, Idaho and Long Beach California, will be passed at a meeting of the Campbell County Bar Association Saturday.
Lockhart's claim to fame rests on the prosecution of Jackson and Walling, murderers of Pearl Bryan and subsequent conviction and execution in the courtyard adjoining the Newport Courthouse. Lockhart had the reputation of being on of the keenest attorneys practicing at the Campbell co. bar at the time.
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Marquis Richardson Lockhart died 27 Dec 1924 in Milford Utah, and was buried in Sunnyside Cemetery in Long Beach. Mary Wilson Lockhart died in 1927 in Long Beach and was buried in Sunnyside Cemetery.