Victor Murat Locke Jr. (1876 - 1943)

Born 23 Mar 1876 in Towson, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Ancestors

Died 1 Mar 1943 at age 66 in Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States

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Preceded by Chief Green McCurtain

Victor Locke Jr. Chief of the Choctaw 1910—1918

Succeeded by Chief William F. Semple

Biography

Victor was Choctaw.

Victor M. Locke Jr. was born at Doaksville, near Ft. Towson, in 1876. His parents were V.M. Locke and Susan Priscilla McKinney. He attended schools at White Church, six miles east of Antlers, Antlers Public Schools, and Jones Institute in Paris, Texas. In 1893 he entered Austin College located at Sherman, Texas. From there he accompanied some young men to Drury College, Springfield, Missouri for a year's stay. In 1913, Victor Locke Jr. married a widow, Mrs. Vivia Nail Robertson. She was the daughter of J. H. Nail, a prominent Indian Citizen.

Chief Locke was a veteran of the Spanish American War, though he never saw active service. He was also a member of the Oklahoma National Guard where he attained the rank of Major. He was a Catholic by faith and politically a Republican.

One of the highlights of his career was representing the State of Oklahoma as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for President at that time.

Victor M. Locke Jr. became Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation in 1910 and served in that capacity until 1917. As chief, he became the official spokesman for the tribe and appeared before several Congressional Committees in Washington, D.C. o­n their behalf.

His ambition was to see all the Choctaws educated and to become useful citizens of Oklahoma. Most of all he wanted his people to be able to handle their own financial affairs. Chief Locke passed away March 1, 1943. He is buried in the Locke Family Cemetery at Antlers, Oklahoma.^[1]

Notes:

Victor Locke married twice:

1. Vivia Juanita (Nail) Robertson m. 6 Sep 1913^[2]
   1. Vivia Nail Locke
2. Sudie (McAlester) Barnes m. 12 Jan 1931^[3]

Victor Locke and his siblings are original Dawes Commission enrolled members of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

Dawes Census Card^[4]

Tribe:	Choctaw
Card No:	1735 OHS or Fold3($)
Roll No:	4912
Approved:	Citizen by Blood
Approved Year:	1902
Relationship to Head:	Head

Also Explore Dawes Rolls & Dawes Act

Sources

1. ↑ Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma https://www.choctawnation.com/chief/1910-victor-locke-jr
2. ↑ "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVGS-H4F : 4 November 2017), Victor M Locke Jr and Vivian Nail Robertson, 06 Sep 1913; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP6-VJSV : 4 November 2017), Victor M Locke and Sudie Mcalester Barnes, 12 Jan 1931; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ National Archives/Dawes Rolls NARA M1186. These enrollment cards are a census-like listing for members of five Native American tribes, 1898-1914.

• "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W143-RHMM : 8 November 2019), V M Locke, Kiamichi, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States; citing Census, NARA microfilm publication M595. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1967.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML77-DFZ : accessed 18 March 2020), Victor M Locke Jr., Antlers Ward 1, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 263, sheet 2B, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1271; FHL microfilm 1,375,284.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN1Y-K6G : accessed 18 March 2020), Mag V M Lock in household of C W Maddox, Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 224, sheet 5A, line 30, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1480; FHL microfilm 1,821,480.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCWV-8J8 : accessed 18 March 2020), V M Locke in household of Alice E Hilseweek, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 35, sheet 4A, line 22, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1918; FHL microfilm 2,341,652.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBKP-HY9 : 27 July 2019), Victor M Locke, Antlers, Antlers Town, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-2, sheet 35A, line 12, family 778, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3329.

See Also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #11974696

• FamilySearch: Victor Murat Locke Jr. L856-2C8

• Wikitree: Choctaw_Chiefs page

Acknowledgements

Michael Parker, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Michael and others.

WikiTree profile Locke-661 created through the import of Parker Family Tree.ged on Jun 10, 2012 by David Parker.

* Source: <span id='S-1369703480'>S-1369703480</span> Repository: [[#R-1589299193]] Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Note: APID: 1,2204::0