Jyles Wilhoit Lockett (1895 - 1924)

Born 12 Dec 1895 in Warrenton, Warren, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 16 Apr 1924 at age 28 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Jyles was born in 1895 to Thomas Solomon Lockett and Clara Louise Wilhoit. He had at least 8 siblings: Leonard Solomon, Claire Marie, Alfred Jessie, Harriett Maude, William Thomas, Lavonia Ellen, Marion Rogers, and James Lawrence Sr.

• Fact: Residence (1900) Militia District 425 Warrenton town, Warren, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (1910) Militia District 425, Warren, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (1917) Warrenton, Georgia
• Fact: Military Service (4 Sep 1917) Warrenton, Warren, Georgia
• Fact: Military Draft Registration (1917-1918) Warren, Georgia
• Fact: Military Service (17 Apr 1919) St. Louis, Missouri

He served as a Private in the 118 M.G. Batt. Enlisting in Warrenton, Georgia on 4 Sep 1917. He was discharged on 17 Apr 1919.

• 1920 census record not found

He never married and did not have children.

• Fact: Military Service (1924) Leavenworth, Kansas

On 3 Mar 1924, he was admitted to a U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at Leavenworth, with the diagnosis of "neurasthenia and exostosis of left tibera", or more commonly known as chronic fatigue and bone spur.

Jyles passed away in 1924 at the age of 28.

• Fact: Burial (1924) Sallie Hill Cemetery, Warrenton, Warren, Georgia

It should be noted that he is listed in the U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960 as buried in the Leavenworth National Cemetery. Online searches for confirmation were unsuccessful.

Links

FamilySearch PID: LB32-DCZ
Find A Grave: Memorial #145447267 Headstone Photo: Yes

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3VV-PS4 : accessed 25 January 2020), Jyles W Lockett in household of Thomas Lockett, Militia District 425 Warrenton town, Warren, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 83, sheet 16A, family 296, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,227.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLLB-MCF : accessed 25 January 2020), Jules W Lockett in household of Thomas S Lockett, Militia District 425, Warren, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 96, sheet 19A, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 219; FHL microfilm 1,374,232.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:742C-BTN2 : 22 October 2019), Jyles Wilhoit Lockett, 1917-1918.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZL-JBT : 23 August 2019), Jyles Wilhoit Lockett, 1917-1918.
• "Georgia, World War I, Statement of Service Cards, 1920-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJP-L6LC : 9 September 2019), Jyles Wilhoite Lockett, 4 Sep 1917; citing Warrenton, Warren, Georgia, United States, Military Service, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W94N-R3N2 : 23 October 2019), Jyles Wilhoit Lockett, 17 Apr 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
• "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH4F-N72 : 12 March 2018), Jyles W Lockett, 1924; citing p. 27667, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 271; FHL microfilm 1,579,039.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 January 2020), memorial page for PFC Jyles Wilhoit Lockett (12 Dec 1895–16 Apr 1924), Find A Grave Memorial no. 145447267, citing Sallie Hill Cemetery, Warrenton, Warren County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Peaceful Wanderer (contributor 46846969).

See Also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 January 2020, 19:41), entry for Jyles Wilhoit Lockett(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LB32-DCZ); contributed by various users.
• "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70236500/person/240183811932/facts : accessed 25 Jan 2020), profile for Pvt Jyles Wilhoit Lockett.

Acknowledgement

Lockett-517 was created by Karen Ivey Herndon on 26 Feb 2018. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.