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Birth
13 JUL 1835
Death
1 MAY 1910
William Mitchell Lockhart was born in Russell Co., Va. on 13 Jul 1835. He was the son of James Lockhart & Mildred Colley. About 1866 he married Elzena Speer the daughter of Barzella Speer & Susan Woodruff. Elzena was born 1844. William Lockhart died 01 May 1910 and Elzena in 1928. Both are buried in the Lockhart Chapel Cemetery. [1]
Name
Nickname: Shang was because William was purported to be 7 foot tall.[2]
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJQ-L1M : accessed 11 February 2016), John P Lockhart in household of William Lockhart, Gardner District (Honaker Precinct) Honaker town, Russell, Virginia, United States; citing sheet 12A, family 192, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,727.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPGZ-TCL : accessed 11 February 2016), William Lockhart, New Garden, Russell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 64, sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,661.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR7-M1F : accessed 11 February 2016), William Lockhart, New Garden, Russell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 68, sheet 71C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1389; FHL microfilm 1,255,389.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGH-1QS : accessed 11 February 2016), William Lockhart, Virginia, United States; citing p. 25, family 174, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,176.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DP-JNP : accessed 11 February 2016), William Lockheart in household of James Lockheart, Russell county, part of, Russell, Virginia, United States; citing family 1356, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96822191/william-mitchell-lockhart : accessed 06 February 2022), memorial page for William Mitchell “Shang” Lockhart (13 Jul 1835–1 May 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96822191, citing Lockhart Chapel Cemetery, Honaker, Russell County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Bill Wallace (contributor 9568499) .
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Rachel Wilson for creating WikiTree profile Lockhart-476 through the import of 051713.GED on May 17, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Rachel and others.
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DNA Connections
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