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Birth: Nov. 2, 1879 Robeson County North Carolina, USA

Death: Oct. 29, 1954 Robeson County North Carolina, USA

Chesley was the son of James "Mack" and Aggienare (or Agenora) Hunt Locklear. He married Mary Eliza Brooks about 1898. After Mary's death, he married Ida Lowry Scott.

The following was taken from the Nov. 1, 1954 edition of THE ROBESONIAN:

A. C. (Chesley) Locklear, farmer of near Pembroke, died in a Lumberton hospital Friday afternoon of a heart ailment. He had been in impaired health for more than two years.

Funeral services will be held on his 75th birthday Tuesday at 3 p.m. at St Annah Baptist Church.

The Locklear farm adjoined the church grounds and he was a member of the congregation. He also was a former member of the Masonic order.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ida Scott Locklear; two daughters, Mrs. Aggie Locklear Deese and Mrs. Carrie Lee Deese (by his earlier marriage to Mary Brooks, who died six years ago); a stepmother, Mrs. Annie Locklear; a half brother and four half sisters; 21 grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren. A son, Walter, was killed in an automobile accident several years ago.

• **NOTE: He is buried with his first wife.

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Parents:

• Mack Locklear (1850 - 1924)
• Aggienare Hunt Locklear (1850 - 1902)

Spouses:

• Mary Eliza Brooks Locklear (1881 - 1948)*
• Ida Lowrey Scott (1885 - 1969)*

Children:

• Aggie Mack Locklear Deese (1899 - 1989)*
• Carrie Lee Locklear Deese (1903 - 1989)*
• Wallie Locklear (1904 - 1936)*

Inscription:

Gone but not forgotten.

Burial: Saint Annas Church Cemetery Pembroke Robeson County North Carolina, USA