Kaye- I am not researching the Locke family but I do have a few observations and questions. In his obituary which is paraphrased in the LCT Pioneers Vol. IV, No. 4 page 83. It states that he is survived by his wife and 5 children. The 1850 LCT census shows him with his wife Sarah and 2 children, Mary b. 1844 and James b. 1846. These 2 children are assumed to be the children of (A)manda S. Mullins as Jacob married Sarah Mullins Nov 28, 1849, LCT - after the children were born. So that is 2 children. You mention 4 children: Nancy, Josephine (called Josie), Jacob and John. That would make 6. Question: Did and children die before his death in 1859? Is there an explanation for the discrepancy in the number of children? Other questions: Is anyone sure that Manda S. Mullins is not the same person as Sarah Mullins? I do note the marriage date difference but the dates are close i.e., Nov 21 and 28. However the years are 1844 and 1849. Manda has a middle initial S. - which could be Sarah. What proof is there that Sarah is the aunt of these children? And note the statement Jacob B. Locke married Sarah Amanda Mullins in the error prone Ancestry family found by Ginny. Any thoughts from anyone out there?