Hi all , I have posted about this before but have some new info to add :) I have been researching a mystery for a few years now and still have yet to find an answer . In the Book : The first 100 years in Cooke County Tx , by : A. Morton Smith ( I own a copy of this book ) Page 38 Describes that a man by the name of James Leander Locke or Leander Locke of Lamar County Texas was hung in 1862 . My research proves that this can not be the right man as James Leander Lock(e) of Lamar County Texas was alive and well as of 1880 . Now , I have only seen 3 refernces of Lock(e)'s living in Cooke County Texas in this time period . 1. Marriage Record : Edmonia Lock married February 24, 1864 in Cooke County Tx to : Jacob N. Fulton 2. Marriage Record : George S. Lock married September 09, 1864 in Cooke County Tx to: Miriam Frances Dennison . ( George S. Lock is my direct line ) 3. In the same book as mentioned above , page 190 & 191 : Dr. W. Herbert Locke was a Councilmen in Cooke County Tx in 1874 I have proven that Edmonia Lock and George S. Lock are brother and sister , and they are the Children of George Francis Lock b. 1813 Ky & Sarah Ann Chapman , of Collin County Texas ( 1860 Collin County Tx Census ) Now , if there were any other Lock(e)'s in Cooke County Texas in the 1860's , I sure haven't found any refernce to them as of yet . The mystery is , if we now know that James Leander Locke was NOT the man who was hung in 1862 , then who was ? I suspect this is a case of mistaken identy and or the man who was hung gave a false name , I also ferther suspect that IF infact the man who was hung was a Lock(e) that he is in some way related to George F. Lock and family . Anyone got any idea on who this Locke was ? if infact he was a Lock(e) ? Thanks Donald Locke http://members.aol.com/LOCKEroots/index.html