Would this information help: Hung in the Great Hanging in Gainesville TX in Cooke County were: C. F. Anderson, George W. Anderson, Richard J. Anderson, William B. Anderson, Thomas O. Baker, Benjamin C. Barnes, Barnibus Burch, Samuel Carmichael, Ephraim Chiles, Henry Chiles, Nathaniel M. Clark, Henry Cockrum, John M. Crisp, Arphax R. Dawson, Rama Dye, Hudson J. Esman, Henry S. Field, Thomas B. Floyd, James T. Foster, Curd Goss, Edward D. Hampton, M. D. Harper, William W. Johnson, C. A. Jones, David M. Leffel, Leander W. P. "Jacob" Lock, Abraham McNeese, Richard N. Martin, John B. Miller, John A. Morris, John W. Morris, M. W. Morris, William W. Morris (brother of M. W.), James A. Powers, William R. Rhodes, Alexander D. Scott, Elliot M. Scott, Gilbert Smith, W. B. Taylor, James A. Ward, William Wernell. D. M. Leffel pleaded guilty and stated he was sworn in by William Broyles (his brother-in-law), who gave him the signs, grip and password. He was sworn to support the old Constitution and Union. Leffel was connected with Rama Dye and the meeting for the rescue of the prisoners. He was found guilty and hung. Leffel was from Illinois and was listed on the tax roll for 1862. ----- Original Message ----- From: <LOCKEroots@aol.com> To: <TXCOLL-N-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 9:48 PM Subject: [TXCOLL-N-L] Great Gainsville Hangings mystery 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