Husband of Mary Elizabeth (McMains) Lockard
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Mary Elizabeth (Stringfellow) Lockard
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Clara V. (Ridges) Lockard

Son of William R. and Sarah Elizabeth (Day) Lockard
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Martin W Lockard
Martin Lockard an old soldier aged about 70 years, and almost totally blind, met a violent death Monday afternoon about five o'clock at the High Avenue crossing of the IA Central Railway. The old gentlemen was rundown by switch engine No 7 in charge of Engineer Pete Quakenbush and Fireman Dowd and received injuries from which he died almost immediately.

He had been up in town during the afternoon calling among his friends and had started for his home. He resided with his daughter Mrs Lou McMahan, on North 1 Street, just north of the fair grounds. The deceased was practically blind, being barely able to discern objects and to determine between daylight and dark.

He had stopped at the John McDonough Saloon, just east of the Central crossing and had been conversing with some old soldier acquaintances. He got up from the chair in which he had been resting and said he was going home. Mr McDonough wanted him to wait for a moment and he would accompany him over the tracks. Others also offered to pilot him but he refused the assistance of all and started toward the west, feeling his way along the edge of the walk as was his custom.

The IA Central flag men have known him some little time and it has been their custom to help the old fellow across the tracks. Lockard yesterday stood at the crossing side a moment irresolutely, and then started west across the tracks.

Martin Lockard resided in Oskaloosa almost three years. He disposed of some property he owned in Rose Hill, where he had lived a number of years. He had been rooming above the John Rose place on High Avenue West and had only last week taken apartments with is daughter, removing his property to her house.

He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving first with a KS regiment and later with Company C of the 40th IA Infantry. He was a member of the GAR.

He had been twice married and leaves two sons and two daughters. The funeral services for the unfortunate man will beheld at the home of his daughter, Mrs Lou McMahan but the date and hour have not yet been announced. The interment will be made in McMains Cemetery, sixteen miles northeast of Oskaloosa.

Oskaloosa Daily Herald
18 April 1905