Hardesty's History of Calhoun County, West Virginia

HENRY C. LOCKNEY 

     Henry C. Lockney is a Virginian by birth, born in Barbour 
County, April 26, 1855. His family were for four generations 
residents of Virginia, his grandfather, who was born in Shenandoah 
valley, settling in Fluvanna County, Virginia, where his three 
children were born: Dollie, who married James Jones, and moved to 
Jefferson City, where she died in 1863; Calvin, who died in Fluvanna 
County at the age of 5 years; Samuel S., father of Henry C., was 
taken by his parents from Fluvanna County to Bath County, Virginia at 
the age of 2 years. At the age of nine he went to Barbour County, 
where he grew to manhood, married Lucinda Payne, and their children 
were born namely: Julia A., Mary E., Amanda J., Maggie F., Charles 
S., Abraham L., Lizzie, and Henry C. In 1872 Samuel S. Lockney moved 
to Jackson County, West Virginia, where he lived until 1875, when he 
took up his residence in Calhoun County. 
     Henry C. Lockney commenced teaching in 1872, in Gilmer County, 
West Virginia, then taught one term in Calhoun County, and three 
terms in Jackson County, where he is still engaged in the profession. 
     He owns over 1,000 acres of land, of which he has cleared 150 
acres. He also read law, and was admitted to practice and has been a 
successful member of the bar in Calhoun, Gilmer and Roane Counties 
for three years. He was appointed notary public of Calhoun County in 
1850, and became a member of the board of examiners of the same 
county in 1882, and at present holds both offices. 
     He has also been a surveyor for several years, and in November 
1882, surveyed the line between the counties of Calhoun and Gilmer, 
where a change of the county lines was made at his insistence, 
thereby giving a part of Gilmer territory to Calhoun County. His 
postoffice address is Arnoldsburg. 
 
(Linda Fluharty)