It is not known with certainty what Bill's true given name was at birth.
1900 Williamson Co., TX Census - Enumerated as Lossie Locklin.
1910 Bell Co., TX Census - Enumerated as Loss J Locklin.
1917 US World War I Draft Registration Card - Registered as Bill Locklin.
1920 Milam Co., TX Census - Enumerated as Bill Locklin.
1930 Census - Not located to date, but suspecting that since he was enumerated in 1920 as Bill, he was probably enumerated again as Bill.
1960 - Texas Death Certificate #63302 - Bill Locklin.

Note: At some point in my life, I had been told his name was Jesse Lawsey or Jesse Lawson. Jesse was his grandfather's name (Jesse Daniel Locklin) and Lawson was his great grandfather's middle name (William Lawson Locklin Sr), thus the enumeration as Lossie and Loss J Locklin. My family tree file reflects his name as Loss J with nicknames of Lossie and Bill. [SLT - 01/08/2012].
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Bill Locklin, born in Davilla, Milam Co., TX - Son of Samuel Lloyd Locklin and Nancy Mehalia Carolyn "Carrie" Knieff.

Brother of 2 Infant Siblings, Ollie, Martha Ora Belle, Onah, Ada Mae, Moulden, Johnnie Irene, Thomas William, Maude Annie "Maudie" and Sammie Carolyn Locklin.

Bill married, 4 Sep 1911 in Coryell Co., TX, Gussie Ellen Wimberly, a daughter of John W and Mary Emma "Mollie" Wimberly.

Father of Bill Jr, Carmen Earcell, Lillian Rebecca, L W, Mavis Earline, Lindon Loyal and Wanda Fay Locklin.

Grandson of Jesse Daniel Locklin and Mary Elizabeth Guthrie.

Bill died in Bell Co., TX.
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The Bartlett Tribune and News
Bartlett, Tex
Vol. 73, No. 51, Ed. 1
Thursday, October 27, 1960

Last Rites Held
In Davilla For
Bill Locklin, 70

Funeral services were held for Bill Locklin, 70, Sunday afternoon at the Davilla Baptist Church.

Locklin was a pioneer of the Davilla Community and had lived there all his life.

He died in a Temple hospital Friday morning. Locklin was preceded in death by a daughter, Mavis, in 1959 and by a brother and sister.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, L.W. Locklin of Belton and Lyndon Locklin of Pasadena; three daughters, Mrs. Jack Heath of Lake Jackson, Mrs. Ed Smith of Freeport and Mrs. Herbert Hirschman of Belton; three sisters, 19 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Burial was in the Rogers Cemetery.