 In September 1864, shortly after giving birth, Elizabeth Locke died in LaFayette.After the war, Locke settled in Arkansas and was one of the founders of the town of Alma, where he married Narcissa A. Montgomery.His residence, the first in Alma, was constructed in 1868–1869 using lumber hauled in by oxen team, and was located at the corner of Fayetteville Road and Walnut Street.