Lockhart Jenny (Jennie)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Orton Brothers Circus in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Lockhart Jenny (Jennie)  dead elephant


Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in India unspecified location
Death
Dead: †1928-12-23
Death reason: unknown: in Union City,Oklahoma
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Orton Brothers Circus, in United States
Date of arrival
1923-00-00Orton Brothers Circus
from William P. Hall Animal Farm
1923-00-00William P. Hall Animal Farm
from Gollmar Brothers Circus
1922-00-00Gollmar Brothers Circus
from Howes Great London Circus (Mugivan and Bowers)
1920-00-00Howes Great London Circus (Mugivan and Bowers)
from Yankee Robinson Circus
1918-00-00Yankee Robinson Circus
from Coop and Lent Circus
1917-00-00Coop and Lent Circus 1917-00-00
from William P. Hall Animal Farm
1917-00-00William P. Hall Animal Farm
from Gollmar Brothers Circus
1916-00-00Gollmar Brothers Circus
from Ringling Bros. Circus
1896-00-00Ringling Bros. Circus
from Samuel Lockhart
Record history
History of updates2022-04-04
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Lockhart Jenny (Jennie) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1928-12-23 at Orton Brothers Circus, in United States, . Official death reason described as in Union City,Oklahoma .

Origin

Lockhart Jenny (Jennie) was born wild at India unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Records about Lockhart Jenny (Jennie) from Bob Cline

JENNIE LOCKHART 1896- comes from England to join Ringling Bros. Circus with Lockhart elephant act.
Female Asian 1896 to 1916 - Ringling Bros. Circus
1916 - Gollmar Bros. Circus
1917 - sold to Wm. P. Hall farm
She then toured with Coop & Lent
Cook Circus
1918 to 1919 - Yankee Robinson Circus
1920 to 1921 - Howe's Great London Circus
1922 - Gollmar Bros. Circus
1923 - Wm.Hall sold to Orton Bros. Circus
1923 to 1928 - Orton Bros. Circus
1928 - sold to Wm.P. Hall on Oct. 10th per Hall papers @ CWM.
Died - Dec. 23, 1928 in Union City,Oklahoma

Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".


It was not such a happy Christmas this year among the employes of the Orton Brothers Circus, which is wintering at Union City. Shortly after the show arrived at Union City, a few days prior to the holidays, Jennie, one of a trio of performing elephants, was taken ill.

The huge Tusker was removed to a shed where she was given every care and attention, and two huge stoves were kept blazing to make her quarters comfortable. Jennie did not respond to treatment and continued to grow worse. Her old trainer, who had trouped with her for more than 50 years, was sent for, but as he gazed at his sick friend, with tear-dimned eyes, he, too, knew that Jennie would never again bask in the applause of the circus.

So it was just a day or so before Christmas that Jennie died and there was genuine grief among the circus employes with whom the big Tusker was a popular favorite. Under the guidance of Roy Bates, her trainer, Jennie was laid to rest near the spot where she died, and the circus went into winter quarters.

Jennie was 95 years of age and weighed three and one-half tons. She was said to have been trained in Germany, and had toured many countries of Europe and Asia with circuses before coming to America. Music was Jennies specialty and she was reputed to be one of the best trained elephants in the circus world. Following Jennies demise Orton Brothers arranged with George Schumacher for winter quarters on the latters farm east of Union, and the remaining elephants and other animals of the menagerie are now housed there.
El Reno, Oklahoma, Daily Despatch, December 29, 1928.
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Lockhart Jenny (Jennie), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Orton Brothers Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 4 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2317. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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