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- CENSUS: 1900 KANSAS, Miami County, Osage Township
Samuel Lovejoy born Dec 1861 WV VA VA Carpenter Md 12 years
Mary Nov 1866 KS IN IL 2 children, both living
Lowell M. Jul 1889 KS WV KS At School
Oren A. Jun 1891 KS WV KS At School
CENSUS: 1910 WASHINGTON, King County, Seattle
Samuel A. Lovejoy 48 WV WV WV (md 22 years)
Mary A. 43 Kansas IND ILL
Lowell M. 20 Kansas
Loren A. 19 Kansas.
DIVORCE: Divorced about 1911/1912.
CENSUS: 1920 WASHINGTON, King County, Seattle Samuel Lovejoy 63 WV WV WV Carpenter
CENSUS: 1930 WASHINGTON, King County, Seattle. Samuel A. Lovejoy 71 WV WV WV General Carpenter
STORY: Sam cut a picture of a Rattlesnake on a tree on the east side of Upland, Mason County, near Fraziers Bottom, Putnam County, West Virginia, and the tree finally died about 1940-1970 (info from Mervin DEAL, grandson of Fannie McFarland by second marriage). Sam and a partner had a large amount of counterfeit money, and were just about to get caught by the law, when they left the county (probably around 1885) (information from son Loren LOVEJOY, and also Millie DOSS, sister of Mervin DEAL <she was raised by Fannie Ballanger till her death>).
When a young man he moved to Kansas, settling in Hillsdale, Miami County. He invented the Tripp Hammer on a Self Feeder Threshing Machine. It was bought by Nicholson and Shepard. They gave him a machine for the rights to the invention. His son, Loren, said he stole a horse in Kansas, so moved west. He left Kansas and came to Seattle in June 1901 where he resided until his death.
LETTER: (Letter from Mervin Deal, grandson of Fannie Lovejoy and Addison M. Ballenger, by their daughter, either Roxie or Millie Ballenger). Fraziers Bottom, W.Va. Nov 26, 1971
Dear Mr. Morris
I don't know who Thornton and Fannie Lovejoy's parents were. They are originally from Sissonville. That is back of Charleston, W.Va.
Samuel Lovejoy left W.Va. at a young age. He cut a picture of a Rattlesnake on a tree on this side of Upland, W.Va. and the tree finally died. He was in some kind of trouble and left here and he went to Kansas and went to threshing and then went to Seattle, WA. Only received one letter from him after he left here. The Lovejoys got a small pamphlet and he had 2 boys and one of the boys was a telegraph operator and was on a ship. He signaled it by a flashlight. They said when it sank, this Lovejoy boy got on a piece of timber and made it to safety.
Fannie Lovejoy had 6 children: one small infant James (dead), Genis Lovejoy, Robert Lovejoy, Agnes Lovejoy, Charley Lovejoy, and Samuel Lovejoy. All of these are dead except one of Genis' daughters was living about 4 years ago when we were there and her name was Dora (Lovejoy) Francis and she lived out back of Pomeroy, Ohio. Far as I know, Fannie and Jim Lovejoy were buried at Evergreen cemetery, and there are no monuments. Agnes married a Jiminson. Charley died when he was about 91 years. He stayed with me. Charley stayed with his mother till she passed away, then he came and stayed with me until he died. So Robert and Charley. My grandmother didn't talk much about her first husband. I am pretty sure he was killed in the Army. And then she married Add Ballanger. He was also killed in the Army. She had 2 children by Ballanger. My mother had a younger sister that had never seen her Dad.
Sorry we waited so long to answer. If you want to know any more I will let you know if I can find out anymore. Would like to have one the books, history of Samuel A. Lovejoy. If you would like to visit us we would show you around the best we could.
YOURS TRULY MERVIN DEAL
1913 Washington State Legislature SENATE JOURNAL page 21 (Google Books on Internet)
.....Samuel A. Lovejoy—Sentenced from King county, September 25, 1913, to pay a fine of $500.00 and costs of the prosecution for the crime of assault in the first degree. Remission of unpaid portion of fine and costs, amounting to $200.00, granted October 30 1913. on recommendation of the trial judge and prosecuting attorney.
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1858 - 1940 (81 years)
