SECOND GENERATION

2. William Duval Sr Lovett SR(1) was born on 30 Oct 1824 in Loudon, Va.(2) (3) He was born on 30 Oct 1824 in Loudoun Co., Va. He died in Jan 1897 in Arkadelphia Cemetery, Alabama. William Duval Lovett, Sr attended Granville College, which is now Dennison University. He loved Latin and Greek and always read his Bible in Greek. He was a well respected man of integrity, but few resources. He was someone we can be proud of. William Duval was first married to Melissa Harrison Sears Lovett and after her death in 1884, he married his daughter, Kate's best friend, Lois Wilson. This info was sent from Jennifer Cline Romano, who is also a descendant of William Duval Lovett, Sr., and his second wife, Lucy Wilson Lovett, of New Providence, New Jersey, but born in Georgia. email: Romano1@@home.com

Jennifer Cline Romano (above) also has letters written by Nancy Jane Robinson Lovett, wife of Jonas Lovett and parents of William D. Lovett, Sr. Nancy Lovett was born about 1805 in Virginia, and the letters span from the time period of 1852 (with a gap around the Civil War) and up through World War II. The ones most fascinating are from Nancy Lovett, written from 1855 or so, up through 1875. Several of the letters are from W. D. Lovett Sr. to his various family members. For Joe Franks - one of the letters is from Lee Cassady, addressed to "Uncle Will". She has a photostat copy of the original envelope showing the address of his pharmacy. There are references to Pearl and Hannah. Hannah was confusing at first, but when you read the letters it becomes apparent that there are two Hannah's. Aunt Hannah is the sister of eith Jonas, Nancy, or even a parent of theirs. She came with them from Virginia. Her age is not mentioned in the letters, but they always refer to her as "Aunt Hannah" and it is clear that she is much older than Jonas and Nancy Lovett. Then one of the grandchildren is named Hannah. Jennifer Cline Romano also has a photo of William Duval Lovett, Sr and his second wife, Lois Wilson Lovett and family taken about 1900. She offered to send me a copy of it.

William's second marriage to Lois Wilson Lovett produced two children, Charles (Ned) Lovett and Eunice Lovett. Eunice married J. E. Cline and had three children: John Cline, Pierce Cline, and Lucy Cline Huey of Georgia.

Jennifer's Aunt Lucy, the granddaughter of W. D. Lovett Sr, used to visit all the relatives, in Ohio, Florida, and Washington, D.C. Aunt Lucy visited Kate and her Postmaster husband, Bob and she said that they were wonderful people, but disappointed that he lost his post when President Wilson's administration changed.



1870 Alabama State Census
William Duval Lovett, born in Virginia
Melissa Sears Lovett, born in Virginia
son: William D. Lovett, Jr., born VIrginia
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Certificate of Marriage
Commonwealth of Virginia
Department of Health, Division of Vital Records

DATE OF MARRIAGE: December 13, 1855

PLACE of MARRIAGE: Rappahannock County, Virginia


HUSBAND WIFE

NAME: Willam D. Lovett Melissa Harrison Sears

RACE: Not Stated Not Stated

AGE: 29 21

SINGLE, WIDOWED
OR DIVORCED: Single Single

BIRTHPLACE: Loudon County, Virginia Rappahannock County, Virginia

RESIDENCE: Alabama Rappahannock County, Virginia

PARENTS: Jonas and N. J. Lovett Robert and M. A. Sears

OCCUPATION: Teacher


CEREMONY PERFORMED BY: Robert S. Bell

REPORTED BY: B. F. Peyton

CLERK OF: Circuit Court, Rappahannock County, Virgina\

PAGE: 152 LINE: 34

DATE RECORD FILED: Not Stated

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This is not my family line, but this is another William Lovett married to a Sarah.
1870 Alabama Census, Ashville Post Office,

Wm Lovett, age 33, Superintendent of Education, Value of Personal Affects: $300.00, born in Ala.
Sarah B., age 29, housekeeper, born in Michigan.
Emmet, age 8, son
Mary, age 4, daughter
Willie, age 1, son

Apparently at this time, William's wife, Melissa Harrison Sears was away, and he had a housekeeper living with him and helping him care for his chidlren.

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1860 Blount County, Alabama

W. D. Lovett, 34, teacher, born in Alabama
Melissa, 25, born in Alabama
Kate, age 3, daughter, born in Alabama

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1870, Jefferson County, Alabama

WDL (William Duval Lovett), age 44
Melissa, age 35
C (Kate), age 13
S , age 9
WDL, Jr, (William Duval Lovett, Jr), age 7
J , age 4
RH , age 1

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1880, Jefferson County, Alabama

William D. Lovett
Melissa
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Lois Wilson(1) was born about 1858. William Duval Sr Lovett SR and Lois Wilson had the following children:

child3 i. Charles "Ned" Lovett (Private).
child+4 ii. Eunice Lovett.

He was married to Melissa Harrison Sears (daughter of Robert Harrison Sears and Mary Ann Allen) on 13 Dec 1855 in Flint Hill, VA., Rappannock County. Melissa Harrison Sears(1) was born on 8 Jul 1834 in Sandy Hook, VA, Rappahannock County. She was born in 1835 in Va.(3) She died about 1884 in Arkadelphia Cemetery, Alabama. William Duval Sr Lovett SR and Melissa Harrison Sears had the following children:

child+5 i. Kate Lovett.
child6 ii. Emmet Lovett(1) was born in 1862 in Blount County, Alabama.
child+7 iii. William Duval Jr. Lovett.
child+8 iv. Joseph Sears SR Lovett.
child9 v. Mary Lovett(1) was born in 1866 in Blount County, Alabama.
child10 vi. Robert H. Lovett(1) was born in 1869.
child11 vii. William J. Lovett(1) was born in 1877 in Blount County, Alabama.
child+12 viii. John "Jack" Lovett.

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