When Thomas Henry Benton Lovelady was born on 7 August 1840, in Jackson, Missouri, United States, his father, James Lovelady, was 24 and his mother, Eurith Elizabeth Lewis, was 22. He married Delila Jane Brown on 20 April 1865, in Collin, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Bell, Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1864. He died on 31 January 1919, in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Elfrida, Cochise, Arizona, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Collin, Texas, United States
On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
English: nickname from Middle English love(n),luve(n) ‘to love’ + lavedi ‘lady’. Reaney describes thisas an obvious nickname for a philanderer; but perhaps it denoted a manwho loved a woman above his social status, given the connotation ofhigh status carried by the word lavedi.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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