When James Monroe Lovvorn was born on 19 April 1866, in Randolph, Alabama, United States, his father, Pvt James N. Lovvorn, was 34 and his mother, Nancy Adeline Morris, was 36. He married Selena Elizabeth Prescott about 1883, in Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Bosque, Texas, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 8, Medina, Texas, United States in 1910. He died on 26 January 1938, in Quanah, Hardeman, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Plainview, Hale, Texas, United States.