Brief Life History of Jefferson Whitfield
When Jefferson Whitfield Lovell was born on 16 November 1859, in Giles, Tennessee, United States, his father, Jeremiah M Lovell, was 21 and his mother, Emily D. Hickman, was 23. He married Mary Laura Wilsford on 22 April 1883, in Delta, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in District 13, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 3, Titus, Texas, United States in 1900. He died on 2 November 1906, in Cuthand, Red River, Texas, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Talco, Titus, Texas, United States.
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- Jefferson W Lovell in household of Howard Hickman, "United States Census, 1870"
- J W Lovel Or Lovell, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Jef Lovell, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1861 · Texas Secedes from the 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.
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Anglo-Norman French lovel ‘wolf cub’, a diminutive of lou, love ‘wolf’. Compare Love and Low .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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