John Hawkins Loving

Brief Life History of John Hawkins

When John Hawkins Loving was born on 28 February 1886, in Indiana, United States, his father, Christopher Simmon Loving, was 39 and his mother, Nancy Hawkins, was 33. He lived in Clay Township, Owen, Indiana, United States in 1910 and Richland Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States in 1920. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 4 October 1923, at the age of 37, and was buried in Lawrenceville, Lawrence Township, Mercer, New Jersey, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christopher Simmon Loving
1846–1919
Nancy Hawkins
1852–1918
Reverend Brady A Loving
1873–1918
Roy R. Loving
1876–1963
Thomas K. Loving
1880–
John Hawkins Loving
1886–1923

Sources (8)

  • John Loving, "United States Census, 1920"
  • JOHN HAWKINS LOVING, "BillionGraves Index"
  • John Hawkins Loving, "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1894

Mary Philbrook was the first woman in New Jersey to become a lawyer. She had applied for admission to the New Jersey Bar in 1894, but was rejected because the New Jersey Court stated that women were not vested with any right to be attorneys. Mary lobbied with the Jersey City Woman's Club for an update to the law, which was passed in 1895 and allowed women to become lawyers. Mary Philbrook was the first woman to be admitted after the law change.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

English: from a Middle English personal name Lyfing, Old English Lēofing, based on lēof ‘dear’.

Swedish (Löving): ornamental name from löv ‘leaf’ + the suffix -ing ‘belonging to’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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