Life History

Notes

• 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 27 August, page 296, Hse/Fam #471
  Asa Lovelace 33 M Farmer $450 Real Estate born North Carolina [b abt 1817]
  Mary Lovelace 32 F born North Carolina [b abt 1818]
  James L Lovelace 5 M born North Carolina [b abt 1845]
  Willis [Willie?] G Lovelace 4 M born North Carolina [b abt 1846]
  Sarah Lovelace 3 F born North Carolina [b abt 1847]
  Judea Lovelace 2 F born North Carolina [b abt 1848]
  Benjamin Lovelace 1 M born North Carolina [b abt 1849]
  
  1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 11 August, page 129 (scan 381), Hse/Fam #923
  Asa Lovelace 43 M Farmer $630 Real Estate $684 Personal  born North Carolina [b abt 1817]
  Mary P Lovelace 41 F born North Carolina [b abt 1819]
  James L Lovelace 18 M Farm Laborer born North Carolina [b abt 1842]
  William G Lovelace 17 M born North Carolina [b abt 1843]
  Sarah Lovelace 15 F born North Carolina [b abt 1845]
  Judah Lovelace 14 F born North Carolina [b abt 1846]
  Benjamin Lovelace 12 M born North Carolina [b abt 1848]
  Nancy Lovelace 11 F born North Carolina [b abt 1849]
  John Lovelace 8 M born North Carolina [b abt 1852]
  Burton C Lovelace 6 M born North Carolina [b abt 1854]
  George W Lovelace 3 M born North Carolina [b abt 1857]
  John R Green 1 M born North Carolina [b abt 1859]
  
  Mary is listed with the initial P, which matches some genealogy reports that her middle name was Polly.  Some genealogy sources indicate that Polly was a nickname, rather than a middle name.
  
  I see that the ages of five children are two or three years off.  Even though the census month is the same in both censuses, since 1850, James and William (Willis in 1850) have aged 13 years.  Sarah, Judea [Judah, =Judith] have aged 12 years and Benjamin shows an age increase of 11 years since 1850.
  
  1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 8 September, page 3 (scan 131), Hse/Fam #18
  Lovelace, Asa 63 M W Farmer $700 Real Estate $600 personal born North Carolina [b abt 1807]
  Lovelace, Mary 62 F W Keeping House born North Carolina [b abt 1808]
  Lovelace, Sarah 25 F W Attending School born North Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1845]
  Lovelace, Judea 22 F W No Occupation born North Carolina [b abt 1848]
  Lovelace, Nancy 20 F W No Occupation born North Carolina [b abt 1848]
  Lovelace, M J 18 M W Attending School born North Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1852]
  Lovelace, B C 15 M W Attending School born North Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1855]
  Lovelace, G W 13 M W Attending School born North Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1857]
  Green J R 11 M W Attending School born North Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1859]
  Lovelace, Benjamin 21 M W Farmer born North Carolina  Married Aug 1870  [b abt 1849]
  Lovelace, Parmelia 20 F W Keeping House born North Carolina [b abt 1848]
  
  This census tells us that Benjamin married Parmelia in Aug 1870. I find it interesting that the children are reported as having attended school, but as being illiterate.  In 1860 Mary was the only person in the family reported as unable to read or write, but that census specified only illiterate persons over 20.
  
  I am unclear who the J R Green here is.  The son Joseph of Reuben H Green and Judith McSwain Green (Mary's sister) is reported in his parents' household, and is 10 years old.
  
  The ages in the 1870 census make Asa and Mary 10 years older than the birth dates reported in one of the genealogies I reference for dates.  The ages reported in 1860 match the birth dates given by Cornwell.  The following exact birth dates are given for them by Matt Cornwell:
  Asa Lovelace born 09 Aug 1817 died 1 Feb 1887
  Mary (Polly) Green born 24 Nov 1818 died 31 Dec 1899
  
  There are several other Lovelace households reported on this same page of the census.  Next door to Asa and Mary in House #19 are J L (age 28) and P J (22); next to them in House #20 are Berry (38) and Mary (36); two doors from them are James (55) and Judah (56, Judith in 1880, and age 66).
  
  In 1880, one notable difference is that now John R appears with the last name of Lovelace instead of Green.  This probably means that the Lovelaces adopted him.  His relationship is reported here, as I had speculated above, as a Nephew of Asa (probably of Mary), but I have still not been able to connect him with a specific set of parents.  And in this census, the ages are corrected, with Asa showing a 1-year increase in age and Mary the same age!
  
  1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 1 June, Township 2, District 66, page 2, Hse #18, Fam #21
  Lovelace, Asa 62 W M [No Occupation] NC NC NC [b abt 1807]
  Lovelace, Mary W F 62 Wife  Keeping House NC NC NC [b abt 1808]
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  Lovelace, Sarah  W F Dau 34 NC NC NC read or write [b abt 1845]
  Lovelace, Judia   W F 33 Dau NC NC NC b abt 1847]
  Lovelace, Nancy  W F 29 Dau NC NC NC [b abt 1851]
  Lovelace, George W   W M 22 Son NC NC NC [b abt 1858]
  Lovelace, John R  W M 21 Son NC NC NC [b abt 1859]

Sources

• 1. Ancestry Trees
  • Matt Cornwell, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm-cgi?op=GET&db=fastdog30&id=I2700&ftm=1
• 2. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 11 August, page 129 (scan 381), Hse/Fam #923
• 3. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 1 June, Township 2, District 66, page 2-3, Hse #18, Fam #21
• 4. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 27 August, page 296 (scan 149), Hse/Fam #471
• 5. 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 8 September, page 3 (scan 131), Hse/Fam #18
• 6. Marriages of Rutherford County, North Carolina 1779-1868
  • Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc.; Location: Baltimore; Date: 1986;;