Life History

Notes

• California Birth Index, 1905-1995
  Roy J Lovin
  Birth 3 Jan 1923 Los Angeles County
  Mother's Maiden Name Dillingham
  
  Roy had his own lisitng in the City Direcotry in 1938
  
  His parents may have already moved to Canada by this time, sicne they do not appear in this City direcotry.  Roy is the only indivdiaul withthis surname inthis year's directory.  Tehre is one other person that I cannot identify as related to this family, with the name of Arthur Loven.  Our family of Lovins sometimes appear wih this speling of the family name.  The spellings of Loven and Lovin alternate for several lines of this surname.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Santa Monica, California, City Directory, 1938, p 321
  Lovin Roy r 9 Av 18 Venice
  
  Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
  Roy Lovin
  Occupation Garageman
  Year 1949
  Skeena, British Columbia, Canada
  Electoral District Skeena
  
  Roy is identified on his sister-in-law's immigration card when entering Washington from British Columbia.  His name there is given as R G L:ovin, address Prince Rupert, BC.  I suspected that ther reason his middle initial was J on his birth record and written as G in Ann's border crossing record was that his midlde name was Gene, but spelled as Jean, normally the spelling for a girl.  I confirmed this when I found another voting record with his fullname.
  
  Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
  Roy Jean Lovin
  Occupation Logger
  Year 1968
  Skeena, British Columbia, Canada
  Electoral District Skeena
  
  A later listing shows his occupation stil as a logger, but indicates further that he lived on a Rural Route out from town.  A photo on a family genealogy also shows him out is a field on a farm.
  
  Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
  Roy Lovin
  Occupation Logger
  Year 1974
  Location R.R 2, Skeena, British Columbia, Canada
  Electoral District Skeena
  
  By the 1990s, he is listed in directories in Merrit, the town where his mother died.
  
  Canadian Phone and Address Directories, 1995-2002:
  Roy Lovin
  1098 Douglas 15, Merritt, British Columbia V0k 2b0
  Phone Number 604 378 5724
  Years at Residence 1995-2002
  

Sources

• 1. California Birth Index, 1905-1995
• 2. Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
• 3. Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
• 4. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
• 5. Canadian Phone and Address Directories, 1995-2002: