Life History

Notes

• 1860 Federal Census, Cherokee County, North Carolina, 12 July, PO Laurel Valley, Shoal Creek District, page 67 (scan 200), Hse/Fam #432
  James Lovin 41 M Farmer $500 Real Estate $510 Personal born Burke Co NC [b abt 1819]
  Selinea Lovin 35 F born Burke Co NC [b abt 1825]
  William A Lovin 2 M born Cherokee Co NC
  
  This census reported William as Willam A Lovin, but every other record or reference in his life has his name as William M Lovin.
  
  North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979
  Wm Lovin, Age 21 (b abt 1860)
  Elizabeth Adams, Age 18 (b abt 1863)
  License issue 30 May 1881
  Marriage 12 June 1881 Graham, North Caroiina, United States
  Ceremony by T J Cooper, Minister, in the home of John Adams (father of the bride)
  Witnesses Elizabeth Deaver, Leney Davis
  Recorded Graham County Marriage Book
  North Carolina Archives Microfilm 1903
  
  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  Awk Lovin
  White Male
  Birth 5 Jan 1880 Graham County, North Carolina
  Father Will Lovin
  Mother Elizabeth Adams
  SSN 408229887
  Nov 1939 Name listed as AWK LOVIN
  
  Tennessee Certificate of Death
  W M Lovin
  Age 87 years, 11 months, 28 days
  Birth 28 March 1858 Cherokee County, North Carolina
  Farmer
  Wife Bettie Adams Lovin, Deceased
  Parents Unknown
  Informant Auk Lovin, Rt 3, Tellico Plains, Tennessee
  Death 14 January 1946 Rural (home) Tellico Plains, Monroe County, Tennessee
  Cause of Death Influenza, Senility
  Burial 16 January 1946 Sunset Cemetery, Monroe County, Tennessee
  Filed 30 January 1946
  
  Like his death certificate, his grave marker has the name as W M Lovin.
  
  William M Lovin
  Birth 29 Mar 1859 Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
  Death 14 Jan 1946 (aged 86) Tellico Plains, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
  Burial Sunset Cemetery, Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee
  Parents:
  James Tillman Lovin 1819-1863
  Selina L Wilson Lovin Postell 1827 - unknown
  Spouse Elizabeth C Adams Lovin 1869-1945
  Siblings:
  Sarah Lovin Sneed 1843-1930
  Half Siblings:
  Jacob Reno Postell 1867-1962
  Maggie Minerva Postell Calhoun 1869-1951
  Children:
  Awk Lovin 1881-1961
  Joe Lovin 1884-1962
  Ida Lovin Phillips 1888-1955
  Onley Lovin 1898-1928
  Gordon William Lovin 1904-1946
  Maintained by Carol Adams Hays, Originally Created by Joy 29 Apr 2010
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 51786472, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51786472/william-m-lovin

Sources

• 1. 1860 Federal Census, Cherokee County, North Carolina
  • 12 July, PO Laurel Valley, Shoal Creek District, page 67 (scan 200), Hse/Fam #432
• 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 3. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979
• 4. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 5. Tennessee Death Certificates
• 6. Ancestry Messaging
• 7. Gravestones of North Carolina