Life History

Notes

• 1920 Federal Census, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, 5 January, Allen City, District 166, page 6A, Hse #121, Fam #144
  Lovin, Watler  [sic] Head Owns M W 27 OK MS KY Salesman, Dry Goods Store
  Lovin, Minnie Wife F W 25  OK AR AR
  Lovin, Vernon Dau F W 6 OK OK AR
  Lovin, Catherine Dau F W 5 OK OK AR
  Lovin, No Name Dau F W 7mos OK OK AR [b May 1919]
  
  1930 Federal Census, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, 11 April, Allen City Ward 5, District 7, page 12A, Hse #260, Fam #287
  Lovin, Walter L Head Owns $1000 Real Estate value M W 38 Married at age 21 OK MS KY Salesman, Department Store
  Lovin, Minnie A Wife F W 36 Married at age 19 OK AR AR
  Lovin, Verna D Dau F W 16 OK OK AR
  Lovin, Kathryn N Dau F W 15 OK OK AR
  Lovin, Virginia B Dau F W 10 OK OK AR
  Lovin, Johnnie E Son F W 6 OK OK AR
  
  Nothing indicates Johnny ever went by John.  It appears Johnny was his actual given name.  All sources except the 1930 and 1940 censuses spell his name Johnny.
  
  In the 1940 census they are reported living in Ada.
  
  1940 Federal Census, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, 13 April, Ada, District 62-1, Page 10B, 807 807 E 13th St, Hse #231, Rents $18
  Lovin, Walter L Head M W 48 Married Grade 8 b Oklahoma same Allen in 1935 County Jail Keeper [sic] [b abt 1892]
  Lovin, Minnie Wife F W 46 Married Grade 7 b Oklahoma Allen in 1935 [b abt 1894]
  Lovin, Johnnie E Son M W 16 Single Grade 8 b Oklahoma Allen in 1935 [b abt 1924]
  Moore, Billy V Dau F W 20 Single Grade H3 b Oklahoma Allen in 1935 [b abt 1920]
  Moore, Beverly G Dau F W 2 Single Grade 0 b Oklahoma [b abt 1938
  
  It appeared that at some point Johnny converted to Judaism.  The Jewish Welfare Board inquired on behalf of his mother about his status during the war and confirmed that Johnny was a POW.  this document does not say whit theater of the war Johnny was serving in.
  
  U.S., WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, 1942-1947
  Johnny E Lovin
  Residence 807 E 13th St, Ada, Oklahoma
  Next of Kin Minnie Lovin, Mother
  Sgt U S Army
  Prisoner, Info from War Dept Release 27 Nov 1943, p 187
  Inquiry 7 December 1943, Followup 13 January 1944
  Card from the National Jewish Welfare Board, Bureau of War Records
  
  Military records report he was in Germany.  He was reported as a POW on 6 September 1943.
  
  World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946
  Johnny E Lovin
  Race White
  Residence State Oklahoma
  Report Date 6 Sep 1943
  Latest Report Date 24 May 1945
  Staff Sergeant
  Army Air Corps, Parent Unit Center/HQ Special Troops/Station Headquarters
  European Theatre, Detained by Germany in Camp 025
  Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
  Individual has been reported through sources considered official
  
  U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
  Johnny Lovin
  Birth Date 16 Jul 1923
  Phone Number 863-8731
  220 Murphy Ave, Gulfport, MS, 39507-1194 (1986)
  2606 Palmer Dr, Gulfport, MS, 39507-2856 (1992) [probably wife or a son; Johnny died in 1989]
  2216 Taylor Blvd, Gulfport, MS, 39507-2749
  
  Social Security Death Index
  Johnny E. Lovin
  Born 16 Jul 1923
  Died 16 Mar 1989
  Last Residence Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi 39501
  SSN 442-28-1260 issued Oklahoma (Before 1951)
  
  His military gravetone record informs us that he also served in Korea.
  
  U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
  Johnny Edward Lovin
  SMSGT US AIR FORCE WORLD WAR II, KOREA
  Birth Date 16 Jul 1923
  Death Date 16 Mar 1989
  Service Start Date 10 Feb 1944
  Buried 20 Mar 1989 Biloxi National Cemetery, P.O. Box 4968 Pass Road Biloxi, MS 39535, Section G Site 85
  Index Record only, no image available
  
  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  Johnny Edward Lovin [Johnny E Lovin]
  White Male
  Birth 16 Jul 1923 Allen, Pontotoc, Oklahoma 16 Mar 1989
  Father Walter L Lovin
  Mother Minnie Lott
  SSN 442281260
  Nov 1945 Name listed as JOHNNY EDWARD LOVIN; 24 Mar 1989 Name listed as JOHNNY E LOVIN
  
  Johnny Edward Lovin
  Birth Jul 16, 1923
  Death Mar 16, 1989
  Spouse Julia G Lovin (1922 - 1998)
  Son Rodney J. Lovin (1954 - 2011)
  SMSGT, US AIR FORCE
  Burial Biloxi National Cemetery, Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, Plot G, 0, 85
  Imported from US Veteran's Affairs Feb 25, 2000
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #930751, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=930751

Sources

• 1. 1930 Federal Census, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
  • 11 April, Allen City Ward 5, District 7, page 12A, Hse #260, Fam #287
• 2. Social Security Death Index
• 3. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
• 4. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 5. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
• 6. 1940 Federal Census, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
  • 13 April, Ada, District 62-1, Page 10B, 807 807 E 13th St, Hse #231, Rents $18
• 7. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 8. U.S., WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, 1942-1947