Benjamin Franklin LOVIN4,13,3,6,14,7,8,9,2,15,15,10

10th Mar 18483,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 - 12th Jan 191312,5,9,10,11

Baptist Minister - Ordained by Sonora Baptist Church of Christ

Life History

10th Mar 1848	Born in Holmes County, Mississippi.3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
1860	Resident in Eulogy Beat, Holmes, Mississippi.8
between 1st Sep 1864 and 18th May 1865	Military in Mississippi, Company F, Gillam's Calvalry, Confederate Mounted Infantry.1,2
4th May 1865	Military: Regiment surrendered at end of the was in Citronelle, Mobile, Alabama, USA.2
18th May 1865	Military: Paroled to return home in Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA.2
May 1865	Resident Residence on war surrender documents reported as Yazoo County in Yazoo County, Mississippi.2
before Jan 1866	Married Isabella WIGGLEY in Holmes County, Mississippi.39
15th Oct 1866	Birth of son Bailey Edward LOVIN in Mississippi.4,38,39,14,40,41
1st Mar 1869	Birth of son James Henry LOVIN in Holmes County, Mississippi.42,4,43,44,39,45,9,46,47,10
Apr 1874	Birth of daughter Ada C LOVIN in Texas.48,1,4
1st Jun 1876	Death of Isabella WIGGLEY in Hunt County, Texas.49,17,9,10
25th Jun 1876	Occupation Baptist Minister - Ordained by Sonora Baptist Church of Christ.1
5th Sep 1876	Married Lucinda Pink BREWER in Hunt County, Texas.5,37
27th Jul 1877	Birth of daughter Ida Lucinda LOVIN in Texas.16,4,17,18,19,20
about 1878	Birth of daughter Nemmie LOVIN in Texas.17,21
17th Mar 1879	Birth of daughter Sarah Alice LOVIN in Greenville, Hunt, Texas.4,9,22
1880	Resident in Precinct 6, Hunt, Texas.11
before Jun 1880	Death of daughter Nemmie LOVIN in Hunt County, Texas
18th Aug 1881	Birth of daughter Rosa Lee LOVIN in Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.17,9
5th Nov 1884	Birth of daughter Mattie Arletta LOVIN in Davis, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.23,24,25,26,13,27,28,3,9,29,30
Aug 1886	Birth of daughter Annie L LOVIN in Indian Territory.3,6
28th Jul 1890	Birth of son Benjamin Franklin LOVIN in Washita, Caddo, Oklahoma Territory.31,1,32,33,34,35
24th Mar 1894	Birth of daughter Minnie Mae LOVIN in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.6,3,17,36
1900	Resident in Burnett town, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma Territory.11
1900	Resident in Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.11
1900	Resident in Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.3
1910	Resident in Wall, Stephens, Oklahoma.6,11
12th Jan 1913	Died in Alice, Jim Wells, Texas.12,5,9,10,11 Apoplexy
13th Jan 1913	Buried in Alice Cemetery, Alice, Jim Wells County, Texas.9

Notes

Benjamin Franklin Lovin was Baptist preacher, as was his son James Henry.
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Jerry Cherry comments that the family moved around a lot, due to Ben's pastoral calling. He comments also in regard to Pink Brewer, that she was part or full Native American, which would mean, of course, that one or both her parents were also:
"We have reason to believe that she is either full or part Native American. She had a sister named Lieu (or Lou) and possibly a brother named Oscar.

"Benjamin Franklin Lovin married 'Pink' Brewer and had children named: Allie, Mattie, Anna, Minnie, Ida, Ben Lovin Jr.

"B F Lovin was a minister and they lived at different times in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas."
-- http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CAG.2ACIB/2367
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1860 Federal Census, Holmes County, Mississippi, 22 October, Eulogy Beat, Pages 143, Hse/Family #1019
B C Lovin 41 M Farmer $5000 Real Estate $7600 Personal born Mississippi [b abt 1819]
Martha Lovin 28 F born Mississippi [b abt 1832]
Benjm F Lovin 12 M born Mississippi [b abt 1848]

Ben served in the Confederate mounted infantry as a member of Company F, Gillam's Regiment, Confederate Mounted Infantry of Mississippi, which surrendered to the Union forces at Citronelle, Alabama on 4 May 1865, and was paroled 14 days later. This was at the end of the Civil War, and this surrender was part of the general surrender of Confederate troops to the Union.

Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865
Lovin, B F; Lovin, N M; Lovin B C
Private, Co F, Gillam's Mounted Rifles, Surrendered 4 May 1865, Citronelle, Alabama (end of the war 19 May 1865), Paroled 18 May 1865 in Grenada MS; residence Yazoo Co MS
Sources Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records; Civil War Prisoner of War Records

May 10, 1865 Confederate President Jefferson Davis is captured near Irwinville, Georgia
May 10, 1865 Union President Johnson declares armed resistance at an end
May 12, 1865- May 13, 1865 The last significant fighting of the Civil War takes place at the Palmito Ranch, Texas, along the Rio Grande, between Col. Theodore Barrett and John S. "RIP" Ford
May 22, 1865 Jefferson Davis imprisoned at Fort Monroe
May 23, 1865 Grand Review of the Army of the Potomac
May 24, 1865 Grand Review of Sherman's Army
-- Georgia's Blue and Gray Trail, http://blueandgraytrail.com/year/186505

Peggy Conley reports on other documentation of Ben's participation in the Civil War for the Confederacy, which also reports his parole in Grenada.

"According to Pink's application [for a confederate widow's pension], B F served in Mississippi from September 1, 1864 until the close of the war in Company F Gilliam's cavalry. There is a letter from the Texas Controller to the War Department inquiring about B F's war record. The answer from the War Department, Adjutant General's Office, dated June 10, 1919, states:
'The name B. F. Lovin has not been found in the roll of Company F, Gillam's regiment, Confederate Mounted Infty, dated June 20, 1864, the only roll of company on file. Prisoner of war records show that B. F. Lovin, a private in Company 4, said organization, was surrendered May 4, 1865 and paroled May 18, 1865 at Grenada, Mississippi. Signed by Adjutant General'"
-- RootsWeb Tree, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bluebonnetgal

1880 Federal Census, Hunt County, Texas, 16 June, Precinct 6, District 71, Pages 561D-562A, Hse #136. Family #137
Loving, Frank W M 32 Farmer, Miss Miss Miss
Loving, Lucinda W F 27 Wife Keeping House Ark Ark Ark
Loving, Eddie W M 13 Son Farm Laborer Cannot write Miss Miss Ark
Loving, Henry W M 10 Son Farm Laborer Miss Miss Ark
Loving, Ada W F 6 Daughter Texas Miss Ark
Loving, Ida W F 3 Daughter Texas Miss Ark
Loving, Ally W F 1 Daughter Texas Miss Ark

Eddie, Henry and Ada are the children of Benjamin Franklin's first wife, Isabella Wigley (also spelled Wiggley). His wife here is Lucinda Pink Brewer, mother of Ida and Ally here. the older chidlren are the chidlren of Ben's first wife Isabella Wigley. A Lovin Family genealogy on RootsWeb gives us the exact birth dates for Eddie and Henry.

Eddie is Bailey Edward Lovin, born 15 October 1866 in Mississippi. I would think he was born in Holmes County, Mississippi, since this is where both his parents were born, and the next child is reported as born in Holmes County. Henry is James Henry Lovin, who became a preacher like his father. He was born on 1 March 1869 in Holmes County, Mississippi. Ada was born in April 1874 in Hunt County, Texas, according the "BlueBonnetGal" in her anonymous genealogy of the Lovin and related families.
-- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bluebonnets&id=I24790

There was a fourth child not reported in the 1880 census, Rosa Lee, who was born 18 August 1882 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma after they moved north of the Red River into Chickasaw Nation.

"Winna Burns B.F. Lovin was my great grandfather, father of Rosa Lee Lovin Hogue, my grandmother."
-- Winna Burns, comment on a photo in this genealogy on Ancestry.com, 29 March 2016

Pink and B F married in Hunt County, Texas, on 5 September 1876, according to the Texas Marriage Index for 1876. This tells us that Isabella died in 1876 or earlier.

1900 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Territory, 25 June, Burnett Township, District 194, page 15B, Hse/Fam #278
Lovin, Benjamin F Head W M May 1850 50 Married 25 yrs MS MS MS
Lovin, Lucinda P Wife W F June 1852 47 Married 25 yrs AR MS MS
Lovin, Mattie A Dau W F Nov 1884 15 Ind Terr MS MS
Lovin, Anna L Dau W F Aug 1886 13 Ind Terr MS MS
Lovin, Benjamin F Son W M Aug 1891 9 Ind Terr MS AR
Lovin, Minnie M Dau W F Mar 1894 6 Ind Terr MS AR

Ben's birth here is different from that given by the Linda Dudley genealogy. That genealogy reports an exact birth date for Ben as 10 Mar 1848. But in the 1900 census, the birth month and year are recorded as May 1850. The enumerator's hand is somewhat scribbly, so the month could be Mar instead of May, but the year is clearly 1850, which also matches his reported age as 50. The 1910 report, though, correctly reports his age consistent with birth in 1848.

Note that the report for the last two children show that their mother was born in Arkansas. This would match the birth place of Lucinda Pink Brewer, 2nd wife of Benjamin. The mother of the first two was born in Mississippi, but both these children, Mattie and Anna, were also born after the death of Isabella Wiggley and the marriage of Ben to Lucinda. So it appears the mother of all the children listed here should have been born in Arkansas.

"My husband, Jerry Cherry, is the grandson of Minnie Mae Lovin, the youngest of B.F. Lovin's children."
-- Linda, "jcld123," comment on a photo in this genealogy on Ancestry.com, 29 March 2016

In the 1910 census, the mother of Annie (Anna) is also reported as born in Arkansas. Perhaps in the 1900 census the enumerator inadvertently repeated the MS from the parents' entry for the first two children.

1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Wall Township, District 245, page 1A, Hse/Fam #10
King, Dewitt W Head M W 28 Married 2 yrs TX TN TN Farmer
King, Annie L Wife F W 22 Married 2 yrs OK MS AR
King, Ruby V Dau F W 15 OK TX OK
Lovin, Benjamin F Father-in-Law M W 62 Married 35 yrs MS MS MS
Lovin, Lucinda P Mother-in-Law F W 58 Married 35 yrs AR AR AR
Lovin, Minnie M Sister-in-Law F W 16 Single OK MS AR Farm Laborer

In this census the place of birth of Lucinda's parents is changed from Mississippi to Arkansas, the correct state of her birth.

A descendant Jerry Cherry reports from family tradition that the death of Ben occurred in Alice, Jim Wells County, Texas. I have not been able to find the Texas Death Index record or other documentation, The odd thing is that they were living in Oklahoma at the time, as far as other indications show. Lucinda Pink Lovin died in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. Jim Wells County is in the area where Ben had lived at one time, and he may have been back there on a visit when he died. Details oin that have been hiding.

"Benjamin Franklin Lovin was my maternal great-grandfather and was an itinerant Baptist minister. He lived at various times in various towns in OK, and Alice and Sonora TX, and likely Arkansas. Family tradition states that he died in Alice, Texas sometime in the early 1900s."
-- Jerry Cherry, September 30, 2001, Genealogy.com DIscussion Group, "Benjamin Franklin Lovin, Baptist Minister Alice TX," http://genforum.genealogy.com/tx/jimwells/messages/25.html

Parents:
James Henry Lovin b Mar 1st 1869 Holmes Co Miss d June (?) 1949 Weleetka Oklahoma
Miss M(ary?) A(nn?) Conley b Aug 1st 1874 Grayson Co Tex d Pharoah Okla
Grandparents:
B F Lovin b Mar 10 1848 d June 12 1913
Isabella Wigley b Jan 20 1846 d January 1st 1876
J R Conley b 1851 5-13th NC d 1916 Aug 29 Cedar Lane Tex
Miss Nancy Elizabeth Winter b 1849 d 1891 Jan 12 Davis IT
Great Grandparents:
Baily C Lovin b 1819 d 1879 Hunt Co Tex
Martha Morris b 1821 d 1882 Hunt co Tex
J M Wigley, (Unknown) Pickford
Jason Conley d Oct 9 1891 IT
Polly Ann Bryson b 1827 NC d Mar 25 1905 Wetumka IT
Steve Winter (wife unknown)
-- From the Lovin Family Bible, Courtesy of the Bowles-Perry Family Tree, Ancestry.com

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Benjamin Franklin "Bf" Lovin
Birth Mar. 10, 1848 Holmes County, Mississippi
Death Jan. 12, 1913 Alice, Jim Wells County, Texas

Mr B F Lovin died of Apoplexy Jan 12 at his home near Alice. The Funeral took place on Monday. Rev J F Franks delivered the funeral sermon at the Baptist Church, at the conclusion of which the Masons escorted the body to the Fraternal Cem. where it was laid to rest with Masonic Honors.

From the Alice Echo, Jan 16, 1913
Father--Bailey Cook Lovin 1819 to 1879
Mother--Martha Jane Morris 1821 to 1882
Spouses:
Isabella Wiggley Lovin (1846 - 1876)
Lucinda Pink Brewer Lovin (1852 - 1932)
Children James Henry Lovin (1869 - 1949)

Burial Alice Cemetery, Alice, Jim Wells County, Texas

Created by LadyDi_60 Apr 16, 2012
-- Find A Grave Memorial #88611003, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=88611003
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Sources

1. Ancestry Trees
- Peggy Conley, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2899172&id=I24114
2. Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865
3. 1900 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Territory
- 25 June, Burnett Township, District 194, page 15B, Hse/Fam #278
4. 1880 Federal Census, Hunt County, Texas
- 16 June, Precinct 6, District 71, Pages 561D-562A, Hse #136. Family #137
5. Linda Dudley Genealogy
- http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/h/e/Linda-A-Dudley/index.html
6. 1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
- 15 April, Wall Township, District 245, page 1A, Hse/Fam #10
7. 1860 Federal Census, Holmes County, Mississippi
- 22 October, Eulogy Beat, Page 143, Hse/Family #1019
8. Ancestry Trees
- Guess Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12305141/person/12586249754
9. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
10. Lovin-Conley Bible
11. Ancestry Trees
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13. Linda Dudley Genealogy
- http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/h/e/Linda-A-Dudley/tree1.html
14. 1940 Federal Census, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
- 1 April, Allen, District 62-9, page 8A, Hse #78, Owns $400
15. Ancestry Comments
16. 1940 Federal Census, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
- 16 April, Lincoln Township, District 54-10B, page 5A, Hse #79, Owns $400
17. Ancestry Trees
- Peggy Conley, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2899172&id=I29684
18. 1920 Federal Census, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
- 21 January, Lincoln Township, District 147, page 8B, Hse/Fam #115
19. 1930 Federal Census, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
- 3 April, Lincoln Township, District 10, page 3A, Hse #57, Fam #59
20. 1910 Federal Census, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
- 28 April, Morse Township, District 139, page 28A, Hse/Fam #407
21. RootsWeb -- Green-Lovin-Brewer Genealogy
- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=bluebonnetgal&recno=15178
22. 1910 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma
- 18 April, Rush Springs, District 106, Page 2A, Hse/Fam #22
23. 1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
- 29 April, Wall Township, Marlow City, District 239, page 14B, Hse #265, Fam #272
24. Social Security Death Index
25. Texas Death Certificate
26. 1930 Federal Census, Parmer County, Texas
- 23 April, Justice Precinct 2, District 185, page 6A, Hse #100, Fam #107
27. Texas Death Certificate
- Certificate #74801
28. 1920 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
- 28 January, Marlow, District 257, page 13B, Hse #441, Fam #562
29. 1940 Federal Census, Parmer County, Texas
- 4 April, Friona, District 185-2, page 1B, Hse #31, Owns $23 [? the amount is lke rent around them]
30. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
31. 1910 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma
- 30 April, Alex Township, District 89, page 6B, Hse/Family #94
32. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
33. 1920 Federal Census, Dallas County, Texas
- 2 January, Dallas, Precinct 10, District 27, page 1A, 3404 Swiss Avenue, Hse #6, Family #7
34. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
35. British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990
36. RootsWeb -- Green-Lovin-Brewer Genealogy
37. Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011
38. 1910 Federal Census, Hughes County, Oklahoma
- 22 April, Calvin Township, District 101, page 4B, Hse/Fam #63
39. RootsWeb -- Green-Lovin-Brewer Genealogy
- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bluebonnetgal&id=I24790
40. 1930 Federal Census, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
- 12 April, Allen City Ward 5, District 7, page 13A, Hse #285, Fam #313
41. 1920 Federal Census, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
- 5 January, Allen City Ward 3, District 166, page 6A, Hse #120, Fam #143
42. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
- 19 June, Township 4, District 120, page 21B, Hse/Fam #399
43. 1920 Federal Census, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
- 5 January, Lincoln Township, District 147, page 2A, (No Hse #), Family #16
44. 1910 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
- 23 April, Avoca Township, District 192, page 4B, Konawa Route 2, Hse/Fam #79
45. Find a Grave Comment
46. 1940 Federal Census, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
- 5 April, Lincoln Township, District 54-10A, Page 4B, Hse #72, Owns $2000
47. 1930 Federal Census, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
- 23 April, Lincoln Township, District 54-10, page 15A, Hse #298, Fam #301
48. 1900 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Territory
- 28 June, Avoca Township, District 191, page 15A, Hse/Fam #257
49. Lovinly.net Lovin Genealogy