Re: Cyrus Loveland: Ashtabula Co., OH
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Re: Cyrus Loveland: Ashtabula Co., OH
Jerry Stevens 7/23/06
Interesting. Elijah Loveland, 79, in 1860, would have been born about 1781. That agrees with the lowest possible DOB given for Christopher's brother. Unfortunately, you may not hear from Mr. Wainwright. His WorldConnect file was posted five years ago and not updated since. In addition, as a source he cites a ten-year-old Family Tree Maker World Family Tree Pedigree so the research may not have been his own.
One strange, possibly significant, thing is an article in an early Ashtabula County newspaper -- ca 1879 [I only have a copy of undated clipping]. This tells of dirty deeds done by a fellow who was impersonating [and may have murdered] Judd Barlow Niles, the long missing brother of Clarissa Niles Loveland. The writer, however, referred to her as Mrs. Christopher Loveland.
That article, of course, started me off on the wrong trail and had me confused for some years. I've never before given any thought to why her husband would be so misidentified. Would a writer mix up two men if, in his mind, they weren't somehow connected?
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Re: Cyrus Loveland: Ashtabula Co., OH
Jerry Stevens 7/23/06