Martin Van Buren Lovett (1835 - 1917)

Born 5 Jul 1835 in Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rosanah J. (Vaught) Lovett — married 25 Jan 1859 (to 8 Dec 1881) in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Lucinda Jane (Benefiel) Lovett — married 14 Jun 1882 in Richland, Illinois, United States

Died 10 Mar 1917 at age 81 in Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Martin was born in Kentucky in 1835, the son of Jonathan Lovett and Elizabeth Prewitt.

He married Rosannah J. Vaught in Kentucky in 1859^[1] and Lucinda (Benefiel) O'Laughlin in Illinois in 1882.^[2] Martin passed away in 1917 and is buried in Neodesha, Kansas.^[3]

Children listed on Find a Grave:

1. Andrew Jackson Lovett 1859–1939
2. William Green Lovett 1861–1919...his daughter Lovett-1334
3. Elizabeth Mary Lovett Benedict 1863–1912
4. Rosanna Florence "Rosa" Lovett Childress 1865–1899
5. Elpha Grace Lovett Benefiel 1883–1966
6. George Lovett 1888–1889
7. Bessie Leoti Lovett 1891–1891

Research Notes

• Marriage date to Rosannah from newspaper obituary included on Find A Grave profile.
• Parents are listed on Illinois County Marriage record.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBZ-Y2J : 18 February 2021), Marshall V Lovitt, 1860.
2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-T184 : 19 February 2021), Martin Van Voren and Levina Jane Olaughlin, 14 Jun 1882; citing Richland, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,221,093.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 September 2021), memorial page for Rev Martin Van Buren Lovett (5 Jul 1835–10 Mar 1917), includes grave photo, Find A Grave: Memorial #97760472, citing Neodesha Cemetery, Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by KLElkins (contributor 47632315) .

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF3-2M8 : 28 May 2021), Martin V Lovitt, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKC-ZZL : 19 February 2021), Martin V Loveitt, Noble, Richland, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 174, sheet 96B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,245.

• "Kansas State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8V-F24R : 12 March 2020), M V Lovett, 1895.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMY1-F6K : accessed 8 September 2021), Martin V Lovett in household of Geo H Childress, Neodesha city, Wilson, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 171, sheet 9B, family 214, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,503.

• "Kansas State Census, 1905", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ6-NSHD : 23 September 2019), M V Lovett, 1905.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2ZL-JWX : accessed 8 September 2021), Mathis Lavett, Neodesha Ward 8, Wilson, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 219, sheet 4A, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 459; FHL microfilm 1,374,472.

• "Kansas State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK5-FWMM : 13 October 2019), M V Lovett, Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States; citing Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States, , 26, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.