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Joseph Loving

Joseph Loving

Male 1786 - 1842


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  • Name Joseph Loving
    Birth 18 Apr 1786  Wilkes Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male
    Census 1800  Morgan, Wilkes Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    age 14, living with parents 
    Census 1810  Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    age 24, married with a family, living with father Gabriel Loving, Jr 
    Census 1820  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    age 26-44(34), wife age 26-44(32), 5 children, & 1 other 
    Census 1830  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    age 40-49(44), wife age 30-39(42?), 6 children 
    Census 1840  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    age 50-59(54), wife age 40-49(52?), 4 children 
    Will 26 Aug 1842  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Recorded 10/1/1842 in Book 4 - p. 409-411 
    Findagrave.com 11 Jun 2021 
    See Notes 
    West KY Pioneers p. 398 
    Death Between 26 Aug and 01 Oct 1842  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I1210  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Gabriel Loving, Jr,   b. 1748, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 25 Jul 1808, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 60 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Rachel Loving,   b. 1754, Wilkes Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1806, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 27 Aug 1781  Wilkes Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Photos
    Loving-Gabriel-(Rachel-(Lovin)-(Sisk)-Mar-1
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    Loving-Gabriel-(Rachel-(Lovin)-(Sisk)-Mar-2
    Loving-Gabriel-(Rachel-(Lovin)-(Sisk)-Mar-2
    Family ID F80  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susannah Mary Bourland,   b. 1788, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1879 (Age 91 years)
    Marriage 04 Nov 1806  Muhlenberg Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Notes 

    • Children:

      son William B Loving 1808 KY - 1842 KY
      - married Lucinda B Carnaham 1805 - 1881
      dau Evangeline/Evaline Loving 3/20/1809 Muhlenberg Co, KY - 1875 Granbury, Hood Co, TX
      - in 1826 married Ellis Littlepage 1801 - 1875
      son James Loving 5/10/1811 KY - 8/12/1869 TX
      - married Margaret Morgan 1820 - 1877
      son Oliver Loving 12/4/1812 Hopkins Co, KY - 9/25/1867 NM
      - married Susannah (Daggett) (Morgan) 1809 - 1884
      - ** See their findagrave.com pages **
      son Prior S Loving 10/13/1818 - 1/27/1865 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - married Eliza Ann Sisk 1822 - 1906
      - dau of Andrew Sisk 1790 - 1857 and Mary Ann Littlepage 1796 - 1854
      - ** See their findagrave.com pages **
      dau Dorinda Loving 6/15/1824 Hopkins Co, KY - 9/14/1873 Delta Co, TX
      - married Felix Grundy Miller 1815 - 1880
      - ** See their findagrave.com pages **
      dau Louisa Loving 11/18/1825 - 5/19/1924 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See her findagrave.com page later **
      - ** See death record below --- shows different parents ** William Loving and Louisa Bourland **
      - buried - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY
      - 1850 census lists her as age 24,spouse Thomas L-age 30, 4 children
      - in District 1, Hopkins Co, KY
      - 1860 census lists her as age 35,spouse Thomas L-age 40, 6 children
      - in Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY
      - 1870 census lists her as age 44,no spouse listed, 5 children
      - in Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY
      - 1880 census lists her as age 54,widowed, son Thomas-age 13, g-son Thomas Hall-age 5, & 1 other
      - in Court House Dist 2, Hopkins Co, KY
      - 1910 census lists her as age 84,widowed,had 8 children-4 still living, living with son William-age 59
      - in Kitchen, Hopkins Co, KY
      - 1920 census lists her as age 94,widowed,living with son William-age 65
      - in Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY
      - on 3/28/1843 in Hopkins Co, KY married Thomas L O'Bryan 5/4/1820 Hopkins Co, KY - bet 1870-1880
      - ** See marriage record later **
      - ** See his findagrave.com page **
      - son of Reddick O'Bryan 5/22/1791 NC - 9/12/1879 KY
      and Elizabeth Bourland 12/9/1796 SC - 12/28/1862 KY
      - dau of John Bourland Jr. 12/12/1762 VA - 5/11/1844 Hopkins Co, KY
      and Mary Loving 5/26/1769 Edgefield, Edgefield Co, SC - 1/20/1849 Hopkins Co, KY
      dau Florella O'Bryan 5/4/1844 Hopkins Co, KY
      - on 12/20/1876 in Hopkins Co, KY married William Franklin Walker b. abt 1833 NC
      dau Susan E R O'Bryan 1/23/1845 Hopkins Co, KY 9/27/1892 Mercer Co, KY
      - on 10/16/1860 in Hopkins Co, KY married George Washington Kington 2/5/1840 KY or TN
      - son of Bernard M Kington 1/13/1804 TN and Sarah Slaton 5/24/1806 KY - 6/28/1855
      - they married on 10/24/1844 in Hopkins Co, KY
      - dau of Edmond H Slaton and Nancy Rossler Allen 1780 VA
      Sarah's siblings:
      bro John Porter Slaton 11/7/1807 KY - 1/26/1878
      - on 11/4/1834 in Hopkins Co, KY married Nancy Emeline Adams 1816 KY
      - dau of Thomas Adams and Elizabeth A Ashby
      Nancy Emeline's siblings:
      bro Samuel Adams 11/6/1807 KY - 10/21/1893
      bro William Samuel Adams 7/28/1811 KY - 1854
      bro Thomas J Adams 1818 KY - 1875
      bro Arthur Walker Slaton 12/28/1810 KY - 1/19/1901
      - on 8/25/1840 Hop Co KY mar. Mary Lee O'Bryan 3/10/1824 Hop Co KY - 6/18/1908
      sis Elizabeth Catherine Slaton 1813 KY
      - on 4/5/1832 in Hopkins Co, KY married Joseph White 12/19/1811 KY - 10/24/1871
      son Edward Valentine White 1833 KY,
      - on 1/8/1866 in Hopkins Co, KY married Nancy Martin Roland,
      - dau of Robert M Roland and Rachel R Slaton
      dau Sidney E White 1834 KY
      sis Susan Frances Slaton 1815 KY - 1905
      - on 3/6/1834 in Hopkins Co, KY married William Samuel Adams 7/28/1811 KY - 1854
      bro Thomas Milton Slaton 10/28/1817 KY - 8/6/1886
      George's siblings:
      sis Malvina Kington 1842 KY - 10/31/1858
      sis Mary C Kington 9/6/1846 KY - 10/1854
      bro Joseph B Kington 12/31/1848 KY - 10/5/1851
      son Prior Loving O'Bryan 8/7/1849 Hopkins Co, KY - 3/10/1922
      - on 8/19/1866 in Hopkins Co, KY married Paulina Laffoon 2/22/1850 Hopkins Co, KY
      - 3/3/1919 Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY
      - dau of William Travis Laffoon 12/13/1816 Earlington, Hopkins Co, KY - 3/4/1892 KY
      and Jediah L Caroline Sisk 11/1/1831 Hopkins Co, KY - 1/21/1890
      - son of Rutherford Laffoon 6/11/1792 Surry Co, NC - 2/26/1876
      and Sarah Hill 6/1/1792 SC - 10/7/1852 Earlington, Hopkins Co, KY
      - dau of Barnabas Sisk, Jr. 10/8/1812 KY - 7/1/1887 Hopkins Co, KY
      and Mary Polly Howell 1/11/1810 Hopkins Co, KY - 1/23/1900
      KY marriage index:
      Marriage Record for Pauline LAFFOON
      Spouse: P S O'BRYANT
      Date: 19 Aug 1866
      B/G: Bride
      County and State: Hopkins Co. KY

      KY Hopkins Co deaths:
      Name Date Age Cert
      Obryan, Pauline C 03/03/1919 069 10036
      son William Head O'Bryan 1850 Hopkins Co, KY -1923
      - ** See his findagrave.com page **
      - married Mary E Braswell 1851 - 1911
      dau Ida Lee O'Bryan 1886 - 1929
      - married ??? Fentress
      - after 1912 he married Mattie ???
      dau Nancy S O'Bryan 1852 Hopkins Co, KY
      son James B O'Bryan 1853 Hopkins Co, KY
      son Joseph Redick O'Bryan 1860 Hopkins Co, KY - married Ella Hancock
      son Thomas Carroll O'Bryan 1866 - 11/14/1954 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      KY Hopkins Co deaths:
      Name Date Age Cert
      Obryan, Thomas C 11/14/1954 088 21797

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      found at findagrave.com on 6/11/2021

      Louisa Loving O'Bryan

      Birth: 18 Nov 1826 Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Death: 19 May 1924 (aged 97) Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Memorial #: 64314122
      Bio:
      There are two sets of parents credited to her: #1 Joseph Loving & Susannah Mary Bourland: #2 William Loving & Louisa Bourland (the last is according to her death cert)

      Two different records state that her birth year is 1825.

      Married: Thomas L O'Bryan on 28 March 1843 in Hopkins Co, KY

      Their children:
      Florella (O'Bryan) Walker
      Susan R (O'Bryan) Kington Fraza
      Prior Loving O'Bryan
      William Head O'Bryan
      Nancy (O'Bryan) Hall
      James B O'Bryan
      Joseph Redick O'Bryan
      Thomas Carroll O'Bryan

      Family Members
      Spouse
      Thomas L O'Bryan 1820-1870
      Children
      Prior Loving O'Bryan 1849-1922
      William Head O'Bryan 1850-1923
      Joseph Redick O'Bryan 1861-1936
      Thomas Carroll O'Bryan 1866-1954
      Maintained by: Janice (O'Bryan) Byington (46607209)
      Originally Created by: Carl Lansden (46968416)
      Added: 17 Jan 2011
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64314122/louisa-o'bryan
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/64314122/louisa-o'bryan : accessed 11 June 2021), memorial page for Louisa Loving O'Bryan (18 Nov 1826–19 May 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64314122, citing Odd Fellows Cemetery, Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Janice (O'Bryan) Byington (contributor 46607209) .
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      found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSJL-RMP

      Mrs. Louisa O'Bryan, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955"
      Name: Mrs. Louisa O'Bryan ****
      Titles and Terms:
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 19 May 1924 ****
      Event Place: Mill, Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States ****
      Residence Place:
      Address:
      Gender: Female
      Age: 98 ****
      Marital Status:
      Race:
      Occupation:
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1826 ****
      Burial Date:
      Burial Place:
      Cemetery:
      Father's Name: William Loving **** ????
      Father's Titles and Terms:
      Father's Birthplace:
      Mother's Name: Louisa Baurland **** ????
      Mother's Titles and Terms:
      Mother's Birthplace:
      Additional Relatives:
      Spouse's Name:
      Spouse's Titles and Terms:
      Reference ID: cn 11661
      GS Film number: 1912788
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      found at http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/hopkins/marr/marr001.html

      REVEREND JOHN BOURLAND MARRIAGES ** See Misc-Docs

      O'Bryan, Thomas L. Loving, Louisa 3/28/1843
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    Family ID F1523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Apr 1786 - Wilkes Co, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 14, living with parents - 1800 - Morgan, Wilkes Co, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 04 Nov 1806 - Muhlenberg Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 24, married with a family, living with father Gabriel Loving, Jr - 1810 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 26-44(34), wife age 26-44(32), 5 children, & 1 other - 1820 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 40-49(44), wife age 30-39(42?), 6 children - 1830 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 50-59(54), wife age 40-49(52?), 4 children - 1840 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Recorded 10/1/1842 in Book 4 - p. 409-411 - 26 Aug 1842 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between 26 Aug and 01 Oct 1842 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    O'Bryan-Louisa-(Loving)--(Joseph-Loving)-dau
    O'Bryan-Louisa-(Loving)--(Joseph-Loving)-dau

  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

      - ** See Susannah Mary Bourland's notes **

      - Joseph Loving Will, Pg 1 26 Aug 1842 Will Book 4, Page 409, Hopkins County, KY

      - 4 Nov 1806 Muhlenberg, Ky Ceremony performed Rev. John Bourland recorded in family bible James-Hannah (Loving) Allen. Spouse Susannah Mary Bourland 1788-1842

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      found at findagrave.com on 6/11/2021

      Joseph Loving

      Birth: 18 Apr 1786 Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
      Death: 1842 (aged 55–56) Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Burial: Cremated, Ashes scattered ?? How do they know that?

      Memorial #: 144440256
      Family Members
      Parents
      Gabriel Gilbert Loving 1746-1809
      Rachel Loving 1754-1806
      Siblings
      William Ransom Loving 1784-1857
      Mahala Hannah Loving Alexander 1799-1880
      Wiseman Fisherman Loving 1803-1864
      Half Siblings
      Robert Barnabas Sisk 1775-1856
      Gabriel Sisk 1777-1858
      Jane Loving Davis 1782-1876
      Children
      Evangeline Loving Littlepage 1809-1875
      Oliver Loving 1812-1867
      Maintained by: Gene Stephan (48184541)
      Originally Created by: warren smith (47332004)
      Added: 1 Apr 2015
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144440256/joseph-loving
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/144440256/joseph-loving : accessed 11 June 2021), memorial page for Joseph Loving (18 Apr 1786–1842), Find a Grave Memorial ID 144440256, ; Maintained by Gene Stephan (contributor 48184541) Cremated, Ashes scattered.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S2] 1800 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S3] 1810 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S43] Military documents.

    8. [S77] Will.

    9. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.

    10. [S41] Marriage License.