Loveland, C.K.

WEBB, COMINS, PEEBLES, PIERCE, STJOHN, CURTIS, HARMER, FULLER, HOWE, CLINE, HANSON, GROTHER, THOMPSON

Posted By: BCGS
Date: 12/21/2009 at 10:04:53

C.K. Loveland, who has resided continuously within the border of Bremer county during the past half century, has devoted his attention to general agricultural pursuits throughout his entire business career and is the owner of an excellent farm comprising one hundred and forty acres on section 26, Jackson township. His birth occurred in St. Lawrence county, New York, in 1837, his parents being Remembrance and Lucinda Loveland, who were natives of Vermont and Massachusetts respectively. The father followed farming in the state of New York until called to his final rest at the age of fifty-one years, while the mother's demise occurred when she was seventy-two years old. Their children were nine in number, namely; Joel, who is a resident of Janesville, Iowa; Martha, who gave her hand in marriage to Albert Webb, of Janesville, this state; C.K., of this review; Jane, who is the deceased wife of Steven Comins; Dwight, who passed away in the Empire state; Emeline, who was the wife of J.W. Peebles and passed away in Decatur, Nebraska; Joseph, whose demise occured at Fort Collins, Colorado; Maria, who was the wife of Daniel Pierce and died in Shellrock, Iowa; and Daniel, whose demise occurred in the state of New York.

C.K. Loveland began his education in the schools of his native state and subsequently continued his studies at Mount Vernon, Iowa. He came west to this state in May, 1856, settling in Bremer county, but three years later returned to New York, there remaining for a period of three years. In October, 1863, he returned to Bremer county and purchased a farm of one hundred and seven acres on section 26, Jackson township, on which he has resided to the present time and the boundaries of which he has extended until it now embraces one hundred and forty acres, ninety acres thereof being in a high state of cultivation. In connection with the production of cereals he has devoted considerable attention to livestock, meeting with well merited success in both branches of his business. He likewise owns two hundred and forty acres of timber land in Dent county, Missouri, and has long been numbered among the substantial and representative citizens of his community.

In 1867 Mr. Loveland was united in marriage to Miss Jenny St.John, who was born at Franklinville, New York, in 1851, her parents being James and Adaline (Curtis) St.John, of English descent. The father was a native of Saratoga Springs, New York, while the mother's birth occurred at Franklinville, that state. Their marriage was celebrated in the Empire state, where James St.John worked as a tanner until 1856, when he came west to Bremer county, Iowa. Some years later he purchased land in Jackson township and there made his home until called to his final rest in 1878. His wife, surviving him for a quarter of a century, passed away in 1903. Mrs. Loveland is a representative of the ninth generation of the St.John family in this country, the first representatives of the name in the United States being her great-grandparents who came from England in 1631 and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts. James St.John, the great-grandfather of Mrs. Loveland, served in the Revolution was a member of Colonel Willett's New York regiment. Unto James and Adaline (Curtis) St.John were born six children, as follows: Mrs. C.K. Loveland, who acquired her education in this state; Ellen, who is the widow of William Harmer and resides in Clarksville, Iowa; Josephine, who is the widow of Johnathan Fuller and makes her home in Blairsburg, Iowa; Lorette, the wife of George Shepard, of Bremer county; James, living in Cedar Falls, Iowa; and Martha, who is the wife of Charles Howe, of Janesville, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Loveland have eight children, namely: Cora, who is the wife of Milan Cline, of Cedar Falls, Iowa; Annie, who gave her hand in marriage to Edward Hanson and resides in Maynard, Minnesota; Vinnie, who is the wife of Harry Grother, of Kuna, Idaho; Julia, who gave her hand in marriage to W.C. Thompson, of Maynard, Minnesota; Mary, a resident of Waterloo, Iowa; Fay, at home; Halbert, who is also under the parental roof; and Lucy, a school teacher. The first five named have also followed the profession of teaching.

Mr. Loveland is a staunch republican in his political views but has never sought nor desired the emoluments of office. The religious faith of the family is that of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Mrs. Loveland and two of her daughters belong to the Daughters of the American Revolution. They enjoy an extensive and favorable acquaintance throughout the community and the hospitality of the best homes is cordially extended them.

History of Bremer County, Iowa Vol. II 1914