LOVE, Herbert E. - 1914

LOVE, HUNTER, LANE, MARKS, MILES

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Date: 7/7/2009 at 03:48:33

HISTORY OF
Cherokee County
IOWA
VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1914
by Thomas McCulla

HERBERT E. LOVE.

Herbert E. Love, living retired in Meriden, was born in Lenawee county, Michigan, January 29, 1854, a son of S. H. and Frances (Hunter) Love, natives of New York state. The parents went to Michigan as children and after the father grew to maturity he engaged in farming there, dying at Adrian, in that state, in February, 1900. He had long survived his wife, who passed away June 7. 1874.

Herbert E. Love was reared and educated in his native state, attending district and town schools. He remained with his father on the farm until he was twentyone and then came to Cherokee, Iowa, entering the employ of N. F. Burroughs, with whom he remained for three years. At the end of that time he rented a farm in OBrien county and after another three years purchased one hundred and sixty acres there, operating this property for fourteen years thereafter. He then went to Dakota and bought one hundred and sixty acres. After remaining four years he sold his interests there, came back to Cherokee county and bought the old Burroughs homestead of one hundred and sixty acres in Cherokee township. He remained there about eight years, then sold this property and bought one hundred and sixty acres in Sheridan township. This land was operated by our subjects son Lloyd. In 1910 our subject returned to Dakota and took up a homestead claim of one hundred and sixty acres, remained fourteen months, then returned to Meriden where he purchased an attractive residence, in which he is enjoying the leisure which has rewarded his many years of earnest and well directed labor.

On the 24th of January, 1877, Mr. Love married Miss Martha A. Lane, a daughter of James and Ann (Marks) Lane, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Ireland. The father was a farmer by occupation and he came to Cherokee county at an early date, taking up a homestead claim eight miles south of Cherokee. He operated this during the remainder of his life, dying upon his farm in 1903, having survived his wife since 1892. Mr. and Mrs. Love became the parents of five children: Mabel, who married William Miles, a farmer in South Dakota; Arment B., engaged in the butcher business in Cherokee; Elwood B., connected with a railroad in Council Bluffs, Iowa; S. Lloyd, engaged in farming the home farm in Sheridan township; and Herbert H., who is attending the Cherokee high school.

Mr. Love is a member of the Presbyterian church and is identified fraternally with the Modern Woodmen of America. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and has served as trustee of Sheridan township and is now a member of the town council of Meriden, proving a capable and conscientious public official. He is held in high regard by all who know him and is ranked with the representative citizens of this locality.