LOVEJOY, George B.

LOVEJOY, SKINNER

Posted By: Larry Shoger (email)
Date: 12/26/2008 at 19:00:39

George B. Lovejoy came to Mitchell Co., Iowa in 1855, and entered land on section 15, township 98, range 18, in what is now known as Rock township. He was the first American settler in the township. He spent the winter here and went to Wisconsin in the spring, but returned immediately, his brother, Jasen (Jason) coming with him. He at once commenced improvements, putting up a log house and commenced breaking in the geographical center of the township. He was a young man at this time, but in December 1864, he was married to Mary J. Skinner at Osage. They settled in his log house on section 22, northeast quarter, where they lived until 1879, when he built a large frame house on the southeast quarter of the same section, where he now resides. Mr. and Mrs. Lovejoy are the parents of six children - Summer Gates, Alva Bush, Ethel, George Ray, Susan A. and Charles T., who died when he was fifteen months old.

Mr. Lovejoy has always taken an active part in township matters. He has held different offices of trust in the township. He was the first justice of the peace elected in the township and in 1868 was elected county supervisor. His birth place was Sharon, Windsor Co., Vt. He was born Oct. 11, 1829. When but an infant his parents moved to Royalton in his native county, where he attended the common school and also spent several terms at the seminaries at Thetford and Royalton, Vt.

Taken from History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, 1884, page 464.