Joseph "Joe" Lovelace

Joseph Lovelace, son of Isaac B. & Nancy (WORRELL) Lovelace was born in Buncombe, Illinois June 3, 1870 and died June 28, 1944 at the age of 74 years.

He was one of a family of ten children. Two brothers; Lem & Isaac, a sister; Edna and a stepsister Georgia still survive.

On October 11, 1894 he married Samantha Stewart, who died November 1899, and to this union were born two children, one stillborn and Laura. 

On October 29, 1902, he married Mary Ray. To this union two children were born, Joe Jr. and Elizabeth, who died at two years.