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John E. Lovejoy
Born 1817

JOHN E. LOVEJOY, station agent for Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, at Scotch Grove Station; born in Albion, Kennebec Co., Me., in 1817; his parents were Daniel and Elizabeth Lovejoy; he is a brother of Elijah Y. Lovejoy, who was killed by a pro slavery mob at Alton, Ill., in 1837. Mr. Lovejoy went to St. Louis in 1835, where he learned the printer's trade in the office of his brother, Elijah P., who was then editor of the St. Louis Observer; thence to Alton with his brother, end was employed in the office of the latter at the time he was killed. He came to Iowa in December, 1839; Jones Co. has generally been his home since that time; he, however, has spent about two years in Illinois since that date. In 1861, he was appointed U. S. Consul to Peru, which position he filled for about three and a half years; after his return from Peru, till 1871, he was engaged in farming in Sec. 16, this township; thence to Center Junction, where he was engaged in the mercantile business for about three years, assumed his present position in 1875. His first wife was Marguerette Livingston; his present wife was Joanna Macbeth; has five children by first marriage-two sons and three daughters; has a son and daughter by second marriage. Mr. Lovejoy and his sister, Elizabeth Hammond, who lives in Chicago, are the only survivors of seven children.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 656.

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H. C. Lovelace
Born July 30, 1850

H. C. LOVELACE, blacksmith, Monticello; is a native of Iowa, and was born in Dubuque Co., July 30, 1850; he grew up to manhood and learned his trade there; in 1873, he came to Jones Co., and located in Monticello, and since then has been engaged in business here, and has built up a good trade. He married Miss M. E. Dando, from Dubuque, March 26, 1872; they have two children—Jennie Mabel and Frankie.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 674.

George Lafayette Lovell
Born March 20, 1856

Few positions in the world of affairs and business demand a greater executive capacity, a keener acumen in commercial matters and a healthy union of conservatism and progress than does that of president of a banking institution. These are the qualities possessed in high degree by George Lafayette Lovell, who, for more than three decades, has been connected with the financial interests of Monticello and for more than a third of that time has been the president of the Lovell State Bank.

He was born in Climax, Kalamazoo county, Michigan, March 20, 1856, and is a son of Dr. Lafayette W. and Catharine (Eldred) Lovell, who as children had gone to Michigan in the second quarter of the past century. The father was a native of Windham county, Vermont, and was descended from English and Welsh ancestors who were early settlers of New England, some of them being prominent in the affairs of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Their descendants have in turn followed the course of the history of this country, each playing his part in the life about him. In 1835, Dr. Lafayette W. Lovell came west with his parents, who located in Kalamazoo county, Michigan, where he grew to manhood and established himself as a physician. Besides achieving distinction in his profession he became prominent in county and state affairs, in which his influence was felt until his death, in 1896. His wife, Miss Catharine Eldred in her maidenhood, was a native of Otsego county, New York and a daughter of Judge Caleb Eldred, who had gone to Kalamazoo county, Michigan, in 1832. The young people were united in marriage in 1848, together passing down life's highway until 1892, when Mrs. Lovell was called to her final rest.

George Lafayette Lovell was reared under the parental roof, obtaining his early education in the village schools of Climax, Michigan. Their course of instruction completed, he was enrolled as a student in Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan, and after spending two years there he went to Cornell University,, Ithaca, New York, at which he remained from 1873 to 1875. The winter of 1875-76 he devoted to study at Parsons Business College, Kalamazoo, Michigan, completing the prescribed course. He came to Monticello, Iowa, in March, 1876, and for the next few months acted as bookkeeper in the bank here and that in Strawberry Point. Early in 1878 he entered into partnership with G. W. Lovell, an uncle, under the firm name of G. W. & G. L. Lovell, and the two conducted a profitable banking business here for nineteen years, until 1897, when the death of the older man compelled a reorganization of the concern. It was then incorporated under the state laws as the Lovell State Bank and Mr. Lovell has since acted as its president. The sound financial policy which has characterized its existence, the stability of the investments in which its funds have been placed and its general safety as a repository for the moneys of others, these and many other things have won for it the confidence of the citizens and for its owner the highest respect.

On the 19th of December, 1878, in Olivet, Michigan, Mr. Lovell was joined in wedlock to Miss Fredrika M. Green, a native of Lancaster. Erie county, New York. Three children were born of the union: Grace, who is the wife of George L. Schoonover, of Anamosa, Iowa,; Lafayette W., who married Miss Lisle M. Richardson; and Catharine E. One of the pioneer bankers of the town, Mr. Lovell has added to that distinction the fact that his career has ever been marked by a high conception of honor and integrity.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, R. M. Corbitt, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910, p. 216.

George W. Lovell
Born December 9, 1818

GEORGE W. LOVELL, banker and stock-raiser, Monticello; is a native of Windham Co., Vt., and was born December 9, 1818; he was educated in the public schools of Vermont, and was well versed in the common English branches, natural science, surveying, geometry and the higher mathematics; in 1835, while in his 17th year, the family came to Kalamazoo, Mich., and engaged in farming; upon attaining his 20th year, his father died, in 1839, and he was left in charge of the home farm in Michigan. He was elected Supervisor of Kalamazoo about 1844, and held that office for five or six years, and, in 1852, was elected a member of the House of Representatives in that State and was re-elected in 1854, holding the office four years and performing its duties to the entire satisfaction of his constituents; during the same year, 1854, he came West to Iowa, and invested in land in Jones Co., and engaged in stock-raising; his stock-farm, containing over one thousand acres, only a few miles from Monticello, is one of the finest in the State; while living here, he was elected County Supervisor. In 1870, he moved into Monticello, and engaged in banking. In 1871, he was elected Mayor of Monticello, and was re-elected in 1872; during the same year, he was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Judge McKean in the State Senate of Iowa, and, in 1873, he was re-elected for the full term of four years. Mr. Love11 owns a large farm in Michigan and has other interests in that State. He is a man of rare correctness of judgment in business affairs and is actively identified with the interests of the city and county, and enjoys an enviable reputation wherever he is known.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 674.

Mary E. Lowry
Born August 26, 1814

MRS. MARY E. LOWRY, one of the best known residents of Jones County, is the lady whose name opens this sketch. She is the widow of Joseph Lowry, and makes her home at the present time in Olin. Our subject was born in Genesee County, N. Y., August 26, 1814, and is the daughter of Jeduthun Seeley, whose birth also occurred in the Empire State, whence he removed to Illinois in an early day in the history of that state, and departed this life in Whiteside County. He was married to Miss Sarah Gibbs, who was also born in New York. Mrs. Seeley survived her husband many years, dying after her removal to Olin.

The original of this sketch spent the early years of her life in her native state, and received her education in the schools near her home. She accompanied her parents on their removal to Illinois in 1835, and three years later was married to Richard J. Cleveland, a native of Boston, Mass., and a graduate of Harvard University. Mr. Cleveland was the son of Richard J. Cleveland, Sr., a man of much learning, and his mother bore the maiden name of Dorcas Hiller. She was likewise born in the Bay State and was finely educated for that period.

Mr. Cleveland was prominent in the early settlement of Whiteside County, Ill.; he was very public-spirited and took great interest in school matters. He was a stanch supporter of the Republican party after its organization, and he was very popular as a man of wide reading and general research. He departed this life in Jones County, December 7, 1877, greatly mourned by many relatives and a host of warm friends. To Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland there were born four children, all deceased.

In 1878 our subject was married to the Rev. Joseph Lowry, a minister in the Presbyterian Church, and a native of Ireland. He was educated in the University of Dublin and the College at Belfast, and took an active interest in all the affairs of his native land. Mr. Lowry emigrated to the United States in 1854, and taking up his abode in Jones County, this state, in 1878, did much toward furthering religious work in this locality. He organized the first Sunday-school in the county, and as a minister of the Gospel manifested a deep interest in the noble work in which he was engaged. He was a man of education and refinement, highly respected and esteemed, not only by his own congregation, but by all who knew him. He departed this life in January, 1891, and many were the expressions of condolence which Mrs. Lowry received. After the first shock she rallied and set an example of self-sacrifice which we can only regard as heroic. She owns valuable property in Olin, and at present occupies a beautiful residence in the place. She is a lady of great refinement and intelligence, and enjoys the friendship of the best people of the county.

From Dubuque, Jones, and Clayton Counties History, 1894, pg. 356, and submitted by Becky Teubner.

C. H. Lull
Born February 24, 1830

C. H. LULL, dealer in dry goods and groceries, Main street, Anamosa; is a native of Windsor Co., Vt., and was born February 24, 1830; he grew up and attended school, and entered a printing office and learned the printing business; after learning his trade, he and A. J. Aikens, now of Milwaukee, published the old Vermont Gazette at Bennington, Vt., the oldest paper published in the State; in the fall of 1851, Mr. Lull came to Iowa, and locatcd in Jones Co., and engaged in the mercantile business at Olin; he bought goods East and had them shipped by river by New Orleans to Dubuque. and carted them by wagon from there; he continued in business at Olin until 1865, then came to Anamosa, and since then has been engaged in business here; there is no merchant now in business here that was here when he came to this county. He held the office of Postmaster for many years; also served as Town Clerk and Town Trustee; he held the office of Commissioner of the State Penitentiary two years. He was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Hicks, a native of Bennington Co., Vt., December 18, 1851; they have five children—one son and four daughters.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 563.

Richard Lunn
Born August 6, 1818

RICHARD LUNN, farmer, Wyoming Twp., Sec. 17; P.O. Wyoming; born August 6, 1818, in Lincolnshire, England; August 4, 1837, he came to New York; November 15, 1837, he came to Cleveland, Ohio; engaged as a carriage-driver; he then removed to Strongsville, Ohio, and engaged in farming; June 28, 1858, he came to Jones Co., Iowa; he owns 400 acres of land. Married Miss H. S. Aldrich November 11, 1845; she was born March 2, 1816, in Ontario Co., N.Y.; had five children, two living-Martin A. and Hannah (now Mrs. Henderson), now living in Jasper Go. Has been Township Treasurer about seven years. Republican; Presbyterian Church.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 604.

Thomas Lyans
Born December 29, 1821

THOMAS LYANS, farmer, Madison Twp., Sec. 4; P.O. Center Junction; born December 29, 1821, in Harrison Co., Ohio; in 1851, he came to Dubuque Co., Iowa; in 1856, he came to Missouri, and, in the fall of this year, he removed to Jones Co., and to his present farm, where he has since resided; he owns 760 acres of land. Married Rebecca A. Guthrie in 1858; she was born in 1826, in Harrison Co., Ohio; they have twelve children—seven sons and five daughters. Republican; Presbyterian Church.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 616.

David G. Lyon
Born February 25, 1829

DAVID G. LYON, farmer, Madison Twp., Sec. 15; P.O. Wyoming; born February 25, 1829, in New York; in 1836, came to Michigan, with his parents, thence to Illinois; in 1863, he came to Jones Co., Iowa; he owns 120 acres of land. Married Margaret Crawford in 1850; she was born in Pennsylvania; have two children—William J. and Alma. He is Township Treasurer, and School Director of Madison Center. Republican.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 616.

John W. Lyon
Born January 20, 1839

JOHN W. LYON, farmer, Jackson Twp., Sec. 14; P.O. Amber; born January 20, 1839, Warren Co., Ind.; in 1849, came to Illinois; in 1856, came to Jones Co.; owns eighty acres of land; enlisted in 1865, in Co. E, 39th I.V.I.; served to the end of the war; participated in the battles of Vicksburg, Jackson, Miss., Arkansas Post and Athens. Married Mary H. Chew in 1865; she was born in 1844, in New Jersey; have five children—John W., Cornelius M., William F., David F., and Vinton O. Democrat; Christian Church.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 612.