12 for ’26: Loveless Family for April – Ebenezer Loveless Timeline

For the month of April, it’s time to focus on another surname. Ebenezer Loveless, the son of Jesse Loveless and Elizabeth Nixon, was born 8 February 1851 in Georgia and died on 27 January 1929 in Rotan County, Texas. He had two wives: Eliza A. Rodgers and Melissa M. (Settle) Blount. He lived in Georgia, Arkansas, and Texas. Besides farming, he was also a Baptist minister. He and Eliza had eleven children. Below is a timeline just dealing with documents I have already found.

Timeline

1851. February 8. Ebenezer was born, likely in Cass County, Georgia, where his parents lived in 1850.
He was the youngest child of ten.[1]

1860. He was the youngest at age 9 in Jesse Loveless household in Cass County, Georgia.[2] Cass County was renamed to Bartow County in 1861.

1861. His father purchased land in Chattooga County and they likely moved.[3]

1870. He is still in the household his of father, Jesse, and mother, Elizabeth. He was 19. His brother, Jesse M, 22, and sister, Sophrona Sims, 38, along with her children, were also in the household. He was a farmer.[4]

1871. March 18-19. Ebby Loveless obtained a license to marry E. A. Rodgers. On 19 March, W.T. Russell, a minister of the gospel, married them in Chattooga County.[5]

1871-1872. Sometime during these years, the family moved to Faulkner County, Arkansas.

1872. A daughter, Minnie Loveless, was born and died. She is buried in Springhill Cemetery, Springhill, Faulkner County, Arkansas. Her tombstone reads “Emma & Minnie/daughters of Rev. & Mrs. EB Loveless.”[6]

Ebby, Lela Ann, Eliza

1873. December 29. His father, Jesse died.[7]

1874. He was listed in the tax list in Faulkner County, Arkansas. He had land in the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 36, Township 7 North, Range 13 West. Rebecca Rodgers, likely his wife’s mother, was listed above him. Rebecca had the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter. Both had 40 acres of land. Ebenezer’s was valued at $80 while Rebecca’s was valued at $72. Also in the section was J. Loveless, who may have been Ebenezer’s father, Jesse or his brother Jesse M. He had the southeast quarter with 160 acres.[8] When did he buy this land?

He was also listed under the personal property tax list below Elizabeth Loveless and J.M. Loveless. He paid a poll tax, had 1 horse valued at $75, and 3 cattle valued at $21.[9]

1874. Daughter Emma Loveless was born and died. She is buried in Springhill Cemetery, Springhill, Faulkner County, Arkansas. Her tombstone reads “Emma & Minnie/daughters of Rev. & Mrs. EB Loveless.”[10]

1876. January 11. George Alonzo “Lon” Loveless was born.[11]

1879. March 1. James Oscar Arthur Loveless was born.[12]

1880. Taxed on 1 poll, 1 horse, 7 cattle, 2 mules/asses, plus $100 of other property, totalling $342.[13]

1880. He was enumerated in Hardin Township in Faulkner County, Arkansas, with his wife, “Elzy” and children, Emma, George A., and Arthur. He was listed as a farmer.[14]

Ebineezer LOVELESS, Self, M, male, w, 29, GA, Farmer, SC, SC
Elzy LOVELESS, Wife, M, female, w, 26,GA, Keeping House, SC, SC
Emma LOVELESS, Dau, S, female, w, 6,AR, GA, GA
George A. LOVELESS, Son, S, male, w, 3, AR, GA, GA
Arthur LOVELESS, Son, S, male, w, 1,AR, GA, GA

1881. January 21. Ida B. Loveless was born.[15] Death certificate, informant Bill Hester, her son, and tombstone agree, and are likely the same informant. Early census records give a year after 1880. She was not in the household in 1880, so was born after the census. Later census records give her birth before 1880.

1881. November 1. Ebenezer and his wife, A. E. Loveless, sold land to T. M. Richardson for $600. It was the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 36, in Township 7 north, Range 13 west, the same land he was taxed on in 1873.[16]

1883. June 11. Thomas Mason “Maze” Loveless was born.[17]

1885. August 31. John Cecil Loveless was born.[18]

1887. January 18. Ebenezer and his wife sold land to W. E. Banister for $105, described as the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 8 in Township 7 north, Range 13 west, containing 40 acres.[19] How did he get this land?

1889. February 21. Robert Jessie Franklin Loveless was born.[20]

1891. January 2. Zachariah Taylor Loveless was born.[21]

1894. March 1. William Hutson “Hutts” Loveless was born.[22]

1895. November 17. Ebenezer was ordained as a Baptist minister. He worked at Needs Creek Church.[23]

1896. April 2. Lela Ann Loveless was born.[24]

1896. September 12. He purchased land from M. L. Derberry, for $700. It was the southwest quarter of Section 3 in Township 6 north, Range 13 west, containing 120 acres.[25]

1900. He was enumerated in the East Fork Township in Faulkner County with his wife and eight children and one boarder.

Loveless, A. Ebenezer, head, w, m, Feb 1851, 49, m 29 yr, GA, SC/SC, merchant ??, own, mort, farm, #198
Eliza A, wife, w, f, May 1854, 46, m 29 yr, 13/9 living, SC, SC/SC
Oascar Arthur, son, w, m, Mar 1879, 21, s, AR, GA/SC, farm laborer
Ida, dau, w, f, Jan 1882, 18, s, AR, GA/SC, clerk store,
Mason T, son, w, m, Jun, 1883, 16, s, AR, GA/SC, Farm laborer
John C, son, w, m, Aug, 1886, 14, s, AR, GA/SC, farm laborer, school,
Robert J, son, w, m, Feb 1889, 11, s, AR, GA/SC, farm laborer, school,
Zachariah T, son, w, m Feb 1891, 9, s, AR, GA/SC,
William H, son, w, m, Mar 1894, 6, s, AR, GA/SC,
Leelar, dau, w, f, Apr, 1895, 5, s, AR, GA/SC,
Elliott, Green L, boarder, w, m, Mar, 1875, 25, s, AR, Un/Un, broom maker[26]

1904. December 31. He sold land to T. M. Loveless for $240 ($40 in cash and the rest as a note), described as the north three quarters of the north half of the southwest quarter of Section 3 Township 6 north Range 13 west less two (2) acres in the south east corner thereof sold to W.Y. Day out of the south east corner of said tract.[27]

1907. August 27. His wife, Eliza, died of dropsy.[28] She was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery.[29]

1908. September 12. He married a second time to Melissa M. Blount in Stephenville, Erath County, Texas.[30] Her maiden name was Settle.[31] Question: When did he move to Texas?

1909. He was the pastor at the Baptist Church in Pilot Knob, Erath County.[32]

Rev. Jackson preached at Pilot Knob last Sunday.
The Baptist of Pilot Knob, have decided not to disband the church, but will go ahead with their work. Rev. Loveless will continue to act as their pastor.

1909. January. He sold his house and lot in Linder, Arkansas to G. L. Loveless for $250.[33]

1910. He is enumerated in Erath County with wife, son and daughter, two step-daughters, and mother-in-law.

Loveless, Ebby, head, male, white, 59, married 2nd, 1 yr, b. GA, parents SC, farmer, general farm, OA, read/write, own free, farm 246.
Melissa, wife, f, w, 42, 22, 1, Missouri, MO/KY
Wm H, son, m, w, 16, sing, Arkansas, GA/GA, laborer, home farm, school
Lela, dau, f, w, 14, sing, Arkansas, GA/GA, laborer, home farm, school
Blount, Mary Blount, step dau, f, w, 16, sing, Texas, AL/MO, laborer, home farm, school
Vernon, step dau, f, w, 14, sing, Texas, AL/MO, laborer, home farm, school
Settle, Aunie Mrs, mother-n-law, f, w, 73, wd, Kentucky, OH/VA[34]

1911. August. Ebenezer traveled to Conway, Arkansas to visit with his children and other relatives.[35] He preached at Spring Hill Baptist church.[36]

1915. March. He signed a lease with the Healdton Oil and Gas Development Company for they to do some exploration.[37]

1917. January. He and his daughter, Lela Lancaster visited friends and relatives in Linder, Arkansas.[38] The article mentioned he was the former postmaster: need to find source.

1920. Ebby and his wife Malissa were enumerated in Erath County.[39]

Lovelace, Ebbie, head, own, free, male, white, 65, married, b. GA, parents GA/GA. farm 59.  
                Malissa M, wife, female, white, 52, mar, MO, VA/VA, none

1929. January 27. Ebenezer died of bronchial pneumonia. He was buried in Bellevieu Cemetery in Rotan, Fisher County, Texas.[40] The funeral was held at the Baptist Church.[41]

Conclusion
Next up is to search for more documents using newspapers and full-text search. Following that, go back one generation to his parents, Jesse Loveless and Elizabeth Nixon.

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[1] For birth, see "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1983324 accessed 14 Jul 2008), death certificate no. 2972 (1929), E. Loveless; citing Texas Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, Texas Deaths 1890-1976." Informant, J.A. Loveless was his son. For parents in 1850, see 1850 U.S. census, Cass Co, Georgia, 12th Division, p 292 (stamped), fam 1665, Jesse Loveless. Nine children were in the household.

[2] 1860 U.S. census, Cass Co, Georgia, 16th District, p 804, fam 9, Jesse Lovless.

[3] Chattooga Co, Georgia, deeds, Bk E, p 100, Robert Cameron to Jesse Loveless, FHL film 337236.

[4] 1870 U.S. census, Chattooga Co, Georgia, 825 District, p 105, fam 133, Jesse Loveless.

[5] Chattooga Co, Georgia, marriages, v. 1a, p. 156, Ebby Loveless to E.A. Rodgers, 1871; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-8BZD-HY9 : accessed 3 May 2026), IGN 005190935, image 321 of 432.

[6] Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26484001/minnie-loveless : accessed 7 May 2026), Springhill Cemetery, Springhill, Arkansas, memorial no. 26484001, Minnie Loveless, photo by Cathy & Thomas.

[7] Faulkner Co, Arkansas, probate, v. A, p. 4, Letters of Administration, J. M. Loveless administrator, Jessee Loveless estate, 1874; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9W3-48KD : accessed 3 May 2026), IGN 007117255, image 32 of 657.

[8] Faulkner Co, Arkansas, tax records, 1874, T 7N, R 13W, Section 36, J. Loveless, Rebecca Rogers, E. Loveless; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSTL-8S9X-3 : accessed 3 May 2026), IGN 008339756, item 3, image 107 of 134.

[9] Faulkner Co, Arkansas, tax records, 1874, personal property, Hardin twp, E Loveless; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSTL-8S9Z-4 : accessed 3 May 2026), IGN 008339756, item 4, image 22 of 45.

[10] Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26483644/emma-loveless : accessed 7 May 2026), Springhill Cemetery, Springhill, Arkansas, memorial no. 26483644, Emma Loveless, photo by Cathy & Thomas.

[11] "U.S., WW I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918," database and images, Ancestry, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482), Conway, Faulkner Co, Arkansas, George Alonzo Loveless.

[12] "U.S., WW I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918," database and images, Ancestry, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482), Erath County, James Arthur Loveless.

[13] Faulkner Co, Arkansas, personal property tax, 1880, p. 60, E. Loveless; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSTL-DN83 : accessed 3 May 2026), IGN 008339785, image 417 of 626.

[14] 1880 U.S. census, Faulkner Co, Arkansas, Hardin twp, ED 57, sht 33, dwl 261, fam 261, Ebineezer Loveless.

[15] Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Texas Deaths 1890-1976, death certificate 62422, 1954, Ida B. Hester; imaged, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1983324 : accessed 14 Aug 2011), citing Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin.

[16] Faulkner County, Arkansas, deeds, v. H, p. 280, E & A.E. Loveless to T. M. Richardson, 1881; FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3Q5-WS3M-M : 3 May 2026), IGN 008565350, image 151 of 639.

[17] "U.S., WW I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482), Faulkner Co, Arkansas, Thomas Mason, Loveless.

[18] "U.S., WW I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482), Faulkner Co, Arkansas, John Cecil Loveless.

[19] Faulkner Co, Arkansas, deed, v. 12, p. 39-40, E. Loveless to W.E. Banister, 1887, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3Q5-793S-P : 5 Dec 2024), IGN 008565352; citing Faulkner Co. Clerk of the Court, Conway.

[20] "U.S., WW I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482), Erath Co, Robbie Jesse Franklin Loveless.

[21] "U.S., WW I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482), Faulkner Co, Arkansas, Zack R. Loveless.

[22] Faulkner Co, Arkansas, delayed birth certificate, no. 753, 1894, William Hudson Loveless, imaged, "Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1922," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61774/).

[23] Faulkner Co, Arkansas, deed records, v. 18, p. 50-51, credentials, E. Loveless; Circuit Clerk, Conway.

[24] 1900 U.S. census, Faulkner Co, Arkansas, East Fork Twp, sht 12B,dwell 201, fam 204, A. Ebenezer Loveless.

[25] Faulkner Co, Arkansas, Bk 19, p 362, M. L. Derberry to E Loveless, 1896; Circuit Clerk records, Conway.

[26] 1900 U.S. census, Faulkner Co, Arkansas, East Fork Township, ED 29, p. 12B, dwelling 201, family 204, A. Ebenezer Loveless.

[27] Faulkner Co, Arkansas, Bk 29, p 89, warranty deed, E. Loveless to T.M. Loveless; 1904, Circuit Clerk records, Conway.

[28] Desmond Walls Allen, Pence Funeral Home Conway, Arkansas 1904-1926 Vol II (Rapid Rabbit Copy Co, Conway, AR), p 51, Eliza Loveless.

[29] Spring Hill Cemetery, Faulkner Co, Arkansas, Elza R Loveless tombstone marker, photo by Lisa S. Gorrell, 6 Apr 2015.

[30] Texas, Erath County, Marriages, Bk L, p. 42, 1908, E Loveless-Mrs. MM Blount; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GP3D-93JB : accessed 7 May 2026), IGN 004820348, image 242 of 468..

[31] "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B9H-9QY1 : accessed 7 May 2026); 1950, no. 8502, Tarrant Co, Malissa Millison Loveless.

[32] Stephenville Empire, 15 Jan 1909, p. 2.

[33] “Real Estate Transactions,” Log Cabin Democrat (Conway, Ark), 21 Jan 1909, p. 2.

[34] 1910 U.S. census, Erath Co, Texas, ED 19, sht 14a, dwell/fam 230, Ebby Loveless.

[35] Log Cabin Democrat (Conway, Ark), 17 Aug 1911, p. 3.

[36] “Linder,” Log Cabin Democrat (Conway, Ark), 22 Aug 1911, p. 3, col. 4.

[37] Erath County, Texas, deeds, v. 134, p. 136, E. Loveless & wife to Healdton Oil & Gas Development Co, 1915; county clerk, Stephenville.

[38] Log Cabin Democrat (Conway, Ark), 6 Jan 1917, p. 4, col. 3.

[39] 1920 U.S. census, Erath Co, Texas, Prec 1, ED 4, sheet 4a, p. 42 (stamped), dwelling 60, family 58, Ebbie Lovelace.

[40] "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9Y19-3PYD, death certificate no. 2972 (1929), E. Loveless, accessed 14 Jul 2008.

[41] Funeral Notice card, E. Loveless, privately held by author.

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