CHARLES S. LOVE
History of Arizona, page 585

Among the real early settlers of Arizona is numbered Charles 
S. Love, who has been a resident of this state for over a half 
century and has been a witness of and an active participant in 
the development of this locality from a wilderness to one of 
the country's prosperous and wealthy states.

He was born in Midway, Utah, November 15, 1867 and is a son 
of Charles H. and Louisie (Peterson) Love, the former of whom 
was a carpenter by occupation.  Both parents are deceased, the 
mother passing away in 1888 and the father in 1980. Mr. Love 
acquired his education in the public schools of Utah. At the 
age of thirteen he drove a two ox team from Utah to Arizona, 
a distance of eight hundred miles.  There were no roads, he 
passed very few settlements and his journey required "three 
moons."  In 1881 when fourteen years of age he went to St. 
Johns, Apache County where he found employment as a carpenter 
and two years later he went to New Mexico and engaged in 
mining.  During those early years the settlers were in constant 
danger from Indian raids and in 1885 Mr. Love was chased for 
over two hours by Geronimo and his band. In 1888 Mr. Love 
returned to Apache County and engaged in the lumber business 
which he followed there for four years after which he engaged 
at Eagar, Apache County in the same line.  In 1900 he turned 
his attention to ranching and sheep and cattle raising which 
line of effort he followed until 1926 when he came to 
Springerville and engaged in a mercantile business. He has 
since bought out the Springerville Mercantile Company and is 
now doing a large and prosperous business. He carries a 
general line of goods, gives excellent service to his 
patrons and his trade covers a wide range of territory.

On January 20, 1890, he married Marion E. Brown of Nutrioso, 
Arizona and they are the parents of a daughter Dorinda J. who 
is the wife of H.G. Udall Of Eagar.


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