Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Lovett, William 
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Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885

William Lovett, farmer, section 8, Union Grove Township, has been a land-
holder in Whiteside County since 1858. He was born Nov. 3, 1829, in New 
Jersey, of which State his parents, John and Beulah (Harvey) Lovett, were 
natives, and where they passed their entire lives. Their five children were 
named Isaac, John, Samuel, William and Elizabeth. Mr. Lovett was sent to the 
public schools until he was 14 years of age, when he was apprenticed to a 
blacksmith, and served six years, acquiring a thoroughly practical knowledge 
of the business in all its details, and he made it the vocation of his life in 
his native State until 1858, the year in which he removed to Unionville, where 
he was similarly occupied for a year. Meanwhile he determined to become a 
farmer, and, in the following year, he purchased a small farm in the township 
of Union Grove. He continued its proprietor seven years, when he sold it and 
bought 80 acres of land on section 8, where he has since lived. His farm is in 
creditable agricultural condition, and the owner has materially added to its 
value by erecting substantial farm buildings. Mr. Lovett is a Republican in 
political faith and connections. He was united in marriage to Emmeline 
Russell, March 23, 1859, in Mt. Holly, N. J., and they have had four children. 
Anna E., Emma A. and William A. still survive. Mary died in infancy. Mrs. 
Lovett is the daughter of William and Harriet (Lovett) Russell. Her parents 
were natives of New Jersey and had four children, all girls,—Rachel, Emmeline, 
Louisa and Jane. Mrs. Lovett was born Sept. 18, 1827, in Springfield, N. J. 
She is a member of the Methodist Church.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full-
page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885.

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