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Author: Past and Present of Will County, IL; 1907

Mrs. Elizabeth B. Love, residing in Joliet township, is one of Will county's 
native daughters, for her birth occurred here on the 10th of March, 1837. She 
is a daughter of John and Lydia (Perry) Cooper. Her father, who was born 
October 1, 1800, in Center county, Pennsylvania, died in Will county, November 
16, 1875, while the mother, whose birth occurred in Brown county, Ohio, May 
11, 1807, passed away October 9, 1854. They were married in Ohio and came to 
Illinois in 1834. The father followed the occupation of farming in Will county 
throughout the greater part of his active business career and by his 
diligence, enterprise and capable management he accumulated a large tract of 
land and gave to each of his children one hundred and eighty acres. Both he 
and his wife were devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church and were 
among the most highly respected pioneer residents of this section of the 
state. Elizabeth B. Cooper spent her girlhood days in her parents' home amid 
pioneer scenes and environments and was well trained in the duties of the 
household, so that she was qualified to take charge of a home of her own when, 
on April 21, 1864, she gave her hand in marriage to Samuel Love. He was born 
in County Cavan, Ireland, on the 1st day of May, 1822, and spent his boyhood 
and youth in his native country. Crossing the Atlantic to the new world, he 
made his home in New York for several years and in the fall of 1856 arrived in 
Will county, where he continued to reside until called to his final rest. He 
was a stone-mason by trade and became a contractor and builder, following that 
pursuit in Joliet for twelve or thirteen years, during which time he erected 
some fine houses in that city. Following his marriage in 1864 he settled on 
section 25, Joliet township, where his widow still resides on a farm of one 
hundred and sixty acres of rich and productive land, pleasantly located about 
three and a half miles southeast of Joliet and connected with the city by fine 
gravel roads. It was in 1868 that they took up their abode upon this farm and 
Mr. Love, with characteristic energy, began its cultivation and development, 
bringing the fields under a high state of cultivation and adding many modern 
improvements. As the years passed Mr. and Mrs. Love became the parents of five 
children: John W. C, who died a year after his father's death; Samuel E., who 
operates the home farm and is engaged in the dairy business; Hattie J., who 
married Arthur Watson and is now living in Des Moines, Iowa; Mary E., the wife 
of Dr. Downey, who is surgeon for the Utah Construction Company in the west 
and now located at Cobre, Nevada; and Anna M., of Chicago. John W. C. Love, 
the eldest son, whose death is mentioned above, was born on the 28th of March, 
1865, and grew to manhood in his parents home. At the time of his marriage, 
January 8, 1890, he became a resident of Joliet and for several years was 
connected with a large marble and granite firm, employing convict labor, at 
the Illinois state penitentiary. In 1895 he and his family removed to Pontiac, 
Illinois, where he became an officer in the Illinois state reformatory, 
serving in that capacity until the time of his death, April 30, 1897. He was 
faithful to his duties and a popular man among his associates. At his death he 
left one son, Ralph J., then six years of age and now completing the high 
school course at Chicago Heights. He and Mabelle Love Watson, daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. Arthur Watson, are the grandchildren of Mrs. Love. In his political 
views Samuel Love was a stalwart republican, supporting the party from its 
organization, but never a politician in the sense of office seeking. He 
deserved much credit for what he accomplished in life, for he came to America 
an empty-handed young man, dependent entirely upon his own resources for 
advancement and success. While he recognized the fact that opportunities are 
greater in America than in other countries, he knew, too, that earnest work is 
the basis of success and it was by his perseverance and diligence that he 
became one of the prosperous farmers of Will county. He passed away on the 
18th day of February, 1896, at the age of seventy-four years, respected by all 
who knew him. He was a devoted and worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal 
church, to which Mrs. Love still belongs. She is one of the oldest native 
residents of Will county, having for almost three score years and ten made her 
home within its borders, and she is therefore largely familiar with its 
history, having been an interested witness of the changes which have occurred 
and the transformation that has been wrought. She still lives upon the home 
farm where the greater part of her married life was passed. 

Additional Comments:
PAST AND PRESENT OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS By W. W. Stevens President of the 
Will County Pioneers Association; Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1907

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