LOVE, James F., D. D. S., Union, then Beauregard Parish, Louisiana

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Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and
Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 636-637.  Edited by Alcée
Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

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Love, James F., D. D. S., well-known dentist of De Ridder, was born at
Farmersville, Union parish, La., Oct. 8, 1879, and is a son of L. T. and
Lizzie D. (Lee) Love, the former of whom was a native of the locality in which
the son was born, and the mother a native of Acadia, though reared at
Farmersville.  The last-named parent died March 29, 1895.  The father followed
the business of a farmer throughout life.  His death occurred in Aug., 1905. 
The Love family in Louisiana came from Georgia and Mississippi.  The paternal
grandfather, Royal K. Love, was one of the early settlers in Union parish. 
Three uncles of James F. Love participated in the Civil war.  The last-named
was the second of 8 children born to his parents, as follow:  Royal Lee, M.
D., a physician at Farmersville;  James P., the subject of this sketch; 
Starling Taylor, farmer and sawmill owner, of Linnville;  Mattie M., wife of
Samuel Cole, in livery business at Marion;  Thomas Jefferson, stenographer, in
the service of the Palace Car Co., Ft. Worth, Tex.;  William H. Fullerton, in
mercantile business;  John Guthrie, in fire and life insurance business at De
Ridder;  Marion Oliver, at Fort Worth, attending the Draughon-Brantly business
college.  James P. Love attended the public schools of the locality in which
he was born, and at the age of 15 years entered the service of the Monroe
(La.) Lumber Co., where he remained about 8 months.  Following this, he was
connected with the business of the E. L. Brough Lumber Co., at Oakdale, for a
short time, and then secured employment as a carpenter in the bridges and
buildings department of the Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf R. R.  After 1 year in
this latter capacity, he was given charge of that department of the railroad
work from Lake Charles to Alexandria, and remained incumbent of that important
position something more than 3 years.  During these years he employed his
spare time in study, with a view to becoming a medical practitioner or a
dentist.  Having finally decided upon dentistry as a profession, he resigned
his position with the railroad and, Oct. 4, 1903, entered the New Orleans
college of dentistry (now a department of Tulane university), from which he
graduated with the degree of D. D. S. in the class of 1907.  Shortly after the
completion of his professional education he began the practice of dentistry at
Oakdale, but after about 2 months in that location, July 27, 1907, he moved
his offices to De Ridder, where he has since been engaged in dental practice,
with highly gratifying results.  The Doctor is a member of the Psi Omega
fraternity and the Free and Accepted Masons.  Jan. 13, 1902, Dr. Love was
married to Miss Katie Phillips, a daughter of Benjamin and Ida (Calhoun)
Phillips, of Glenmora, Rapides parish, in which locality Mr. Phillips' father
was one of the earliest settlers.  Jan. 8, 1903, Mrs. Love died, leaving 1
child, namely, Katie Bell, who is now attending school.  Jan. 7, 1906, Dr.
Love was married to Miss Allie Pollard, of Runge, Tex., daughter of L. A. and
Mollie (Davenport) Pollard, the father being a native of Louisiana, and the
mother of Mississippi.  The Pollard family was among the earlier settlers in
Louisiana.  Mr. and Mrs. Pollard are living at this time.  Two children have
been born to Dr. and Mrs. Love, these being  Lois Anona and  Helen Marr.

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