H.C.Lovell
History of the State of Montana, by Joaquim Miller, 1894   

H.C. Lovell, a prominent and wealthy farmer and 
stock-raiser in Yellowstone County, also in Sheridan 
Wyoming, wasborn in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, 
December 1840, a son of Enos and Eluthera Lovell, 
natives of Vermont. The father was a prominent 
farmer in Michigan. Our subject came to the west 
to seek his fortune in 1859, having read much of 
Colonel Fremont's adventures, and first went to 
Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he engaged in carrying 
the U.S. mail between that point and Independence, 
Missouri. He followed that occupation four years, 
during which time he was obliged to traverse a large 
area of country subject to Indian depredations, had 
many narrow escapes from Indians and was three times, 
wounded. Mr. Lovell afterward purchased a fine mule 
train and became wagonmaster in a transportation company. 
They conducted an immense business and at times penetrated 
the Mexican domain to the city of Chihuahua. His train 
was captured by Indians in 1864, but he continued with 
the company for wages during the follow two years, and 
then Mr. Lovell madehis last trip in that capacity to 
Salt Lake City. After following government contracting 
and other occupations until 1870, Mr. Lovell embarked 
in the cattle business. During the first year he owned 
an interest in 800 head, in the second year, 1,300 
head and now owns 8,000 head; he has also 900 acres 
of land in Wyoming. His cattle roam the hills and 
valleys of that state and Montana. Mr. Lovell has had 
an extensive and thrilling experience in the mountains 
of the west, has had many talks with Kit Carson and 
other famous frontiersmen, is an entertaining and 
instructive conversationalist and is a favorite with 
all who know him. In 1884 Mr. Lovell was united in 
marriage with Bertha Collins, a native of St. Louis. 
They have one son, WillardT. The wife and mother 
died in California two and one-half years after 
the birth of her child. In political matters, Mr. 
Lovell affiliates with the Republican Party.

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