Bryan Co., OK; Biographies - Isaac Love - l100

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Isaac Love was my gggg grandfather. He was one of Thomas 
Love's sons. He was born in Mississippi circa 1797.

It is believed that Isaac had two wives. There was a span of 
about twenty years between the birth of his first and last 
child. It is known that Isaac married Eliza McKinney, a 
mixed-blood. Eliza had a sister Martha McKinney who married 
Frank Colbert.

Harry Warren said that Isaac was "a riotous, drinking man". 
Even so, he was influential with his people. He was a member 
of the party which made a trip to the western country in the 
winter of 1830-1831 prior to the removal to inspect the 
proposed new home.

"A gentleman by the name of Ireland and Isaac Love who 
accompanied the exploring party returned a few days since." 
"...the account they give of the country west of the Mississippi 
is discouraging to the Chickasaws."

Isaac was opposed to the removal and even when most of the 
Chickasaws were preparing to leave Mississippi, Isaac was 
purchasing land from his half-sister Nancy Mahota Love, near 
Holly Springs, determined to remain in Mississippi. He 
apparently made several trips back and forth to the new 
Indian Territories until finally in 1844 he settled in 
the vacinity of Colbert on the Red River. His home was on 
the high land about 2 miles east of the present town of 
Colbert. The Love plantation consisted of hundreds of acres 
and extended from the home place to the Red River. Isaac 
died in the winter of 1881 and is buried in the family 
cemetery near Colbert.

Isaac was the father of the following children:

Elsira, Delila, Sarah, Benjamin Stephen, Emily, Mary, 
Wyatt C.M., Leander R.G., and Henry.

Elsira Love was born 7/31/1815 and died in 1857. She 
married William L. Lewis, b. 5/20/1823, d. 1/31/1897. 
He is buried near McKinney Texas. Family tradition has 
it that they left Holly Springs, MS in 1845 and settled 
near Fort Washita where Lewis worked for the Government 
as a blacksmith. Their children were: Mary Beatrice, 
Amanda Virginia (Ginny or Jennie) and Isaac Overton Lewis.

Delila Love was born 12/16, 1820. It is thought that 
she died in infancy.

Sarah Love was born on 3/4/1823 and died 3/3/1847. She 
had married John Preston Roark on 1/28/1841. She and John 
were the parents of James L. Roark, b. 4/29/1842.

Benjamin Stephen Love was born 2/18/1825 and died 12/26/1856. 
He married Eveline Colbert on 7/19/1849. She was the daughter 
of Alexander and Diana Colbert. The Chickasaw records refer 
to him as B.S. Love. He was the National Secretary for the 
Chickasaw Nation prior to Holmes Colbert.

Emily Love was born 2/18/1827. She was also married to John 
Preston Roark. It is theorized that she and her sister Sarah 
may have actually been married to John at the same time. It 
is known that the Chickasaw practiced polygamy until about 
1855. John and Emily had a son Benjamin Franklin Roark, b. 
5/10/1845. It is not known what happened to John, but Emily 
married a second time to David Calhoun Burney who was the 
son of Simon Burney and Peggy Allen. David had served as 
an attorney and judge in the Chickasaw Nation and he died 
in 1870. David and Emily had a son Ed Sehon Burney and Wesley 
Browning Burney. Emily died 3/2/1884.

Mary A. Love was born 4/14/1829. She married Charles Benhier 
on 10/19/1848.

Wyatt C.M. Love was born 10/17/1832 and died 6/1899?. He is 
buried at Colbert in the Love graveyard. Wyatt married Sarah 
Sparlin on 5/7/1856. They had nine children, some died in infancy.

Leander R.G. Love was born 6/24/1836 and died 12/29/1856. He 
testified on March 26, 1856 for the prosecution in the trial 
of John T. Pitchlynn, who was charged with the murder of Littleton 
Henderson Love. Leander was commissioned County Clerk of Panola 
County 12/17/1856 and died a few days later on the 29th.

Henry Love was born on 5/20/1839 and died 11/22/1901. He served 
in the Civil War as an Ord. Sgt. in the F & S Company during 1864 
and 1865. His first wife was Jennie Goldsby. They had one son James 
Arthur Love, b. 1/17/1888.