Biography of Avon S. Love, 1902, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames: Love, Stewart, Cushman, Crews.

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 296

Avon S. Love

Avon S. Love was born in 1866 in Eagle Valley, being the son of David S. and
Marion (Stewart) Love, and in Eagle valley he received the education that
fitted him for the battles of life and as soon as he had finished this
training, and in fact while he was going to school, he began to take part in
the affairs of the farm and the management of the stock with such display of
energy and wisdom that it was evident that success would very soon crown his
efforts. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania and in 1852 they started
across the plains with ox teams, but long before their arrival to the longed-
for haven their oxen nearly all died and most of the immigrants were forced to
walk and they also suffered greatly from lack of food. Finally they reached
Eugene and settled in that section and gave their attention to farming until
1861, when they removed to Auburn in this county and commenced to operate in
the mines. Later they removed to Eagle valley and took up government land,
having the enviable distinction of being the first settlers in this favored
spot. The father was a man of sound principles and well informed and active in
political matters, and during the heated times of the Civil War he with one
other was prominent by being the only ones that held for the Union. At such a
time as this he was threatened with hanging if he did not remove from the
country. He was not to be so easily frightened and it is pleasant to note that
he remained until he died a natural death at a good ripe age, on November 9,
1895. The mother died on August 2, 1872, both remaining in the Lower Powder
valley until the time of their departure, having come there in 1871. Our
subject remained with his parents until their demise and then bought his
present mammoth estate of nine hundred and twenty acres, where he devotes is
entire attention to farming and stock raising. Mr. Love has just completed an
elegant residence on his home place and the other improvements are
commensurate therewith, an air of thrift and enterprise pervading the whole
premises. He also owns the old homestead of two hundred and eighty acres in
Lower Powder valley. In fraternal affiliations, Mr. Love is associated with
the Masons, Woodmen of the World, and A.O.U.W., all of Baker City.

The marriage of Mr. Love and Miss Margaret, daughter of W. W. and Mariah
(Cushman) Crews, was solemnized in 1889, and the fruit of the union is as
follows: Clyde C., Jennette, Vernon C.

Mr. Love is esteemed by all who know him and his life has been fraught with
such wisdom and faithfulness that he has the confidence of the entire
community, which is manifested by the fact that he is almost constantly kept
in public office.