Individual Details
Inice Rebecca Ells
(14 Apr 1896 - Mar 1923)
Inice was a school teacher in Jackson Valley.
"I had always wondered how Inice Ells and Bobby L met since she was in Covelo and he in Branscomb, then I saw a little note in a paper saying that Miss Inice Ells was going to her first teaching assignment in Branscomb and would board with the Lovejoys. At the end of the year, there was one saying they'd gotten married. I don't know if you ever met him, I guess probably not, but he was a really nice man, I know Grandma adored him."
Kathy Smith
Inice died in the fifth year of their marriage, aged 27 years, of TB (cancer). She and Bobby had one daughter.
Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) 17 Sep 1915, Fri, Page 4
ROUND VALLEY
Mrs. Ells and daughter, Mildred, returned from San Francisco and San Jose Thursday. Miss Inice Ells entered the San Jose normal last Tuesday.
Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) Fri, Jan 5, 1917, Page 5
Mrs. [sic] Inice Ells, a student and senior at the San Jose normal school, is spendiing the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ells. Before leaving she gives an afternoon to her young friends.
Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) Fri, Jan 27, 1922, Page 3
Trouble that has been affecting Mrs. Robert Lovejoy, of Covelo, formerly Miss Inez Ells, and which was thought to be organic in nature has been diagnosed by San Francisco physicians as due to a dislocation of the hip of several years' standing and of which Mrs. Lovejoy was unaware.
The limb is being put into a brace and it is stated that Mrs. Lovejoy will recover fully from the effects of the dislocation.
Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) Fri, Jan 27, 1922, Page 5
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ells arrived home Friday from San Francisco. Mrs. Ells has been with her daughter, Mrs. B. Lovejoy, the past month. We are glad to report that Mrs. Lovejoy is improving.
Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) Fri, Mar 3, 1922, Page 6
Robert Lovejoy and wife, of Covelo, passed through town the first of the week en route to their home after a visit in San Francisco, where Mrs. Lovejoy submitted to an operation on account of a dislocated hip. The limb is still in a plaster cast, but she is getting along well and it is only a matter of time until she will have recovered.
"I had always wondered how Inice Ells and Bobby L met since she was in Covelo and he in Branscomb, then I saw a little note in a paper saying that Miss Inice Ells was going to her first teaching assignment in Branscomb and would board with the Lovejoys. At the end of the year, there was one saying they'd gotten married. I don't know if you ever met him, I guess probably not, but he was a really nice man, I know Grandma adored him."
Kathy Smith
Inice died in the fifth year of their marriage, aged 27 years, of TB (cancer). She and Bobby had one daughter.
Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) 17 Sep 1915, Fri, Page 4
ROUND VALLEY
Mrs. Ells and daughter, Mildred, returned from San Francisco and San Jose Thursday. Miss Inice Ells entered the San Jose normal last Tuesday.
Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) Fri, Jan 5, 1917, Page 5
Mrs. [sic] Inice Ells, a student and senior at the San Jose normal school, is spendiing the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ells. Before leaving she gives an afternoon to her young friends.
Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) Fri, Jan 27, 1922, Page 3
Trouble that has been affecting Mrs. Robert Lovejoy, of Covelo, formerly Miss Inez Ells, and which was thought to be organic in nature has been diagnosed by San Francisco physicians as due to a dislocation of the hip of several years' standing and of which Mrs. Lovejoy was unaware.
The limb is being put into a brace and it is stated that Mrs. Lovejoy will recover fully from the effects of the dislocation.
Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) Fri, Jan 27, 1922, Page 5
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ells arrived home Friday from San Francisco. Mrs. Ells has been with her daughter, Mrs. B. Lovejoy, the past month. We are glad to report that Mrs. Lovejoy is improving.
Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) Fri, Mar 3, 1922, Page 6
Robert Lovejoy and wife, of Covelo, passed through town the first of the week en route to their home after a visit in San Francisco, where Mrs. Lovejoy submitted to an operation on account of a dislocated hip. The limb is still in a plaster cast, but she is getting along well and it is only a matter of time until she will have recovered.
Events
| Birth | 14 Apr 1896 | Ukiah, Mendocino, California, United States | |||
| Marriage | 12 Dec 1919 | Sonoma, California, United States - Robert Tormey "Bob" Lovejoy |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 14 Feb 1920 | Precinct 2, Round Valley Township, Mendocino, California, United States - Robert Tormey "Bob" Lovejoy | | | |
| Death | Mar 1923 | Covelo, Mendocino, California, United States | | ||
| Burial | Covelo, Mendocino, California, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Robert Tormey "Bob" Lovejoy (1899 - 1976) |
| Child | Imogene R Lovejoy (1921 - 2010) |
| Father | George Henry Ells (1862 - 1947) |
| Mother | Sarah Frances "Sally" Lowdon (1869 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Russell Henry Ells (1901 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Mildred Alice Ells (1902 - 1991) |
Notes
Marriage
Robert Lovejoy married Inice Ells, Dec. 12, 1919 in Santa Rosa CA, Judge C.N. Collins presiding (Fort Bragg Advocate, 12-1919).Covelo: The Social Event of the season was the charivari given Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gravier on Saturday last. A large crowd was present to tender good wishes on the bride and groom. Upon leaving Graviers, they went down to serenade Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lovejoy, also recently married (Ukiah Republican Press, 1-16-1920).
Census (family)
Lovejoy, Robert Head 20, Rents house, Truck driver for wages AlstomoblieInice R. Wife 23
Robert born California, Father Maine, Mother California
Inice born California, Father Wisconsin, Mother Oregon.
Death
Willits News (Willets, California) 23 Mar 1923Covelo Woman Dies in S. F. Hospital
Mrs. Inis Ells Lovejoy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Ells of Covelo, passed away at the Mt. Zion hospital of San Francisco, Thursday morning of last week.
Mrs. Lovejoy was born in Ukiah, April 14th, 1896. She lived in Willits with her parents until about 15 years ago when the Ells familly moved to Round Valley where they have resided since.
Mrs. Lovejoy was educated in the schools of Covelo, graduating from the Round Valley High School, later attending the San Jose Normal from which institution she graduated five years ago. The two following years were spent in teaching.
December 15, three years ago, she was married at Santa Rosa to Robert Lovejoy of Covelo. Since that time Mr. and Mrs. Lovejoy have lived in Round Valley.
She began to fail in health about one year ago. Through the long months of suffering and even toward the end when death seemed certain, Mrs. Lovejoy displayed the most heroic and brave spirit, enduring the pain without complaint.
Her death is mourned by a host of friends. No better thing could be said of the deceased than that she was a loving mother, a dutiful daughter, a devoted wife and friend to all.
She is survived by her little daughter, Imogene, two years old, her husband, Robert Lovejoy, by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ells, a brother, Russell Ells, and sister, Mrs. Walter of Covelo.
Burial was made in the Round Valley cemetery Sunday afternoon, Rev. Moore officiation.
These words are the requiem of Robert Louis Stevenson, lifelong sufferer from tuberculosis:
"Under the wde and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie,
Gladly I lived and gladly I die,
And I lay me down with a will.
This be the verse you grave for me,
'Here he lies where he longed to be.
Home is the sailor, home from the sea,
The hunter's home from the hill.'
Endnotes
1. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 8 May 2013), George E. Lovejoy in entry for Robert T. Lovejoy and Inice R. Ells, 1919..
2. census taken by Willard L. Bestrand., US Federal Population Census. 1920. California, Mendocino Co. (read Aug 11, 2001 by Nancy Prouty. Sonoma Co. Library Annex), SD 1, ED 118, sheet 3 (3351).