Individual Details
Loriston Hale Lovejoy
(17 Mar 1863 - 2 Jan 1958)
Officers - Loriston Hale Lovejoy, Steward
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From articles written by Rena Lynn Moore -
" While his family was living in Gualala operating Uncle Frank Warren's Salt Point Hotel, young Loriston Lovejoy, still in his teens, signed on as cabin boy with the Yankee Girl, one of the many four masted sailing ships which put in at the Gualala wharf. For the next two years he sailed the seas, going twice around the world and putting in at most of the world ports of call. Whenever they put in at a port that appeared especially interesting, he would jump ship and remain there until he tired of the place, and then sign on again the next time his ship came in. He was shipwrecked twice, and once jumped ship in South America, making his way inland to the pampas country and working as a cowboy herding ostriches instead of cattle on a big ranch.
When Loriston was 20 years old, he returned to visit his family in Gualala and succumbed to is mother's pleas not to go to sea again. Loriston and 17 year old Charles traveled to Montana with the family, riding the last lap of the journey on horseback, while the parents and young George went by train. After one winter Loriston and Charles rode their horses back over the mountains to Wages Creek where they went to work in the woods felling timber.
After his parents moved into the Cole house on Fox Creek, Lori worked in the woods with Cole and helped in the operation of the small mill. He was the family woodworker, and expert carpenter and furniture maker. He built fences, repaired the wagons and log sleds and somehow found time for his favorite pastime of whittling. He once carved an exact replica of the Yankee Girl on which he had sailed the world, complete with masts and sails.
By 1981 the Lovejoys and Lockharts were regular visitors in one another's homes, and the two pretty Lockhart daughters, Annie and Lou, had caught the eye of the Lovejoy brothers. In 1892 Lori and Lou were married in the parlor of the Lockhart home. They moved into the Lovejoy home.
Lori and Lou Lovejoy's first baby girl, Bessie, was born in 1983 in the home they shared with the elder Lovejoys. The only doctor in the area was Dr. Oscar Sherwood, who lived in Westport but he was on call for all medical needs up and down the coast and the small communities inland. According to the plan which had been worked out in advance, when it appeared that Lou's baby was on the way, George rode horseback over to the coast to fetch Dr. Sherwood, but by the time they got back to the Eel, the river had risen and they were unable to cross. So little Bessie was born with only the help of Grandma Elder and other neighbors who came to assist.
Lori's and and Lou's son Charles was born the same year as cousin Harriet, (Hattie). One year later, another daughter was born named Lucile, this baby would always be known as Ceil. In 1905 their second son arrived named Arthur. He was the last child of the two Lovejoy brothers.
Lori's woodworking skills now extended to the children. He made a little pony cart, a dory and raft for the river, a small wagon and numerous wooden puzzles and toys.
Around 1899 Lori took a fling at going down to the thriving new lumber and milling industry in Willits, lured by the reports of "big wages" being paid at the Diamond-D Mill.
During the years when the Lovejoy families were living at Horseshoe Bend and Wilderness Lodge, all transportation was of the four footed variety prior to about 1910, when Lori ordered a Sears Roebuck chain drive "horseless" carriage, the first in the area.
In 1916 Lori and Lou Lovejoy sold their beautiful Wilderness Lodge to a man named Bill Keifer, and not long after that a fire destroyed the main house and several of the out buildings. They moved to Oregon, where they were joined the next year by Ceil. Lou Lovejoy died in Oregon in 1936. Lori Lovejoy, after the death of his beloved Lou, lived for a while with his daughter Bessie and then moved to Iowa to be with his son, Charlie, and it was there that he died in 1958 at the age of 94."
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Notes from Susan Slade Grosl -
From the 1892 Great Register of Voters for El Dorado County California:
Lovejoy, Loriston Hale, age-71, height-5'10", complexion-light, eyes-brown,
hair-gray,visible marks-none, occupation-farmer, county of nativity-Maine,
place of residence-Greenwood, precinct-Greenwood, P.O. address-none,
Naturalized-22 Oct 1892.
---> For more information on Lovejoy's and the descendants of Loriston, email Susan D Slade Grossl at sgros@micron.net
Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) Fri, Mar 4, 1904, Page 5
Quite a number from Branscomb and Cummings were here this week proving up on land. Among them were J. P. Lilley, Arthur L. Tracy, Wm. R. Walker, F M. Mitchell, Geo. Lovejoy, L. H. Lovejoy, George E. Lovejoy, Mrs. F. V. McCabe and Mrs. Mary Cummings.
The Fort Bragg Advocate (Fort Bragg, California) Wed, Feb 28, 1906, Page 4
The Lovejoys; George E. Lovejoy, Laureston Lovejoy, and Mrs. Lou Lovejoy, all of Branscomb, California, were named as witnesses to the land claim filed by settler Helen V. Wheeler to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, on Feb 3, 1906.
The Fort Bragg Advocate (Fort Bragg, California) Wed, Jun 28, 1916, Page 2
North Coast Imp't Club
BRANSCOMB, June 26 - A meeting of the Northwestern Mendocino Improvement Club was held at "Wilderness Lodge" near Branscomb, California on Saturday eve, June 17th. The members were very enthusuastic over the progressive report submitted by their officers both in regard to new members and the prospects of improved roads which is the principle object of the organization. The club now numbers about two hundred members...... The meeting was presided over by its President, William J. Kiefer and its Secretary, L. H. Lovejoy of "Wilderness Lodge." ....... After the meeting closed the large new dance pavilion of the Lodge was thrown open to the public for the first time and all present danced the night through never allowing the music to rest until long after day break. They voted the new building the best of its kind in the county and only regretted that a dry law prevented its christening with the usual "joy water," however, a midnight supper with the beverage prescribed and allowed by law was voted a very good substitute and every one went home Sunday with sleepy eyes, a satisfied expression and a standing return for their hosts.
Among those present were many people who are spending their vacation at or near Wilderness Lodge and the following well know Mendocino County folks: .....Mr. Henry Voigts, Mr. R. Lovejoy, .... Mr. and Mrs. Lovejoy, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kiefer, Bessie, Lucile and Chas. Lovejoy......
Events
Families
Spouse | Lucretia Mary "Lulu" Lockhart (1871 - 1936) |
Child | Bessie May Warren Lovejoy (1893 - 1976) |
Child | Charles Edgar Lovejoy (1895 - 1986) |
Child | Lucille Mildred "Ceil" Lovejoy (1896 - 1988) |
Child | Arthur Benjamin Lovejoy (1905 - 1910) |
Father | Abial Lovejoy (1826 - 1904) |
Mother | Harriet Watson Warren (1837 - 1907) |
Sibling | William Norton Lovejoy (1859 - 1862) |
Sibling | Charles Warren Lovejoy (1865 - 1929) |
Sibling | George Edgar Lovejoy (1870 - 1962) |
Notes
Marriage
L.H. Lovejoy married Lulu M. Lockhart at Jackson Valley, Sept. 29, 1892.Rev. J.S. Ross presided.
The Fort Bragg Advocate and News (Fort Bragg, California), Wed, 19 Oct 1892, Page 3
At Jackson Valley, September 29th, L. H. Lovejoy and Miss Lula M. Lockheart were married by J. H. Braden, J. P.
Census (family)
190, 190 Lovejoy, Loriston H, Head WM, May 1863, 37 yrs, Married 7 yrs, ME ME ME, Farmer, own free farm.Lulu M. Wife WF, Sept 1873, 26 yrs, M-7, blank, CA ME NY,
Bessie M. Daughter WF, Sept 1893, 6 yrs, single CA ME CA
Chas E. Son, WM, Feb 1895, 5, single CA ME CA
Lucile M. Daughter, WF, May 1896, single CA ME CA
Abial, Father, WM, Aug 1824, 75 yrs, Married 42 yrs, ME ME ME farm laborer
Harriet W, Mother, WF, Feb 1837, 63 yrs, M-42, 4 child born 3 living. ME ME ME
191, 191 Lovejoy, George E, Head, WM, Sept 1870, 29, Married 5 yrs, ME ME ME, Farmer, own free farm
Annie E, Wife, WF, Oct 1875, 24, M-5, 2 child born & living, CA ME NY
Hattie M, Daughter, WF, Nov 1895, 4, single, CA ME CA
Robert T, Son, WM, Oct 1899, single, CA ME CA
Warren, Fred H, B-in-law, WM, Dec 1881, 18 single, CA ME IL, trapper
Leland S, B-in-law, WM, Aug 1887, 12, single, CA ME IL, farm laborer
Voter Registration
No. Name Age Post Office22 Lovejoy, Laurison Hale .................39 Branscomb
23 Lovejoy, Abial...................................78 Branscomb
24 Lockhart, Benjamin Franklin.......60 Branscomb
25 Lovejoy, George Edgar.................31 Branscomb
Property
From archives at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ca/ca-land.htmMendocino County, CA - Index to Federal Land Patents
MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP RANGE SECTION DOCID DATE NAME
MD 0220N 0160W 021 8599 1904/12/31 LOVEJOY LORISTON H
MD 0220N 0160W 017 45590 1909/02/04 LOVEJOY LORISTON HALE
Patentee: LORISTON H LOVEJOY
Survey
State: CALIFORNIA
Acres: 160
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 12/31/1904
Land Office: Assigned For Automation
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: Yes
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead EntryOriginal (12 Stat. 392)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 8599
Accession/Serial Nr.: CACAAA 031171
BLM Serial Nr.: CACAAA 031171
Legal Land Description
S½NW 21/ 22-N 16-W No Mount Diablo CA Mendocino
E½SW 21/ 22-N 16-W No Mount Diablo CA Mendocino
Property
From archives at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ca/ca-land.htmMendocino County, CA - Index to Federal Land Patents
MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP RANGE SECTION DOCID DATE NAME
MD 0220N 0160W 021 8599 1904/12/31 LOVEJOY LORISTON H
MD 0220N 0160W 017 45590 1909/02/04 LOVEJOY LORISTON HALE
Patentee: LORISTON HALE LOVEJOY
Survey
State: CALIFORNIA
Acres: 120
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 2/4/1909
Land Office: Oakland
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: Yes
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 0107
Accession/Serial Nr.: 45590
BLM Serial Nr.: CAOA 0000107
Legal Land Description
W½SE 17/ 22-N 16-W No Mount Diablo CA Mendocino
SESE 17/ 22-N 16-W No Mount Diablo CA Mendocino
Census (family)
1910 Long Valley Township (Jackson Precint) SD 2, ED 62, sheet 2BLovejoy, Loriston H. Head, 47, Married 17 yrs., Maine, General farming
Lulu M. Wife 36, Married 17 yrs. 4 children born and living, California
Bessie M Daughter, 16, California
Charles E. Son 15, California
Lucille M. Daughter 15, California
Arthur B. Son 4, California
Fredrickson, Alma A. Boarder 18, California
Property
The Fort Bragg Advocate (Fort Bragg, California) Wed, Apr 26, 1916, Page 3L. H. Lovejoy et ux (and wife) to Wilderness Improvement Co. - S ½ of NW ¼ and E ½ of SW ¼ of Sec. 21, T. 22 N., R. 16 W., M. D. M.
Ukiah Republican Press (Ukiah, California) Fri,, Apr 21, 1916, Page 2 &
Ukiah Daily Journal (Ukiah, California) Fri, Apr 21, 1916, Page 3
Loriston H. Lovejoy et ux (and wife) to Wilderness Improvement Co., dated April 8, 1916. S ½ of NW ¼ and E ½ of SW ¼ of Sec. 21, T. 22 N., R. 16 W., M. D. M.
Census (family)
Baker Sumpter Roadx, 24, 24 Anderson, Frank C., Head, Rent, MW, 27, Married, OR CA CA, Oiler Gold Dredge wages
Bessie W, Wife, FW, 26, Married, CA ME CA, None
x, 25, 25, Lovejoy, Loriston, Head, Rent, MW, 56, Married, ME ME ME, Carpenter Gold Dredge wages
Lulu M., Wife, FW, 46 Married, CA ME NY, Keeper Boarding House Own Account
Graves, Georg L., Boarder, MW, 69, Widow, ME ME ME, Woodcutter at large, Own Account (Uncle)
McTavis, Frank, Boarder, MW, ?, Single, ND ND ND, Fireman Shore Gold Dredge wages
Census (family)
L H Lovejoy, Head, Own $4000, MW 67, Married at 29, ME ME ME, noneLula Lovejoy, Wife, FW 56, Married at 19, CA ME NY, none
Charles E Lovejoy, Son, MW 35, single, CA ME CA, Shop Foreman, Motor Co.
Census
Charles E Lovejoy, Head, WM, 55, married, Farmer Farm CAVerna Lovejoy, Wife, WF, 50 [1900], Iowa
Mary L Lovejoy, Daughter, WF, 15 [1935], Oregon
Patty J Lovejoy, Daughter, WF, 10 [1940], Iowa
Lorriston H Lovejoy, Father, WM, 89 [1861], widowed, Maine
Death
Notes for LORISTON HALE LOVEJOY from Susan Slade Grosl:Cause of Death: Gun shot to the stomach, self inflicted.
Medical Information: He was blind, had stomach cancer, and was in pain from an old injury to his jaw.
Died age 94, self inflicted gun shot. Loriston had been diagnosed with stomach cancer at one time and it might have come back. He was also almost totally blind. Pain from an injured mastoid bone may have contributed to his decision.
Source: Susan D Slade Grossl, of Boise Idaho, who spoke with his grand daughters: Mildred A. Voigts Miller of Nampa, Lois L. Voigts Slade of Boise both Idaho, and Mary Lou Lovejoy Paine of Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Burial
Buried at New Hope Cemetery, Baker City, Oregon. W. Block 2, Lot 15, space2. His wife Lulu is buried next to him.
Endnotes
1. Slade-Grosl, Susan, Lockhart genealogy emails. (Susan Slade-Grosl
2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > California > MENDOCINO > LONG VALLEY TWP Series: T623 Roll: 93 Page: 105.
3. Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records, online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/], accessed 2007.
4. Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records, online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/], accessed 2007.
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.).
6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > OREGON > BAKER > MC EWEN PCT Series: T625 Roll: 1491 Page: 171.
7. Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ Copyright © 1998-2000, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries.), Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Baker City, Baker, Oregon; Roll: 1939; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 91.0..
8. Slade-Grosl, Susan, Lockhart genealogy emails. (Susan Slade-Grosl
9. Slade-Grosl, Susan, Lockhart genealogy emails. (Susan Slade-Grosl