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James Love

James Love, our subject, is one of the prosperous farmers of Greene County, and was born about three miles north of his present home in the Third Civil District, on June 20, 1824. He is the son of Charles and Hannah (Evans) Love.

The father was a native of Greene County, Tenn., and was of English extraction, and was a farmer. The mother also was a native of Greene County, and was the mother of fourteen children--ten sons and four daughters. Our subject is the fourth, and was reared on the farm, and educated in the country schools.

He has farmed successfully all his life. He had a very limited capital to begin the occupation with, and has been very energetic, and by hard toil has been successful in his calling. He owns and cultivates a farm of 317 acres, situated on the Nollichucky River, and also owns two other farms: one of 250 acres, in the Fifth District, and 142 acres in the Fourth Civil District. His land is good and he has it moderately improved. Some very good timber is on the land, and all is pretty well situated.

On June 12, 1873, he was united in marriage with Sarah A. Rader, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Ottinger) Rader. Unto the marriage have been born seven children-two sons and five daughters-one daughter is dead-viz.: Birtie Elizabeth, born December 12,1874; Charles Edgar, born June 3, 1876; Sarah Jane, born August 19, 1877; John Anderson, born March 19, 1879; Eliza Emaline, born March 2, 1881, and Lulie Susanna, born November 16, 1883.

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