James C. Loving

James C. Loving
Born June 6, 1836
Hopkins County, Kentucky
Died November 24, 1902(1902-11-24) (aged 66)
Tarrant County, Texas
Resting place City Greenwood Cemetery
Occupation Rancher
Parent(s) Oliver Loving
Susan Daggett Morgan Loving

James C. Loving (1836-1902) was an American cattleman and rancher in Texas. He raised "the largest purebred shorthorn herd" in the United States by the end of the nineteenth century. He was a co-founder of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and served as its Secretary for twenty-seven years.

Biography

Early life

James Carrol Loving was born on June 6, 1836 in Hopkins County, Kentucky.[1][2] His father, Oliver Loving (1812-1867), was a cattleman and drover, and his mother was Susan Daggett Morgan Loving (1809-1884).[2][3] In 1845, they moved to Texas, eventually settling down in Palo Pinto County, Texas.[1]

Career

During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, he served in the Confederate States Army.[1] He became First Lieutenant, mostly by keeping Native Americans away from European settlers like himself in Texas.[1]

Shortly after the war, he opened a general store in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas.[1] In 1867, when his father died, he inherited his cattle holdings.[1][4] In June 1868, together with Charles Goodnight, he drove 2,300 cattle to Colorado over a period of six months.[1][3] Together with C.L. Carter, he owned a ranch near C.C. Slaughter's ranch called Dillingham Prairie Ranch.[3]

In 1873, he established a ranch in Jermyn, Jack County in the Lost Valley.[1][5] It was located 25 miles away from Graham and 15 miles away from Jacksboro, Texas.[5][6] He reportedly raised "the largest purebred shorthorn herd in the nation."[1]

However, much of his cattle was stolen by Native Americans and cattle raiders.[1] As a result, in 1877, he became a co-founder of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, together with forty other ranchers from Palo Pinto County, Young County, Parker County, and Shackelford County, including C.C. Slaughter.[1][4][7] He served as its Secretary for twenty-seven years, until his death in 1902.[1][4] He also became its Treasurer in 1879.[1] The following year, in 1880, he published an almanac about the main herds of Texas and their owners.[1] Four years later, in 1884, he moved the office of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Associations to Jacksboro; three years later, in 1887, he moved it again, this time to Fort Worth, Texas.[1]

Personal life

He married Mary Ellen Willett Loving in 1857.[1][2] They had two children: Belle Loving Spiller (1858-1936) and Oliver Loving (1860-1937).[2]

Death

He died on November 24, 1902 in Tarrant County, Texas.[1][2] He was buried at the City Greenwood Cemetery in Weatherford, Texas.[2]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 David Minor, "LOVING, JAMES CARROL," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/flo36), accessed August 08, 2014. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 FindAGrave: James Carrol Loving
  3. 1 2 3 David J. Murrah, C.C. Slaughter: Rancher, Banker, Baptist, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2013, p. xv
  4. 1 2 3 Bill O'Neal, West Texas Cattle Kingdom, Arcadia Publishing, 2013, p. 100
  5. 1 2 Robert K. DeArment, Alias Frank Canton, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997, p. 19
  6. ↑ The Texas History Teachers' Bulletin, 1921, Volumes 10-14, p. 51
  7. ↑ Roy R. Barkley, Mark F. Odintz, The Portable Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association, 2000, p. 866
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