Person:Lydia Love (7)

1851 Ontario, Canada, census, King Twp., York, Div. 1, p.27, lines 36-43: LYDIA LOVE, F 1, Canada; with JAMES LOVE, M 46, md., b. Canada, the family's religion was Wesl. Meth., occupation, labourer; MARY JANE, F 31, md., States; REBECCA ANN [DAWSON], F 13, States; JANE LOVE, F 10, States; JOAL LOVE, M 8, States; EVAN J. LOVE, M 6, Canada; ROBERT J. LOVE, M 4, Canada. http://www.census-sense.com/ogw/search.asp

1860 Fulton Co., IN, census, p.532, Union Twp., Kenana P.O., June 15, 1860, E.N. Banks: LIDY LOVE, 10 F, Canada; with 164/164, JAMES LOVE, 53 M, farmer, $100 personal, Canada; Jane C., 19 F, IN; Joel J., 17 M, IN; Evan, 15 M, Canada; Robert, 13 M, Canada. Jane, Joel, Evan, Robert attend school.

1864 April 30, Attica, Fountain Co., IN. Rebecca Ann Dawson wrote her cousin Zillman Jones: "you are probably aware our youngest sister had a hair lip and last Wednesday she underwent an operation and us girls have never had our clothes off a night since"

1866 Aug. 11, Sherburnville, Kankakee Co., IL. James Love wrote his daughter Jane: "I Started the 4 of July to see the boys [his sons] / they was all better / I had not time to see beck [Rebecca], as Zada [his dau. Lydia] was stayin at Aly Brittons / the Neighbors informed me that Zada was not well used / so I felt uneasy and hurried back, / I took her away / She is now staying with Jane Smith a good place. / They like her & she likes the place."

1866 Dec. 7, Sherburnville, Kankakee Co., IL. James Love wrote his daughter Jane: "Zaida is at the Same place that Evin is working. Both at Mr. Tarr's, a Methodist Preachers / I think a Verry respectable quiet place, they live about 5 miles in Indiana, I live in Illinois on the State line, they intend to board there & go to School as School will Start mext Monday. . . . I was today to See Evin & Zada / Evin thinks it is not best to go to house keeping this winter as him & Zada is in good places to go to school. . . . Zaida is making a strong big girl"

1870 census, Lydia has not been located; she was either not enumerated, or enumerated under the name of the family she was working for, or is not indexed

1870, between May 31 and July 20. James Love wrote his daughter Jane: "a letter from Joel / he is well, please incourage him to come out here & help Make a home for Zaida [James Love's dau. Lydia] & me" 1870 July 20, Pontiac, Livingston Co., IL. James completed his note to Jane: "Zaida is at work 5 miles North of Fairbury / gets $2 pr week / I hope she in a good place. Stangers to me - they have a good name" Both notes are written on the back of John Wilkinson's letter to James Love dated May 31, 1870, from Santa Rosa, CA.

1876 Nov. 5, Pontiac, Livingston Co., IL. Lydia Love wrote her sister Jane; their father, living with Robert and Nettie, was wanting to go to Canada and wanted Jane and Lydia to go with him but they were resisting his wishes because of his age (he died two months later, Jan. 5, 1877).

1877 Jan. 23, Lovington, Moultrie Co., IL. R.J. Love wrote his brother Joel: "sis [Lydia] is hear yet."

1878 June 27, New York City, 200 Canal St. Luella Jones wrote her niece Jane Love: "The morning I left home [in Philadelphia for New York City], I received a letter from your sister Lydia which I will answer soon."

1880 Cass Co., MO, census, p.148D, Pleasant Hill, June 9, 1880, James F. Bennett: LYDIA LOVE, sister, W F 28, boarder, Canada PA PA; with 163/167, ROBERT LOVE (indexed as LORI), head, W M 32, farmer, Canada PA PA; Nettie, wife, W F 26, keeping house, IL OH OH; George M., son, W M 6, IL Canada IL; Olive P., dau, W F 4, IL Canada IL; Arthur S., son, W M 1, IL Canada IL; Cyrus WHITNEY, boarder, W M 43, house painter, OH OH OH.

1882 Jan. 16, Edgerton, Johnson Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "yes I was vaccinated* [for smallpox] when a Baby . . . small Pox is dying out / I havent been vacantated over / dont know as I shall at Present"

• Live smallpox vaccine was developed in Europe in the late 1700s; at various periods during the 19th century, many countries required everyone be vaccinated.

1882 Oct. 15, Edgerton, Johnson Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "I have not heard from Nettie since I was there . . . Expect to stay here this Winter / was here a year the 19 of Sep"

1883 June 10, Moran, Allen Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "I dont Expect to Ever go Back to Edgerton to Live / I think I can do Better hear / I want to Buy a calf in the fall and get a start in that line"

1883 July 15, Moran, Allen Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "wee have one Turkey 15 ducks 165 chickens and Lots more coming . . . Mell and me are going to town in the morning with some chickens . . . July 25 / wee took our chicken to town / got 165 per dozen / I got me a Corset and some Aprons / Nettie got Gigham for Ollie and Claud Dresses and some muslin / wee traded some chickens for 3 little Turkeys / if they do well they will give us a Start next year . . . I will send you a Piece of Clauds Dress / ollies is not cut out yet / I have not got aney new Dress since I came hear"

1883 Aug. 22, Moran, Allen Co., KS. Lydia wrote her brother Joel: "Poultrie dont do well but my Susan Hog does / I dont know whether I will want that 10 dolars or not hogs are so scearce / corn crops are good and they dont care to sell the one I have got is Just a Pig but if I do need that I will let you know a couple of weeks be fore"

1883 Nov. 4, Moran, Allen Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "well my hog is growing nice / I Expect to make a fortune out of her"

1883 Dec. 20, Moran, Allen Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "I am going to work out some be tween this and Spring / I havent got much new this fall / two Calico Dresses is all I have got this fall but still money goes"

1884 March 9, Moran, Allen Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "I am not at Bobs / am 4 miles north / they want me all summer but I dont know / I fear the work will be hard but dont you worry I am not going to hurt my self / If I find it to hard I will quit . . . I want to Buy another hog as soon as I can / I am Trying to get a start in Stock but will halve to go Slow untill I learn to Peddle / I tried Gardening last year but failed Entirely so I geuss I will work this summer and let Nettie Stand to the Poultrie . . . how I would Love to see you all but will try to Bee Patient / Perhaps the day will come when I can have a little Pleasure but I would so love to have you come to Kansas and spend the Summer with us / it would be delightful / oh what a terrible thing to be Poor / why wasent wee Born rich in stead of hansom / I Beleive I will Mary rich / what do you say / will you come and Live with me if I do / you Shall have Evey thing grand and a Maid to come at your Bidding / Enough of this"

1884 April 16, Moran, Allen Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "I am Back at Bobs / did not like my Place / staid 5 weeks and got 10 dolars"

1884 May 23, Nettie Love wrote her sister-in-law Jane: "Siss is not at home at present / is waiting on a sick woman"

1884 June 29, Moran, Allen Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "I am going to Iola to work a while after the fourth at a Hotel / I geuss I will damber work / 250 [$2.50] Per week / if I dont Like it I wont stay but I think I will like it . . . Write to Iola as I will be there / it is 10 miles from hear"

1884 July 29, Iola, Allen Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "I am so buisey I hardly have time for aney thing / have been hear three weeks / am not going to Stay long / am tired to night / I get 250 a week . . . Direct to / Miss Lydia E Love / Moran Kan"

1884 Oct. 27, Iola, Allen Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "when I last wrote to you I dident Expect to Stay hear this long but they wont let me go so I keep staying . . . I dont think I will Stay hear all winter"

1884 Nov. 23, Iola, Allen Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "I need a rest / I do Lots of Work and dont you forget it / I Earn all I get . . . no you needent say aney thing to Ella Jones / New york is to far off for me and my Education wont Admit of me clerking onley in the kitchen but I have Plenty to be thankful for after all"

1885 June 7, Burlington, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "I Bought a Sow before I come to town and to day I learned that She onley Saved two Pigs but I wont give up / it will Brighten By [and] By / maby She will have better Luck another time / She is at Uncle Joes . . . havent got much new yet / am goin to Buy some live Stock before I buy Much finey"

1885 Oct. 11, Burlington, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "I traded my hogs off for a cow / haint I getting rich fast / I havent seen her yet / Ike massey has her / you see I have a good friend / yesterday was the democrat convention / wee had over a hundred for dinner / you bet Gavie hussled for a bout 2 hours"

1885 Dec. 2, Burlington, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "tell [Zillman] just wait untill he sees my girl / I think I will get him / he Looked at me and grined and that Enough . . . oh yes my feller is coming some day soon / would you like to know his name little Sister"

1885 Dec. 12, Nettie Love wrote her sister-in-law Jane: "I have not heard from Siss for some time / was getting better then I look for her home by Christmas"

1886 Jan. 3, Burlington, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "you ask for my fellows Picture / havent got aney for my self / as for the name I know it just as well / you will find it in the Bible if Look closly"

1886 Jan. 5, Nettie Love wrote her sister-in-law Jane: "Lydia is well again / she sent the children some presents for christmas / she never forgets them on christmas"

1886 March 10, Lydia md. Isaac Massey in Coffey Co., KS Index to Coffey Co., KS, marriage records <http://www.kscourts.org/dstcts/4comarec.htm> has 1886 March 30 [sic], Isaac Massey md. Lydia Love, Coffey Co., KS, Book C, p.313

1886 March 22, Burlington, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia Love Massey wrote her sister Jane: "perhaps it will surprise you to hear that Siss is maried but I find it to be so / it took Place the 10 of March and his name is Isaac Massey . . . I have made some Garden / made soap to day / had a fearful time but geuss I will get there in time . . . wee are on the Same Place he used to Live on when Caroline was Living / Ike has 4 children / Lizie 18 Joe 15 Johni 11 Zeb 6 but he was give a way by his mother to her brother Levi / John will not be home this summer only Joe / I was not sory to leave the hotel but the girls say they Miss Lydia / I cant write for acting the fool with Lizie / She is a Bad one / I will send you our Ugley faces / She wants yours / tell Lillice I would Like to see her and her man on Tin or Paper but I know he is not as good Looky as mine / Mine has Blue Eyes . . . he is 40 Past . . . I have a good deal to learn but think I can get a long / I will send you a Peace of Lizies dress she is making / I have 2 but they are not cut out yet / now Sister some time this summer you can send me my quilt / I am in no hury / have no time to quilt now / wee have milk / have 5 cows but are not fresh yet / Ike is going this Evening to see a bout getting one / I Love to make Butter / I think I will make Butter Enough to Buy our groceries this summer"

1886 April 5, Greenup, Cumberland Co., IL. Evan Love wrote his sister Jane: "you said Siss was married / who did she marry and where does she live / I hope she got a good man for she is a good woman"

1886 April 27, Burlington, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia Massey wrote her sister Jane. Lydia had married Isaac Massey the previous month (is this why she told Jane 6 months earlier that "I guess I will stay hear all winter if I keep well").

1888 July 15, Moran, Allen Co., KS. Olive Love wrote her Aunt Jane: "We have not heard from Aunt Lyda for a long time"

1888 Sept. 8, Lydia's first child, Roy Ernest, was born

1888 Nov. 18, Allen Co., KS. Nettie Love wrote her sister-in-law Jane: "I suppose Lydia is the proudest woman in Kansas on account of that big boy of hers / I would like to of went to seen her this fall but could not get off"

1889 Sept. 8, Moran, Allen Co., KS. George Love wrote his Aunt Jane: "We havant heard from aunt Lidy for a long time. But hope she is getting along all right." His sister Olive wrote Jane the same day: "we havent heard from Aunt Lydia for a long time / Ma wrote to her but she hasent answered yet / I expect her Baby boy is a great big fellow by this time / it was a year old the day Pa started to Oklahoma the 2 of September"

1890 Jan. 19, Moran, Allen Co., KS. George Love wrote his Aunt Jane: "Havent heard from aunt Lydia lately but hope she is getting a long very well."

1890 Feb. 3, Moran, Allen Co., KS. George Love wrote his Aunt Jane: "The apron and card that you received Olive worked the apron and I drew the card or picture / we sent one to aunt Liyda but have not heard from her since / do not know whether she likes it or not."

1890 May 21, Gridley, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "my Eyes are not good / havent been since I had the measles in Lovington and the Kan Wind is hard on them . . . we Live 6 miles from Gridley"

1890 October, Moran, Allen Co., KS. Olive Love wrote her Aunt Jane: "I got a letter from aunt Lydia this morning / they are all well / Uncle Ike has gone to Topeka so she and the children have to keep house alone."

1891 May 17, Moran, Allen Co., KS. Olive Love wrote her Aunt Jane: "I wrote to aunt Lydia not long ago / she promised us Roys and Jebs [Zebs] pictures and I am anxious to see them"

1892 Feb. 6, Moran, Allen Co., KS. Olive Love wrote her Aunt Jane: "I wrote to Aunt Lydia when I wrote to you but she has failed to ans. / I am afraid that something is wrong."

1892 June 24, Lydia's second child, Estella Jane, was born

1892 Oct. 2, Gridley, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "wee call the Baby Esttella Jane / She will be a year old June 24 1893 / I will Send you their Pictures as soon as I can to you"

1893 April 9, Gridley, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia wrote her cousin Lillice: "your letter reached me saturday Evening Baring the Sad news of sisters death / now lillice of course you blame me for not writing oftener and of course I ought to be Blamed / if I could onley undue it now but Listen to me / my health is Poor / My family is Large and all Boys but Baby and her cross and besides I half to [do] My husband reading and my Eyes not good but nether [never] the less I Should of have writen and (?)Laid [made] time after time and my Work or Baby always Prevented . . . did Jane Leave any request for Me . . . I was going to send her the childes Pictures as soon as I could get them taken . . . Lillice there is a Point I would Like to Mention but will in my next . . . will send you a Peice of Roys Blouse" [This is the last surviving letter from Lydia although her daughter's letter to Lillice in Nov. 1922 suggests that Lydia and Lillice continued their correspondence after Jane's death.]

1895 Sept. 7, Jamesport, Daviess Co., MO. Evan J. Love wrote his cousin Lillice Jones Harper: "I Saw Siss the first winter I was here / she has 2 fine Kids / She is quite grey / She did not know me"

1900 census, Lydia and Isaac are not indexed

1910 Woodson Co., KS, census, p.183B, Liberty Twp., April 16, 1910, Susie E. Peake: 17/18, ISAAC MASSEY, head, M W 65, md. 24 yrs., OH DE OH, no occupation, own income; Liddie E., wife, F W 58, mother of 2 children, 2 living, Canada Canada IN; Roy E., son, M W 21, single, KS OH Canada, farmer, general farm; Estella J., dau, M W 17, KS OH Canada.

1918 Sept. Lydia's son Roy died at Camp Dix, NJ. He was survived by his parents and one sister, Miss Estella Massey, all of Burlington, 3 half-brothers, Joseph, John, and I.Z. all of Woodson Co., and 18 nieces and nephews. Roy was buried in Graceland Cemetery.

• Joseph had 9 children at this time if all were living; Isaac had 6; John has not been found after 1910; their sister's children, if any, are not known.

1920 Coffey Co., KS, census, p.35B, Burlington, Feb. 6, 1920, E.G. Williams: Neosha St., 610/617, ISAAC MASSA [sic], head, owns home free of mortgage, M W 74, md., OH DE OH; Lddie [sic], wife, F W 68, immigrated 1858, Canada Canada IN; Estella, dau, F W 27 [sic], single, KS OH Canada. 611/618, JOHN C. LOVE [identity unknown], head, owns home free of mortgage, M W 67, md., IN __ __; Melissa J., wife, F W 55, IA IL GA; Asa BURALL [sic], fath-in-law, M W 78, widowed, IL IL GA.

1922 June 13, Lydia's husband Isaac Massey died at his home in Burlington.

1922 Jun 26, Lydia E. Massey, widow's pension, Application No. 1191105, Cerfificate No. 925,817, filed from Kansas (index card image at Ancestry.com is very dark and difficult to decipher correctly)

Index to Coffey Co., KS, probate records <http://www.kscourts.org/dstcts/4coprrec.htm> filed 1922 June 30, Isaac Massey, Administration, Case No. 1595 1/2

1922 Nov. 19, Burlington, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia's daughter Stella wrote Lillice Jones Harper: "you may be suprised to get this written by me instead of Mother . . . The Pension Bureau wants More proof so I have spent 2 days hunting records for her and getting affidavits typed so have some half dozen ready to be signed / Am sending you one to sign for her if you will and please Note there is a space left for your age and one for the year you first knew one another. Mother is not sure but thinks she must of been about 20 yrs old and you close to 15 yrs old at your first Meeting but says you try to study it out. . . . is [Zillman] Capable of making an affidavit similiar to the one we are sending you: Now if he is we Would sure be tickled to get one More as you & your brother are the only ones who knew her from girlhood that are living and the Bureau wants 2 affidavits from some one stating they have known her from a Marriage-able age and she was not Married untill 1886 When she Married My father: And this is a hard thing to prove. She well knows if Zillman is at him self he will gladly help her . . . Mother will draw her $30. per Month. Bro. Roy had his Insurance Made in my favor in spite of my objections so I draw $57.50 per but none of us put in any dependancy claim on him as at that time I was working & self supporting staying at home: After his death I suffered a Nervous breakdown and am not a bit strong even yet / Am 30 yrs old so suppose Im that horrid thing "an old Maid" but it dosent worry Me.* I and Mother intend to stick together as I am too big a baby to leave anyway: They tell me I look like Mother down side of my face / black hair Where it isent gray / wear it short / gray eyes / Very tall and slim and act just like My Dad and I and him were quite chummy of earlier years so I was proud to be like him: Mother's hearing has been aful bad and her eye painful but we went to an specialist who I think is helping her hearing but am not sure about her eye: We have a tin Lizzie and while I know the workings of it & how to run it I cant stand it to drive Very Many Miles / 40 m is the limit in one day then Im generally worn completly out: One of my brothers boy (half Bro) is in high school here so he goes along lots and helps drive: I've heard you spoken of for so Many years I feel like I really knew you and had talked to you & Cousin Zillman: Mother say I'm good as a boy / I can kill cats, chickens, snakes, put up stove pipes Milk cows & run Lizzie / enough bragging on my self"

• Stella married 2 months after she wrote this letter.

Correspondence from the family letters and papers of Jane Love and her cousin, Lillice Jones Harper, courtesy John, Danny, and Dave Harper in 2001 and 2004, transcribed by Brenda Boyer

death notice and obituary from Coffey Co., KS, newspapers: LYDIA E. MASSEY DIES / AT 12:30 THIS MORNING / --FUNERAL IS THURSDAY

 Mrs. Lydia E. Massey died at 12:30 o'clock this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Stella Ray, on West St. Lawrence street.  Mrs. Massey was past 80 [sic] years old and death was due to nephritis.  The funeral will be at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon and will be in charge of Rev. G. R. Lawellin of the Burlington Methodist church.

FUNERAL THURSDAY FOR / MRS. LYDIA E. MASSEY

 The funeral of Mrs. Lydia E. Massey was held Thursday afternoon, February 25, 1926 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. David Ray, in charge of Rev. G. R. Lawellin.  Mrs. T. H. Olinger, Mrs. W. M. Scott, J. H. LePere and E. M. Young sang, accompanied by Mrs. D. O. Gifford.  The pall bearers were A. L. Hitchens, Wm. Lovett, John Kellerman, James Hair, A. H. Johnson, and Will Veach.  Burial was at Graceland cemetery.  Those living at a distance who were here for the funeral were:  Mrs. Abe Newman, Parsons; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Love and Mrs. Gerdsen of Moran; Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Massey of Woodson county, and Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Chandler of Buffalo.  Mrs. Nettie Love of Moran has been here for several days.
 Lydia E. Love, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Love, was born at Queensbush, Canada, May 24, 1851.  She departed this life at her home at 12th and St. Lawrence, Burlington, Kansas, February 24, 1926, at the age of 74 years and 9 months.  She moved with her parents at an early age to the United States.  They settled in Indiana and later moved to Illinois.  At a later date came to Kansas.  She was united in marriage to Isaac Massey in Burlington, March 1886.  To this union two children were born, Roy E. Massey, who died in the world war in 1917 [sic; should read 1918] and Mrs. Stella J. Ray of Burlington.  Mr[s]. Massey spent all her married life in and around Burlington.  Her health has been failing for three years.  She has been an invalid for eighteen months.  She leaves to mourn her loss her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ray, a sister-in-law, Mrs. Nettie Love, of Moran, three step-sons and twenty step-grandchildren, besides other relatives.  She is the last of her family.

from transcription of Graceland Cemetery Isaac Massey 1845-1922 Lydia E. 1851-1926 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ LOVE Family Genealogy Forum <http://genforum.genealogy.com/love/>, posted by Michelle Hammett <PacLadyMadonna@@webtv.net>, May 27, 1999, message #974: Seeking information on Lydia E. Love born May 24, 1851, in Queensbush Canada. Married Isaac Massey March 1886 in Kansas. June 10, 1999, message #989: Lydia may have been married to ? Love and lived in Coffey Co., Kansas. She was born 1851 and died 1926 in Burlington, Kansas. Sept. 19, 1999, message #1262: Grandfather was in Civil War and got his papers. In it is was a bounty of information, including a copy of Lydia and his marriage certificate. Love was her maiden name but alas it did not give a birthplace so am waiting on obit from KS to see if it lists it. If not will go for death certificate. http://genforum.genealogy.com/love/messages/974.html http://genforum.genealogy.com/love/messages/989.html http://genforum.genealogy.com/love/messages/1262.html

Three photographs of Lydia E. Love, and 2 photographs believed to be her husband, Isaac Massey, at http://hometown.aol.com/chloeqcumber/Jones-Love2.html