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History in
a Pecan Shell
The town is a misspelling of Loveless.
Three Confederate brothers with that surname arrived shortly after
the Civil War. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas arrivied in 1885 built
a spur on Loveless land. The name was misspelled on maps and so it
has remained.
A church and school were built, and a post office was granted in 1893.
The population of the Lovelace school in 1905 was thirty - but the
overall population remained under 100. The post office closed in 1908
and during the Great Depression the population fell to 66. It dipped
to just 50 during the early 1950s. The population for 2000 was twelve.
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1920s Hill
County Texas map showing Lovelace N of Hillsboro
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
Lovelace, Texas
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Subject: Lovelace,
Texas
My brother and I were reminiscing about our childhood in and around
Hillsboro, Texas. My
brother went to second grade in 1938 in Lovelace, Texas. At that time,
he recalls the school having six rows and each row was a different
grade. There was one teacher. He was also remembering a town called
Chatt. We had relatives that lived there. Don't think it is there
anymore.
My brother is 81 years old and I am ten years younger, so we had different
experiences growing up. Our mother's maiden name was Hill and somehow
we were related to founder of Hillsboro.
Getting harder and harder to remember our youth. Sad. Just thought
you might be interested in Lovelace info. - Judy Kennedy, August 11,
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