• General Notes

  His headstone says he was born February 3, 1805.
  
  Obituary: July 4, 1900
  Thursday morning at an early hour William Loveless died, aged 92 years, being born in 1808. William Loveless was born in Blount County, Tenn. His wife's maiden name was Jane Bell and her native home was in Knox County, TN. They were married in that state, where they resided until 1841, when they moved to Illinois and made their home on section 8, Bird township. Here they lived in happiness until the death of his wife, December, 1881, at the age of 71 years.
  
  Twelve children clustered his pioneer home, who were named as follows: John H., Matilda, Elizabeth, Samuel L., Zeddock, William J., George W., Hugh F., Mary A., Marion F., Martha and Charles M.; Matilda is the widow of Mathias Underwood; Elizabeth and Martha are deceased; Mary A. is Mrs. William Baumgardner, a resident of Nebraska.
  
  The deceased first came to this state when a young man, arriving in 1838, and cut wood in the American bottoms for a year or so, then he returned to Tennessee and came back to Illinois in 1841 to reside. His death was very sudden, and hardly was he contained to his bed in his last days. He was known as Grandpa Loveless and he was one of the old patriarchs of Macoupin County. The funeral occurred Friday afternoon from the residence of Marion Loveless. Interment in Shiloh cemetery by the side of his wife.
  
  

Details of William's family with Jane (Jennie) Bell