3/25/2001 Inventory found this stone nearly illegible but with no recent damage or conditions unusual for its age. A sunken footstone reading E. L. L. exists.
Edwin Lunsford Loving was the son of Henry Marshall & Sarah Ann Luck Loving. They were married in Botetourt County in 1842. Henry was born in Nelson County on 5/11/1811. He was the son of Lunsford Lomax Loving and Margaret Noel Hawkins. Sarah Ann Luck was born in Botetourt County about 1824. According to an on line genealogy Henry and Sarah had the following children: Alma Sidney -- b 1843 married Pumphrey Pollard Seay Nathan Phillip -- b. 1847 d. 1898 Edwin Lunsford -- b. 1849 d. 1882 Corina Ann -- b. 1851 John Thompson -- b. 1852 Albert Gallatin -- b. 1854 Sallie Waller -- b. 1856 d. abt 1928 William Govan -- b. 1858 James Marion -- b. 1862 Fannie O. -- b. 1864 She married Daniel Mitchell Margaret Louise -- b. 1868 Lucas Powell -- b. 1870 d. 1872 I found Henry in the 1850 Amherst, Eastern District census on pg 93 and dtd Sept 29th. Children listed at that time are: Alma Age 6, Henry Age 3 and Edwin Age 1. Henry's real estate value is listed as $8,000. Edwin, his parents and siblings appear in the 1870 census for Amherst County VA, Temperance Township. Henry's occupation is "Farmer" and Edwin and his brothers are listed as "Farm Hands." Edwin married Julia Poore, daughter of Robert H. Poore of Fluvanna and Janetta Magruder Poore. Julia's father died at Gettysburg 4/3/1863. He was a major in 14th VA Regiment, Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Division. Janetta was the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Bankhead Magruder, and sister of Allan B. Magruder the owner of this family section. Edwin, his wife Julia Poore and infant son, Julian, appear in the Henrico County census for 1880--in fact TWICE. Henrico County, Richmond City, District 87 14 June 1880 Location: South 12th Street Visit 341/492 Loving Edward L. Age 31 Comm. Merchant Loving Julia B. Age 23 Keeps House Loving Julian Age 7M Son [The surrounding visits are also Clerks or Bookkeeppers, leading me to believe this is a business district. The ages for everyone are correct but the "head of household" is listed as Edward and not Edwin.] Henrico County, Richmond City, District 84 10 June 1880 Location: East Leigh [Street?] Visit 749/399 Loving E. L. Age 29 Clerk in Store Loving J. B. Age 22 Keeping House Loving J. B. Infant Daughter[?] Poore Robie Age 20 Sister in Law [illegible] Sarah Age 33 Servant [The ages for Edwin and Julia are incorrect and infant J. B. is Julian--a male.] Infant Julian is buried at Maplewood, date of death is concealed by a tree trunk encasing the stone. According to an on-line genealogy Edwin and Julia had another child: Fairfax, who lived to adulthood and married "Mr. Fuller of New Jersey." If the information is factual, Fairfax would have been born after the 1880 census.RETURN TO LOCATION A8