Isaac Love

Isaac Love, a leading an influential agriculturist of Grand Traverse county, Michigan, was born in Bradford, Wiltshire, England, April 6, 1829.  His parents, Isaac and Elizabeth (Batchelder) Love, who reared a family of twelve children.  Young Love visited many places in his native country, but lived principally with his parent until about the middle of the past century, when he set sail for America, and at once proceeded to Cleveland, Ohio, where he was not long in obtaining employment.  He was engaged in construction of railroads both there and, later, in Canada and still later he returned to the States and was employed in blasting stone and sinking cribs for the docks at Marquette, Michigan.  From there he went to Antrim county, where he worked in a saw-mill and lumbering for a few months, and about 1853 he purchased the farm which is now his home.  It contains one hundred and twenty-seven acres, and was bought by him from the government, there having been no previous improvement on the place, not even a tree cut.

Isaac was married in May 1859, to Mrs. Ann Johnson McLaughlin, who was born in Lincolnshire, England in 1824.  She was the widow of John McLaughlin, by whom she had three children, only on of whom, John R., is now living.  To Isaac and Ann have been born four children-- Ann Jane, the wife of John Carson; Martha Eliza, deceased wife of Benjamin Carson; Abraham I., and George W.  The Loves are prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Yuba and have a host of friends throughout the entire county.  In 1883, Isaac paid a visit to his native land, making a tour of the world and taking in many points of interest in his travels.  He was away about six months, and spent a most enjoyable summer, but came back more than satisfied with his adopted home.

Source: Grand Traverse and Leelanaw Counties, Elvin L. Sprague and Mrs. George Nelson, published 1903, page 384.

@Created by Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore 18June2003