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Joseph Love

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Joseph Love

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
29 Mar 1923 (aged 87)
West Lafayette, Coshocton County, Ohio, USA
Burial
West Lafayette, Coshocton County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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JOSEPH LOVE was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mar. 1, 1836. His father was born in county Donegal, Ireland, and emigrated to Philadelphia in 1834; he migrated to Linton township, Coshocton County, Ohio in 1846. Two early settlers of Linton township, William and Alexander Love, were brothers of Joseph's father; they followed him to America but he followed them to Coshocton County.Joseph Love began his teaching vocation in 1855, and taught in Coshocton and adjoining counties for fifteen years.

On August 22, 1861, Joseph married Margaret Rusk, daughter of William Rusk, emigrated from Antrim county, Ireland, to Guernsey county, Ohio, about 1840, moving to Coshocton county in 1858.

Seven children were born to Joseph and Margaret: William, Ella Jane, Margaret Ann, George Rusk, Robert Marquis, Emily S. and Bessie.

"A Short History of the Coshocton Public Library" records that "Mr. Joseph Love was the librarian from 1899 until 1915. He rebound worn books to save the library money and cataloged the collection using the Dewey Decimal system. The budget was $1200.00 per year and by 1903, the library has a collection of approximately 4000 books."

Joseph Love was remarried in 1910 to Sarah E. Miller who not long after, became ill with chronic nephritis. Mr. Love hired Miss Vesta Schumaker to care for Mrs. Love.
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JOSEPH LOVE was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mar. 1, 1836. His father was born in county Donegal, Ireland, and emigrated to Philadelphia in 1834; he migrated to Linton township, Coshocton County, Ohio in 1846. Two early settlers of Linton township, William and Alexander Love, were brothers of Joseph's father; they followed him to America but he followed them to Coshocton County.Joseph Love began his teaching vocation in 1855, and taught in Coshocton and adjoining counties for fifteen years.

On August 22, 1861, Joseph married Margaret Rusk, daughter of William Rusk, emigrated from Antrim county, Ireland, to Guernsey county, Ohio, about 1840, moving to Coshocton county in 1858.

Seven children were born to Joseph and Margaret: William, Ella Jane, Margaret Ann, George Rusk, Robert Marquis, Emily S. and Bessie.

"A Short History of the Coshocton Public Library" records that "Mr. Joseph Love was the librarian from 1899 until 1915. He rebound worn books to save the library money and cataloged the collection using the Dewey Decimal system. The budget was $1200.00 per year and by 1903, the library has a collection of approximately 4000 books."

Joseph Love was remarried in 1910 to Sarah E. Miller who not long after, became ill with chronic nephritis. Mr. Love hired Miss Vesta Schumaker to care for Mrs. Love.
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