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The People Who Lived on the Land that is Now Redstone Arsenal, page 135
Moses and Beulah were married and had a number of children before Moses purchased land in Mullins Flat in about 1916. The names of the children of Moses and Beulah are: Mary Love Lightford (1900), Walter Love, Julie (next to Walter in age, died at age 12), Lawrence, Lucille Love Payton (1908), Robert Lee Love (1918), James (1920), Beulah, and David (born about 1922).
Moses Love
Moses' wife died in 1925. James said his mother and his sister Beulah and his brother David died, all within a period of months. He was not old enough to remember much about it. He barely remembers his mother Beulah. When David and his sister Beulah died, James was then the youngest child in the family.
James said that Moses remarried. His second wife was Annie Crawford. No children resulted from that marriage; however, Annie had nine children of her own when she married Moses. Both Moses and Annie had children who were grown and married at the time, but the combined family was still a large one.
James said he didn't remember their house much. It had seven or eight rooms. James said he did not know if the house was built by his father or was there when his father purchased the land. It is reasonable to assume that if the house was already in existence, additional rooms were added by Moses. When asked if it was like the house his uncle Darphus (Adolphus) Love had, James said that Darphus had a better house. Moses Love's house was all one story. Darphus Love's house has been described as having a dormer window in the top, above the front door.
James' sister Lucille was born in 1908.
Adolphus (Darphus) Love. Adolphus Love was the brother of Moses Love. Even though his legal name was Adolphus, everyone knew him as Darphus. Some older folks hesitated when asked about Adolphus Love, as they knew him only as Darphus.
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