Kent Thompson,
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Love's Valley. I've heard "Love's Valley" spoken about more than I've seen it in print. ..Love's Valley can be seen if you stand at the edge of the Washington-Howard Cemetery overlooking Red River (on the Cooke-Grayson county (TX) line). ..From this high bluff, you can see Marietta, six miles northwest. ..I understand that Love's Valley is the area between that bluff and Marietta.
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Love's Valley was named for Overton Sobe Love (b-1823).
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I, Patti, knew about "Love's Valley" before I knew that I was a direct descendant of Tempeance (Bourland) Griffith (1803-1882), sister of Col. James Bourland. ..I learned that my g-uncle, Jesse Granville GRAHAM m-Nellie GRAY of Love's Valley (Nellie's Washignton ancestors were buried in the Washington-Howard Cemetery on Col. Bourland's property). ..So through the years, every time I heard the term "Love's Valley", my ears perked.
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In 1995, I attended a "Delaware Bend Reunion" in Whitesboro TX sponsored by Vivian (Martin) Young (b-1911) of Whitesboro TX, who played in Col. James Bourland's large house as a child, then m-John Bourland Young (b-1910), gson of Col. William Cocke Young (1812-1862). Vivian said the neighbors were the "Tiptons of Love's Valley" ... and others.
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Tiptons of Love's Valley. ... Sarah Frances LaVada "LaVada" (Moore) Arnold Tipton (1870-1964), m-James Murry Tipton [1861-1948 Marietta, Love Co OK]. ... (LaVada was the daughter of Mary (Bourland) Merrick Moore (1830-1875) and gdau of Col James Bourland. ..LaVada is cited in his will contest in my book). I list this because this Tipton family can be found in the U.S. census.
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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