Background
James Carrol Loving was born on June 6, 1836 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. His father, Oliver Loving (1812-1867), was a cattleman and drover, and his mother was Susan Daggett Morgan Loving (1809-1884).
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James Loving
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He raised "the largest purebred shorthorn herd" in the United States by the end of the nineteenth century. In 1845, they moved to Texas, eventually settling down in Palo Pinto County, Texas. During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, he served in the Confederate States Army.
He became First Lieutenant, mostly by keeping Native Americans away from European settlers like himself in Texas.
Shortly after the war, he opened a general store in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas. In 1867, when his father died, he inherited his cattle holdings.
In June 1868, together with Charles Goodnight, he drove 2,300 cattle to Colorado over a period of six months. Together with Commander of Order of Leopold Carter, he owned a ranch near Community College Slaughter"s ranch called Dillingham Prairie Ranch.
In 1873, he established a ranch in Jermyn, Jack County in the Lost Valley.
lieutenant was located 25 miles away from Graham and 15 miles away from Jacksboro, Texas. He reportedly raised "the largest purebred shorthorn herd in the nation."
However, much of his cattle was stolen by Native Americans and cattle raiders. He served as its Secretary for twenty-seven years, until his death in 1902.
He also became its Treasurer in 1879.
The following year, in 1880, he published an almanac about the main herds of Texas and their owners. Four years later, in 1884, he moved the office of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Associations to Jacksboro.
Three years later, in 1887, he moved it again, this time to Fort Worth, Texas. Personal life
They had two children: Belle Loving Spiller (1858-1936) and Oliver Loving (1860-1937).
Death
He died on November 24, 1902 in Tarrant County, Texas.
He was buried at the City Greenwood Cemetery in Weatherford, Texas.
