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Family HistoryFamily History - Mina Dixon


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Mina Dixon and 10 of her descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Mina Dixon,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Mina married Wallace Dana Loveland (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Mina Dixon and Wallace Dana Loveland:

+2i. Lew W. Loveland, born 13 November 1892 in Michigan; died 16 July 1976 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan. Married Marion M. Nutting.

Second Generation
2. Lew W. Loveland2 (Mina1), born 13 November 1892 in Michigan;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 16 July 1976 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan.1, 2 Lew married, 11 November 1923 in Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, Marion M. Nutting10 (born 9 February 1903 in Michigan, the daughter of Orley Elbridge Nutting and Margaret May Crippin;3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Marion died 8 September 1973 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan6, 7). Lew and Marion are buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.1, 6

Children of Lew W. Loveland and Marion M. Nutting:

+3i. Lew Wallace Loveland, born 29 March 1925 in Michigan; died 10 June 1983 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Married Bobby Jean Burcaw (born Bobby Jean Hodgens).
+4ii. Eleanor M. Loveland, born 3 February 1927 in Michigan; died 6 October 1983 in Arlington Township, Van Buren County, Michigan. Married George Merton Bray.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Lew W. Loveland, born: 1892; died: 1976 (from record).
  2. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Lew W. Loveland, died: 16 July 1976 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 13 November 1892.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 4A-B, Lew W. Loveland, 37, Michigan, first married age 30, truck driver, oil company; wife Marion M. Loveland, 27, Michigan, first married age 20; son Lew W. Loveland, 5, Michigan; daughter Elnior Loveland, 3 2/12, Michigan.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 6B-7A, Lew Loveland, 47, Michigan, salesman, tank wagon; wife Merian Loveland, 37, Michigan; son Lew W. Loveland, 15, Michigan; daughter Eleanor Loveland, 13, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor, E.D. 80-16, Sheet No. 2, Lew W. Loveland, 57, Michigan; wife Marian M. Loveland, 47, Michigan.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Marian M. Loveland, born: 1903; died: 1973 (from record).
  7. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Marian M. Loveland, died: 8 September 1973 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 9 February 1903.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 150, Sheet No. 7A, Arlie Nutting, 28, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife of 8 years Margaret Nutting, 24, Michigan, 2 children, 2 living; daughter Marion Nutting, 7, Michigan; daughter Mary Bell Nutting, 1, Michigan.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan, E.D. 3, Sheet No. 15B, Orley Nutting, 38, Michigan, laborer; wife Margaret Nutting, 33, Michigan; daughter Marion Nutting, 16, Michigan; daughter Mary Nutting 10, Michigan; daughter Dorothy Nutting, 6, Michigan.
  10. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Lew W. Loveland, age 28, born in Michigan, clerk; father: Orley; mother: Dixon; Marion M. Nutting, age 20, Michigan; father: Orley; mother: Coppen [sic]; married on 11 November 1923 in Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan.
Third and Fourth Generations
3. Lew Wallace Loveland3 (Lew,2 Mina1), born 29 March 1925 in Michigan;1, 2, 3, 4 died 10 June 1983 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.1, 2 Lew married, 12 July 1946 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Bobby Jean Burcaw (born Bobby Jean Hodgens)10 (born 27 October 1926 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, the daughter of Herman P. Hodgens and Lucille Olive DeLong;5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Bobby died 22 April 20116). Lew is buried in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.1

Child of Lew Wallace Loveland and Bobby Jean Burcaw (born Bobby Jean Hodgens):

 5i. Michael Lew Loveland, born 22 June 1947 in Michigan.9, 11

4. Eleanor M. Loveland3 (Lew,2 Mina1), born 3 February 1927 in Michigan;3, 4, 12, 13, 14 died 6 October 1983 in Arlington Township, Van Buren County, Michigan.12, 13 Eleanor married, 10 February 1948 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan, George Merton Bray16 (born 8 February 1927 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the son of George Bray and Bertha Bourgeois;14, 15 George died 18 October 2020 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan15). Eleanor and George are buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.12, 15

Children of Eleanor M. Loveland and George Merton Bray:

 6i. John Raymond ‘Jack’ Bray, born 20 November 1949 in Michigan.11, 14
 7ii. Richard William ‘Rick’ Bray, born 30 May 1953.11
 8iii. Susan Kathleen Bray, born 8 April 1956 in Michigan;17, 18 died 9 April 1956 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan.17, 18 Susan is buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.17
 9iv. Robert J. ‘Bob’ Bray, born 2 May 1959.11
 10v. Kathleen ‘Kathy’ Bray, born 20 October 1960.11
 11vi. William Michael ‘Bill’ Bray, born 20 May 1965.11

  1. Find a Grave (website). Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Lew Wallace Loveland, Jr., born: 1925; died: 1983 (from record).
  2. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Lew W. Loveland, Jr., died: 10 June 1983 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; born: 29 March 1925.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 4A-B, Lew W. Loveland, 37, Michigan, first married age 30, truck driver, oil company; wife Marion M. Loveland, 27, Michigan, first married age 20; son Lew W. Loveland, 5, Michigan; daughter Elnior Loveland, 3 2/12, Michigan.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 6B-7A, Lew Loveland, 47, Michigan, salesman, tank wagon; wife Merian Loveland, 37, Michigan; son Lew W. Loveland, 15, Michigan; daughter Eleanor Loveland, 13, Michigan.
  5. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Ottawa County, License No. 13657, Earl E. Payne, age 20 on 1 September 1942 [so born: 1 September 1922], born in Fremont, Ohio; occupation: sailor; father: Clark E. Payne; mother: Dorothy Karr; Bobbye [sic] Jean Burcaw, age 16 on 27 October 1942 [so born: 27 October 1926], born in Birmingham, Alabama; occupation: telephone operator; father: Homer E. Burcaw; mother: Lucille B. Long; married on 21 July 1943 in Ottawa County, Ohio.
  6. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Bobby Jean Loveland, died: 22 April 2011, Texas; born: 27 October 1926, last residence: Tarant, Texas.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, E.D. 37-77, Sheet No. 10A, Herman P. Hodgens, 29, Alabama, first married age 25, civil engineer, contractors; wife Lucille Hodgens, 22, Ohio, first married age 18; daughter Bobby J. Hodgens, 3 6/12, Alabama.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Sherwood Park, E.D. 35-50C, Sheet No. 15B, Homer Burcaw, 36, Ohio, lineman; wife Lucille Burcaw, 32, Ohio; daughter Bobby J. Hodgins, 13, Alabama [Hodgens is her birth surname; she may have been adopted by Homer, as she used the Burcaw name as an adult].
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, E.D. 85-4, Sheet No. 14, Lew W. Loveland, 25, Michigan, lineman, power company; wife Bobby J. Loveland, 23, Alabama; son Michael L. Loveland, 2, Michigan.
  10. Marriage Announcement, South Haven Daily Tribune, South Haven, Michigan (available at newspaperarchive.com), 12 July 1946, Lew Loveland and Bobby Burcaw, married on 12 July 1946 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  11. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  12. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Eleanor Bray, born: 1927; died: 1983 (from record). She shares her gravestone with her husband George Bray.
  13. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Eleanor M. Bray, died: 6 October 1983 in Arlington Township, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 3 February 1927.
  14. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, Arlington Township, E.D. 80-19, Sheet No. 5, George M. Bray, Jr., 23, Illinois, driving oil truck, bulk oil & gas plant; wife Eleanor M. Bray, 23, Michigan; son John R. Bray, Nov., Michigan.
  15. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, George M. Bray, born: 8 February 1927 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died: 18 October 2020 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan (from record, which includes the text of his obituary giving vital and biographical details and the name of his parents, two wives, siblings, children, and grandchildren).
  16. Marriage Announcement, South Haven Daily Tribune, South Haven, Michigan (available at newspaperarchive.com), 13 February 1948, George M. Bray and Eleanor M. Loveland, married on Tuesday [10 February 1948] in South Haven, Michigan.
  17. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Susan Kathleen Bray, born: 8 April 1956; died: 9 April 1956 (from record).
  18. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Susan Kathleen Bray, died: 9 April 1956 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 8 April 1956 in Michigan; father: George Bray, Jr.; mother: Eleanor Loveland.