Many people lived in the area even though the town of Lovelady had not yet been set up. The Houston and Great Northern Railroad purchased 320 acres of land from Henry Lovelady (one of the heirs of Cyrus Lovelady who owned the original 630 acres) and divided it into streets and lots. Some of the early families in the area were Lovelady, Gayle, Barbee, Neville Hartt, Clark, and McCarter. This is not an all inclusive list. Also in this area were several small communities such as Center Hill, Lone Pine, Neville's Prairie, etc. My grandmother was born in Lovelady, Houston, TX on August 30, 1895. Unless your g-grandmother was visiting family it may be extremely difficult to identify who she was going to visit. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, May 14, 2000 5:02 PM Subject: Re: Lovelady >Roy. >Thanks for the info on Lovelady, TX. >Was the area developed or named something else before 1872? >My ggrandmother was rumored to have traveled there many times to visit, but >she died in 1868, so I don't know how that could have been possible if the >town was not yet formed. >I have been trying to find out who she was visiting for the last two years. >Any suggestions? >Linda >