Joseph Hyrum Lovell

Joseph Hyrum Lovell was born August 3, 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois to John Lovell and Ann Parsons. He married Leah Ellen Radford on August 30, 1869 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had eleven children: Joseph Edmund, Martha Ellen, John Franklin, Edmund, Leah Ann, James William, Elizabeth Jane, George Hyrum, Sylvia, Ada, and Mary Josephine.

Joseph was the first baby born in Nauvoo after Joseph and Hyrum Smith were killed, and was named after the martyred brothers. His family travelled to Utah when he was seven years old. After marrying, he settled in Oak City, Utah where he became a succesful farmer and stockraiser. Later in life, he moved his family to Star Valley, Wyoming.

Joseph died on January 16, 1918 and is buried in the Ririe-Shelton Cemetery.

Joseph Hyrum Lovell Family History Written about Joseph Hyrum Lovell: • Life History of Joseph Hyrum Lovell and Leah Ellen Radford by Leah Ann Lovell Have something else written by or about Joseph Hyrum Lovell? Let us know about it, and share it with the family!

Joseph's parents: John Lovell and Ann Parsons Standing is George Lovell, with Leah Ellen Radford and Joseph Hyrum Lovell sitting, the baby is probably Joseph Edmund