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FLOYD R. LOVE
When Floyd R. Love came to Stockton
in 1911 he became an instructor in the shop work of the city schools; since
that time he has so organized the work that it has steadily grown until he is
now the head of this work in the high schools, elementary and prevocational
schools of the city with a teaching force of nineteen and a student body of 100
who are learning useful trades. He was
born at Freeport, Illinois, April 17, 1885 a son of Alfred and Hattie (Wilcox)
Love, natives of Illinois and New York, respectively. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Love: Arthur Claude resides in Oakland;
Floyd R. is the subject of this sketch; Mrs. H. C. Mallory resides in Stockton;
and Vernon C. is associated with his father in Stockton. The father, Alfred Love, is engaged in the
building and contracting business in Stockton.
Floyd R. Love began his education in
the grammar school of Freeport, Illinois, and when fourteen years of age was
employed by the Henney Buggy Company, where he
remained for four years, learning thoroughly the body building trade; then he
worked three years with his father as a carpenter; meantime working his way
through high school, paying fifty cents per night for his high school course;
then entering the training school at De Kalb, completing the four years’ course
in three years, graduating with honors with the class of 1909; he then took one
year post graduate work in the same institution. He next removed to Chicago where he entered
the University of Chicago, taking a year’s course, and then taught school on
the South Side of Chicago for one year.
In 1911 he removed to Stockton and for four years was instructor of
manual training in the elementary schools of the city, then introduced the same
line of work in the high schools; his experience and capabilities soon placed
him at the head of this work, which has steadily grown until it is an important
factor in the city schools.
The marriage of Mr. Love occurred in
Stockton on December 21, 1912 which united him with Miss Edith Heard, born at
Murphys, California, a daughter of John and Fitze
Mary (Strike) Heard. John Heard was born
in England and came to California in 1879 and engaged in mining at Murphys for
thirty years; then he moved to Angels Camp and then to Stockton. He now conducts an apartment house at 529
North Monroe Street. There are three
children in the family: Mabel, William
and Mrs. Love. Mrs. Love was educated in
the grammar school of Murphys, one year at the high school at Angels Camp and
finished her high school work in Stockton; then she attended the Western Normal
School. One son has been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Love, Bob Ross. In politics Mr.
Love is a Republican.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1617. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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