Reverend Norman Lovein and Family, 1900s-1920s

File — Box: 3, Folder: 6

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Scope and Contents

From the File:

These papers document the life and political career of Harry Jackson, as well as the family of his wife, Helen Lovein Jackson; his daughter, Helen Jackson Burgin and the family of her husband, Bill. The material is arranged into 4 series and is generally arranged chronologically with each series.

The series are:

Series 1 – Jackson Family Series 2 – Burgin Family Series 3 – Memorabilia Series 4 – Oversized scrapbooks, photos, etc.

There is naturally considerable overlap among the families, but materials were generally left where found.

Dates

Other: 1900s-1920s

Extent

From the File: 16 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the File: English

Additional Description

Processing Information

This folder contains information on the early life of Harry Jackson’s in-laws, Norman Lovein and his wife Eunice Chapman, known at Tot. He was born January 29, 1891 in Athens, Georgia, the oldest of eight children. He was a Methodist circuit rider in South Georgia before becoming the pastor of Rose Hill Methodist Church in Columbus, Georgia in the 1930s. He was transferred to Saint Luke Church in Memphis, Tennessee. After two years in Memphis he returned to Rose Hill, where his daughter Helen met and married Harry Cook Jackson. He became the Executive Secretary of the Georgia Temperance Union before returning to serve as pastor at East Highland Methodist Church in Columbus. While there he was badly injured in an automobile accident that resulted in the amputation of a leg. He retired in 1962, but did not remain inactive. He became the Chaplain at the Medical Center in Columbus for 10 years while also writing a bi-weekly column for the Columbus Ledger Enquirer. He died on June 27, 1978.