1. Oliver Loving was an American rancher and cattle driver.
10 Facts About Oliver Loving
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Oliver Loving was mortally wounded by Native Americans while on a cattle drive.
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Oliver Loving was born on December 4,1812, in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
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Oliver Loving's father was Joseph Loving and his mother, Susannah Mary Bourland.
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In Texas, Oliver Loving received 639.3 acres of land in three patents spread through three counties Collin, Dallas, and Parker.
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Oliver Loving farmed and, to feed his growing family, hauled freight in his early years as a Texan.
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Oliver Loving went ahead of the herd for contract bidding, taking only Bill Wilson, a trusted scout, with him.
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The weakened Oliver Loving sent Wilson back to the herd, eluded the Indians, and, with the aid of Mexican traders, reached Fort Sumner, only to die there of gangrene.
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Additionally, Oliver Loving Bend on the Pecos River is named for him.
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Oliver Loving has been inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.