Sunnyvale in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
James and Margaret Loving
(1811-1869) (1820-1877)
Photographed by Gary Estep, January 30, 2026
1. James and Margaret Loving Marker
The sixteenth family in Dallas County. Came by covered wagon and flatboat from Kentucky to Texas in 1843 as members of the Peters Colony. Arrived in Dallas County (then unorganized) in 1844.
On a 640-acre grant (2 mi. east) from Mercer's Colony, they built log cabin, raised corn, wove cloth, and boiled soil from salt lick to make own salt.
Had 8 children. Loving, a brother of pioneer trail driver Oliver Loving, was killed by a horse thief in 1869.
Recorded - 1970
Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 6776.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 32° 49.951′ N, 96° 33.675′ W. Marker is in Sunnyvale, Texas, in Dallas County. It is on Barnes Bridge Road west of Bobtown/Collins Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sunnyvale TX 75182, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Anderson Family Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Tripp Baptist Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); First Baptist Church of Sunnyvale (approx. 2.7 miles away); Florence Ranch Home (approx.
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Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 31, 2020
2. James and Margaret Loving Marker
Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 31, 2020
3. James and Margaret Loving Marker
Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 31, 2020
4. James and Margaret Loving Marker
Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 31, 2020
5. James and Margaret Loving gravestones
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 491 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 31, 2026, by Gary Estep of Anna, Texas. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 31, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
