Henry Love, born circa 1785, was the eldest of Thomas Love's sons.

Henry Love married Sarah Ann MOORE. They had several children: John Benjamin, Amanda, Elvira, Overton, Charlotte, Frances, Littleton Henderson, Catherine, David, and Elizabeth.

The family was admitted to the Monroe Presbyterian Church in 1828, near Pontotoc.

Another marriage record for Henry was to Elizabeth MEEZELL 1809 in Ark Co.

Henry became more involved with tribal affairs after Andrew Jackson began pushing for Indian Removal. In 1830 & 1833, Henry was a member of the exploration expedition to the West Territory in which twenty-one chiefs set out to locate land in the west on which to settle. In 1834, the tribe selected five men to travel to Washington to seek modifications of the 1832 Pontotoc Treaty - Two Colberts, one full-blood and Henry and Benjamin Love.

The representatives had the interests of the tribe at heart and sought to protect those not competent to handle their own affairs. White land speculators were eager to cheat the uneducated Chickasaw out of their land. By the new treaty, such tribesmen could only sell their land with the approval of two Chickasaw leaders (a committee made up of the Chickasaw King, Ishtahotapa, five other educated tribesmen and the five representatives that went to Washington.)

After returning from Washington, Henry and Benjamin acted quickly to secure choice allotments for their family.

Henry emmigrated with his family to the West in May of 1944, and died three years later.

There is a journal excerpt mentioning Henry by William Calhoun Love, grandson of Robert Love of Pennsylvania.

Amanda Love (1820 - 1856) married a white man, James Hampton WILLIS. They had five children.

Elvira Love (1821 - 1894) married a white man, Aldredge W. JONES and had three children. After Jones died, she married her sister's widower J.H. WILLIS and four more children. Her third husband was Dr. William P. WORTHINGTON (1818 - 1884) and had one son.

Overton "Sobe" Love (1823 - 1906) was a very influential leader after the removal. He left his father's original tract of land on the Washita to settle in what came to be known as Love's Valley on the Red River. He controlled over eight-thousand acres of bottom land. For decades he wielded great influence in Chickasaw affairs and filled several positions: National Councilman, District Judge, and Delegate to Washinton. He married six times and had the following children: Charlie, Susan, Annie, Ida, Eliza, Mattie, Henry Overton, Mollie Lucinda, Nellie B., Ruby Belle, Hattie B. and Jo Jessie Mahota Love. His wives were: Elizabeth Ann GUEST (1832 - 1865), a GOOCH, Elizabeth [surname unknown] (1835 - 1868), Martha BYNAM (1844 - 1877), Amanda Jane BROWN, and Harriet E. BYRD (1842 - 1916).

Charlotte Love (1825 - 1882) married James TYSON and then Nathan COFFEE. Charlotte survived both husbands to rule the fortunes of a great sweep of land along the Red River from the finest residence for many miles.

Catherine Love (b. 1829) married Ben G. MITCHELL.

Littleton H. Love (1827 - 1856) married Elizabeth HUMPHREYS and raised two daughters. Littleton was killed by John T. Pitchlynn.

David Love

Frances Love

Elizabeth Love (1833 - 1914) married Holmes COLBERT (1828 - 1872) a graduate of Union College in Schenectady, New York. He played an important role in the 1855 treaty between the Chickasaw and Choctaw that established for the first time since the removal an autonomous Chickasaw Nation. The next year he drafted the Chickasaw Nation's Constitution. He was signator of the treaty that committed the Chickasaw to the Confederate cause and also the post war treaty with the United States. He died in Washington while representing his people. Elizabeth survived him as the revered widow of a Chickasaw Statesman.