His death certificate records James Lovelace, age 74, born 1861, place unknown, died 9 Dec 1935 at Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky, usual residence Rowan Co., Ky, single, no occupation, parents unknown, cause of death cerebral hemorrhage, contributory cause senile psychosis, informant Allie Plank, Triplett Co., burial at Easter State Hospital.

Although it states he was single, he was really married three times, with at least the last two marriages ending in divorce.

1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devils Fork precinct, enumerated in June, lists on pp. 11B-12A as family #200:
Loveless, James M., 39, b. May 1861, farmer; Lucy M., wife, 29, b. Jan 1871, married 0 years, mother of 5 children, 5 living; <a line is cut off from the census image here>; Martha A., dau, 3, b. Nov 1896; George D., son, 4/12, b. Jan 1900; Black, Benjamin, stepson, 10, b. Sep 1889; Black, Marian, stepson, 8, b. Oct 1891; Black, Silas, stepson, 7, b. Nov 1892; Black, Roscoe, stepson, 4, b. Mar 1896; Black, Rebeca C. (or L.), stepdau, 2, b. Sep 1897; Alexander, father, 75, b. Dec 1872, widowed, b. Ky Va Penn. All except Alexander born Ky Ky Ky.

There is no surname entered for Alexander, just the line used to represent “ditto”, but in this case it should mean “same as head of household”, not “same as line above”. The surname of Black was explicitly entered for all the stepchildren.