Nat was born .... in Davidson County in 1854, son of slave Sampson Love. He and his family were slaves of Robert Love.

Nat was born …. in Davidson County in 1854, son of slave Sampson Love. He and his family were slaves of Robert Love.

May 24, 2009, 5:06 pm
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Doing a little background research on Nat Love, I learned that he was a well-known cowboy an had the nickname of “Deadwood Dick” although he apparently was not the only one with that nickname.   His autobiography is available in its entirety through UNC’s Documenting the American South collection. Nat was born here in Davidson County in 1854, son of slave Sampson Love.  He and his family were slaves of Robert Love.  Nat has an entry at FindAGrave; I would love to find an obituary for him though – he died in 1921.

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