"Carrie" LOVE was born 8-20-1847 in McNairy County, Tenn and died 3-29-1930 in Olathe, Johnson, Kansas. She first married Jonathan/Johnson MIZE (1843-1919) on 12-31-1865 and had five children: Mrs. Lena SINCLAIR of Mildred, KS; Mrs. Anna TOLLIVER of Pleasanton, Kansas; Mr. Ralph R. GILLHAM of Dallas, TX; Mrs. Albert STRONG of 5705 Locust Street, Kansas City, MO and Leori MIZE, the last-named dying in infancy. Jonathan died on 12-9-1919. She then married William A. MAHAFFIE (1846-1937) on 6-3-1924. Caroline is also survived by two brothers. Caroline lived during the stirring times that beset this section prior to and during the Civil War. The LOVE home was on ground that furnished the setting for the battle of Westport, of which she witnessed as a little girl. During the progress of the battle, a cannon exploded in the yard of the LOVE home and a piece of shell entered the home cutting a cord that held the weights in the family clock. this clock is now possession of the Missouri Historical Society. Olathe Mirror Obituary