John R. Losey was born 29 Jul 1850 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio to Abraham Losey born abt 1811 in New York and died about 1890 in Lawrenceburg Indiana* (buried Greendale Cem, Dearborn County, Indiana) and Nancy Pyril born abt 1812 in Kentucky and died 24 Dec 1891 in Indiana (buried Greendale Cem, Dearborn County, Indiana). John died 30 Apr 1921 in Otis, Washington County, Colorado.
John was married twice: m(1) 7 Oct 1873 in Taylorsport, Boone Co, Kentucky to Sarah Ann Baker b. 23 Nov 1856 and d. 13 May 1896; m(2) 29 Dec 1902 in Chariton, Lucas Co, Iowa to Alma Francis Rhodes White, born 9 Feb 1870 in Wayne County, Iowa and d. 7 Mar 1944 in Lucas County Iowa.
The direct lineage down from John R. Losey to Michael Losey author of "A History of the Losey Name in America" 2020.
John R. Losey b. 29 July 1850 d. 30 Apr 1921
Clarence Losey b. 24 Jan 1886 in Taylorsport, Boone Co, Kentucky; d. abt 1923 in Hamilton County, Ohio
Clyde William Losey b. 30 Apr 1907; d. 23 Oct 1987; m. Hilda Weber b. 15 Aug 1909; d. 17 Oct 1987
Michael Losey 10 Nov 1938 m. Patricia Ann
John R. Losey, went to Colorado, after previously traveling from Ohio to Iowa, where he had remarried after the death of his first wife. During World War I, he lived in Denver but for some unknown reason went to Otis, Washington Co, Colorado where he established the Otis Hotel.
The picture below is the Otis Hotel circa 1921 with the caption (by an unknown writer) as follows: John R. Losey behind the counter; Mrs Losey holding children: Jack, Alvin and Willard; Mr and Mrs Aldreck at table. The others are educated guesses: The two young women in back are employees of the hotel; Mrs Losey is holding one child and two boys standing next to her are her are probably Alvin and Willard; the man sitting at the counter is unidentified; and the boy sitting at the table is probably an Aldreck boy.
*[Death Notice] Commodore Abe Losey died suddenly at his quarters near the pump works Saturday morning. His age was 85 years old his occupation was a Skiff Builder in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. He built many of the finer skiffs ever put on the Ohio. The Funeral took place Sunday and he was buried in Greendale.