It is true that all three of Loren's six children whose hair color is known were redheads, and of his fourteen grandchildren, ten of the eleven whose hair color is known were also redheads. It appears, however, that red hair was not an Inman characteristic in Daniel Inman's family. Red hair seems to have been totally absent among the descendants of Willard, Loren's brother. Furthermore, Bernice Inman was certain that her mother had told her Loren himself had black hair. The hair color of the first four generations from Loren and Lucy is indicated on the following chart.
Photographs show freckles, suggesting red hair.