John Minchin Lloyd - Who was he...really?

[loetar44]

(11-19-2015 05:40 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(11-19-2015 05:22 AM)loetar44 Wrote:  because it is chock-full of rumors, gossip, hoaxes, exaggerations, falsehoods, ruses, scams, etc.

Well said, Kees!!! Example: type "embalm Abraham Lincoln" into Google. Then click on images. Here is the first image to come up:

http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/01887u_1.jpg

John Lloyd was the oldest of two sons. Do you know who were his parents and brother? Other siblings?

[RJNorton]

The only relative I have seen mentioned is a great-niece.

"A great-niece recalled: "He (John Lloyd) was in the construction business and died of an accident that occurred on one of his building projects. He wasn't satisfied with some work that had been done and went up on a scaffold to inspect it. Near the other end of the scaffold flooring a load of bricks had just been deposited. As he reached the scaffold and stood on it, the boards gave way, and he fell to the ground. The bricks tumbling down upon him crushed his head, kidneys, and other parts of his body."

Source: "That Man Lloyd" by Laurie Verge in the April 1988 Surratt Courier.

[Gene C]

(11-19-2015 05:40 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Example: type "embalm Abraham Lincoln" into Google. Then click on images. Here is the first image to come up:

http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/01887u_1.jpg

Which of course reminds me of a song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMiEFyTuuh8

[Dave Taylor]

(11-19-2015 05:44 AM)loetar44 Wrote:  John Lloyd was the oldest of two sons. Do you know who were his parents and brother? Other siblings?

Kees, I talk a bit about Lloyd's family here:

http://boothiebarn.com/2015/05/31/lloyd-...anks-odee/

This book would also be helpful to you:

https://archive.org/details/lloydsofsouthern00lloy

[loetar44]

(11-19-2015 08:34 AM)Dave Taylor Wrote:  

(11-19-2015 05:44 AM)loetar44 Wrote:  John Lloyd was the oldest of two sons. Do you know who were his parents and brother? Other siblings?

Kees, I talk a bit about Lloyd's family here:

http://boothiebarn.com/2015/05/31/lloyd-...anks-odee/

This book would also be helpful to you:

https://archive.org/details/lloydsofsouthern00lloy

Thanks Dave !