Notes:

BIOGRAPHY: Lloyd was born in 1845 at Mt. Plesant, Cowbridge, Glamorgan, and came to the U. S. in 1863. He first settled at Broadtop, Pennsylvania, then Pittsburgh, then Brookfield, Ohio, where he was part of the group of Welshmen who formed a coal company. Lloyd was manager of the Soddy mines from their opening until his death. He was one of principal coal operators in the South; the value of his mines was ever-increasing and, with it, Lloyd's wealth. Lloyd died in 1911. [His obituary and photo appear in Cambrian XXXI (August 15, 1911), p. 13.]

BIOGRAPHY: He was one of the fifteen incorporators of the Soddy Coal Company. Abram Lloyd had confidence in the mining operation and the community, so he bought out the rest with few exceptions. Now the chief owner of the mines, Lloyd became very prosperous once the railroad was finally built and the mines began to function. At that time, approximately 50 Welsh families lived in the area, and the number increased. Most came from Aberdare.

BIOGRAPHY: A. Lloyd, general superintendent of the Soddy Coal Company, was born June 14, 1845*, in South Wales. He came to America in the spring of 1863, and located first in Pennsylvania. He moved from there to Ohio, and in 1867 came to Soddy, where he has since remained. He was one of a company of twenty, mostly Welsh people, who organized a company, and our subject was sent to Soddy to prospect for coal, which being very promising, they at once opened up the coal mine. There being no railroad by which to ship their coal, they built a narrow gauge railroad to the river and shipped by steamboat. In 1874 it was reorganized, and the present company took charge. A. Lloyd and L. W. Morgan were the stockholders in the old company, the rest of the company were new members. It began with a capacity of 500 bushels per day, and it now has a capacity of 500 tons of coal and coke. Arrangements are now being perfected for a much greater capacity. Mr. Lloyd is principally concerned in this company's coal interest in Arkansas. Our subject received his education mostly by his individual application, having attended subscription schools only six months in his life. He is the fourth of five children, born to Evan and Catherine (Reese) Lloyd. The father was born about 1808 and died in 1875. The mother was born about 1814, and died in 1873. They came to America in 1870. Our subject began life as a day laborer, and by his industry and ability as a business manager and financier has accumulated quite a fortune. He married Miss Margaret Evans June 4, 1864. She is also a native of Wales, born in 1840, and the daughter of Morgan and Eliza Evans, natives of Wales. Mrs. Lloyd came to America in 1863, and by her union with our subject became the mother of six children: Elizabeth (deceased October 8, 1886), Evan (assistant bookkeeper at the Soddy Coal Company's office in Chattanooga), Morgan (deceased), Kate, Helen, Maggie and Ida. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd are members of the Welsh Congregational Church. Mr. Lloyd usually votes the Republican ticket, but votes more for principle and the best man. He is a Royal Arch Mason and is a member of the I. O. O. F. The church with which Mr. Lloyd is connected was organized in 1871, and its congregation is composed of Methodists, Baptists and Congregation­alists, principally the latter. It is in a very prosperous condition, has a splendid Sunday-school, and Rev. Morgan is the pastor. He is a native Welshman and preaches in both the English and Welch languages. Goodspeed's "History of East Tennessee" 1887



DEATH: Name LLOYD, ABRAM. Date OCT. 4 1910 Newspaper TIMES

Abraham married Margaret Evans on 4 Jun 1864. Margaret (daughter of Morgan Evans and Elizabeth) was born on 31 May 1840 in Breconshire, Wales; died on 15 Dec 1891 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

CENSUS: 1861 Wales Census
Glamorgan Family History Society 1861 Census CD
4071 1861 CENSUS OF FFORCHAMMAN HAMLET (PART). REF.R.G.9/4071, E.D.38.
Piece: 4071 Folio: 038 Schedule: 076
Address: CWMAMAN HOUSES
LLOYD EVAN
HD M 54 LABOURER GLA LLANFAWIN [?] (c1807)
LLOYD CATHERINE
WI M 45 - GLA CYMER (c1816)
LLOYD THOMAS
SO U 19 LABOURER GLA COWBRIDGE (c1842)
LLOYD ABRAHAM
SO U 17 HOUSE CARPENTER APPR. GLA COWBRIDGE (c1844)
LLOYD ELLENDER
DA - 12 - GLA COWBRIDGE (c1849)
LLOYD MARGARET
DA - 7 - GLA COWBRIDGE (c1854)

Evan married Catherine Rees. Catherine was born in 1815 in Ystradyfodwg, Glamorgan, Wales; died in 1873 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Morgan married Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born in in Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]