Bachelor Uncle was the topic for this week's challenge.
Charles Crittenden Lloyd was a bachelor uncle, in fact, my great grand uncle. He was the son of my great great grandparents, Albert G. Lloyd and Lois Jasper Lloyd.
Charles was born 10 July 1867 in Waitsburg, Walla Walla, Washington. The family lived on a farm and I assume Charles grew up doing all the farm boy activities. He appears on the census of 1870 and 1880.
I've always wondered where the middle name Crittenden came from. It doesn't seem to be a family name. Charles was and is a mystery.
Charles died 11 October 1891 at the age of 24 in Texarkana, Arkansas.
Why did he leave home? Why was he in Texarkana?
I have been unable to find information through online sources about Charles.
In the local paper of Waitsburg, The Times, on October 16, 1891, a newspaper article stated that "the Hon. A. G. Lloyd, received a telegram from Arkansas on Wednesday bringing the sad news that his son Charlie was dead. He died last Sunday. No particulars, he died at Texarkana, a town of 1500 inhabitants, the county seat of Miller county in the southwest corner of the state. At the time of his death, Charles was 24 years, 3 months and 2 days old. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd have the sympathy of all in their sad bereavement".
His obituary read: Died-At Texarkana, Ark., Charles C. Lloyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Lloyd, at the age of 24 years. Died from congestion of the bowels. Was buried at Rosehill Cemetery, October 13, 1891. This clipping appeared in the Pioneer Portraits of the The Times under 50 years ago, in the 1941 section.
His name is on a tombstone, along with his brother William's name, at the cemetery in Waitsburg, Washington. His tombstone is in Block 56, Lot 3, Space 2 of the Waitsburg City Cemetery. To my knowledge, his body was not returned to Washington.
In his genealogy file, complied by Helen Lloyd Shaffner, she wrote that she thought he went south because of his health. I vaguely remember the story that after he died somebody contacted his parents and said she was his wife, but since they had never heard of her before, they decided she was "a gold digger" so ignored the letter. In all of the Lloyd memorabilia, I have never found the letter.
Charles Crittenden Lloyd
1867-1891
There are no dates on the pictures, but I assume they were taken in the 1880's
Funeral Card
Headstone with name
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