Spokes of the Wheel: Thomas S. Lloyd

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Looking for Thomas S. Lloyd

Inheriting my mother's genealogy files sparked my interest in the hobby. Although she inherited a lot of information from her aunt Gilla, who probably inherited information from other family members; Helen Lloyd Shaffner continued her own research, and the collection grew. And I have added to the collection through the years. One big missing component of the research is the lack of documentation. When I asked my mother how she knew or if the information was authentic, her response was well..."Aunt Gilla said".

I felt I had to learn a lot about genealogy before I tackled the Lloyd files.

So I am finally beginning the search for Thomas S. Lloyd's ancestry. But I am not the first family member to look for his ancestry!

Thomas is my 4th great grandfather, who was born in 1763 and died in 1857. The one certain thing is that he is buried near Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee in the Lloyd Cemetery on the Cabbage Farm. Family story is that he was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Family story is that he served in the NC Brigade in the Revolutionary War. Yes, I am trying to prove he served. Yes, I am trying to prove his parents and where he was born.

Gilla Ann Lloyd Mellinger (1873-1947) worked very hard on the Lloyd genealogy. These are pictures from her trip to Rutledge, Tennessee. The pictures were taken 17 October 1927. I have negatives and pictures that were made from the negatives.