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Author: History Grundy County 1882

Lloyd & Rees, merchants, Braceville. Prominently identified with the business 
firms of Braceville are the gentlemen whose names head this article. John 
Lloyd was born December 30, 1849, in Wales. Is a son of David and Sarah 
(Buttrey) Lloyd, natives of Wales, and the parents of fourteen children, seven 
of whom survive, viz., Mary, Richard, John, Elizabeth, Ann, Davy and Abraham. 
The parents emigrated to America in 1861, settling in Pennsylvania. In 1863, 
the family came to Grundy County, Ill., where the father purchased eighty 
acres of land lying within the corner of Will, Kankakee and Grundy Counties, 
after having mined for many years. The parents are living in Braceville, 
retired from the active pursuits of life. John, of whom we write, mined until 
about twenty-one years old, when he engaged in other vocations. He began his 
present business in July, 1881, and on March 13, 1882, he accepted Mr. R. Rees 
as a full partner, which firm name still exists, having at this time a full 
line of groceries, dry goods and notions. He was married April 5, 1873, to 
Sarah A. Rees, a sister of his partner, which resulted in four children, two 
of whom are living, viz., John and Daniel. Mr. Lloyd was a Justice of the 
Peace in Braidwood; is a member of Braidwood Lodges, A., F. & A. M. and U. O. 
F., and of Braceville Lodge K. of P., and is D. D. G. C. in the latter. Rees 
Rees, the junior member of the firm, was born November 28, 1854, in Wales, and 
is a son of William and Sarah Rees, natives of the same country, and the 
parents of a large family. His parents emigrated to Illinois in 1864, and in 
1865 they came to Braceville, and are now residing at Braidwood. At the age of 
nine, our latter subject of this sketch began mining, which he has worked at 
more or less since. He had some experience as a clerk in a grocery store 
before forming his present partnership. He had some good school advantages. 
Was married, January 27, 1877, to Mary Oliver, of Braidwood, Will County, 
which union has resulted in two children - Lillie and Emma H. He is a member 
of the Braceville Lodge, K. of P.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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