OBIT: Abel LLOYD, 1904, Ebensburg, Cambria County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, February 26, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 9 Aged Resident Passes Away By the death of Abel Lloyd who died at home in this place on Monday, Ebensburg loses one of its best and most respected citizens. Mr. Lloyd was almost eighty years old, but until a short time ago was one of the most active of the elderly people in this town. He was of the second generation of the Lloyd family in this country, his father having been the earliest settler at Ebensburg and most of his life had been spent here although he had traveled considerably and had a wide acquaintance. Mr. Lloyd had he lived until the 22nd of next June would have been eighty years old, having been born in 1824. He was a brother of John Lloyd, Ebensburg's veteran merchant who has conducted a store here since 1852. When a young man, the deceased left Ebensburg, the place of his birth, to work for the iron firm of Fray, Matthews & Co., in Pittsburg. It was while here that he met Miss Annie Gardner, the young lady, English born, who afterwards became his wife. During the founding of the Cambria Iron company in Johnstown and shortly after his marriage in Pittsburg, Mr. Lloyd left his position in the Smoky City and went to work as a clerk for the new iron works. He was called from his labors to the office of county commissioner after the celebrated contest of 1858. He was an originator of the summer hotel business at Ebensburg, having erected the Lloyd Springs Hotel and conducted it successfully until his age led him to close it up and retire from business. He was also largely interested in other property here and was quite wealthy. Besides his wife, who is at present quite ill, the following children survive him: J. G. Lloyd of this place; Jennie, wife of Carl Rivinus, the local jeweler; Margaret, wife of Fred Spiller of Fitzgerald, Ga.; Annie, wife of Mathiot Reade Esq., of this place; and the Misses Bell and Martha, at home. The funeral service will be conducted by the Oriental Commandery No. 61 Knight Templar of Johnstown. Full Knights Templar' ceremonies will be carried out at the home of the deceased and at the grave in Lloyd's Cemetery, donated long ago to the county seat by the grandfather of the deceased. Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, March 4, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 10 Funeral of Abel Lloyd Sr. A large delegation of Knights Templar of Johnstown were in attendance at the funeral of Abel Lloyd Sr., Friday, and in accordance with their custom the cortege was headed by the Ebensburg Band. Among the Knights were: David D. Blauch, Frank D. Baker, Herman L. Bantly, Curt G. Campbell, D. W. Davis, D. H. Davies, Levi J. Foust, Charles R. Glock, George A. Hager, Thomas J. Harris, George M. Harshberger, John J. Jones, George K. Kline, G. C. Keim, W. A. Munroe, David Marker, Charles A. Matthews, James N. McKee, Alexander McKeever, R. Given Rose, Louis H. Steuer, Edward Strauss, Henson Tomb and Charles Young. They were joined in Ebensburg by Steward S. Kinkead, William H. Strauss, J. W. Leech, S. W. Davis, H. T. Jones and F. C. Jones. The funeral was very largely attended by friends of the Lloyd family from town and country. Among others who attended the funeral from a distance were Judge F. J. O'Connor and D. H. Kinkead of Johnstown; Fred Spiller, Jr. and wife and Willard Jones of Pittsburg.