Francis C. Lloyd

            FRANCIS C. LLOYD is the youngest son in a family of eight children, born to Owen and Sarah (Coleman) Lloyd, natives of Ireland and Ohio, respectively. He was born in Morgan County, Ind., September 10, 1852. His parents were married in Ohio and lived there until 1840, when they came to Indiana and located in Morgan County, on a farm of 320 acres, a part of which he entered, and where, in the full enjoyment of excellent health, they at present reside. Francis C. Lloyd was reared on the old home farm in Morgan County, where he obtained a good education in the district schools. In 1871, he went to Indianapolis and entered the wholesale and retail meat business, where he remained for two years. He then went to Morgan County and commenced farming there.

    In 1877, he went into the meat business in Morgantown, Morgan county; removing thence to Martinsville, he opened a meat market and after two years in this was elected Deputy Sheriff. In April, 1883, he entered the grocery business and is at present carrying on quite a successful business, one door north of the post office.

    In October, 1871, he was married in Paris, Ill., to Miss Margaret Norman, a daughter of Hiram and Annie Norman, old and respected citizens of Morgan County. By this union there were six children –Ira, Bertha, Edna, Edgar (deceased), Effie and Harry. Mr. Lloyd and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a member of the I.O.O.F., Martinsville Lodge, No. 274, and is a Republican.

Source: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. Charles Blanchard, Editor. F.A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884, page 195.