Linton Earl Lloyd
Linton Earl Lloyd, the youngest of five Lloyd brothers who went to France, served in Company D, 101st Infantry, 26th Division. He drowned in February 1922, at 24, in a small reservoir near his father's home near Berry's Ferry, the Clarke Courier reported.
World War I as the cited records state it
Also written: Private Linton Earl Lloyd. Each name is shown as a source gives it.
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IDENTITY Confirmed The page rests on one Courier item that names him; no other record is matched to him here.
Clarke connection: Residence in an obituary: the Courier of February 9, 1922 says his parents lived near Berry's Ferry and that he drowned in a reservoir he was building near his father's home (C660).
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| Field | As the record prints it | Source | RECORD | IDENTITY |
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| War | World War I | Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 9, 1922 The statement | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY Confirmed |
| Rank | Private | Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 9, 1922 The statement | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY Confirmed |
| Unit | Company D, 101st Infantry, 26th Division | Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 9, 1922 The statement | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY Confirmed |
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| Date not established | The Clarke Courier of February 9, 1922 reports that Private Linton Earl Lloyd, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Lloyd of near Berry's Ferry and one of five Lloyd brothers who went to France, was drowned the Friday before in a small reservoir he was building near his father's home. It says it was believed he slipped and struck his head, or his heart failed, and that he was 24 and had served in Company D, 101st Infantry, 26th Division. | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY ConfirmedThis is the item the entity was created from. | See the source and its limits✓ LikelyAn account exists
The Clarke Courier of February 9, 1922 reports that Private Linton Earl Lloyd, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Lloyd of near Berry's Ferry and one of five Lloyd brothers who went to France, was drowned the Friday before in a small reservoir he was building near his father's home. It says it was believed he slipped and struck his head, or his heart failed, and that he was 24 and had served in Company D, 101st Infantry, 26th Division. What the source supportsThat Linton Earl Lloyd, a World War veteran, drowned near Berry's Ferry at 24, as reported on February 9, 1922. UncertaintyRead from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The cause is given as what "it is believed," not as found. The item dates the death only as "last Friday." His father, Jas. W. Lloyd, has no record here. SourceEvidence role: supports. The February 9, 1922 report. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 9, 1922Clarke Courier · 1922-02-09 (publication) Locator: Page 1, report "Linton Lloyd, World War Veteran, Drowned" Relevant passagePrivate Linton Earl Lloyd, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Lloyd, of near Berrys Ferry, who was one of the fifive [five] Lloyd brothers who went to France ... was drowned in a small reservoir not far from his father’s home last Friday. It is believed that Mr. Lloyd slipped and struck his head against a rock, rendering him unconscious, or h*s [his] heart collapsed. Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Evidence role: supports. Its account of his service. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 9, 1922Clarke Courier · 1922-02-09 (publication) Locator: Page 1, report "Linton Lloyd, World War Veteran, Drowned," continued Relevant passageMr. Lloyd was 24 years old. He served as a member of Co. D, 101st Inf., 26th Division (Yankee Division) Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Evidence role: supports. The same passage, read from the page image and shown in the clipping above. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 9, 1922Clarke Courier · 1922-02-09 (publication) Locator: Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 9, 1922, page 1, report "Linton Lloyd, World War Veteran, Drowned", the passage beginning "Private Linton Earl Lloyd, the youngest..." Relevant passagePrivate Linton Earl Lloyd, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Lloyd, of near Berrys Ferry, who was one of the fifive [sic] Lloyd brothers who went to France and helped lick the Kaiser, was drowned in a small reservoir not far from his father's home last Friday. It is believed that Mr. Lloyd slipped and struck his head against a rock, rendering him unconscious, or his heart collapsed. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. |
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The report headed Linton Lloyd, World War Veteran, Drowned on the front page of the Clarke Courier of February 9, 1922: Private Linton Earl Lloyd, one of five Lloyd brothers who went to France, drowned in a small reservoir near his father's home; his service in Co. D, 101st Infantry, 26th Division, and his funeral.
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Clarke Courier (Berryville, Va.), February 9, 1922, page 1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America. Rights Changes: Cut from the Library of Congress page image at full resolution (the region lies at box 728,476 334x1933 pixels of the saved half-size copy of the page) and shown at its own 669 by 3866 pixels; not scaled, retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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Passage it reproduces: Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 9, 1922, page 1, report "Linton Lloyd, World War Veteran, Drowned", the passage beginning "Private Linton Earl Lloyd, the youngest..."
Statements on this site that rest on it:
- The Clarke Courier of February 9, 1922 reports that Private Linton Earl Lloyd, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Lloyd of near Berry's Ferry and one of five Lloyd brothers who went to France, was drowned the Friday before in a small reservoir he was building near his father's home. It says it was believed he slipped and struck his head, or his heart failed, and that he was 24 and had served in Company D, 101st Infantry, 26th Division.
People namedLinton Earl Lloyd
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 9, 1922, page 1.
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LINTON LLOYD, WORLD WAR VETERAN, DROWNED Falls Into Small Reservoir Near His Father's Home--Believed He Suffered Heart Attack--One of Five Lloyd Boys Who Went to France. Private Linton Earl Lloyd, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Lloyd, of near Berrys Ferry, who was one of the fifive [sic] Lloyd brothers who went to France and helped lick the Kaiser, was drowned in a small reservoir not far from his father's home last Friday. It is believed that Mr. Lloyd slipped and struck his head against a rock, rendering him unconscious, or his heart collapsed. When found his face was submerged in about 12 inches of water which had gathered in the reservoir that the young man was building. News of Mr. Lloyd's death came as a shock to the community. His family has the distinction of furnishing five sons for active service in France during the world war, he being one of the five. Mr. Lloyd was 24 years old. He served as a member of Co. D, 101st Inf., 26th Division (Yankee Division), and was with that organization in France from September 5, 1918, until April 22, 19[2]0 Mr. Lloyd and his four brothers, Messrs. Charles, Howard, Griffith and Grover, were members of the Lloyd Williams Post. As soon as news of his untimely death reached Berryville, Post Commander Spates made arrangements for the organization to attend the funeral. Despite the bad weather those who paid a last tribute to this world war hero were Commander Spates, former Commander Rice W. Levi, Ernest Locke, Ami Strother, Charles Enders, Samuel Eidson and H. L. Boxwell. The pallbearers were Norval W. Carter, Leon D. Scheuer, Harry A. Simons, Herbert J. Duke, H. B. Harris, and M. F. Wisecarver, also members of the Legion. The casket containing the body of the ex-buddy was draped with the American flag by the Legion and conveyed to its last resting place in the graveyard at Providence Chapel. A large crowd of friends of the young man attended the services. Mr. Lloyd is survived by his parents, six brothers and three sisters.
- Source
- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 9, 1922, Clarke Courier
- Date as printed
- 1922-02-09 (published)
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- 1 as printed
- Passage
- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 9, 1922, page 1, report "Linton Lloyd, World War Veteran, Drowned", the passage beginning "Private Linton Earl Lloyd, the youngest..."
- What it supports
- The Clarke Courier of February 9, 1922 reports that Private Linton Earl Lloyd, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Lloyd of near Berry's Ferry and one of five Lloyd brothers who went to France, was drowned the Friday before in a small reservoir he was building near his father's home. It says it was believed he slipped and struck his head, or his heart failed, and that he was 24 and had served in Company D, 101st Infantry, 26th Division.
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- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 9, 1922, Page 1, report "Linton Lloyd, World War Veteran, Drowned," continued. The text was read from a transcription or machine reading, not from a saved page image.
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