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- 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Fred Loyd
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1915
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Dover, Arkansas
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Grandson
Home in 1940: Clark, Pope, Arkansas
Inferred Residence in 1935: Clark, Pope, Arkansas
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 1B
Occupation: Farming
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 36
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 50
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Nancy Finchum 67
Jess Finchum 33
Raymond Cochren 27
Glayds Cochren 24
Gerald Cochren 4
Fred Loyd 25
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Fred G. Loyd
Last Residence:
50220 Perry, Dallas, Iowa
BORN: 6 Mar 1915
Died: 20 Feb 2008
State (Year) SSN issued: Arkansas (Before 1951)
Fred G Loyd
Birth: Mar. 6, 1915
Death: Feb. 20, 2008
Fred Loyd, 92, of Perry, died on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Fred Loyd was born March 6, 1915, in Dover, Arkansas, to Mack and Josie (Finchum) Loyd.
Fred lived his entire life in Russellville, Arkansas, until he entered the U.S. Army and served during WWII in the Battle of the Bulge. He was captured in Belgium and taken prisoner of war, eventually being liberated in Germany by Gen. George Montgomery in the spring of 1945.
Fred married Yvonne Baker December 23, 1946, in Perry, Iowa, and together they raised three children: Sharon (Jim) Brewer; Fred (Priscilla) Loyd; and David (Tammy) Loyd. He enjoyed his four grandchildren, Traci (Scott) Leff; Jackie (Chris) Walton; Justin (Jeanette) Loyd, and Molli Loyd; and his six great-grandchildren, Taylor Walton, Amelia Leff, Kaylee and Jackson Loyd, and Jayden and Cole Whitney.
Fred farmed near Yale and Dallas Center for many years and was employed by the Perry Water Works for 25 years, retiring at 69 years of age.
Fred enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, family gatherings, his church, and listening to bluegrass and gospel music.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Yvonne, in 2003, two sisters, Ruby and Norma, and a brother Neil Wilson, and is survived by his children, grandchildren, and great- grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters, Pauline Morris, and Ordelia Loyd, and two brothers, Jeff Loyd and Charles Loyd, all of California, and a brother Orville Becker of Woodward, Iowa.
Family links:
Spouse:
Yvonne Loyd (1920 - 2003)
Inscription:
married Dec 23 1946
Burial:
Violet Hill Cemetery
Perry
Dallas County
Iowa, USA
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Fred Loyd
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1915
Death Date: 20 Feb 2008
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 18 Mar 1942
Release Date 1: 6 Oct 1945
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