A photograph of the Texas Historical Commission's landmark sign. The sign states: Marion Loyd Homestead- In 1859 brothers Marion (1835-1927) and James Loyd (1837-1922) of Illinois purchased this site. Marion built a log house to which their father John and several younger children came to live. Marion married Friendsina Cheshier (1841-1870) in 1862 and had four children. In 1879 he married his brother Thomas' (1848-1873) widow Ann Haney Loyd (1853-1912) and had three children. Marion was a farmer, area leader, and organizer of Loyd School. His deep soft water well made his home a gathering place for neighbors and travelers. Loyd descendants remain on the land.
Item: Marion Loyd
APA
J. W. Dunlop Photograph Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Marion Loyd. (n.d). Retrieved from https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/20149019Chicago/Turabian
J. W. Dunlop Photograph Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. "Marion Loyd." UTA Libraries Digital Gallery. n.d. AccessedMay 12, 2024
MLA
J. W. Dunlop Photograph Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Marion Loyd. n.d. UTA Libraries Digital Gallery, https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/20149019. Accessed12 May 2024
Special Collections Reference Information
Original image part of the J. W. Dunlop Photograph Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Identifier: AR 446-4-75
Identifier: 20149019
Title: Marion Loyd
Description: A photograph of the Texas Historical Commission's landmark sign. The sign states: Marion Loyd Homestead- In 1859 brothers Marion (1835-1927) and James Loyd (1837-1922) of Illinois purchased this site. Marion built a log house to which their father John and several younger children came to live. Marion married Friendsina Cheshier (1841-1870) in 1862 and had four children. In 1879 he married his brother Thomas' (1848-1873) widow Ann Haney Loyd (1853-1912) and had three children. Marion was a farmer, area leader, and organizer of Loyd School. His deep soft water well made his home a gathering place for neighbors and travelers. Loyd descendants remain on the land.
Category: Architecture, Art and Culture, Institutions and Organizations
Subject Term: Plaques, Monuments & memorials, Houses, Estates
Collection: J. W. Dunlop Photograph Collection
Language: None
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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Project Series: Tarrant County Historical Society Grant Project
Title: Marion Loyd
Description: A photograph of the Texas Historical Commission's landmark sign. The sign states: Marion Loyd Homestead- In 1859 brothers Marion (1835-1927) and James Loyd (1837-1922) of Illinois purchased this site. Marion built a log house to which their father John and several younger children came to live. Marion married Friendsina Cheshier (1841-1870) in 1862 and had four children. In 1879 he married his brother Thomas' (1848-1873) widow Ann Haney Loyd (1853-1912) and had three children. Marion was a farmer, area leader, and organizer of Loyd School. His deep soft water well made his home a gathering place for neighbors and travelers. Loyd descendants remain on the land.
Category: Architecture, Art and Culture, Institutions and Organizations
Subject Term: Plaques, Monuments & memorials, Houses, Estates
Collection: J. W. Dunlop Photograph Collection
Language: None
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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Project Series: Tarrant County Historical Society Grant Project
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