William Adam Jackson Loyd and Ader Grant

This is a picture of my great grandparents William Adam Jackson Loyd and Ader Grant.  They had ten children, of which my grandfather, Carl Loyd, was number seven.  William and Ader were married on 6 Jan 1910 in Clinton, Van Buren, Arkansas.  In this picture, taken about 1938-1940,  from left to right is William Adam Jackson Loyd, Harlan W Loyd, Ader Grant, an unknown little girl, and Sybil Loyd.  The unknown girl is most likely a relative but we don't know her name.  Harlan and Sybil are my grandfather's youngest siblings.  I love this picture not only because of the people in it, but because of what is seen in the background.  It gives me a little peek into the things that surrounded their world.  And I love that Harlan is dressed up as a police officer with his handcuffs.  This is my family!

Search Google!

Google.com is amazing for genealogy research!  I did a google search for my Loyd family in Arkansas and viewed a hit for the Ancestry.com message board for the surname "Loyd".  There was a conversation from a few years ago concerning my direct ancestors.  I emailed the poster and was pleasantly surprised to find that, first of all, the email address was still good, and secondly, that the owner of the email address was actually my Father's cousin.  We've been able to exchange information, and he's been generous enough to share with me some treasures...my Great Grandmother's pictures of the family! Pictures like this one of my Great Great Great Grandfather and Grandmother, David Loyd and Sarah Hartwick.  It has been amazing.  Thank you Google!  Don't overlook this tool for researching your family!