According to family records and his passport unverified by other actual data, Loyd Abel was said to have been "a well-educated civil engineer" who never used tobacco or liquor. Actually, it is believed that he may just have been a good machinist. Family "lore" has that Loyd journeyed to South America to "electrify horse-drawn street cars" and/or to help with the "construction of the railroad through the Andes Mountains". It was there in Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Columbia that he married Dolores "Lola" del Valle, allegedly from Mola, Spain, daughter of a Spanish mother and French father.
According to passport records, Loyd and Lola returned to the United States about 1904 and lived in Oil City, PA where they had two boys, MAHLON (MARTIN) and LOUIS (LEWIS). At some point soon after a brief sojourn to Columbia (per passport records), the family removed to California. Loyd returned from California to Cleveland in 1918 to see Mother before she died. During this stay, Lloyd was diagnosed with cancer of the liver and died without seeing his wife and children again.
According to a family member, after Loyd's death, his wife tried to have several family members take their two sons to raise. Lola was not able to find anyone to do this, so she allegedly gave up the boys for adoption. Apparently, one became a prominent and wealthy business man in the Los Angeles area. Upon this son's death, it was discovered that he had two wives and two families. The newspaper headlines were apparently quite outlandish! Although researched for facts, none of this family drama has been verified by the author of this information.
Curiously, the person who originally posted this website stated that Loyd/Lloyd was 52 years old at death. Hoping for a headstone marker picture to ensure that this is the correct record. If anyone has further family history, please contact the author of this "bio" at [email protected].
According to passport records, Loyd and Lola returned to the United States about 1904 and lived in Oil City, PA where they had two boys, MAHLON (MARTIN) and LOUIS (LEWIS). At some point soon after a brief sojourn to Columbia (per passport records), the family removed to California. Loyd returned from California to Cleveland in 1918 to see Mother before she died. During this stay, Lloyd was diagnosed with cancer of the liver and died without seeing his wife and children again.
According to a family member, after Loyd's death, his wife tried to have several family members take their two sons to raise. Lola was not able to find anyone to do this, so she allegedly gave up the boys for adoption. Apparently, one became a prominent and wealthy business man in the Los Angeles area. Upon this son's death, it was discovered that he had two wives and two families. The newspaper headlines were apparently quite outlandish! Although researched for facts, none of this family drama has been verified by the author of this information.
Curiously, the person who originally posted this website stated that Loyd/Lloyd was 52 years old at death. Hoping for a headstone marker picture to ensure that this is the correct record. If anyone has further family history, please contact the author of this "bio" at [email protected].
According to family records and his passport unverified by other actual data, Loyd Abel was said to have been "a well-educated civil engineer" who never used tobacco or liquor. Actually, it is believed that he may just have been a good machinist. Family "lore" has that Loyd journeyed to South America to "electrify horse-drawn street cars" and/or to help with the "construction of the railroad through the Andes Mountains". It was there in Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Columbia that he married Dolores "Lola" del Valle, allegedly from Mola, Spain, daughter of a Spanish mother and French father.
According to passport records, Loyd and Lola returned to the United States about 1904 and lived in Oil City, PA where they had two boys, MAHLON (MARTIN) and LOUIS (LEWIS). At some point soon after a brief sojourn to Columbia (per passport records), the family removed to California. Loyd returned from California to Cleveland in 1918 to see Mother before she died. During this stay, Lloyd was diagnosed with cancer of the liver and died without seeing his wife and children again.
According to a family member, after Loyd's death, his wife tried to have several family members take their two sons to raise. Lola was not able to find anyone to do this, so she allegedly gave up the boys for adoption. Apparently, one became a prominent and wealthy business man in the Los Angeles area. Upon this son's death, it was discovered that he had two wives and two families. The newspaper headlines were apparently quite outlandish! Although researched for facts, none of this family drama has been verified by the author of this information.
Curiously, the person who originally posted this website stated that Loyd/Lloyd was 52 years old at death. Hoping for a headstone marker picture to ensure that this is the correct record. If anyone has further family history, please contact the author of this "bio" at [email protected].
According to passport records, Loyd and Lola returned to the United States about 1904 and lived in Oil City, PA where they had two boys, MAHLON (MARTIN) and LOUIS (LEWIS). At some point soon after a brief sojourn to Columbia (per passport records), the family removed to California. Loyd returned from California to Cleveland in 1918 to see Mother before she died. During this stay, Lloyd was diagnosed with cancer of the liver and died without seeing his wife and children again.
According to a family member, after Loyd's death, his wife tried to have several family members take their two sons to raise. Lola was not able to find anyone to do this, so she allegedly gave up the boys for adoption. Apparently, one became a prominent and wealthy business man in the Los Angeles area. Upon this son's death, it was discovered that he had two wives and two families. The newspaper headlines were apparently quite outlandish! Although researched for facts, none of this family drama has been verified by the author of this information.
Curiously, the person who originally posted this website stated that Loyd/Lloyd was 52 years old at death. Hoping for a headstone marker picture to ensure that this is the correct record. If anyone has further family history, please contact the author of this "bio" at [email protected].
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