Marion Loyd Homestead - Grand Prairie, Texas
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txoilgas
N 32° 36.944 W 097° 03.795
14S E 681717 N 3610344
Most of the homestead land is now part of Joe Pool lake. The house is fenced off and hopefully one day the city or the state historical commissions will restore and have open to visitors.
Waymark Code: WM7ZBN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2009
Views: 8
The adjancent historical marker states;
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. (1980)
Link to the Homestead: [Web Link]
Structure Type: Log Cabin
History if no Link: Not listed
Additional Parking or Point of Interest: Not Listed
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