Kathy - These are not the first names you mentioned but thought there may be a connection. I found no Levi, Lee or William (except for the one in 1924/25). 1923 - Sarah Loyd (wid James) r 531 Union Av. Eleanor Loyd nurse 4 531 Union Av 1924/25 Sarah Loyd (wid James) r 715 S. Clark Wm J (Lillian) Casher MK&T railroad r 404 Jefferson 1927 - Mrs. Sarah Lloyd r 715 S. Clark 1929 - Sarah Lloyd (widow J. L.) r 715 S. Clark In the street directory it says Mrs. Sarah Lloyd ownes 715 S. Clark and a L. L. Kellogg also lives there (under Kellogg it says James L (Josie) insp. Wabash so they were probably boarders). I looked through the business directory but no Lloyd stores. 1932 Sarah Lloyd (widow James) r 715 S. Clark Thanks for the kind words. I enjoyed gathering the records I have published. I especially like land records. I have given the historical society most of my books so they can raise some money to help with expenses. I must say though - the overwhelming amount of genealogical research I have published is in the Randolph County Historical Quarterly/newsletter. As creator and editor since 1981, I could chose what went into the quarterly, and it has been mainly genealogy. Cecy Rice Mike & Kathy Bowlin wrote: > If you haven't been swamped already, I'd like to ask for one. I am looking > for Levi or Lee Loyd/Lloyd. He was said to have owned a small store in > Moberly sometime after Aug 1929. His son William died, and Levi used the > insurance money to buy a store. He and his family lived in the back. I > don't know how long the store existed, as we have only one picture of it, > taken inside. I am trying to find out where it was located, and how long he > was in business. Papa says that it wasn't very long, because Levi had so > much family, and he gave way too much credit. He went belly up pretty fast > since it was during the depression. Thank you so much for the offer, and > please, don't rush. I've waited for years for this answer, so a little > while longer won't matter. > > I also wanted to thank you, while I am on the subject, for the many > publications that you have done. I can't tell you how many times I have > checked your books out from the library, and how much your work has done to > further my research. As we speak, I have two of them, sitting in a stack to > my left, waiting to go back to the library. Overdue again, of course. I > can only imagine the thousands of hours that you have spent going through > courthouse records and peering into a microfilm reader. It should give you > great pride to know that your work will live on, and help many people in > their search for family. That's quite a legacy to leave to Randolph and > Howard counties. Do you still sell your work? If so, would you send me a > price list? I would love to own some of those books that I have dog eared > at the library. Thanks again. > > Kathy Bowlin