BIRTH: William Lloyd was the third child, third son born to Wm. Wesley and Susan Jane Wagner Billow. He was born in the town of Liverpool, Perry Co., PA. He grew up on his family's small farm in Hunters Valley, Perry Co., PA.
APPEARANCE: Lloyd was a man of short stature (5'5") and of slight build, with a shock of wavy dark hair that greyed to a beautiful white. Lloyd was always dressed immaculately. Not only did he look well-dressed when he and Estella went out, he put on nice clothing even when he drove several blocks to town.
EDUCATION: Lloyd was educated in a one-room schoolhouse in Perry County. For part of his education, his father, Wes, was the schoolmaster. Lloyd was a voracious reader. As he started to earn money, he thought it was important to use some of it for creating his own library. He owned the entire set of Dickens, as well as other renowned literature and theological books. Lloyd earned his business degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Lancaster Business School. He served as the accountant/bookkeeper for several businesses during his career. When Lloyd sought out his first job, he wanted to 'see the world' and was hired as an accountant for a business in Gary, WV. After he married Estella, he was the business mgr. for the Miller Shoe Co. in Millersburg, PA.
HOMES AND OCCUPATIONS: Since Lloyd's parents lived in Millersburg at the time of their marriage, Lloyd and Estella built a small bungalow right across from the Millersburg High School at 609 Center Street, where they intended to remain. Unfortunately their residence there was short-lived. Lloyd picked-up the terrible Spanish flu that became a national epidemic in 1918 and was very ill for a period of time, leaving him with a heart condition that prevented him from continuing his job at the shoe factory in Millersburg. His doctor recommended he take his family to live in a location with more moderate weather that might help him become stronger.
Lloyd, Estella, and their only child, little Mary, went to Miami for about three years; however, their homesickness for family set in. They returned to Pennsylvania and settled in Lancaster PA, where Estella's widowed mother resided. They bought the house from her at 316 W. Lemon Street, and she continued to live out her life with them. Estella and Lloyd opened a hemstitching business, with Lloyd assuming the accounting and delivery portions of the small business.
In the meantime, work became harder and harder to find in Millersburg. Lloyd's brother, Norman, brought his family to work at the shoe factory in Mount Joy. Later on, their parents bought a small one-acre farmette on what is now 206-212 Fairview Street, Mount Joy. Lloyd's father, William Wesley died there in 1935, and so Lloyd and Estella sold their home in Lancaster, bought the farmette from Lloyd's widowed mother, and converted the small barn to a house for themselves, daughter Mary, and mother Susan Jane Billow to live in. This address became 212 Fairview Street. Lloyd was hired as the bookkeeper at the New Standard in Mount Joy where he retired in about 1950. In 1951, his mother, Susan Jane Billow, died at their house, after having received excellent care from Lloyd and Estella. In the meantime, they had been renting out the farmhouse, 206 Fairview Street since Wes's death. In abt. 1952, Lloyd's nephew, Harold, and wife, Vera, purchased it from them.
Although Lloyd never started a practice, he became certified in Swedish Massage and often served as a holistic practitioner for his family. Lloyd was not only sympathetic about the discomforts of humans, but he was also concerned about those of animals, or even flies, for that matter. Rather than killing a fly, Lloyd would lead them to the door and let them fly away.
DISPOSITION: Lloyd was one of the kindest and most gentle men you could meet or get to know. He was soft-spoken and was always agreeable, kind, and friendly. He was strong in his faith, as was evident in the way he lived his life and treated people - (Lutheran, United Brethren).
CHURCHES: Lloyd attended Hunters Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church while he was growing up. Wes and Susan Jane had six sons, who helped to run the farm in Hunters Valley. However, as they reached maturity, there were few jobs for them in that area, and so the family moved across the river to Millersburg, Dauphin Co., PA. There, they joined St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. When Estella and Lloyd moved to Lancaster, they held membership at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, and when they moved to Mount Joy, they joined St. Mark's United Brethren Church. Lloyd was not only a faithful Bible reader, but he contemplated about what he read so as to use it as an accurate guide. Among the books on his shelf were "Pilgrims Progress," "The Life of Luther," "The Bible Looking Glass," and others.
INTERESTS: Lloyd carried on his father's example by having a large garden every summer that filled up most of the back of their property. He also had a large chicken house and several sheep. Lloyd loved woodworking and often made gifts for the family down in his basement workshop. Lloyd loved to recite poetry he had learned in his youth, loved to read, and kept everyone's rapt attention with a story or two.
SENIOR YEARS: When Mary was delivering her third child, Gloria, it was discovered she had colon cancer. Mary went through tremendous pain and discomfort until it finally claimed her life while spending her final days under the care of her parents, Lloyd and Estella. She passed away in 1958, survived by her husband, Linn Longenecker, and three young children, Sylvia, Robert, and Gloria.
A year after Mary's death, Estella and Lloyd took Gloria (age three) into their home to raise. In addition, their home served as a home base for the other grandchildren, Sylvia, and Robbie, as well as son-in-law, Linn. This was quite an undertaking for a couple in their mid-70s. However, Estella seemed to thrive with the new responsibilities. On the other hand, Lloyd had been so greatly affected by Mary's death, he internalized his grief so that he never really recovered. It wasn't too long after her passing that he started to show signs of dementia. Although his condition deteriorated, he remained at their home under Estella's loving care until he passed away on June 21, 1963.
APPEARANCE: Lloyd was a man of short stature (5'5") and of slight build, with a shock of wavy dark hair that greyed to a beautiful white. Lloyd was always dressed immaculately. Not only did he look well-dressed when he and Estella went out, he put on nice clothing even when he drove several blocks to town.
EDUCATION: Lloyd was educated in a one-room schoolhouse in Perry County. For part of his education, his father, Wes, was the schoolmaster. Lloyd was a voracious reader. As he started to earn money, he thought it was important to use some of it for creating his own library. He owned the entire set of Dickens, as well as other renowned literature and theological books. Lloyd earned his business degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Lancaster Business School. He served as the accountant/bookkeeper for several businesses during his career. When Lloyd sought out his first job, he wanted to 'see the world' and was hired as an accountant for a business in Gary, WV. After he married Estella, he was the business mgr. for the Miller Shoe Co. in Millersburg, PA.
HOMES AND OCCUPATIONS: Since Lloyd's parents lived in Millersburg at the time of their marriage, Lloyd and Estella built a small bungalow right across from the Millersburg High School at 609 Center Street, where they intended to remain. Unfortunately their residence there was short-lived. Lloyd picked-up the terrible Spanish flu that became a national epidemic in 1918 and was very ill for a period of time, leaving him with a heart condition that prevented him from continuing his job at the shoe factory in Millersburg. His doctor recommended he take his family to live in a location with more moderate weather that might help him become stronger.
Lloyd, Estella, and their only child, little Mary, went to Miami for about three years; however, their homesickness for family set in. They returned to Pennsylvania and settled in Lancaster PA, where Estella's widowed mother resided. They bought the house from her at 316 W. Lemon Street, and she continued to live out her life with them. Estella and Lloyd opened a hemstitching business, with Lloyd assuming the accounting and delivery portions of the small business.
In the meantime, work became harder and harder to find in Millersburg. Lloyd's brother, Norman, brought his family to work at the shoe factory in Mount Joy. Later on, their parents bought a small one-acre farmette on what is now 206-212 Fairview Street, Mount Joy. Lloyd's father, William Wesley died there in 1935, and so Lloyd and Estella sold their home in Lancaster, bought the farmette from Lloyd's widowed mother, and converted the small barn to a house for themselves, daughter Mary, and mother Susan Jane Billow to live in. This address became 212 Fairview Street. Lloyd was hired as the bookkeeper at the New Standard in Mount Joy where he retired in about 1950. In 1951, his mother, Susan Jane Billow, died at their house, after having received excellent care from Lloyd and Estella. In the meantime, they had been renting out the farmhouse, 206 Fairview Street since Wes's death. In abt. 1952, Lloyd's nephew, Harold, and wife, Vera, purchased it from them.
Although Lloyd never started a practice, he became certified in Swedish Massage and often served as a holistic practitioner for his family. Lloyd was not only sympathetic about the discomforts of humans, but he was also concerned about those of animals, or even flies, for that matter. Rather than killing a fly, Lloyd would lead them to the door and let them fly away.
DISPOSITION: Lloyd was one of the kindest and most gentle men you could meet or get to know. He was soft-spoken and was always agreeable, kind, and friendly. He was strong in his faith, as was evident in the way he lived his life and treated people - (Lutheran, United Brethren).
CHURCHES: Lloyd attended Hunters Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church while he was growing up. Wes and Susan Jane had six sons, who helped to run the farm in Hunters Valley. However, as they reached maturity, there were few jobs for them in that area, and so the family moved across the river to Millersburg, Dauphin Co., PA. There, they joined St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. When Estella and Lloyd moved to Lancaster, they held membership at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, and when they moved to Mount Joy, they joined St. Mark's United Brethren Church. Lloyd was not only a faithful Bible reader, but he contemplated about what he read so as to use it as an accurate guide. Among the books on his shelf were "Pilgrims Progress," "The Life of Luther," "The Bible Looking Glass," and others.
INTERESTS: Lloyd carried on his father's example by having a large garden every summer that filled up most of the back of their property. He also had a large chicken house and several sheep. Lloyd loved woodworking and often made gifts for the family down in his basement workshop. Lloyd loved to recite poetry he had learned in his youth, loved to read, and kept everyone's rapt attention with a story or two.
SENIOR YEARS: When Mary was delivering her third child, Gloria, it was discovered she had colon cancer. Mary went through tremendous pain and discomfort until it finally claimed her life while spending her final days under the care of her parents, Lloyd and Estella. She passed away in 1958, survived by her husband, Linn Longenecker, and three young children, Sylvia, Robert, and Gloria.
A year after Mary's death, Estella and Lloyd took Gloria (age three) into their home to raise. In addition, their home served as a home base for the other grandchildren, Sylvia, and Robbie, as well as son-in-law, Linn. This was quite an undertaking for a couple in their mid-70s. However, Estella seemed to thrive with the new responsibilities. On the other hand, Lloyd had been so greatly affected by Mary's death, he internalized his grief so that he never really recovered. It wasn't too long after her passing that he started to show signs of dementia. Although his condition deteriorated, he remained at their home under Estella's loving care until he passed away on June 21, 1963.
BIRTH: William Lloyd was the third child, third son born to Wm. Wesley and Susan Jane Wagner Billow. He was born in the town of Liverpool, Perry Co., PA. He grew up on his family's small farm in Hunters Valley, Perry Co., PA.
APPEARANCE: Lloyd was a man of short stature (5'5") and of slight build, with a shock of wavy dark hair that greyed to a beautiful white. Lloyd was always dressed immaculately. Not only did he look well-dressed when he and Estella went out, he put on nice clothing even when he drove several blocks to town.
EDUCATION: Lloyd was educated in a one-room schoolhouse in Perry County. For part of his education, his father, Wes, was the schoolmaster. Lloyd was a voracious reader. As he started to earn money, he thought it was important to use some of it for creating his own library. He owned the entire set of Dickens, as well as other renowned literature and theological books. Lloyd earned his business degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Lancaster Business School. He served as the accountant/bookkeeper for several businesses during his career. When Lloyd sought out his first job, he wanted to 'see the world' and was hired as an accountant for a business in Gary, WV. After he married Estella, he was the business mgr. for the Miller Shoe Co. in Millersburg, PA.
HOMES AND OCCUPATIONS: Since Lloyd's parents lived in Millersburg at the time of their marriage, Lloyd and Estella built a small bungalow right across from the Millersburg High School at 609 Center Street, where they intended to remain. Unfortunately their residence there was short-lived. Lloyd picked-up the terrible Spanish flu that became a national epidemic in 1918 and was very ill for a period of time, leaving him with a heart condition that prevented him from continuing his job at the shoe factory in Millersburg. His doctor recommended he take his family to live in a location with more moderate weather that might help him become stronger.
Lloyd, Estella, and their only child, little Mary, went to Miami for about three years; however, their homesickness for family set in. They returned to Pennsylvania and settled in Lancaster PA, where Estella's widowed mother resided. They bought the house from her at 316 W. Lemon Street, and she continued to live out her life with them. Estella and Lloyd opened a hemstitching business, with Lloyd assuming the accounting and delivery portions of the small business.
In the meantime, work became harder and harder to find in Millersburg. Lloyd's brother, Norman, brought his family to work at the shoe factory in Mount Joy. Later on, their parents bought a small one-acre farmette on what is now 206-212 Fairview Street, Mount Joy. Lloyd's father, William Wesley died there in 1935, and so Lloyd and Estella sold their home in Lancaster, bought the farmette from Lloyd's widowed mother, and converted the small barn to a house for themselves, daughter Mary, and mother Susan Jane Billow to live in. This address became 212 Fairview Street. Lloyd was hired as the bookkeeper at the New Standard in Mount Joy where he retired in about 1950. In 1951, his mother, Susan Jane Billow, died at their house, after having received excellent care from Lloyd and Estella. In the meantime, they had been renting out the farmhouse, 206 Fairview Street since Wes's death. In abt. 1952, Lloyd's nephew, Harold, and wife, Vera, purchased it from them.
Although Lloyd never started a practice, he became certified in Swedish Massage and often served as a holistic practitioner for his family. Lloyd was not only sympathetic about the discomforts of humans, but he was also concerned about those of animals, or even flies, for that matter. Rather than killing a fly, Lloyd would lead them to the door and let them fly away.
DISPOSITION: Lloyd was one of the kindest and most gentle men you could meet or get to know. He was soft-spoken and was always agreeable, kind, and friendly. He was strong in his faith, as was evident in the way he lived his life and treated people - (Lutheran, United Brethren).
CHURCHES: Lloyd attended Hunters Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church while he was growing up. Wes and Susan Jane had six sons, who helped to run the farm in Hunters Valley. However, as they reached maturity, there were few jobs for them in that area, and so the family moved across the river to Millersburg, Dauphin Co., PA. There, they joined St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. When Estella and Lloyd moved to Lancaster, they held membership at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, and when they moved to Mount Joy, they joined St. Mark's United Brethren Church. Lloyd was not only a faithful Bible reader, but he contemplated about what he read so as to use it as an accurate guide. Among the books on his shelf were "Pilgrims Progress," "The Life of Luther," "The Bible Looking Glass," and others.
INTERESTS: Lloyd carried on his father's example by having a large garden every summer that filled up most of the back of their property. He also had a large chicken house and several sheep. Lloyd loved woodworking and often made gifts for the family down in his basement workshop. Lloyd loved to recite poetry he had learned in his youth, loved to read, and kept everyone's rapt attention with a story or two.
SENIOR YEARS: When Mary was delivering her third child, Gloria, it was discovered she had colon cancer. Mary went through tremendous pain and discomfort until it finally claimed her life while spending her final days under the care of her parents, Lloyd and Estella. She passed away in 1958, survived by her husband, Linn Longenecker, and three young children, Sylvia, Robert, and Gloria.
A year after Mary's death, Estella and Lloyd took Gloria (age three) into their home to raise. In addition, their home served as a home base for the other grandchildren, Sylvia, and Robbie, as well as son-in-law, Linn. This was quite an undertaking for a couple in their mid-70s. However, Estella seemed to thrive with the new responsibilities. On the other hand, Lloyd had been so greatly affected by Mary's death, he internalized his grief so that he never really recovered. It wasn't too long after her passing that he started to show signs of dementia. Although his condition deteriorated, he remained at their home under Estella's loving care until he passed away on June 21, 1963.
APPEARANCE: Lloyd was a man of short stature (5'5") and of slight build, with a shock of wavy dark hair that greyed to a beautiful white. Lloyd was always dressed immaculately. Not only did he look well-dressed when he and Estella went out, he put on nice clothing even when he drove several blocks to town.
EDUCATION: Lloyd was educated in a one-room schoolhouse in Perry County. For part of his education, his father, Wes, was the schoolmaster. Lloyd was a voracious reader. As he started to earn money, he thought it was important to use some of it for creating his own library. He owned the entire set of Dickens, as well as other renowned literature and theological books. Lloyd earned his business degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Lancaster Business School. He served as the accountant/bookkeeper for several businesses during his career. When Lloyd sought out his first job, he wanted to 'see the world' and was hired as an accountant for a business in Gary, WV. After he married Estella, he was the business mgr. for the Miller Shoe Co. in Millersburg, PA.
HOMES AND OCCUPATIONS: Since Lloyd's parents lived in Millersburg at the time of their marriage, Lloyd and Estella built a small bungalow right across from the Millersburg High School at 609 Center Street, where they intended to remain. Unfortunately their residence there was short-lived. Lloyd picked-up the terrible Spanish flu that became a national epidemic in 1918 and was very ill for a period of time, leaving him with a heart condition that prevented him from continuing his job at the shoe factory in Millersburg. His doctor recommended he take his family to live in a location with more moderate weather that might help him become stronger.
Lloyd, Estella, and their only child, little Mary, went to Miami for about three years; however, their homesickness for family set in. They returned to Pennsylvania and settled in Lancaster PA, where Estella's widowed mother resided. They bought the house from her at 316 W. Lemon Street, and she continued to live out her life with them. Estella and Lloyd opened a hemstitching business, with Lloyd assuming the accounting and delivery portions of the small business.
In the meantime, work became harder and harder to find in Millersburg. Lloyd's brother, Norman, brought his family to work at the shoe factory in Mount Joy. Later on, their parents bought a small one-acre farmette on what is now 206-212 Fairview Street, Mount Joy. Lloyd's father, William Wesley died there in 1935, and so Lloyd and Estella sold their home in Lancaster, bought the farmette from Lloyd's widowed mother, and converted the small barn to a house for themselves, daughter Mary, and mother Susan Jane Billow to live in. This address became 212 Fairview Street. Lloyd was hired as the bookkeeper at the New Standard in Mount Joy where he retired in about 1950. In 1951, his mother, Susan Jane Billow, died at their house, after having received excellent care from Lloyd and Estella. In the meantime, they had been renting out the farmhouse, 206 Fairview Street since Wes's death. In abt. 1952, Lloyd's nephew, Harold, and wife, Vera, purchased it from them.
Although Lloyd never started a practice, he became certified in Swedish Massage and often served as a holistic practitioner for his family. Lloyd was not only sympathetic about the discomforts of humans, but he was also concerned about those of animals, or even flies, for that matter. Rather than killing a fly, Lloyd would lead them to the door and let them fly away.
DISPOSITION: Lloyd was one of the kindest and most gentle men you could meet or get to know. He was soft-spoken and was always agreeable, kind, and friendly. He was strong in his faith, as was evident in the way he lived his life and treated people - (Lutheran, United Brethren).
CHURCHES: Lloyd attended Hunters Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church while he was growing up. Wes and Susan Jane had six sons, who helped to run the farm in Hunters Valley. However, as they reached maturity, there were few jobs for them in that area, and so the family moved across the river to Millersburg, Dauphin Co., PA. There, they joined St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. When Estella and Lloyd moved to Lancaster, they held membership at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, and when they moved to Mount Joy, they joined St. Mark's United Brethren Church. Lloyd was not only a faithful Bible reader, but he contemplated about what he read so as to use it as an accurate guide. Among the books on his shelf were "Pilgrims Progress," "The Life of Luther," "The Bible Looking Glass," and others.
INTERESTS: Lloyd carried on his father's example by having a large garden every summer that filled up most of the back of their property. He also had a large chicken house and several sheep. Lloyd loved woodworking and often made gifts for the family down in his basement workshop. Lloyd loved to recite poetry he had learned in his youth, loved to read, and kept everyone's rapt attention with a story or two.
SENIOR YEARS: When Mary was delivering her third child, Gloria, it was discovered she had colon cancer. Mary went through tremendous pain and discomfort until it finally claimed her life while spending her final days under the care of her parents, Lloyd and Estella. She passed away in 1958, survived by her husband, Linn Longenecker, and three young children, Sylvia, Robert, and Gloria.
A year after Mary's death, Estella and Lloyd took Gloria (age three) into their home to raise. In addition, their home served as a home base for the other grandchildren, Sylvia, and Robbie, as well as son-in-law, Linn. This was quite an undertaking for a couple in their mid-70s. However, Estella seemed to thrive with the new responsibilities. On the other hand, Lloyd had been so greatly affected by Mary's death, he internalized his grief so that he never really recovered. It wasn't too long after her passing that he started to show signs of dementia. Although his condition deteriorated, he remained at their home under Estella's loving care until he passed away on June 21, 1963.
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