Webster, Sophia

Item

Title

Webster, Sophia

Alias

Lloyd, Sophia Webster

Gender

Female

Biography

The decedent of Massachusetts governor John Webster, Sophia Webster was married to Nelson M. Lloyd and gave birth to John Uri Lloyd in 1849 in West Bloomfield, New York. (Sebree, page1)
The family moved to Burlington in Boone County, Kentucky in 1854 when Nelson was employed as a railroad surveyor. When the railroad opportunity fell through, both Nelson and Sophia taught at schools first in Petersburg and then in Florence.
Known for her published poetry, she died in 1903.

Member

Birth date

24 May 1820

Place of birth

Father

Webster, Uri

Mother

Ashley, Mercy

Life event(s)

Marriage: 6 Sep 1847; New York State

Spouse(s)

Child(ren)

Lloyd, Nelson Ashley
Lloyd, Curtis Gates

Death date

17 Aug 1903

Place of death

Price Hill (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Death and burial information

Cause of death: Heart failure
Spring Grove Cemetery (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Occupation(s)

Teacher
Poet

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