Cloyd, John A.
Title
Cloyd, John A.
Last Name
Cloyd
First and Middle Name
John A.
Biographical Text
John A. Cloyd was a member of the VPI class of 1908. He served in the Navy as Lieutenant. After serving he would live in Delaware, Pennsylvania with his spouse Edna Cavanaugh Cloyd. He would later die in 1959 from Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease.
Hometown
Dublin, Virginia
County and/or State
Virginia
Birth Date
July 12, 1887
Birthplace
Dublin, Virginia
Death Date
Jan 20, 1959
Cause of Death
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease due to Generalized Arteriosclerosis (Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964).
Place of Death
Drexel Hill, Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA (Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964)
Parents
Father: David McNutt Cloyd, Mother: Mary Langhorne
Siblings
Allen E Cloyd, Francis McNutt Cloyd, Kent Ellis Cloyd, Mary L Cloyd, and David McNutt Cloyd Jr. (Public Family Tree)
Spouse(s)
Edna Cavanaugh Cloyd
VPI Graduating Class
1908
Service Branch
Navy
Unit
N/a
Rank
Lieutenant
Postwar Life
After his time of service, John Cloyd worked as a medical doctor. He died at the age of 68 due to a heart condition that caused the walls of his arteries to become thick and harden. He was diagnosed with Generalized Arteriosclerosis at the age of 58 and Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease at the age of 60 (Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964).
Occupation
Medical Doctor
Contributing Researchers
Lucas Allen
Cameron Brown
Cameron Brown
Bibliography
John A. Cloyd Death Certificate
1990, 1910, 1920 Census
1990, 1910, 1920 Census
Collection
Citation
“Cloyd, John A.,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 25, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/584.
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