WILLIAM 6th child of Henry and Vilitta (Kile) Loud
William Fairchild Loud was born in Huntsburg, Ohio and moved to Au Sable, Michigan with his parents before he was three years old. He attended school in Au Sable and then was taken by the family to Ann Arbor, MI. to finish high school. He then went to work at the Loud Lumber Company, started in 1865 by his father. He was married first in Buffalo, NY. to Wilhemina Catherine (Minnie) Smith. They, with their three children, lived in Au Sable where he worked for his father in the Louds Lumber Company. William traveled to different parts of the United States on business for the Loud Company. He was in Pomona, California in 1898-1899 and during that time he fell in love with Mary Blossom Loud, his first cousin. He was handsome and she was beautiful and they couldn't resist each other. He divorced his wife, Minnie, Oct. 12, 1899 at Cheyenne, Wyoming. While he was still in California, he sent word to his wife, Minnie, to bring the boys and come to Cheyenne to meet him there. She supposed it was for business reasons but was shocked when she arrived in Cheyenne to find out her husband, William Fairchild Loud, had arranged, with a lawyer, for a divorce and a settlement. Minnie died at Tenacre, a nursing home in Princeton, N.J., Mar. 14, 1955, aged 92. She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, MI.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE, BORN IN AU SABLE, MICHIGAN:
1. William Carl Loud b. Aug. 19, 1886 d. 18 Nov 1983
2. Percy Kile Loud b. Oct. 27, 1887 d. Dec. 12, 1979
3. Edward Everett Loud b. Jun. 17, 1894 d. Apr. 28, 1976
William F. Loud and his second wife, Mary B. Loud, lived at Pomona, CA., where he took over his father's fruit ranch as part of the settlement in leaving the Loud Lumber Company. His second wife, Mary B. Loud, was born in Metropolis, Illinois, daughter of Charles6 Austin and Harriet (Edson) Loud (see page 750). Disaster characterized the ensuing years. The fruit ranch failed to be successful because train loads of his oranges were caught in a blizzard in Nebraska in the winter of 1902 and he had to pay the cost of disposing of spoiled oranges, plus his loss. He bought a farm in Stewartville, MN., sight unseen, which proved to be worthless. He then worked in the Nursery business with his cousin, Elmer Anderson, in the Pomona area, and then in a mine at Skidoo, Death Valley, CA. All were failures. In 1911, after the fire that destroyed Au Sable and the Loud Lumber Co., he went to Au Sable, MI. to settle the remains of the company. He then moved to a fruit farm in Hartland, N.Y. In 1919, he sold this farm and bought another at Johnson's Creek. In 1931, the Great Depression struck, his mortgage was foreclosed and he lost everything. In 1933, they were in Lockport, N.Y. where he had an auto accident, which ended his active career. From 1934 to 1949 he and his wife spent the summers at Mackinac Island where they had a shop selling printed fabrics, etc., which he and his wife designed and made. After his accident in 1933 he discovered a great talent for designing and carving the blocks for printing of patterns on silk. His work was of the greatest beauty and delicacy. On May 25, 1950, he died in Detroit after a very short illness and was buried in the plot of his brother in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI. Some records show his death as May 23, 1950.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE, FIRST TWO BORN IN POMONA, CA., THIRD IN ST. PAUL, MN., THE LAST IN LOS ANGELES, CA:
4. Henry Martyn Loud, 2nd b. Aug. 24, 1900 d. Feb 1984
5. Harriet Vilitta Loud b. Dec. 30, 1901 d. Apr. 20, 1920
6. Mary Lucena Loud b. Oct. 6, 1903 d. Unknown
7. Bruce Fairchild Loud b. Sep. 12, 1905 d. Feb. 2, 1922
His second wife, Mary B. Loud, died in Medina, N.Y. at the age of 93. The author made 3 trips to Medina to see Mary B. Loud during the years of 1970 to 1971. She furnished the detailed information for her family and many other related families. She identified most of the pictures of the Louds from Au Sable and Oscoda, Michigan. She loaned a set of the original pictures of her grandparents to the author for reproduction. She said they were made from the originals that were refurbished in 1880 by her uncle Henry Martyn Loud. At that time a copy was made for all of the children, they being the brothers and sisters of Henry Martyn Loud. All identification of pictures and other details were documented in 1970-71 in Mary Blossom Loud's house in Medina, New York before she passed away Aug. 6, 1971. Mary B. Loud is buried in Hartland Central Cemetery in Hartland, Niagara, NY.
Bio credit to C. Everett Loud's 1980 book "300 Years of Louds in America" pages 725-726.
Edited April 2, 2021
William Fairchild Loud was born in Huntsburg, Ohio and moved to Au Sable, Michigan with his parents before he was three years old. He attended school in Au Sable and then was taken by the family to Ann Arbor, MI. to finish high school. He then went to work at the Loud Lumber Company, started in 1865 by his father. He was married first in Buffalo, NY. to Wilhemina Catherine (Minnie) Smith. They, with their three children, lived in Au Sable where he worked for his father in the Louds Lumber Company. William traveled to different parts of the United States on business for the Loud Company. He was in Pomona, California in 1898-1899 and during that time he fell in love with Mary Blossom Loud, his first cousin. He was handsome and she was beautiful and they couldn't resist each other. He divorced his wife, Minnie, Oct. 12, 1899 at Cheyenne, Wyoming. While he was still in California, he sent word to his wife, Minnie, to bring the boys and come to Cheyenne to meet him there. She supposed it was for business reasons but was shocked when she arrived in Cheyenne to find out her husband, William Fairchild Loud, had arranged, with a lawyer, for a divorce and a settlement. Minnie died at Tenacre, a nursing home in Princeton, N.J., Mar. 14, 1955, aged 92. She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, MI.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE, BORN IN AU SABLE, MICHIGAN:
1. William Carl Loud b. Aug. 19, 1886 d. 18 Nov 1983
2. Percy Kile Loud b. Oct. 27, 1887 d. Dec. 12, 1979
3. Edward Everett Loud b. Jun. 17, 1894 d. Apr. 28, 1976
William F. Loud and his second wife, Mary B. Loud, lived at Pomona, CA., where he took over his father's fruit ranch as part of the settlement in leaving the Loud Lumber Company. His second wife, Mary B. Loud, was born in Metropolis, Illinois, daughter of Charles6 Austin and Harriet (Edson) Loud (see page 750). Disaster characterized the ensuing years. The fruit ranch failed to be successful because train loads of his oranges were caught in a blizzard in Nebraska in the winter of 1902 and he had to pay the cost of disposing of spoiled oranges, plus his loss. He bought a farm in Stewartville, MN., sight unseen, which proved to be worthless. He then worked in the Nursery business with his cousin, Elmer Anderson, in the Pomona area, and then in a mine at Skidoo, Death Valley, CA. All were failures. In 1911, after the fire that destroyed Au Sable and the Loud Lumber Co., he went to Au Sable, MI. to settle the remains of the company. He then moved to a fruit farm in Hartland, N.Y. In 1919, he sold this farm and bought another at Johnson's Creek. In 1931, the Great Depression struck, his mortgage was foreclosed and he lost everything. In 1933, they were in Lockport, N.Y. where he had an auto accident, which ended his active career. From 1934 to 1949 he and his wife spent the summers at Mackinac Island where they had a shop selling printed fabrics, etc., which he and his wife designed and made. After his accident in 1933 he discovered a great talent for designing and carving the blocks for printing of patterns on silk. His work was of the greatest beauty and delicacy. On May 25, 1950, he died in Detroit after a very short illness and was buried in the plot of his brother in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI. Some records show his death as May 23, 1950.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE, FIRST TWO BORN IN POMONA, CA., THIRD IN ST. PAUL, MN., THE LAST IN LOS ANGELES, CA:
4. Henry Martyn Loud, 2nd b. Aug. 24, 1900 d. Feb 1984
5. Harriet Vilitta Loud b. Dec. 30, 1901 d. Apr. 20, 1920
6. Mary Lucena Loud b. Oct. 6, 1903 d. Unknown
7. Bruce Fairchild Loud b. Sep. 12, 1905 d. Feb. 2, 1922
His second wife, Mary B. Loud, died in Medina, N.Y. at the age of 93. The author made 3 trips to Medina to see Mary B. Loud during the years of 1970 to 1971. She furnished the detailed information for her family and many other related families. She identified most of the pictures of the Louds from Au Sable and Oscoda, Michigan. She loaned a set of the original pictures of her grandparents to the author for reproduction. She said they were made from the originals that were refurbished in 1880 by her uncle Henry Martyn Loud. At that time a copy was made for all of the children, they being the brothers and sisters of Henry Martyn Loud. All identification of pictures and other details were documented in 1970-71 in Mary Blossom Loud's house in Medina, New York before she passed away Aug. 6, 1971. Mary B. Loud is buried in Hartland Central Cemetery in Hartland, Niagara, NY.
Bio credit to C. Everett Loud's 1980 book "300 Years of Louds in America" pages 725-726.
Edited April 2, 2021
WILLIAM 6th child of Henry and Vilitta (Kile) Loud
William Fairchild Loud was born in Huntsburg, Ohio and moved to Au Sable, Michigan with his parents before he was three years old. He attended school in Au Sable and then was taken by the family to Ann Arbor, MI. to finish high school. He then went to work at the Loud Lumber Company, started in 1865 by his father. He was married first in Buffalo, NY. to Wilhemina Catherine (Minnie) Smith. They, with their three children, lived in Au Sable where he worked for his father in the Louds Lumber Company. William traveled to different parts of the United States on business for the Loud Company. He was in Pomona, California in 1898-1899 and during that time he fell in love with Mary Blossom Loud, his first cousin. He was handsome and she was beautiful and they couldn't resist each other. He divorced his wife, Minnie, Oct. 12, 1899 at Cheyenne, Wyoming. While he was still in California, he sent word to his wife, Minnie, to bring the boys and come to Cheyenne to meet him there. She supposed it was for business reasons but was shocked when she arrived in Cheyenne to find out her husband, William Fairchild Loud, had arranged, with a lawyer, for a divorce and a settlement. Minnie died at Tenacre, a nursing home in Princeton, N.J., Mar. 14, 1955, aged 92. She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, MI.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE, BORN IN AU SABLE, MICHIGAN:
1. William Carl Loud b. Aug. 19, 1886 d. 18 Nov 1983
2. Percy Kile Loud b. Oct. 27, 1887 d. Dec. 12, 1979
3. Edward Everett Loud b. Jun. 17, 1894 d. Apr. 28, 1976
William F. Loud and his second wife, Mary B. Loud, lived at Pomona, CA., where he took over his father's fruit ranch as part of the settlement in leaving the Loud Lumber Company. His second wife, Mary B. Loud, was born in Metropolis, Illinois, daughter of Charles6 Austin and Harriet (Edson) Loud (see page 750). Disaster characterized the ensuing years. The fruit ranch failed to be successful because train loads of his oranges were caught in a blizzard in Nebraska in the winter of 1902 and he had to pay the cost of disposing of spoiled oranges, plus his loss. He bought a farm in Stewartville, MN., sight unseen, which proved to be worthless. He then worked in the Nursery business with his cousin, Elmer Anderson, in the Pomona area, and then in a mine at Skidoo, Death Valley, CA. All were failures. In 1911, after the fire that destroyed Au Sable and the Loud Lumber Co., he went to Au Sable, MI. to settle the remains of the company. He then moved to a fruit farm in Hartland, N.Y. In 1919, he sold this farm and bought another at Johnson's Creek. In 1931, the Great Depression struck, his mortgage was foreclosed and he lost everything. In 1933, they were in Lockport, N.Y. where he had an auto accident, which ended his active career. From 1934 to 1949 he and his wife spent the summers at Mackinac Island where they had a shop selling printed fabrics, etc., which he and his wife designed and made. After his accident in 1933 he discovered a great talent for designing and carving the blocks for printing of patterns on silk. His work was of the greatest beauty and delicacy. On May 25, 1950, he died in Detroit after a very short illness and was buried in the plot of his brother in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI. Some records show his death as May 23, 1950.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE, FIRST TWO BORN IN POMONA, CA., THIRD IN ST. PAUL, MN., THE LAST IN LOS ANGELES, CA:
4. Henry Martyn Loud, 2nd b. Aug. 24, 1900 d. Feb 1984
5. Harriet Vilitta Loud b. Dec. 30, 1901 d. Apr. 20, 1920
6. Mary Lucena Loud b. Oct. 6, 1903 d. Unknown
7. Bruce Fairchild Loud b. Sep. 12, 1905 d. Feb. 2, 1922
His second wife, Mary B. Loud, died in Medina, N.Y. at the age of 93. The author made 3 trips to Medina to see Mary B. Loud during the years of 1970 to 1971. She furnished the detailed information for her family and many other related families. She identified most of the pictures of the Louds from Au Sable and Oscoda, Michigan. She loaned a set of the original pictures of her grandparents to the author for reproduction. She said they were made from the originals that were refurbished in 1880 by her uncle Henry Martyn Loud. At that time a copy was made for all of the children, they being the brothers and sisters of Henry Martyn Loud. All identification of pictures and other details were documented in 1970-71 in Mary Blossom Loud's house in Medina, New York before she passed away Aug. 6, 1971. Mary B. Loud is buried in Hartland Central Cemetery in Hartland, Niagara, NY.
Bio credit to C. Everett Loud's 1980 book "300 Years of Louds in America" pages 725-726.
Edited April 2, 2021
William Fairchild Loud was born in Huntsburg, Ohio and moved to Au Sable, Michigan with his parents before he was three years old. He attended school in Au Sable and then was taken by the family to Ann Arbor, MI. to finish high school. He then went to work at the Loud Lumber Company, started in 1865 by his father. He was married first in Buffalo, NY. to Wilhemina Catherine (Minnie) Smith. They, with their three children, lived in Au Sable where he worked for his father in the Louds Lumber Company. William traveled to different parts of the United States on business for the Loud Company. He was in Pomona, California in 1898-1899 and during that time he fell in love with Mary Blossom Loud, his first cousin. He was handsome and she was beautiful and they couldn't resist each other. He divorced his wife, Minnie, Oct. 12, 1899 at Cheyenne, Wyoming. While he was still in California, he sent word to his wife, Minnie, to bring the boys and come to Cheyenne to meet him there. She supposed it was for business reasons but was shocked when she arrived in Cheyenne to find out her husband, William Fairchild Loud, had arranged, with a lawyer, for a divorce and a settlement. Minnie died at Tenacre, a nursing home in Princeton, N.J., Mar. 14, 1955, aged 92. She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, MI.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE, BORN IN AU SABLE, MICHIGAN:
1. William Carl Loud b. Aug. 19, 1886 d. 18 Nov 1983
2. Percy Kile Loud b. Oct. 27, 1887 d. Dec. 12, 1979
3. Edward Everett Loud b. Jun. 17, 1894 d. Apr. 28, 1976
William F. Loud and his second wife, Mary B. Loud, lived at Pomona, CA., where he took over his father's fruit ranch as part of the settlement in leaving the Loud Lumber Company. His second wife, Mary B. Loud, was born in Metropolis, Illinois, daughter of Charles6 Austin and Harriet (Edson) Loud (see page 750). Disaster characterized the ensuing years. The fruit ranch failed to be successful because train loads of his oranges were caught in a blizzard in Nebraska in the winter of 1902 and he had to pay the cost of disposing of spoiled oranges, plus his loss. He bought a farm in Stewartville, MN., sight unseen, which proved to be worthless. He then worked in the Nursery business with his cousin, Elmer Anderson, in the Pomona area, and then in a mine at Skidoo, Death Valley, CA. All were failures. In 1911, after the fire that destroyed Au Sable and the Loud Lumber Co., he went to Au Sable, MI. to settle the remains of the company. He then moved to a fruit farm in Hartland, N.Y. In 1919, he sold this farm and bought another at Johnson's Creek. In 1931, the Great Depression struck, his mortgage was foreclosed and he lost everything. In 1933, they were in Lockport, N.Y. where he had an auto accident, which ended his active career. From 1934 to 1949 he and his wife spent the summers at Mackinac Island where they had a shop selling printed fabrics, etc., which he and his wife designed and made. After his accident in 1933 he discovered a great talent for designing and carving the blocks for printing of patterns on silk. His work was of the greatest beauty and delicacy. On May 25, 1950, he died in Detroit after a very short illness and was buried in the plot of his brother in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI. Some records show his death as May 23, 1950.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE, FIRST TWO BORN IN POMONA, CA., THIRD IN ST. PAUL, MN., THE LAST IN LOS ANGELES, CA:
4. Henry Martyn Loud, 2nd b. Aug. 24, 1900 d. Feb 1984
5. Harriet Vilitta Loud b. Dec. 30, 1901 d. Apr. 20, 1920
6. Mary Lucena Loud b. Oct. 6, 1903 d. Unknown
7. Bruce Fairchild Loud b. Sep. 12, 1905 d. Feb. 2, 1922
His second wife, Mary B. Loud, died in Medina, N.Y. at the age of 93. The author made 3 trips to Medina to see Mary B. Loud during the years of 1970 to 1971. She furnished the detailed information for her family and many other related families. She identified most of the pictures of the Louds from Au Sable and Oscoda, Michigan. She loaned a set of the original pictures of her grandparents to the author for reproduction. She said they were made from the originals that were refurbished in 1880 by her uncle Henry Martyn Loud. At that time a copy was made for all of the children, they being the brothers and sisters of Henry Martyn Loud. All identification of pictures and other details were documented in 1970-71 in Mary Blossom Loud's house in Medina, New York before she passed away Aug. 6, 1971. Mary B. Loud is buried in Hartland Central Cemetery in Hartland, Niagara, NY.
Bio credit to C. Everett Loud's 1980 book "300 Years of Louds in America" pages 725-726.
Edited April 2, 2021
Gravesite Details
William F. Loud's marker, like many other in the LOUD family plot, is sinking into the ground, making it difficult, if not impossible, to decipher. Courtesy of Twist, the creator of this memorial.
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