Eadon was born in 1806. In 1846, he contested his father, Samuel's, will which left legacies, under trust, to a mulatto woman, Eliza, and her two children, Walter Henry and George Sylvester, the will was allowed to stand and entered into probate.[1] In 1850, the slave schedule shows him possessing a 7 year old slave.[2] During the Civil war, he was arrested for communicating with the rebels.[3]
Slaves
3 Female Slaves in 1840, 1 aged 10-24, one aged 24-35, and one aged 36-55.[4]
1 Black Male age 7 in 1850[5]
Church Records
Christening: Gloyd, Eadon, Brn 28 Nov 1805, Chr 2 Mar 1806, S. Samuel Gloyd and Jane.[6]
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY3-791 : 19 May 2020), Eden Gloyd, Clarksburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States; citing p. 247, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4V-39G : 4 April 2020), Eden Gloyd, Montgomery county, Montgomery, Maryland, United States; citing family 15, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNQ5-BWD : 15 August 2017), Eaden Gloyed, Clarksburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district ED 109, sheet 251B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,512.
Born in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA on 28 Nov 1805 to Samuel Gloyd and Jane Hows. Eden Gloyd married Elizabeth Thrift and had 6 children. He passed away on 31 Jan 1883 in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA.
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