Harden Loyless
Texana W. Pledger
born Nov 1857 in South Carolina Her parents, John W. Pledger and Laura J. Pledger, were both born in South Carolina. |
Harden married Texana circa 1885
Their Four Children:
2. Mary M.[Myrtle?] born Oct 1889
4. Henry Eugene Loyless born Nov 1896 |
The Story of the Loyless name by Sean Loyless:
In the mid-1800' the family name was "Lawless" in Kilkenny, Ireland.
James Harden Loyless/Lawless killed a man in a pistol duel in Georgia. He fled to Texas to avoid being taken into custody and changed his last name from Lawless to Loyless.
In the mid-1800' the family name was "Lawless" in Kilkenny, Ireland.
James Harden Loyless/Lawless killed a man in a pistol duel in Georgia. He fled to Texas to avoid being taken into custody and changed his last name from Lawless to Loyless.