Lowndes County Alabama Biographies LLOYD, FRANCIS BARTOW (Rufus Sanders), editor and author, was born August 12, at Mt. Willing, Lowndes County; son of Cary Chappelle Lloyd q. v.). He received his primary education in the common schools of the state, and concluded his studies at the Greenville high school under Prof. J. M. Thigpen. At twenty years of age he read law for a short time in the office of J. C. Richardson, b«t abandoned his profession for newspaper work. He was reporter on the "Selma Times" and afterwards, city editor. Later he entered the service of the "Montgomery Advertiser" and was city editor of that paper for six years. He was elected to the legislature of Alabama from Montgomery County, 1B9Q-01. and was again returned to the lower house from Butler County. He was a Democrat and President Cleveland, 1893, became bookkeeper with the Prattville cotton mills and banking company, was elected judge of probate of Autauga County in 1898, and served in that office for three terms, married, two children; 2. John R., civil service, Chattanooga, Tenn.; 3. Mel, Prattville. Last residence: Prattville.   Source: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, Published by The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1921; Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer ©2009 Genealogy Trails