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First African American Physician in Ocala, Florida
Dr. Thomas Playfair Lloyd was the first African American doctor in Ocala. Suwannee County native Thomas P. Lloyd practiced medicine in Ocala from 1889 until his death in 1896.
Dr. Thomas P. Lloyd was born May 18, 1868 in Live Oak, Florida. He graduated from the Leonard Medical School of Shaw University in 1889. Lloyd graduated second in his class.
Dr. Lloyd married Carrie Augusta Onley on September 2, 1892. They had one child, Pauline Victoria. Mrs. Lloyd died in 1949.
Dr. Lloyd practiced medicine in Ocala starting in 1889. He had an office at the corner of Pond and Broadway Street for several years. He also ran a drugstore. Dr. Lloyd was a member of the Methodist Church. He was also a Odd Fellow. He died on December 13, 1896 and was buried in Chestnut Cemetery.
Ed. note: Dr. Lloyd was Deputy Grand Master of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows for African Americans in Florida at the time of his death.
LOCAL BLACK
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DID YOU KNOW?
Other local black history facts:
Liberty Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Fairfield, Marion County, Florida, was established in 1858. This National Baptist Convention church primarily served an African-American congregation and was founded on a plot of land set aside in the 1850s for enslaved people to worship.
Dr. Thomas Playfair Lloyd after colorizing. It looks like he could speak to you!
Leonard Medical School graduating class of 1889. Dr. Lloyd is seated far left (holding an umbrella and hat).
Grave marker for Dr. Thomas Playfair Lloyd at Chestnut Cemetery (current).
Grave marker for Dr. Lloyd at Chestnut Cemetery (Around 2016)
We are celebrating Black History Month all month long!
All the best,
Alonzo
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