Background
Lloyd, Edwin Russell was born on November 3, 1882 in Lloydsville, West Virginia, United States. Son of Nimrod Wesley and Mary Magdalene (Bender) Lloyd.
Lloyd, Edwin Russell was born on November 3, 1882 in Lloydsville, West Virginia, United States. Son of Nimrod Wesley and Mary Magdalene (Bender) Lloyd.
Graduate West Virginia Conference Seminary, 1901. Bachelor of Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1905. Elected Rhodes scholar from West Virginia, at University of Oxford, 1905, Bachelor of Arts, 1908.
Burdett Coutts scholar, same, 1908-1909.
Graduate student and fellow University of Chicago, 1909-1911.
Assistant and associate geologist United States Geological Survey, Washington, District of Columbia, 1911-1917, in charge coal land classification, 1915-1916. Geologist Sinclair-Central American Oil Corporation, 1917-1918. Again associate geologist United States Geological Survey, 1918-1919.
Chief geologist Sinclair-Wyoming Oil Corporation, Casper, Wyoming, 1919-1921, Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Company, Mineral Wells, Texas, 1921-1923, Argo Oil Corporation, Denver, Colorado, 1923-1924.
Consultant practice, also chief geologist New York Oil Corporation, Denver, 1924-1926. District geologist Roxana Petroleum Corporation, Roswell, North. M., 1927.
Consultant practice, Denver and Midland, Texas, 1928-1932. District geologist, Superior Oil Corporation, Midland, Texas, 1932-1936.
Consultant practice since 1936.
Fellow Geological Society America. Member American Association Petroleum Geologists (honorary. Member, associate editor), American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha.
Married Helen Burnett Gardner, January 7, 1920 (died January 11, 1934). Children: Anne Gardner, Edwin Russell (deceased).