Peter Schell Loy (1846—1931) was an early Loy researcher, son of David Martin and Anna Rebecca (Schell) Loy. David’s father Martin Loy, Jr. was son of Martin Loy (to America 1774) whose Loys settled in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Peter’s paternal and maternal lines had Bedford County towns named for them: Loysburg and Schellsburg. In 1847 Peter’s family migrated to Wisconsin for his father’s job with with the De Pere Hydraulic Co. Peter lived there even in adulthood, then spending his later years in California. He was known as “P.S. Loy” in most of his correspondence with the other early Loy researchers of his day.

List of Holdings at Neville Public Museum from Collection of Peter S. Loy

Enclosed please find a listing of the material recorded and held by the Neville Public Museum which was donated by Peter Loy between 1929 and 1943.

In specific reference to your question regarding a genealogy, you will notice on page three, a reference to a “geology” (which I’m sure is genealogy) that was disposed in 1974. This had apparently deteriorated beyond the possibility of conservation.

There are, however, numerous photographs and daguerreotypes of family members which you may or may not have an interest in having copied. Please review the enclosed and let me know what you are specifically interested in. I’m also sending a copy of the photograph schedule.

Note: As I was actually researching my Martin Loy’s (to America 1741) descendants, I never followed up on obtaining any copies of this, although the Registrar did send me a copy of the family records section in the family Bible, and a photocopy of a picture of Mrs. David M. Loy.

The following is the list of holdings at the Neville Public Museum donated by Peter S. Loy, Alhambra, CA:

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This is the complete listing of the acquisitions of the Neville Public Museum, of donations of P.S. Loy.