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Cousins By the Dozens   Recently I was talking with my two oldest granddaughters about cousins. They only have "one" first cousin. My two children, however, have four first cousins. It started me thinking about how time has really changed over the decades and just how many first cousins I actually have.     To begin with, you have to have aunts and uncles to have first cousins. I just so happen to be blessed in that category - with 33 aunts and uncles - my Dad & Mom's siblings.   According to records, my paternal grandfather Alonzo Lester Loftin (1876 - 1937) had 20 children from his two marriages to Cornelia Estelle Lowrance and Ida Lillian Setzer.  Sixteen of his children grew to adulthood (counting my own dad, Sam) and all of them had children except for Lillie Stamey Loftin. That means I have 14 aunts and uncles whose children are my first cousins through my dad's siblings.   Children of Alonzo Lester Loftin and (1) Cornelia “Nelia” Estelle Lowrance Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Nannie May Loftin 08 Nov 1895 15 Jul 1982 Wade Vernon Martin Lillie Stamey Loftin 06 Sep 1897 04 Aug 1988 [Never Married] Roy Henry Loftin 27 Jul 1899 24 Jun 1972 Sarah Mae Morrow Floye Hovis Loftin 26 Jul 1901 06 Jan 1973 William Ellers Verdie Lee Loftin 07 Sep 1903 06 Mar 1993 (1) Fitzhugh Boggs (2) Ralph Copeny (3) Harold Yount Children of Alonzo Lester Loftin and (2) Ida Lillian Setzer Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Charlie Roosevelt Loftin 22 Oct 1905 30 Sep 1988 Edna Jones Theodore Roosevelt Loftin 25 Dec 1906 20 Dec 1969 Fannie Marie Hoke "Infant Son" Loftin 1908 1908 [Died in Infancy] Sadie Elizabeth Loftin 08 Jun 1909 15 Dec 2007 (1) Paul Abraham Murray (2) Vernon Asbury Lee *Willie Thelma Loftin 31 May 1911 28 Nov 1977 (1) Dewey D. Connor (2) Dewey M Lanier *Callie Elma Loftin 31 May 1911 28 June 1992 John Henry Huffman Sallie Allie Loftin 12 Sep 1913 10 Feb 1986 Glenn Clustus Lee **Daisy Pearl Loftin 06 Jun 1914 07 Jan 1994 Ruel Franklin Herman **"Infant Son 2" Loftin 06 Jun 1914 13 Jun 1914 [Died in Infancy] Mike Whitener Loftin 18 Feb 1916 24 Feb 1949 Eleanor Carolyn Ervin Sam William Loftin 13 May 1918 18 Sep 1979 Willie Aleen Goble Oscar Sherrill Loftin 22 Oct 1920 22 Jul 1986 Annie Ruth Travis *** "Infant Son 3" Loftin 26 Oct 1922 27 Oct 1922 [Died in Infancy] Glennie Frances Loftin 13 Jul 1926 17 Sep 2015 Robert Alvin Cook **** "Infant Son 4" Loftin 1928 1928 [Died in Infancy] * Willie Thelma Loftin and Callie Elma Loftin were twins - born on 31 May 1911 in Catawba County, North Carolina. **Daisy Pearl Loftin and "Infant Son 2" Were twins - born on 06 Jun 1914. "Infant Son 2" only lived a few days before his death. *** The Catawba County Birth Index for this child, "Infant Son 33, shows that he was born 22 Oct 1922 (the same day and month as his older brother Oscar).  This child's Death Certificate shows that he died 27 Oct 1922 and that he lived for 1 day and 2 hours - so it's more likely that the child was born on 26 Oct 1922 - instead of 22 Oct 1922 as the Birth Index shows.  Cause of death was "malformation of upper air passage". **** It's possible that this last "Infant Son" of Alonzo and Ida was born in 1927.  It is also possible that the grave marker for this "Infant Son" born in 1928 was incorrectly dated and should have been for the 1922 "Infant Son".       On my mother's side of the family, her mother Beulah Vernesta "Nessie" Johnson (1887 - 1959) was married twice - first to Charles Johnson and secondly to Martin Luther Goble. Records indicate that Nessie gave birth to 15 children. Nine of those children grew to adulthood (including my mother) and all of them had children except for Geneva May Johnson. That means I have 7 aunts and uncles whose children are my first cousins through my mom's siblings.   Children of Beulah Vernesta Johnson with Charles R. A. Johnson and Martin Luther Goble Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Geneva Mae Johnson 21 Feb 1903 02 Jan 1987 Paul Baldwin Ethel Irene Johnson/Goble 04 Jul 1908 20 Apr 1983 James Frank Sharpe Lewis Hubert Goble 23 Jul 1910 18 Jan 1911  (Died in Infancy) *"Baby" Goble     (Died in Infancy) James Henry "Leggs" Goble 08 Apr 1912 16 Nov 1995 Nina M. Eades "Baby Boy" Goble 01 Dec 1913 01 Feb 1914  (Died in Infancy) **"Baby Girl" Goble 09 Jan 1915 28 Apr 1915   (Died in Infancy) J. C. Goble 29 Sep 1916 19 Jul 2005 Ada Eades Harlee Goble 06 Sep 1918 05 Nov 1980 Dovie Alean Helms Fannie Elizabeth Goble 10 Apr 1921 18 Sep 1998 Fred Franklin Isenhour Mary Helen Goble 07 Apr 1924 28 May 2010 Floyd Eugene Sigmon Willie Aleen Goble 04 Dec 1925   Sam William Loftin Elgevia Goble 24 Nov 1928   William Clifton Eggers, Jr. Estelene Goble 24 Nov 1928 26 Mar 1929  (Died in Infancy) Doris Goble 31 Oct 1933 04 Aug 1934   (Died in Infancy) * No information as to the order of this particular child except from JC's birth certificate which says that his mother, Nessie, had given birth to 8 children, but only 4 were living. **There is a death certificate for this baby girl and she's also mentioned in The Landmark Newspaper       Twenty one of those aunts of uncles have children who became my first cousins.     My Aunts and Uncles and Their Children The LOFTINS Aunts & Uncles Cousins Cousins Cousins Cousins Nannie May Loftin & Wade Vernon Martin Cornelia Lucille Martin Nancy Wadine Martin               Roy Henry Loftin & Sarah Mae Morrow Larry Henry Loftin Wayne Morrow Loftin Lillie Yvonne Loftin             Floye Hovis Loftin & William S. Ellers William S. Ellers, Jr.                 Verdie Lee Loftin & Fitzhugh Boggs Parlior Cornelia Boggs James Russell Boggs William Bruce Boggs Walter Roy Boggs           Charlie Roosevelt Loftin & Edna Jones Paul Roosevelt Loftin Elsie Louise Loftin               Theodore Roosevelt Loftin & Fannie Marie Hoke Betty Loftin Peggy Sue Loftin Theodore Davis Loftin             Sadie Elizabeth Loftin & Paul Abraham Murray & Vernon Asbury Lee Joyce Elizabeth Murray Billy Keith Murray Linda Ann Lee             Willie Thelma Loftin & Dewey Connor Celia Jo Connor Dewey Lane Connor               Callie Elma Loftin & John Henry Huffman James Henry Huffman Hal Davis Huffman Loretta Ann Huffman Lonnie Gray Huffman           Sallie Allie Loftin & Glenn Clustus Lee Dorothy Louise Lee Glenna Marcella Lee Phyllis Elaine Lee Glenn Clustus Lee, Jr.   Janice Ray Lee Lonnie Douglas Lee Vickie Lynn Lee William Terry Lee           Daisy Pearl Loftin & Ruel Franklin Herman Ted Franklin Herman Deanie Herman Pamela Nell Herman             Mike Whitener Loftin & Eleanor Carolyn Ervin Michael Lane Loftin                 Oscar Sherrill Loftin & Annie Ruth Travis Martha Ann Loftin "Infant Girl" Loftin Oscar Sherrill Loftin, Jr. Linda Gail Loftin   Lonnie Lee Loftin                 Glennie Frances Loftin & Robert Alvin Cook Norma Lynn Cook         The GOBLES Aunts & Uncles Cousins Cousins Cousins Cousins Ethel Irene Johnson/Goble & James Frank Sharpe J. D. (John David) Sharpe Jack Sharpe Genevia Sharpe William Hoyte Sharpe   Rena Sharpe Shirley Ann Sharpe James Franklin Sharpe Jr. Patsy Jean Sharpe   Jerry Wayne Sharpe                 James Henry "Leggs" Goble & Nina M. Eades Carl Henry "Bud" Goble Janice "Sis" Goble Roy Lee Goble Bobby Goble   Shelby Goble Ruby Gale Goble Dale Goble Linda Renee Goble   Debra Ann Goble Jerry Dean Goble Teresa Karen Goble Michael Luther Goble           J. C. Goble & Ada Eades Kenneth Wayne "Bud" Goble Judy Diane Goble               Harlee Goble & Dovie Alean Helms Raymond Boyd Goble Wayne Clifton Goble Denise Paulette Goble Kevin Darrell Goble           Fannie Elizabeth Goble & Fred Franklin Isenhour Brenda Sue Goble Patricia Ann Isenhour Gladys Marie Isenhour             Mary Helen Goble & Floyd Eugene Sigmon Wonda Christine Sigmon Larry Eugene Sigmon Harry Everette Sigmon             Elgevia Goble & William Clifton Eggers, Jr. Sheila Belinda Eggers Reva Marqueeta Eggers Billie Arelia Eggers William Clifton "Skipper" Eggers III   Citaberon "Tab" Eggers                       As it turned out when I counted, I had 42 Loftin First Cousins and 38 Goble First Cousins for a total of 80 First Cousins. Seven of these died before I was born and one lived out of state and I never met him before his death. Still, I can easily say, "I have cousins by the dozens!"       Psalm 127:3 Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is His reward.             SOURCES