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Caleb
Murchison
Loftin
(1849 - 19??)

Langdon A.
Loftin
(1825 - 1891)

Eldridge
Edward
Loftin
(178? - 1842)

John
Loftin
(1740 - 1793)

Cornelius
Loftin III
(1714 - 1785)

Cornelius
Loftin II
(1675 - 1735)

Cornelius
Loftin I
(1648 - 1735)

Leonard
"Laughton"
Loftin
(1610 - 1678)
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Martin
Loftin
(18?? - 1???)

Marcus
Lafayette
Loftin
(1832 - 1907)

Lavina
Loftin
(18?? - 1???)

Frances
Loftin
(18?? - 1???)

Mira
Loftin
(18?? - 1???)

Martha
Loftin
(18?? - 1???)

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Caleb Murchison Loftin                                                             Born: 23 Apr 1849, NC Died: 29 Apr 1922, NC     Caleb Murchison Loftin was the third child born to Langdon A. Loftin and Sarah Ann "Sena" Link, and was called Caleb.  He was born 23 Apr 1849 in North Carolina.        Children of Langdon Loftin and Sarah Ann "Sena" Link Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Epsie Loftin 26 Jun 1846 Lincoln Co, NC 19 Feb 1934 Lincoln Co, NC (Never Married) Marion David Loftin 24 Dec 1847 Lincoln Co, NC 16 Aug 1880 Lincoln Co, NC Sara Frances Beal m. 14 Jan 1868 Caleb Murchison Loftin 23 Apr 1849 Lincoln Co, NC 29 Apr 1922 Lincoln Co, NC Rachel Ann Harar Vardrey Forney Loftin 22 Mar 1852 Lincoln Co, NC 02 Jul 1917 Lincoln Co, NC (Never Married) Jacob Philo Loftin 16 Jan 1854 Lincoln Co, NC 11 Sep 1891 Lincoln Co, NC Rachel Patterson Alonzo Kelly "A.K." Loftin 30 Jun 1857 Lincoln Co, NC 13 Jun 1914 Catawba Co, NC Sarah Ida Octavia Sigmon Margaret Francis "Frankie" Loftin 26 Mar 1860 Lincoln Co, NC 07 Dec 1929 Lincoln Co, NC (Never Married) Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Loftin 20 May 1863 Lincoln Co, NC 26 Dec 1932 Burke Co, NC (Never Married) (Unknown Female) After War Ended Lincoln Co, NC     (Unknown Female) After War Ended Lincoln Co, NC     Ida Lavina Loftin 30 Mar 1870 Lincoln Co, NC 06 Apr 1939 Mecklenburg Co, NC Lorenzo D. Sigmon       According to the 1850 Census, Langdon and Sena were living in Lincoln County with their three children: Eppes (Epsie), Marion and Caleb M.  Epsie was 4, Marion was 3 and Caleb was 1.     1850 Lincoln County, North Carolina Census   Name Age Sex Race Occupation Langdon A. Loftin 25 M W Farmer Sena Loftin 24 F W   Eppes (Epsie) Loftin 4 F W   Marion Loftin 3 M W   Caleb M. Loftin 1 M W         According to the 1860 Lincoln County Census, Langdon and Sena were living on the family farm with seven of their children: Epsy, Marion, Murchison, Vardry, Philo, Alonzo and Frances.  Marion was 12 years old at the time.     1860 Lincoln County, North Carolina Census   First Name Last Name Age Sex Occupation Real Estate Value Personal Estate Value Birth School Langdon Lofton 35 M Farmer $800 $30 NC   Sena " 34 F       "   Epsy " 14 F       " X Marion " 12 M       " X Murchison " 11 M       " X Vardry " 9 M       " X Philo " 7 M       " X Alonzo " 3 M       "   Frances " 3/12 F       "                     Jift Sanry 40 M Farm Laborer   $25 Mecklenburg                     Lafayette Lofton 29 M Farmer $1500 $400 NC         Caleb married Rachel Ann Hagar.  She was born 09 Jun 1849.  Rachel had been married previously to (Unknown) Nixon/Simpson and had two daughters, Laura and Emma, at the time of her marriage to Caleb.         According to the 1880 North Carolina Census, Caleb Murchison and Rachel were living in the Catawba Springs Township of Lincoln County, NC.  They were both 31 years old.  Their first child, Avery (age 3), was living with them - as well as Rachel's two daughter's by her previous marriage, Laura (age 12) and Emma (age 7).     1880 Lincoln County, North Carolina Census   Last Name First Name Race Sex Age Relation Single Married Occupation Attend School No Write Birth Loftin, Merchison W M 31     M Farmer     NC ------- Rachel W F 31 Wife   M Keeping House     NC ------- Avery W M 3 Son S         NC Nixon Laura W F 12 Step Daughter S         NC ------- Emma W F 7 Step Daughter S         NC       The 1900 North Carolina Census Caleb Murchinson and Rachel living in the River Bend Township of Gaston County, NC.  Their son Avery had married Minnie (Unknown) and was living nearby.  Step-daughter's Laura and Emma were also gone.  Caleb and Rachel had four more children by this time: John, Eugenia, Roscoe and Jasper.  The census shows that John has been married for two years, but there is no explanation of where his wife is.  Caleb's age is listed as 51.     1900  River Bend Township, Gaston County, North Carolina Census   Last Name First Name Relation Race Sex Birth Month Birth Year Age Married Birth Trade Read Write Loftin Murchinson Head W M Apr 1849 51 M-23 NC Farmer Yes Yes ------- Rachel Wife W F Jun 1849 50 M-23 NC   Yes Yes ------- John Son W M Oct 1880 19 M-2 NC Farm Laborer Yes Yes ----- Eugenia Daughter W F Dec 1882 17 S NC   Yes Yes ----- Roscoe Son W M Oct 1888 11 S NC   Yes Yes ------- Jasper Son W M Aug 1892 7 S NC             Caleb and Rachel had five children.   Children of Caleb Murchison Loftin & Rachel Ann Hagar Name Birth Death Spouse Avery Amenious Loftin Jul 1877   Minnie (Unknown) John Oscar Loftin Oct 1880     Elli Eugenia Loftin Dec 1882     Roscoe Lee Loftin Oct 1888 30 Mar 1964 Sarah Irene Abernethy Jasper Sinclair Loftin 28 Aug 1892 12 Feb 1942 Rena (Unknown)       According to the 1910 North Carolina Census, Caleb and Rachel were still living in the River Bend Township of Gaston County, NC.  They were 60 years old.  Two of their children were still living at home, Roscoe (age 21) and Jasper (age 17).     1910 River Bend Township, Gaston County, North Carolina Census   Last Name First Name Relation Sex Race Age Md. Yrs. Md. Children Birth Trade Born Living Loftin Caleb M. Head M W 60 M1 35   NC Farm ----- Rachael A. Wife F W 60 M1 35 5 5 NC   ----- Roscoe L. Son M W 21 S     NC Manufacturer Wood Shingles ---- Jasper P. Son M W 17 S     NC Farm Laborer         Rachel A. Hager Loftin died 23 Jul 1919 at the age of 70 from heart problems.  Roscoe Loftin was the informant.           By 1920, Rachel had died and all of the children had married and left home except for Jasper.  Jasper married Rena (Unknown) and had two children living with the family, Yates T. (age 2 11/12) and Virginia M. (age 1 3/12).   1920  River Bend Township, Gaston County,  North Carolina Census   Last Name First Name Relation Age Occupation Occupation Loftin C. Merk Head 70 Farmer General Farm ----- Jasper Son 27 Farmer Home Farm ----- Rena Daughter-in-law 22 None   ----- Yates T. Grand Son 2 11/12 None   ----- Virginia M. Grand Daughter 1 3/12 None                         Caleb Murchison Loftin died 29 Apr 1922 in NC and is buried at Hickory Grove Baptist Church beside his wife Rachael A. Hagar.       SOURCES                           If you have additional photos or information about Caleb Murchison Loftin, please contact me at 828-241-2233.