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LOFTIN
GENEALOGY
LINE
 

Alonzo
Lester
Loftin
(1876 - 1937)

William Alexander
Loftin
(1851 - 1939)

James
Franklin
Loftin
(1827 - 1864)

Thomas
Loftin
(1798 - 185?)

James
Loftin
(1768 - 1836)

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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Alonzo & Ida's
Children
Were:

Charlie
Roosevelt
Loftin
(1905 - 1988)

Theodore
Roosevelt
Loftin
(1906 - 1969)

Sadie
Elizabeth
Loftin
(1909 - 2007)

Willie
Thelma
Loftin
(1911 - 1977)

Callie
Elma
Loftin
(1911 - 1992)

Sallie
Allie
Loftin
(1813 - 1986)

Daisy
Pearl
Loftin
(1914 - 1994)

Michael
Whitener
Loftin
(1916 - 1949)

Sam
William
Loftin
(1918 - 1979)

Oscar
Sherrill
Loftin
(1920 - 1986)

Glennie
Frances
Loftin
(1926 - 2015)

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FAMILY
NAMES

LOFTIN:
Beatty
Corzine
Cranford
Fisher
Givens
Harwell
Kaiser
Lanier
Lomax
McCorkle
Rudisill
Sherrill
Upright
Washington
Work

SETZER:
Aderholdt
Barringer
Bovey
Bushart
Deal
Heavner
Herman
Ikert
Miller
Motz
Rankin
Witherspoon

GOBLE:
Babst/Bobst
Douglas
Faber
Fink
Fulbright
Hefner
Meinhert
Miller
Muller
Pabst/Bobst
Robinson

JOHNSON:
Corzine
Fink
Hamilton
Kaiser
Leslie
Lewis
Moore
Sherrill
Upright
Wilkinson

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Additional
Family
SURNAMES

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Where
To Find 'Em

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The
"ROYAL"
Lineage

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Genealogy
HUMOR

PHOTO
LINKS

 

Callie Elma Loftin     Born: 31 May 1911, Catawba County, NC Died:  28 Jun 1992, Catawba County, NC     After Alonzo Lester Loftin's marriage to Ida Lillian Setzer, Ida, who was herself a twin, gave birth to her "first" set of twins on 31 May 1911 and named them Callie Elma Loftin and Willie Thelma Loftin.    (Left) Elma & Thelma Loftin, (Right) Elma holding her baby sister, Frances        As a young girl, Elma and several of her siblings attended Waldon School on Lowrance Rd. in Catawba County, NC.    Observer News Enterprise Newspaper photo from Walden School students   Elma (3) with her twin sister Thelma (1) and siblings Daisy Pearl (2) & Allie (4) - First Cousins Marie, Glenn and Ray Loftin are also pictured   Alonzo & Ida Loftin's, children were Thelma, Daisy Pearl, Elma and Allie Lee & Josephine Loftin's children were Marie, Glenn and Ray     Callie Elma Loftin and her twin sister Willie Thelma Loftin     (Top Row) Mae & Roy Loftin, Thelma Loftin (Bottom Row) Daisy Pearl Loftin, Elma Loftin & Allie Loftin Thanks to Deanie Herman Hilton for this photo from her mother's collection       (Below) Elma at the age of 13, 16 and 19 - She was quite a beauty           Elma married John Henry Huffman on 05 Nov 1932.  Family and friends called him "Jick".     A young John Henry "Jick" Huffman (right) with brother-in-law Dewey Connor.     (Below) John Henry "Jick" Huffman at the age of 19           (Left) Jick & Elma (left) with some friends at the beach. (Right) Newlyweds, Jick & Elma Huffman        Elma and Jick and had four children.   Children of Callie Elma Loftin and John Henry "Jick" Huffman Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse James Henry "Jimmy" Huffman 24 Jul 1934 07 Mar 2011 Faye Elizabeth Huffman Hal Davis Huffman 28 Dec 1936 19 Mar 2000 Barbara Turbyfill Loretta Ann Huffman 24 Jun 1938   (1) Harold Ben Harris (2) Jack Raymond Hiatt Lonnie Gary Huffman 27 Jan 1945 27 Jan 1945 (Died in Infancy)       The 1940 Census shows Jick and Elma living in Claremont, Catawba County, NC.  John Henry "Jick" was 28 years old - and so was Elma.  The Census shows that Jick had completed 8 years of school - while Elma had completed one year of high school.  Jick was working as a "Mechanic" for a local Hosiery Mill.  In 1939 he had worked 45 weeks during the year and earned $600 during the year.  They owned their home and it was valued at $1000.   1940 Catawba County Census   Home Value Last Name First Name Relation Sex Age Wd Md S * Sch Birth ** Hrs Wkd Occup. Industry Wks Wkd 1939 Wages for 1939 O-$1000 Huffman John H. Head M 28 M 8 NC 24 Mechanic Hosiery Mill 45 $600   ----- Elma Wife F 28 M H1 NC             ----- James Son M 5 S   NC             ----- Hal Son M 3 S                 ----- Loretta Daughter F 1 S               * Highest Grade of School Completed: H1 is 1st year of High School ** The Number of Hours Worked during the week of March 24 - 30, 1940       Loretta recalls her mother being pregnant with Lonnie Gary, "There were baby clothes at the house, but when mother came home from the hospital, there was no baby.  They didn't really explain why there was no baby.  They just didn't talk about stuff like that back then."   Elma and John Henry "Jick" resided in Claremont, NC.  The family attended Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Claremont.   Elma & Thelma outside the Loftin house on Sherrills Ford Rd. in Catawba County, NC     Ida Loftin birthday dinner Ida, standing center-left wearing black (Right side of table - Right to Left) Willie Goble Loftin, Elma & John Henry "Jick" Huffman, Theodore "Speedo" & Marie Loftin     Jick & Elma's Children   Jick and Elma with their children (left to right) Jimmy, Loretta and Hal   James "Jimmy" Henry Huffman      Jick with Jimmy, Loretta and Hal   Loretta Ann Huffman      Elma and Loretta 1946   Hal Huffman       (Left) Hal, (Right) Jimmy, Loretta and Hal        (Tow Row) Cyrus "Buddy" Grazier (Son of Zelda Huffman Frazier), John Henry "Jick" Huffman, Jackie Frazier, (Bottom Row) Hal Huffman and Loretta Huffman - Oct1944   (Below) Jick & Elma       (Below) Elma & Jick in December 1986, age 75     Elma and Jick with Hal & Barbara's children (Left to Right) Melissa, Elma, Jason, Jonathan, John Henry "Jick" and Jodie   Elma & Jick at the Balls Creek Campground   Elma - Christmas Eve 1978   Elma - Christmas Eve 1979     Jick and Elma's home in Claremont, NC       John Henry Huffman died 05 Jan 1990.  Callie Elma Loftin Huffman died 28 Jun 1992.  They are buried in the Claremont Cemetery.     Cemetery photo shows the grave stones for Elma & John Henry "Jick", James "Jimmy" & Faye, and Lonnie     Jick & Elma's Children & Grandchildren   Jimmy & Faye Huffman a few months after their wedding   March 1963 - Elma and Jick with Linda, Jimmy Jr. and Gary (Jimmy & Faye's children)       Jimmy & Faye Huffman's Children (Top Row) Gary, Jimmy Jr. & Jerry (Bottom Row) Janice, Linda & Bonnie       Jimmy & Faye Huffman's 50th Wedding Anniversary (Top Rows) Jimmy Jr., Bonnie, Gary, Janice, Jerry, Linda (Bottom Row) Jimmy & Faye     Hal & Barbara Huffman's Children (Top Row) John, Jason, Missy & Jody (Bottom Row) Hal & Barbara     March 1962 - Ben Harris, Jick Huffman, Hal Huffman and Jimmy Huffman Jr.   (Left) 1963 - Loretta pregnant with twins, Kelly Leah & Shelly Lynn Harris (Right) Ben Harris         Loretta Huffman Harris Hiatt's Children Kelly Leah & Shelly Lynn Harris     (Left) Cynthia Lorelei Harris,  (Right) Kelly, Lori & Shelly     Ida Setzer Loftin was a twin - her daughter Elma was a twin (to Thelma) - Elma's daughter Loretta had twins (Kelly & Shelly).     29 Mar 1980 - Loretta with her 2nd husband, Jack Hiatt, Tampa, FL     Jick & Elma's Children - Jimmy, Loretta and Hal     SOURCES   A special thanks to Loretta Huffman Hiatt, Logan Fajkus, Barbara Huffman, Frances Loftin Cook, Willie Goble Loftin, Linda Huffman McCoy and Deanie Herman Hilton for information and photos of Elma and her family.       If you have additional photos or information about Jick & Elma, please contact me.