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Coyte James
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Born: 08 May 1918, Catawba County, NC Died:
16 Feb 1992, Catawba County, NC |
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Coyte James Loftin was the seventh child born
to Arthur Lee Loftin and Alice Josephine Gilleland. Coyte
was born 08 May 1918 in Catawba County, NC. |
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Children of Arthur Lee Loftin and Alice Josephine Gilleland |
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The 1920 Census shows Lee and Josie living in
the Catawba Township of Catawba County. They had seven
children: Lois V. (Virginia) age 11, Zettie M. (Marie) age 9,
Glenn L. (Lee) age7, William R. (Ray) age 5, Frances B.
(Bernice) age 3 2/12, Coyte J. (James) age 1 6/12 and Willard G.
(Gilleland) 4/12. Lee was 34 and Josie was 28. Glenn
(spelled "Gleene" on the Census) was misidentified as a
"daughter". |
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1920 Catawba County Census |
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| Name |
Relation |
Home |
Sex |
Race |
Age |
S/M/W |
Read
Write |
Birth |
Occupation |
Occupation |
| Last |
First |
Own
Rent |
House
Farm |
| Loftin |
Lee O. |
Head |
O |
F |
M |
W |
34 |
M |
Yes |
NC |
Farmer |
General Farm |
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Jocie A |
Wife |
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F |
W |
28 |
M |
Yes |
NC |
none |
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Lois V. |
Daughter |
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F |
W |
11 |
S |
Yes |
NC |
none |
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Zettie M. |
Daughter |
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F |
W |
9 |
S |
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NC |
none |
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Gleene L. |
Daughter |
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F |
W |
7 |
S |
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NC |
none |
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William R. |
Son |
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M |
W |
5 |
S |
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NC |
none |
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Frances B. |
Daughter |
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F |
W |
3 2/12 |
S |
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NC |
none |
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Coyt J. |
Son |
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M |
W |
1 6/12 |
S |
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NC |
none |
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Willard G. |
Son |
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M |
W |
4/12 |
S |
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NC |
none |
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The 1930 Census shows Lee Loftin living in the Catawba Township
of Catawba County near his brother Alonzo. Lee is show on
the Census as being widowed and 44 years old. He has six
children at home: Glenn age 17, Ray age 15, Bernice age 13,
Coyte age 11, Foy age 8 and Helen age 3. |
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1930 Catawba County Census |
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| Name |
Relation |
Sex |
Race |
Age |
S/M/W |
Age
Md. |
School
this Yr. |
Read
Write |
Birth |
Occupation |
Occupation |
| Last |
First |
| Loftin |
Lee A. |
Head |
M |
W |
44 |
Wd |
22 |
No |
Yes |
NC |
Farmer |
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Glenn |
Son |
M |
W |
17 |
S |
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No |
Yes |
NC |
Farm Help |
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Ray |
Son |
M |
W |
15 |
S |
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Yes |
Yes |
NC |
Farm Help |
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Bernice |
Daughter |
F |
W |
14 |
S |
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Yes |
Yes |
NC |
none |
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Coyt |
Son |
M |
W |
11 |
S |
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Yes |
Yes |
NC |
none |
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Foy |
Son |
N |
W |
8 |
S |
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Yes |
Yes |
NC |
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Helen |
Daughter |
F |
W |
3 |
S |
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No |
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NC |
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Coyte married Kathleen Morrow. Kathleen was born 13 Nov 1921.
Their marriage produced three children. |
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Children of Coyte James Lofttin and Kathleen Morrow |
| Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Spouse |
| Judy Kay Loftin |
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Steve Sims |
| James Boyd
Loftin |
06 Aug 1946 |
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Johnsie Winebarger |
| Teresa Dawn
Loftin |
12 Feb 1959 |
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John Robert Tharpe,
Jr.
24 Sep 1977 |
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Military Service |
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Coyte enlisted in the US Army during WWII on 11 Jul 1944 in
South Carolina at Camp Croft as a Private for the duration of
the war (plus 6 months) with no branch assignment. His
enlistment shows he had two years of high school education and
civil occupation was listed as "semi-skilled occupations in
building aircraft". |
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(Below) A small group of Lee Loftin's children |
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Ray, Marie, Bernice, Lois, Coyte, Glenn, Helen |
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Coyte and |
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Sources: |
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Thanks to Phyllis White
Mills for her help with the Arthur Lee Loftin lineage.
You can contact Phyllis at
pmills@ju.edu |
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A special thanks to Lois Loftin
Mundy, Cathleen Morrow Loftin and Peggy Loftin Brotherton for
the photos of Lee. |
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If you have additional photos or information
about the Coyte James Loftin family, please contact me. |
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