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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 - 20??)
 

FAMILY
NAMES

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

Additional
Family
SURNAMES


Where
To Find 'Em

 

Daisy Pearl Loftin   Born: 06 Jun 1914, Catawba County, NC Died:  07 Jan 1994, Catawba County, NC                                 Ida Lillian Setzer Loftin, who was a twin herself, gave birth to her second set of twins on 06 Jun 1914 and named them Daisy Pearl Loftin and Daniel P. Loftin.  Daniel died 06 Jun 1914.                                 According to Daisy Lemyre Sigmon, Daisy Pearl was named after two of Ida's sisters - Daisy McNeill Setzer Sigmon and Elizabeth Pearl Setzer Sigmon.                                 Many of Alonzo & Ida's children attended Walden School on Harwell Rd., off of Lowrance Rd. in Catawba County.   Observer News Enterprise Newspaper photo from Walden School showed Thelma, Daisy Pearl, Elma and Allie.   Alonzo Loftin's brother, Lee, was living on Alley Rd., off of Sherrills Ford Rd. at the time. Lee's children Marie, Glenn and Ray are also shown in the above photo.     Daisy Pearl attended Catawba High School in the late 1920s       Daisy Pearl grew into a young beauty       Daisy Pearl married Ruel Franklin Herman on 01 Dec 1934.  Ruel was born 02 May 1912.  They resided in Hickory, NC.      (Left) Daisy Pearl & Ruel on their wedding day       Daisy Pearl & Ruel       (Below) Daisy Pearl         Daisy Pearl and Ruel had three children Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Ted Franklin Herman 20 Aug 1935 14 Mar 1956   Deanie Herman 01 Jan 1947   (1) (Unknown) Massagee (2) William Glenn Hilton Pamela Nell Herman 05 Oct 1949   (1) (Unknown) Cranfill (2) Spencer Alan Sigmon                                                               Ruel & Daisy with new born Ted Franklin Herman              Daisy Pearl miscarried 3 times before her second child was born.  There was an 11 1/2 year wait between Ted's birth and Deanie's.  Ted was killed in an automobile accident while home on leave from the military.  Ted was 20-years-old at the time.   Daisy Pearl's sister, Frances Loftin Cook said, "We had family get-togethers every year for Mama's birthday.  Ted always liked my potato salad because I put cucumbers in it."     (Left) Daisy Pearl and Deanie (Right)  Ruel Franklin Herman                                      Daisy Pearl, Ruel, Deanie and Pam on Easter Sunday 1951     (Below) Deanie Herman       (Below) Pam Herman                                                                                                Ruel & Daisy Pearl with Deanie and Pam                                                                  (Right) Daisy Pearl and Ruel with their children and grandchildren, Darren & Amy     (Below) Ruel Herman                                     Ruel died 11 Dec 1986.  Daisy Pearl died 07 Jan 1994.  They are buried at St. Stephens Lutheran Church in Hickory.                                                                                             If you have additional photos or information on Daisy Pearl Loftin, please contact me. Thanks to Deanie Herman Hilton, Frances Loftin Cook, Willie Goble Loftin and Elaine Lee Martin for photos of Daisy Pearl and her family.