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Daisy Pearl Loftin |
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Born: 06 Jun 1914, Catawba County, NC Died:
07 Jan 1994, Catawba County, NC |
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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 "Unnamed
Infant Son" Loftin. The little boy died 13 Jun 1914 at the
age of 7 days old. There are some that "suggest" that his
name was Daniel Paul Loftin but Deannie Herman Hilton (daughter
of Daisy Pearl) said that her mother never mentioned that her
twin brother had ever been given a name. |
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According to Daisy Lemyre Sigmon, Daisy
Pearl was named after two of Ida's sisters -
Daisy McNeill
Setzer Sigmon and
Elizabeth Pearl Setzer Sigmon. |
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Many of
Alonzo
Lester Loftin & Ida's children attended Walden School on Harwell Rd., off of
Lowrance Rd. in Catawba County. |
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Observer News Enterprise Newspaper photo from Walden School
showed
Thelma, Daisy Pearl, Elma and Allie |
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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. |
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Daisy Pearl attended Catawba High School in the late 1920s |
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Daisy Pearl grew into a young beauty |
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Daisy Pearl Loftin married Ruel Franklin Herman on 01 Dec 1934. Ruel was
born 02 May 1912. They resided in Hickory, NC. |
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(Left) Daisy Pearl & Ruel on their wedding day |
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Daisy Pearl & Ruel
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Daisy Pearl |
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Daisy Pearl and Ruel had three children |
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Children of Daisy Pearl Loftin and Ruel Franklin Herman |
Name |
Birth
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Death
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Spouse |
Ted Franklin Herman |
20 Aug 1935 |
14 Mar 1956 |
Celia Elizabeth
Friar |
Deanie Herman |
23 Mar 1947 |
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(1) Kenneth James Massagee
(2) William Glenn Hilton |
Pamela Nell Herman |
05 Oct 1949 |
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(1) Johnny Lee Cranfill
(2) Spencer Alan Sigmon |
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Ruel & Daisy with new born Ted Franklin Herman |
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The 1940 Census shows Ruel and Daisy Pearl living in Hickory,
Catawba County, NC, with their son, Ted (age 4). Ruel was
27 years old and working as a knitter at a hosiery mill.
He earned $704 in 1939. Daisy Pearl was 25 years old and
was working as a looper at a hosiery mill. She earned $631
in 1939. Ruel completed one year of high school and Daisy
Pearl completed two years of high school. |
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1940 Catawba County Census |
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Home
Value |
Last Name |
First Name |
Relation |
Sex |
Age |
Wd
Md
S |
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Sch |
Birth |
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Hrs
Wkd |
Occup. |
Industry |
Wks
Wkd
1939 |
Wages
for
1939 |
Own |
Herman |
Ruel F. |
Head |
M |
27 |
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H1 |
NC |
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Knitter |
Hosiery |
32 |
$704 |
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Daisy Pearl |
Wife |
F |
25 |
M |
H2 |
NC |
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Looper |
Hosiery |
42 |
$631 |
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Ted F. |
Son |
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4 |
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NC |
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*
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 |
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Ted Franklin Herman |
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Ted was
killed in an automobile accident while home on leave from the
military. Ted was 20-years-old at the time. |
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Thanks to Loretta Huffman Hiatt for the
newspaper articles on Ted |
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To see more photos and information on Ted
Franklin Herman,
CLICK HERE |
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Daisy Pearl miscarried 3 times before her second child was born. There was
an eleven and a half year wait between Ted and Deanie's birth. |
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(Left)
Daisy Pearl and Deanie
(Right) Ruel Franklin Herman |
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Daisy Pearl, Ruel, Deanie and Pam on Easter Sunday 1951 |
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Deanie Herman |
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Pam Herman |
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Ruel & Daisy Pearl with Deanie and Pam |
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Daisy Pearl and Ruel
with their children, Deannie & Pam,
and grandchildren,
Darren & Amy |
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Ruel died 11 Dec 1986. Daisy Pearl died 07 Jan 1994.
They are buried at St. Stephens Lutheran Church in Hickory. |
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Headstones for Ruel and Daisy Loftin Herman |
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CHILDREN |
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SOURCES |
Thanks to Deanie
Herman Hilton, Frances Loftin Cook, Willie Goble Loftin and
Elaine Lee Martin
for photos of Daisy Pearl and her family. |
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If you have additional photos or information on Daisy Pearl
Loftin, please contact me.
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