Loftin
Alonzo
Lester
Loftin
(1876 - 1937)
William Alexander
Loftin
(1851 - 1939)
James
Franklin
Loftin
(1827 - 1864)
Thomas
Loftin
(1798 - 1842)
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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Floye's
Siblings
Nannie
May
Loftin
(1895 - 1982)
Lillie
Stamey
Loftin
(1897 - 1988)
Roy
Henry
Loftin
(1899 - 1972)
Floye
Hovis
Loftin
(1901 - 1973)
Verdie
Lee
Loftin
(1903 - 1993)
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
Floye Hovis Loftin
Born: 26 Jul 1901, Catawba County, NC
Died: 06 Jan 1973
Floye Hovis Loftin was the fourth child born to Alonzo Lester Loftin and Cornelia Estelle Lowrance. Floye was born 26 Jul 1901 in Catawba County, North Carolina.
(Right) Cornelia holding Floye
When Cornelia died from pneumonia in 1904, Floye was 2 1/2 years old. Floye, Nannie, Roy and Lillie were sent away to an orphanage for a short period of time.
By 1910, Lillie, Roy and Floye were living with Alonzo, his 2nd wife Ida, and their children Charlie, Theodore and Sadie.
1910 Catawba County Census
According to Diane Wilson Elliot, Floye lived with her Aunt Frances for a while, adding that Alonzo's first group of children felt they had been brought out of the orphanage to baby sit the second group of children.
The 1920 Gastonia City Census lists Floye, Lillie and Verdie Lee as living with their sister Nannie and her husband Wade. Floye was 17-years-old and was working as an Operator at the local Telephone Office.
Floye married William Eller. Floye and Bill had one child, William Eller Jr. The family lived in Baltimore, Maryland.
Bill & Floye Eller in 1942, Baltimore, MD
Floye died 06 Jan 1973 in Baltimore, MD. Her intentions were to be buried at Center Methodist Church in Catawba County, NC, near her father, Alonzo. There was a heavy snow storm in January 1973 in the Baltimore area, however, and Floye's body could not be flown back to Catawba. The family chose to have her buried in Maryland.
If you have additional photos or information on Floye Hovis Loftin or her family, PLEASE contact me.
A special thanks to May Morrow Loftin & Yvonne Loftin Bryson for the photo of Floye and Bill.
