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Kevin
Loftin
(1978 - 20??)

Harold
Douglass
Loftin
(1957-20??)

Harold
Gene
Loftin
(1937-1998)

Grady
Woodrow
Loftin
(1916-1961)

William
Forney
Loftin
(1875-1945)

Marion
David
Loftin
(1847-1800)

Langdon
A. Loftin
(1825-1891)

Eldridge
Edward
Loftin
(1782-1842)

John
Loftin
(1740-1793)

Cornelius
Loftin III
(1714-1782)

Cornelius
Loftin II
(1675-1736)

Cornelius
Loftin I
(1648-1735)

Leonard
Loftin
(1610-1678)
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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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Harold Gene Loftin   Born: 24 Jul 1937, Gaston County, NC Died: 04 Mar 1998, Gastonia, Gaston County, NC   Harold Gene Loftin was the first child born to Grady Woodrow Loftin (1916-1961) and Helen Ruth Pruett (1919-1966). Harold was born 24 Jul 1937 in Gaston County, North Carolina.   The following Birth Index shows that Harold Gene Loftin was born 24 July 1937 in Gastonia Township to Grady Woodrow Loftin and Helen Ruth Pruett.   Birth Index   Certificate No. Date of Birth Surname of Child Sex Color Place of Birth Name of Father Name of Mother Year Month Day Any Christian Name if one is given 200 1937 July 24 Loftin, Harold Gene M W Gastonia Tsp. Grady Woodrow Loftin Helen Ruth Pruett     The only NC Census currently available for Harold is the 1940 Census. Harold was 3 years old and living with his parents, Grady and Helen Loftin, in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. The Census tells us that Harold's father, Grady, owned his home and that it was valued at $770. It was not a farm. Grady was 23 years old and was working as a "Comber Hand" at the Cotton Mill while Helen was 20 and working as a "Finisher Hand" at the Cotton Mill.   1940 Gaston County, NC, Census   Household Data Name Personal Data Ed. Grade Birth Residence Employment Own/Rent Value Farm Last First Sex Race Age M/S City County State Hrs Occ. Industry O 770 No Loftin Grady M W 23 M 4 NC Gastonia Gaston NC 50 Comber Hand Cotton Mill       ----- Helen M. F W 20 M 6 NC       29 Finisher Hand Cotton Mill       ----- Harold G. M W 3 S 0 NC               Grady worked as a "Comber" or "Carder". Carding machines perform a combing operation, aligning the fibers so they will make a strong thread when spun. The process leaves the operator covered in cotton fluff. Seen as a low-status job by others in the industry. Helen's job as a "Finisher" meant that she tidied up the surface of the cloth after bleaching.     On 08 Sep 1940, Harold's sister Martha Frances Loftin was born.     Children of Grady Woodrow Loftin and Helen Ruth Pruett Name Birth Death Marriage Harold Gene Loftin 24 Jul 1937 Gaston County, NC 04 Mar 1998 Gastonia, Gaston County, NC Ethil Gaynell Bumgarner Martha Frances Loftin 08 Sep `940 Gaston County, NC 10 Dec 2014 Gaston County, NC Raymond Lester Skidmore     The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on the morning of 07 Dec 1941 was a surprise military strike against the United States. Ninety minutes after it began, the attack was over. In total, 2,403 Americans died and 1,178 were wounded. Eighteen ships were sunk or run aground, including five battleships. The day after the attack, U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his famous "Infamy Speech" to a Joint Session of Congress, calling for a formal declaration of war on the Empire of Japan. Congress obliged his request less than an hour later. On December 11, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.   Harold's father, Grady, enlisted in the U.S. military on 09 Dec 1944 at Camp Croft, South Carolina, leaving behind a wife and two small children. Harold was 7 years old at the time and his sister Martha Frances was 4 years old.     Grady Woodrow Loftin and Helen Pruett Loftin with their children Martha Frances and Harold Gene about 1944/45 Photo provided by Terry Loftin at Find-A-Grave       Harold married Ethil Gaynell Bumgarner prior to 1957. Ethil was the daughter of John Chester Bumgarner (1905-1988) and Bessie L. McGinnis (1908-1974).     Ethil was born 04 Apr 1934 in Catawba Springs, Lincoln County, North Carolina. The Lincoln County, NC, Birth Index shows an incorrect spelling of her name.   Birth Index   Date of Birth Surname of Child Sex Color Place of Birth Name of Father Name of Mother Recorded Year Month Day Any Christian Name if one is given Vol. Page 1934 Apr 4 Bumgarner, Ethel Ganell G W Catawba Springs John Bumgarner Bessie McGinnis 21 23     Ethil's siblings were Iola Mae Bumgarner, Mildred Eva Bumgarner, Doris Jean Bumgarner and James Chester Bumgarner.   Children of John Chester Bumgarner and Bessie L. McGinnis Name Birth Death Marriage Iola Mae Bumgarner 02 Apr 1926 Lincoln County, NC 06 Nov 2013 Cherryville, Gaston County, NC John Edward Johnson Mildred Eva Bumgarner 27 May 1928 Lincoln County, NC 04 Oct 2014 Burnsville, Yancey County, NC Joseph Franklin Pressley Ethil Gaynell Bumgarner 04 Apr 1934 Lincoln County, NC 07 Dec 1996 Gaston County, NC Harold Gene Loftin Doris Jean Bumgarner 16 May 1937 Lincolnt County, NC 21 Jul 1997 Gastonia, Gaston County, NC Franklin Roosevelt Vickers James Chester Bumgarner 08 Dec 1939 Lincoln County, NC 12 Nov 1980 Gaston County, NC       The 1940 Census shows John and Bessie McGinnes Bumgarner living at Alba Mills Village, Catawba Springs Township, in Lincoln County, NC. John was 34 years old and working as a "Card Room Manager" at the Cotton Mill. Bessie was 31. Carding machines in the cotton mill performed a combing operation, aligning the fibers so they would make a stronger thread when spun. The process left the operator covered in cotton fluff and thus was seen as a low-status job by others in the industry.   The Census shows John and Bessie with five children: Viola (age 14), Mildred (age 11), Ethil (age 5), Jean (age 2) and James C. (age 4/12 or 4 months).   1940 Gaston County, NC, Census   Household Data Name Personal Data Education Birth Residence in 1935 Employment Own/ Rent Value Farm Last First Relation Sex Race Age M/S School Highest Grade City County State Hrs Wkd Occ. Industry Income R 4 No Bumgarner John Head M W 34 M No 6 NC Same House Lincoln NC 40 Manager *Card Room Cotton Mill 832       ------- Bessie Wife F W 31 M No 6 NC Same House                   ------- Viola Daughter F W 14 S Yes 5 NC Same House                   ------- Mildred Daughter F W 11 S Yes 5 NC Same House                   ------- Ethil Daughter F W 5 S No   NC Same House                   ------- Jean Daughter F W 2 S No   NC                     ------- James C. Son M W 4/12 S No   NC               *Card rooms were considered high risk areas for contracting byssinosis or brown lung disease     Harold and Ethil's marriage produced four children: Deborah Lynn, Harold Douglas, Terry Eugene and John Jeffrey Loftin.   Children of Harold Gene Loftin and Ethil Gaynell Bumgarner Name Birth Death Marriage Deborah Lynn Loftin 1955 Gaston County, NC   Tom Howell Harold Douglas Loftin 1957 Gaston County, NC   Cathy Linda Cody Terry Eugene Loftin 1963 Gaston County, NC   Sharron Johnson, m. 1985 John Jeffrey Loftin 1966 Gaston County, NC         Harold and Ethil Loftin   Photo provided by Terry Loftin at Find-A-Grave       Harold Gene Loftin's Bible       Ethil Gaynell Bumgarner Loftin died 07 Dec 1997 in Gaston County, NC. Harold Gene Loftin died 04 Mar 1998 in Gastonia, Gaston County, NC. They were buried at Hillcrest Gardens, in Mount Holly, Gaston County, NC.                 SOURCES   Thanks to Kevin Loftin for sharing information about Harold Gene Loftin & Ethil Gaynell Bumgarner   Photos provided by Terry Loftin at Find-A-Grave