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Curtis
Dean
Loftin
(1953 - 20??)

Sam
William
Loftin
(1918 - 1979)

Alonzo
Lester
Loftin
(1876 - 1937)

William Alexander
Loftin
(1851 - 1939)

James
Franklin
Loftin
(1827 - 1864)

Thomas
Loftin
(1798 - 185?)

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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Kaiser
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Lewis
Moore
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"Infant Son" Loftin           Born: 1908, Catawba, Catawba County, NC Died:  1908, Catawba, Catawba County, NC   The third child born to Alonzo Lester Loftin and Ida Lillian Setzer was an unnamed boy who was born and died in 1908.   The only official source for the birth and death of this "Infant Son" is his tombstone which is located at Center Methodist Church in Catawba, Catawba County, NC.   Grave Marker at Center Methodist Church, Catawba County, NC       Alonzo was the father of 20 children with his two wives, Cornelia and Ida.  Cornelia was the mother of 5 children and Ida was the mother of 15 children.   Children of Alonzo Lester Loftin and Cornelia Estelle Lowrance Name Birth Death Spouse Nannie May Loftin 08 Nov 1895 15 Jul 1982 Wade Vernon Martin m. 1915 Lillie Stamey Loftin 06 Sep 1897 04 Aug 1988 Never Married Roy Henry Loftin 27 Jul 1899 24 Jun 1972 Sarah Mae Morrow m. 22 Jun 1925 Floye Hovis Loftin 26 Jul 1901 06 Jan 1973 William Ellers Verdie Lee Loftin 07 Sep 1903 06 Mar 1993 (1) Fitzhugh Boggs (2) Ralph Copeny (3) Harold Yount Tragedy struck the Loftin family in February 1904 when Cornelia died of pneumonia at the age of 28.  Cornelia’s mother, Sarah Lowrance, also died in February 1904.  Cornelia is buried at First Methodist Church in Catawba, NC, next to her parents, Henry and Sarah Lowrance. Alonzo was 27 at the time.     Children of Alonzo Lester Loftin and Ida Lillian Setzer Name Birth Death Spouse Charlie Roosevelt Loftin 22 Oct 1905 30 Sep 1988 Edna Jones Theodore Roosevelt Loftin 25 Dec 1906 20 Dec 1969 Fannie Marie Hoke "Infant Son" Loftin 1908 1908 (Died in Infancy) Sadie Elizabeth Loftin 08 Jun 1909 15 Dec 2007 (1) Paul Abraham Murray (2) Vernon Asbury Lee Willie Thelma Loftin 31 May 1911 28 Nov 1977 (1) Dewey D. Connor (2) Dewey M Lanier Callie Elma Loftin 31 May 1911 28 June 1992 John Henry Huffman Sallie Allie Loftin 12 Sep 1913 10 Feb 1986 Glenn Clustus Lee Daisy Pearl Loftin 06 Jun 1914 07 Jan 1994 Ruel Franklin Herman "Infant Son" Loftin 06 Jun 1914 13 Jun 1914 (Died in Infancy) Mike Whitener Loftin 18 Feb 1916 24 Feb 1949 Eleanor Carolyn Ervin Sam William Loftin 13 May 1918 18 Sep 1979 Willie Aleen Goble Oscar Sherrill Loftin 22 Oct 1920 22 Jul 1986 Annie Ruth Travis * "Infant Son" Loftin 26 Oct 1922 27 Oct 1922 (Died in Infancy) Glennie Frances Loftin 13 Jul 1926   Robert Alvin Cook ** "Infant Son" Loftin 1928 1928 (Died in Infancy) * The Catawba County Birth Index for this child shows that he was born 22 Oct 1922 (the same day and month as his older brother Oscar).  This child's Death Certificate shows that he died 27 Oct 1922 and that he lived for 1 day and 2 hours - so it's more likely that the child was born on 26 Oct 1922 - instead of 22 Oct 1922 as the Birth Index shows.  Cause of death was "malformation of upper air passage". ** It's possible that this last "Infant Son" of Alonzo and Ida was born in 1927.  It is also possible that the grave marker for this "Infant Son" born in 1928 was incorrectly dated and should have been for the 1922 "Infant Son".         SOURCES                 If you have additional information about the Loftin Family of Catawba County, NC, please contact me.