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LOFTIN
GENEALOGY
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Lillie
Stamey
Loftin
(1897 - 1988)

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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Lillie's
Siblings

Nannie
May
Loftin
(1895 - 1982)

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
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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Lillie Stamey Loftin   Born: 06 Sep 1897, Catawba County, NC Died:  04 Aug 1988, Catawba County, NC                                 Lillie Stamey Loftin was the second child born to Alonzo Lester Loftin and Cornelia Estelle Lowrance.  Lillie was born 08 Nov 06 Sep 1897 in Catawba County, NC.  She was infant baptized on 19 Oct 1897 at the Catawba Methodist Church.  Lillie appears to have been named after her mother's brother, Arthur Stamey Lowrance, who was born 23 Aug 1879.                                                             (Right) Lillie Stamey Loftin (Below) Alonzo & Cornelia with (left to right) Nannie, Roy, Floye and Lillie       After Cornelia's death from pneumonia in 1904, Lillie and her siblings spent a short period of time in an orphanage in the North Carolina mountains.   By 1909, Alonzo married Ida Setzer and most of the children came back home to live with her father.                               Lillie, Roy and Floy came to live with Alonzo and Ida.  Verdie Lee was with her grandparents, Alexander & Laura Loftin.  Nannie was at the Elhanan Training Institute in Marion Township.                               1910 Catawba County Census                               Last Name First Name Relation Sex Race Age S/M/W Occupation Trade Can Read Can Write Loftin Alonzo L. Head M W 34 M Manufacturer ??? Yes Yes ------ Ida Wife F W 25 M Home   Yes Yes ------ Lillie Daughter F W 12 Single None   Yes Yes ------ Roy Son M W 10 Single Laborer Odd Jobs Yes Yes ------ Floy(e) Daughter F W 8 Single None   Yes Yes ------ Charlie Son M W 4 Single None       ------ Theodore Son M W 3 Single None       ------ Sada Daughter F W 9/12 Single None       ------- Garland Brother M W 22 Single Salesman Grocery Store Yes Yes Burch Conner Boarder M W 38 Single Laborer Lumber Mill Yes Yes       The 1910 Catawba County Census shows Lillie living with Alonzo and Ida and lists her age as 12.       According to the 1920 Gastonia City Census, Lillie, Floye and Verdie Lee were living with Wade & Nannie Martin in Gastonia.  Lillie was 22-years-old and working as telephone operator.  She worked as an operator for Bell South for twenty-five years.     Lillie holding her brother Roy Loftin's granddaughter, Ellen Bryson - June 3, 1956     Lillie (left) and her sister Verdie Lee (right) sit in peacock chairs and are surrounded by sister-in-law, Mae Morrow Loftin (standing left), along with Mae's daughter, Yvonne Loftin Bryson and her husband Eddie Bryson         Lillie was an attractive young woman but she never married.  She died 04 Aug 1988, just before turning 91, and is buried at Center Methodist Church near many of the other Loftins.       (Below) Lillie Stamey Loftin Sept 6, 1897 Aug 4, 1988                                   SOURCES                                       If you have additional information or photos of Lillie Stamey Loftin, please contact me. A special thanks to John Smith, Peggy Loftin Brotherton, Yvonne Loftin Bryson and Leah Boggs for the photos of Lillie.