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Loftin
(1861 - 1???)

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Franklin
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(1827 - 1864)

Thomas
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(1798 - 185?)

James
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(1768 - 1836)

John
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(1740 - 1793)

Cornelius
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(1714 - 1785)

Cornelius
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(1675 - 1735)

Cornelius
Loftin I
(1648 - 1735)

Leonard
"Laughton"
Loftin
(1610 - 1678)

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Harriet
Jone
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(1849 - 1908)

William Alexander
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(1851 - 1939)

James
Edmund
Loftin
(1853 - 1925)

Mary
Frances
Loftin
(1855 - 19??)

Alonzo
Loftin
(1857 - 1???)

Washington
Lafayette
Loftin
(1859 - 1932)
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Oliver Cromwell Loftin                                                             Born: Feb 1861, Catawba County, NC Died:  2 Apr 1930, Lincoln County, NC     Oliver Cromwell Loftin was the sixth child born to James Franklin Loftin and Frances "Franky" Elizabeth Fisher.  Crom*, as he was called by family and friends, was born Feb 1861 in Catawba County.      * When I was a little boy, my Dad (Sam Loftin) told me about his Grandfather William Alexander Loftin (who Sam said family and friends called Alec), Washington Lafayette Loftin (who Sam said was called Fate), and Oliver Cromwell Loftin (who Sam said the family called Crom).         Crom's siblings were Harriett Jone Loftin, William Alexander Loftin, James Edmund Loftin, Mary Frances Loftin (not to be confused with Mary Frances Loftin, the daughter of William Alexander Loftin), Alonzo Loftin (not to be confused with Alonzo Lester Loftin or Alonzo Kelly Loftin) and Washington Lafayette Loftin.       Crom's father, James Franklin Loftin, was killed-in-action in 1864 during the Civil War.  Crom would have been 3 years old at the time.  According to the 1870 Catawba County Census, Crom (Oliver) was 9 years old and living with his mother and siblings in the Hamilton Township of Catawba Station.     1870 Catawba County, North Carolina Census   Last Name First Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Value Personal Estate Value Birth Can't Write Loftin Elizabeth 42 F W Keeping House $400 $150 NC   " Alexander 18 M W Farm Laborer     NC   " James 16 M W Farm Laborer     NC   " Mary 15 F W At Home     NC   " Lafayette 13 M W At Home     NC X " Oliver 9 M W       NC         According to the 1880 Catawba County Census, Crom (listed as Oliver C. D.) was 17 years old and still living at home with his 52 year old mother, Frances Elizabeth, and 20 year old brother, Washington Lafayette Loftin.  Crom's occupation was listed as working on the family farm.  His elder brother, Alonzo Lester Loftin, had married Laura Cranford and they lived nearby with their young family.     1880 Catawba County, North Carolina Census   Last Name First Name Race Sex Age Relation S/M/W Occupation Attended School Birth Loftin Elizabeth W F 52   Widow Farmer   NC ----- Washington L. W M 20 Son Single Work on Farm   NC ----- Oliver C. D. W M 17 Son Single Work on Farm X NC                     Loftin William A. W M 28   Married Farmer   NC ----- Laura R. W F 24 Wife Married     NC   Alonzo F. W M 4 Son Single     NC   Franes J. W F 1 Daughter Single     NC         Crom married Willie Jane Isabel "Belle" Moore on 02 Mar 1882 in Catawba Township.  Belle was born in Feb 1865.  Their marriage produced at least six children.  The family resided in Lincoln County.*       Oliver Cromwell Loftin & Belle Moore's Marriage License         Children of Oliver Cromwell Loftin and Willie Jane Isabel "Belle" Moore Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Franklin Cleveland Loftin 31 Aug 1883 03 Sep 1947 Ellie Tressley Homesley Dessie Dakota Loftin 07 Feb 1884 10 Nov 1962 Charles Lee Allran William "Willie" C. Loftin 10 Aug 1888 01 Dec 1964 Dovie Marie Berrier Mary Mollie Loftin 01 Oct 1891 03 Nov 1939 (In a hospital fire) Roscoe E. Huffstetler Bidwell Loftin 07 Feb 1894 10 Aug 1918 (WWI in Belgium) (Never Married) Roy Braxton Loftin 03 Jan 1896 24 Apr 1960 (1)Flossie L. Rhyne (2) Edna May Withers Maude Grigg Loftin Abt. 1903         * Names from the 1900 & 1910  Lincoln County, North Carolina Census           According to the 1900 Lincoln County Census, Oliver Cromwell Loftin & Bell were living in Lincolnton Township with their 6 children.  Crom (Oliver) worked as a farmer.  Dessie, Frank and Willie were working at a local Cotton Mill.  Frank (age 14) and Willie (age 11) could not read or write.     1900 Lincoln County, North Carolina Census   Last Name First Name Relation Sex Birth Mth Year Age Yrs. Md. # Kids Occupation Read Write Loftin Oliver C. Head M Dec 1861 38 18   Farmer Yes Yes ------- Belle Wife F Feb 1865 35 18 6   Yes Yes ------- Dessie Daughter F Feb 1883 17     R?? - Cotton Mill Yes Yes ------- Frank Son M Aug 1885 14     Spinner - Cotton Mill No No ------- Willie Son M Aug 1888 11     Spinner - Cotton Mill NO No ------- Mollie Daughter F Oct 1890 9           ------- Bidwell Son M Feb 1893 7           ------- Roy Son M Jan 1896 4                 Crom's wife, Belle, died 08 Mar 1906.     The 1910 Census shows the family living on Long Shoal Road North in Lincoln County.  Oliver Cromwell's name is listed as "Crum" and he was 46 years old.  Those living in the family home were Franklin (age 23), William (age 21) and his wife Davia, Molly (age 18), Bidwell (age 16) and Maude (age 7).  The Census shows Crom as being a widower.     1910 Lincoln County, North Carolina Census   Last Name First Name Relation Sex Race Age S/Md /Wd Yrs. Md. # Kids Kids Living Occup Read Write Loftin Crum Head M W 46 Wd       Farmer Yes Yes ------- Franklin C. Son M W 23 S       Farm Laborer Yes Yes ------- William C. Son M W 21 Md 2     Salesman General Store Yes Yes ------- Davia Daughter- In-Law F W 21 Md 2 1 1   Yes Yes ------- Molly Daughter F W 18 S       Cotton Mill Yes Yes ------- Bidwell Son M W 16 S       Cotton Mill Yes Yes ------- Roy Son M W 14 S       Farm Laborer Yes Yes ------- Maud G. Daughter F W 7 S                   Oliver Cromwell Loftin married Rachel Luzetta "Zettie" Abernathy (McAlister) between 1910 and 1911.  Zettie was a widow when she married Crom and she brought five children with her from her previous marriage: Eva, Lucy, Ada, Ervin, and Birdie.  They identified their family as "his, hers and ours".     Oliver Cromwell Loftin with his second wife, Rachael Luzetta "Zettie" Abernathy (McAlister) around 1917 Eva McAlister, Birdie McAlister, Bidwell Loftin, Roy Loftin, Maude Loftin, Lucy McAlister Ervin McAlister, Oliver Cromwell Loftin holding Mabel Loftin, Zettie holding Ada Loftin, Ada McAlister, Ruth Loftin   [Thanks to Cecelia H. Burr for sharing this photo of Oliver Cromwell Loftin and his family]       The 1920 Lincoln County Census shows that Crom's son, Roy, age 24, was still living in the family home.  There were five additional Loftin children.  There is no indication whether they were the children of Crom & Bell or Crom & Zettie.  The four oldest children that were living in the home worked at the cotton mill.  Crom's age was listed as 57 and he was still working as a farmer.     1920 Lincoln County, North Carolina Census   Last Name First Name Relation Sex Race Age Md. Read Write Birth Occupation Loftin Oliver Cromwell Head M W 57 M Yes Yes NC Farmer ------- Zettie Rachel Wife F W 41 M Yes Yes NC   ------- Roy Son M W 24 S Yes Yes NC Speeder Cotton Mill ------- Maude Grigg Daughter F W 17 S Yes Yes NC Spinner Cotton Mill ------- Ruth Louise Daughter F W 8 S     NC   ------- Philetus/Fletus Daughter F W 6 S     NC   ------- Gladdis Daughter F W 4 6/12 S     NC   ------- Oliver Clemet Son M W 9/12 S     NC   McAlister Lucy Step - Daughter F W 18 S Yes Yes NC Spinner Cotton Mill ------- Ada Step - Daughter F W 16 S Yes Yes NC Spinner Cotton Mill ------- Ervin Step - Son M W 14 S Yes Yes NC   ------- Bertie Step - Daughter F W 12 S Yes Yes NC       Children of Rachel Luzetta Abernathy and Wade McAlister Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Eva McAlister 1899     Lucy Virginia McAlister 24 Aug 1901 17 Nov 1981 Grier George Whitesides Bertie McAlister 1902     Ida McAlister 1904     Ervin McAlister 03 Jul 1905 04 Aug 1981 Edna W.       Children of Oliver Cromwell Loftin and Rachel Luzetta Abernathy McAlister Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Ruth Louise Loftin Abt. 1912     Philetus Mabel Loftin 1913 1992   Gladys Loftin Abt. 1915     Oliver Clemet Loftin 12 Sep 1919 21 Mar 1998 Ruth Rhyne       By 1930, Roy, Maude and Ruth Loftin had left the family home - as well as Lucy and Ervin McAlister.  The children still living in the home were Ada and Bertie McAlister, as well as Fletus, Gladys and Oliver.  Crom's age was listed as 68 and Zettie was 51.  T     1930 Catawba County, North Carolina Census   Last Name First Name Relation Home Value Sex Race Age Md. Age 1st Mrg. Read Write Birth Occupation Loftin Oliver C. Head $4000 M   68 M 19 Yes NC None ----- Zettie Wife II   F   51 M 19 Yes NC None McAlister Ada Step - Daughter   F   27 S   Yes NC Spinner Cotton Mill ------- Bertie Step - Daughter   F   23 S   Yes NC Spinner Cotton Mill Loftin Fletus Daughter   F   16 S   Yes NC Spooler Cotton Mill ------- Gladys Daughter   F   13 S   Yes NC   ------- Oliver Son   M   10 S   Yes NC       Oliver Cromwell Loftin died 2 Apr 1930 in Lincoln County, North Carolina at the age of 69 from pneumonia.   Oliver Cromwell Loftin's Death Certificate       Zettie died11 Dec 1960 at the age of 82.  The Death Certificate lists her name as "Rachel Luzettie Loftin" and her parents as David L. Abernathy and Sarah Jane Helderman.  She is listed as "Widowed" and her first husband Wade McAlister is listed.   Racvhel Luzettie Abernathy McAlister Loftin's Death Certificate     Crum and Belle were buried at Pisgah Methodist Church in Lincoln County, NC       Zettie was also buried at Pisgah Methodist Church in Lincoln County, NC     THEIR CHILDREN   Bidwell Loftin   Bidwell Loftin died 10 Aug 1918 durring World War I in Belgium at the age of 24.   Bidwell Loftin     Dessie Dakota Loftin       Frank Cleveland Loftin       Mary Molly Loftin            Mary Mollie Loftin and her husband Roscoe E. "Pete" Huffstetler       According to Cecelia Burr, "My grandmother, daughter of Oliver and 'Belle', was Mary 'Mollie' Loftin Huffstetler.  She was married to Roscoe E. Huffstetler.  Grandmother Mollie died in 1939 in a hospital fire in Lincolnton (may have been Reeves Hospital).  She was seriously burned and died within a day or two.  She was supposed to come home the night of the fire, but it was November and icy.  It was decided she should stay overnight.       Oliver Clement Loftin       Roy Braxton Loftin     Roy was buried at Pisgah Methodist Church in Lincoln County, NC     William C. Loftin         Sources   A special thanks to Cecelia H. Burr for sharing the photo of Oliver Cromwell Loftin and his family You can contact Cecelia at ciaburr@carolina.rr.com     If you have additional photos or information about Oliver Cromwell Loftin, please contact me at 828-241-2233.