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The Loftin Family Reunion started as a yearly birthday dinner for Ida Lillian Setzer Loftin, wife of Alonzo Lester Loftin, who was born 25 Apr 1884. When all their kids and their spouses, grandkids
Ida (center) with black dress
(Right side of the table) Marie & Theodore "Speedo" Loftin,
John Henry & Elma Loftin Huffman with Loretta and Willie LoftinAfter Ida's death on 25 Dec 1964, her granddaughter, Peggy Loftin Brotherton, decided it would be wonderful to continue the yearly family get-together and thus the Loftin Family Reunion (as we know it today) was born.
Since most of the Loftins had tents at the Balls Creek Campground, the Reunion was held there for many years - beside of the Arbor.
For convenience, the Reunion was eventually moved to Center Methodist Church - the home church of several of the Loftin ancestors.
An additional move occurred when the Loftin Reunion was moved to Catawba Methodist Church.
On May 20, 2007, members of the Loftin Family met again for the Loftin Reunion at Catawba Methodist Church.
Carolyn Loftin & Wadine Smith do a little organization before the meal begins.
Larry Gilmer looks on.
(Left) Mrs. Roy (Mae) Loftin with Eddie & Yvonne Loftin Bryson
(Right) Jimmy Huffman enjoys his great grandchildren
(Below) Jimmy & Faye Huffman enjoy their great-granchildren
Left) Mrs. Sam (Willie) Loftin, with her son, Curtis, and his wife, Carolyn
(Right) Carolyn Loftin with her son Philip.
(Above Left) Alexandria & Savanna Seese - granddaughters of Curtis & Carolyn Loftin
(Above Right) Philip & Leslie Loftin(Left) Children & Grandchildren of Arthur Lee Loftin
(Right) Lois Loftin Mundy at the age of 98 was the oldest in attendance
After the meal it's time for a short business meeting and presentation concerning the Loftin Family. Farthest Traveled: Eddie & Yvonne Bryson
Oldest in Attendance: Lois Mundy (98 years old)
2nd Oldest in Attendance: Mae Loftin (97 years old)
Youngest in Attendance: Broden Morris Marks
Most Recently Married: Philip & Leslie Loftin (6 years)(Below) Wadine Smith and Glenn Martin
Thanks to Paul Allen Loftin and Philip Loftin for their photos from the Reunion The Loftin family gathered for the yearly reunion on Sunday, May 18th, 2008, at the Catawba Methodist Church. The crowd was larger than usual with approximately 90 in attendance. Everyone enjoyed chatting and reminiscing about the past. The food was outstanding and many folks brought photos to share. Barry Brotherton served as President of the Loftin Family Reunion Committee and did a wonderful job organizing the activities of the afternoon.
(Below) Carla & Barry Brotherton
(Below) Yvonne Loftin Bryson, Frances Loftin Cook and Mae Morrow Loftin
(Below) Carolyn Loftin chats with Tina Peeler Cloninger
(Below) T.A. and Louise Loftin Potter Family
(Below) Lois Loftin Mundy is presented with a birthday cake recognizing her 100th birthday
which will take place in December 2008
(Below) Time for the covered-dish meal
(Below) Jimmy Huffman's family waits for the food line to get shorter
(Below) Savanna Seese, Leslie Robinson Loftin, Ali Seese, Beth Loftin Seese
and Willie Goble Loftin
(Below) Gerald Loftin waits for the after-meal program
while Pat Loftin looks at Curtis Loftin's "Family Scrapbook"
(Below) Curtis Loftin shares with the group about his Family Genealogy Website
(Below) John Smith told the group about James Franklin Loftin
and his death at Drewry's Bluff, VA, and also had a display of the battleground
(Below) After the program, family members looked at the various scrapbooks,
shared family photos and information
Thanks to Paul Loftin, Carolyn Loftin and Beth Seese for taking photos at the 2009 Reunion The Loftin family gathered for the yearly reunion on Sunday, May 17th, 2009, at the Catawba Methodist Church Fellowship Building. The attendance for 2009 was around 95 and the building was packed out. As usual, the food was outstanding and many folks brought photos to share. Even though any Loftins are invited to attend, the majority of the group are descendants of Alonzo Lester Loftin and his brother Arthur Lee Loftin. Barry Brotherton served as President of the Loftin Family Reunion Committee for the 2009 Reunion and did a wonderful job organizing the activities for the afternoon.
I had been asked to bring my large scrapbook of family ancestor photos. I also prepared a handout with photos of Alonzo Loftin's children. There were also photos of Ida Setzer Loftin, the William Alexander Loftin Family, Patrick & Margaret Setzer, Jacob Lanier Setzer, and Miles & Sarah Aderholt Witherspoon for those who wanted a copy. I'm hoping that by next year I'll have additional information on the children of Arthur Lee Loftin.
(Below Right) Alonzo's youngest child, Frances Loftin Cook, looks at the photo album
(Above) Gary Potter, Matthew Brotherton, Curtis Loftin and Frances Loftin Cook (Below) Curtis explains who is in the photo and what the family connection is
(Below) Curtis explains to Gary how the Loftins are connected to George Washington
and also about their possible Royal Lineage connection
Curtis explains to Linda Lee Setzer (daughter of Sadie Loftin Lee) about the Loftin connection to Patrick Sylvanus Setzer and Margaret Witherspoon. Kevin Boggs (grandson of Verdie Lee Loftin Boggs) examines the photo sheet of Alonzo Loftin's children (which also included Verdie Lee).
Curtis chats with Alan Connor (grandson of Thelma Loftin Connor Lanier)
while Linda Lee looks at the large scrapbook with photos of the extended family
Wadine Martin Smith gets a copy of the photo sheet of Alonzo's children which also included her mother, Nannie Loftin Martin while the rest of the family chats with family members
Frances Loftin Cook (daughter of Alonzo Loftin) and her daughter, Norma Cook Stewart
Marcella Lee Wike (daughter of Allie Loftin Lee) chats with
cousin Jimmy Huffman (son of Elma Loftin Huffman)
Alonzo Lester Loftin's first marriage was to Cornelia Lowrance. Cornelia died 11 Feb 1904 from pneumonia leaving him with 5 small children to raise.
Kevin Boggs (grandson of Verdie Lee Loftin Boggs) chats with Wadine Martin Smith (daughter of Nannie Loftin Martin) while Mae Morrow Loftin (wife of Roy Henry Loftin) and her daughter, Yvonne Loftin Bryson, listen. Also in the photo are Howard Smith, Wadine's husband (bottom right) and Eddie Bryson, Yvonne's husband (bottom left)
(Above - Top Left) Deanne Herman Hilton (daughter of Daisy Pearl Loftin Herman) chats with Alan Connor (grandson of Thelma Loftin Connor Lanier)
(Below) Time for lunch
(Below Left) Three of the daughters of Arthur Lee Loftin and Alice Josephine Gilleland
Bernice Loftin Gilmer, age 92, Lois Loftin Mundy, age 100, and Marie Loftin Robinson, age 98.
(Below Left) Elaine Martin & Marcella Wike, daughters of Allie Loftin Lee
(Below Center) Norma Cook Stewart, daughter of Frances Loftin Cook, and Pat Isenhour Loftin
(Below Right) Louise Loftin Potter, daughter of Charlie Roosevelt Loftin
(Below - Seated At Table)
Linda Lee Setzer, daughter of Sadie Loftin Lee,
with Elaine Lee Martin & Louise Lee Hoyle, daughters of Allie Loftin Lee.
Sadie & Allie Loftin were sisters who married brothers, Vernon & Glenn Lee.
Barry Brotherton, President of the Loftin Family Reunion, opens the after-meal-program.
Barry, and his sister Faye, are grandchildren of Theodore Roosevelt "Speedo" Loftin.
(Below) Carla Brotherton pins corsages on those in attendance who were age 90 or above,
including Lois Loftin Mundy (age 100), Marie Loftin Robinson (age 98), Francis Loftin Gilmer (age 92) and Mae Morrow Loftin (age 99). Lois, Marie & Francis are the daughters of Arthur Lee Loftin and Alice Josephine Gilleland.
(Below) Carla Brotherton pins a corsage on Frances Loftin Cook,
the last living child of Alonzo Lester Loftin
Barry asked family members to share stories about their parents, grandparents, aunts & uncle. There were some funny stories as well as some tender touching stories.
Kevin Boggs
Grandson of Verdie Lee Loftin Boggs
Kevin shared how when he was little he's go and visit his grandmother, Verdie Lee. They'd watch Carol Burnett & Johnny Carson. If he's stay overnight with her, she's leave chocolate for him on his pillow at night. Years later as he was taking a cruise and saw chocolates left on the pillows of his bed in his ship's cabin, he remembered how his grandmother lovingly left chocolate on his pillow at night when he was a child. When he got back home he told her what had happened and how he had remembered the chocolate she had left on his pillow. She said, "Kevin, that wasn't chocolate I left on your pillow - it was Ex-Lax - to be sure you were 'regular'!"
Wadine Martin Smith
Daughter of Nannie May Loftin Martin
When Nannie first married Wade Martin they moved to Gastonia. In time they eventually moved to Newton into a large two-story, white-frame house on North College Avenue, just two blocks up from the court square, beyond the State Theatre. They lived there for thirty years and the upstairs rooms became "Martin’s Boarding House". The boarding house was soon filled with tenants including a baseball team who gave the Martin family nicknames.
Alan Connor
Grandson of Thelma Loftin Connor Lanier
Alan told about visiting with his grandmother, Thelma, and how he and his siblings would frequently stay over night. He said, "... she'd always read her Bible at night before she'd go to bed".
He also recounted how she opened a savings account for him and his sisters in the bank and that each year she'd put money in the bank for them on their birthdays.
Peggy Loftin Brotherton
Daughter of Theodore Roosevelt LoftinPeggy recounted how she remembers sitting on her daddy's lap when she was little - about four years of age - when her grandfather William Alexander Loftin died.
As Peggy sat on her daddy's lap, a red bird flew into the window, then flew off and someone said "there goes Grandpa Alec flying off to heaven."
Peggy said that she supposed that was the reason that she liked red-birds so much.
Elaine Lee Martin
Daughter of Allie Loftin Lee
Granddaughter of Ida Setzer Loftin
Elaine said she remembered her grandmother visiting their family when she was little. "She'd come over at least once a week." Ida would come and spend a few days with them when her father, Glenn, was killing a hog and would frequently do the "chores" that Elaine and her sisters were suppose to do.
John Smith
Grandson of Nannie Loftin Martin
Great-Grandson of Alonzo Lester Loftin
Great-Great-Grandson of William Alexander Loftin
John shared how his grandmother, Nannie, was frequently described as "prim and proper" by those who knew her. After the death of Nannie's mother, Cornelia, from pneumonia, the children would frequently be sent to grandparent's homes to stay. Nannie had commented to John that as a result, she and her sister, Lillie, were raised by the Lowrances (Henry & Sarah), while younger sisters Floye and Verdie Lee were raised by the Loftins (Alec & Laura). Nannie had told John that "Floye and Verdie Lee knew how to have fun because they had been raised by the Loftins."
John also commented that because the Loftin family was so big, that everyone from Newton to the Catawba River were kin.
Lois Loftin Mundy
Daughter of Arthur Lee Loftin
Granddaughter of William Alexander Loftin
Lois, age 100, recounted how she had learned to drive using her father's Model A car. She also said that she had just quit driving at the age of 98.
Lois said that when she was a little girl the family attended Center Methodist Church. The church had two doors on the two sides of the church - one for the men and one for the women. She also said that when people entered the church that the men would sit together on the left side of the church while the women would sit on the right side.Pam Herman Sigmon
Daughter of Daisy Pearl Loftin Herman
Granddaughter of Alonzo Lester Loftin
Pam shared with the group how her husband, Spencer Sigmon, comes from the Adam Sherrill lineage and so do the Loftins (from James Loftin & Susanna Sherrill). Pam teased Spencer about being her "cousin".
Mae Morrow Loftin
Wife of Roy Henry Loftin
Mae, age 99, shared a little about being part of the Loftin family for 80+ years
(since she married Roy in 1925)
I had been asked to give an update on the Family Genealogy Website since last year. New information on the website since the last reunion includes:
(1) The Possible Origins of the Loftin Name
(2) Numerous Marriage Licenses
(3) Loftin Lineage before John Loftin
(4) Lanier Family Lineage
(5) Martha Lanier Loftin's "humerous" Will
(6) The Loftin's connection to George
Washington
(7) The Royal Family Lineage
(8) Website is linked to the NC Gen Web Project
9) Kaiser, Harwell & Sherrill lineage updates
(10) New information on the Motz, Aderholt &
Pettigrew lineagesWillie Goble Loftin (wife of Sam Loftin) chats with Flint Loftin (son of Glenn Loftin)
(Left) Deanne Herman Hilton with Willie Loftin
(Right) Curtis & Carolyn Loftin
Mae Loftin (age 99) chats with Lois Loftin Mundy (age 100)
Marie Loftin Robinson (age 98)
The Loftin family gathered together on Sunday, May 16th, 2010, in the Family Life Center of the Catawba Methodist Church for the yearly family reunion. There was approximately 100 in attendance at the yearly event. Those in attendance represented the descendants of William Alexander Loftin and Laura Rossie Cranford from their children, Alonzo Lester Loftin, Arthur Lee Loftin and Cord Loftin Wilson.
There was a large family meal followed by a time to recognize
those in the family who were (or would be) 100 years old in 2010.Peggy Loftin Brotherton sitting with Alan Connor Curtis had photos of the Loftin and Setzer ancestors to give away
as well as a large display board of the Loftin and Setzer family trees
Frances Loftin Cook (age - almost 84) - the last of Alonzo Loftin's 19 children Arthur Lee Loftin's daughters
[Left to Right]
Lois Loftin Mundy (age 102 in Dec 2010), Helen Loftin White (age 84 in Jun 2010),
Marie Loftin Robinson (age 100 in Dec 2010), Frances Loftin Gilmer (age 94 in Oct 2010),
[Background]
Norma Cook Stewart (daughter of Frances Loftin Cook)
with Wadine Martin Smith (daughter of Nannie Loftin Martin)A Mixture of Loftin Cousins
[Left to Right]
Norma Cook Stewart (standing), Ann Gray Wilson, Lois Loftin Mundy, Marie Loftin Robinson, Carolyn Weeks Loftin (standing), Frances Loftin Gilmer, Larry Gilmer (standing), Barbara Potter (standing), Clara Mae Wilson (widow of Jack WIlson & daughter-in-law of Cordie Loftin Wilson), Phyllis White Mills (standing) and Helen Loftin WhiteGrandchildren of Arthur Lee Loftin
including Pam Loftin Williamson (daughter of Ray Loftin), Flynn Loftin (son of Glenn Loftin), and Larry Gilmer (son of Frances Josephine Loftin Gilmer)Children, Grandchildren & Great-Grandchildren of Alonzo Lester Loftin
including Frances Loftin Cook (daughter of Alonzo & Ida Setzer Loftin), Mae Morrow Loftin (age 100 - widow of Roy Henry Loftin and daughter-in-law of Alonzo), Eddie & Yvonne Loftin Bryson (daughter of Roy and granddaughter of Alonzo), Wadine Martin Smith & John Smith (daughter & Grandson of Nannie Loftin Martin as well as granddaughter & great-grandson of Alonzo & Cornelia Lowrance Loftin)Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren & Great Great Grandchildren of Alonzo Lester Loftin
Loretta Huffman Hiatt (daughter of Jeek & Elma Loftin Huffman) and
Jimmy Huffman (at the end of the table) - son of Jeek & Elma Loftin Huffman, with his wife, Faye, with their children and grandchildrenAlso Including ...
Jerry & Mona Price Huffman & daughters, Hayley & Hannah
as well as Garry Huffman and Linda HuffmanGrandchildren, Great Grandchildren & Great Great Grandchildren of Alonzo Lester Loftin
Carolyn Weeks Loftin (wife of Curtis Loftin & daughter-in-law of Sam Loftin)Willie Goble Loftin (wife of Sam Loftin);
Philip & Leslie Loftin (son & daughter-in-law of Curtis & Carolyn Loftin)
Grandson of Alonzo Lester Loftin
Curtis Loftin (son of Sam Loftin)Grandchildren of Alonzo Lester Loftin
Deanne Herman Hilton with Spencer & Pam Herman Sigmon
(daughters of Daisy Pearl Loftin Herman)Grandchildren of Arthur Lee Loftin
[Top Row]
Phyllis White Mills (daughter of Helen Loftin White)
James Loftin (son of Coyte Loftin)
Larry Gilmer (son of Bernice Loftin Gilmer)
Flynn Loftin (son of Glenn Loftin
Judy Loftin Sims (daughter of Coyte Loftin)
Dot Robinson Martin (daughter of Marie Loftin Robinson)
[Bottom Row]
Pam Loftin Williamson (daughter of Ray Loftin)
Gail Gilmer Hipkin (daughter of Bernice Loftin Gilmer
Mary Frances Robinson Moore (daughter of Marie Loftin Robinson)
Jim Mundy (son of Lois Loftin Mundy)Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren of Arthur Lee Loftin
including Mary Frances Robinson Moore (daughter of Marie Loftin Robinson)Grandchildren of Arthur Lee Loftin
Mary & James Mundy (son of Lois Loftin Mundy)Children & Grandchildren of Arthur Lee Loftin
Jim Mundy stand next to his mother (Lois Loftin Mundy)
(Center) Beth Loftin Seese & Glenn Martin
(Right) Helen Loftin White, Dot Robinson Martin & Marie Loftin RobinsonGrandchildren, Great Grandchildren & Great Great Grandchildren of Alonzo Lester Loftin
T. A. & Louise Loftin Potter (daughter of Charlie Roosevelt Loftin) with Louise's 2 children,
Gary Potter and Ronnie & Barbara Potter Edmonson,
also Barbara's daughter Michelle and her children.Great Grandchildren of Alonzo Lester Loftin
T. A. Potter (husband of Louise Loftin Potter) - center
Paul Allen Lofttin & his wife Pat Isenhour Loftin
(son of Paul Loftin and grandson of Charlie Roosevelt Loftin)Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren of Alonzo Lester Loftin
Danny & Linda Lee Setzer (daughter of Sadie Loftin Lee)
Joyce Murray Setzer (daughter of Sadie Loftin Lee)
Diane Setzer Poovey, Jay & Jane Setzer (children of Joyce Murray Setzer)Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren of Alonzo Lester Loftin
Peggy Loftin Brotherton (daughter of Theodore "Speedo" Loftin) with Paul Loftin & T.A. Potter
Barry & Carla Brotherton (son of Peggy Loftin Brotherton)
Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren of Alonzo Lester Loftin
Barbara Potter Edmonson (daughter of Louise Loftin Potter & granddaughter of Charlie Loftin)
Norma Cook Stewart (daughter of Frances Loftin Cook)
It was my special privilege to meet Harry Guy Loftin, Jr., at the 2010 Loftin Family Reunion. Harry & I had spoken on the phone and via email concerning his branch of the family. Harry descends from Thomas Smith Loftin, the son of Edmund Loftin, the son of James & Susannah Sherrill Loftin Grandchildren of Thomas Smith Loftin
Harry Guy Loftin & his wife Patricia (son of Harry Guy Loftin, Sr.)
My apologies to others in the family that were there, but had dispersed before I had the opportunity to get additional photos - including the Glenn & Dot Robinson Martin Family (descendants of Marie Loftin Robinson and her father, Arthur Lee Loftin) - Alan Connor, Larry & Lisa Peeler, and Tina Peeler Cloninger (descendants of Thelma Loftin Connor Lanier, daughter of Alonzo Lester Loftin)
The 2011 Loftin Family Reunion was held on Sunday, May 15th, 2011, in the Family Life Center of the Catawba Methodist Church. There was approximately 75 in attendance at the event this year. Those in attendance represented the descendants of William Alexander Loftin and Laura Rossie Cranford from two of their sons, Alonzo Lester Loftin and Arthur Lee Loftin.
The reunion was to begin at 1:00 PM but family members started gathering by 12:15
Daughters of Arthur Lee Loftin
Sisters Lois Loftin (age 102.5), Marie Loftin Robinson (age 100.5)
and Helen Loftin White (age 84 3/4)
Curtis talks briefly with Lois, Marie & Helen
Descendents of Alonzo Lester Loftin
Johnny Hoyle with Linda Lee Setzer, Louise Lee Hoyle and Marcella Lee White - granddaughters of Alonzo Lester Loftin. Linda is the daughter of Sadie Loftin Lee. Louise & Marcella are daughters of Allie Loftin Lee.
Descendents of Alonzo Lester Loftin
Ronnie Edmondson with Louise Loftin Potter, T.A. Potter and Gary Potter. Louise is the daughter of Charlie Roosevelt Loftin and granddaughter of Alonzo Lester Loftin.
Descendents of Alonzo Lester Loftin
Philip & Leslie Loftin, Carolyn Loftin, Pam Herman Sigmon, Terry Martin and Willie Loftin
Willie is the wife of Sam William Loftin. Pam is the daughter of Daisy Pearl Loftin Herman.
Carolyn is the wife of Curtis Loftin (son of Sam). Philip is the son of Curtis & Carolyn.
Brad Seese, Philip & Leslie Loftin, Carolyn Loftin,
Savanna Seese (Brad & Beth Loftin Seese's daughter)
Descendents of Alonzo Lester Loftin & Arthur Lee Loftin
Lou Loftin & Michelle, Glenn Martin, Barry Brotherton and John Smith
Willie Loftin & Lou Loftin - Mary Frances Robinson Moore
Mary Frances shares about her 80th Birthday
Entertainment
This year family members were asked to showcase some of their talent. Matthew Brotherton plays the piano
Matthew is the great-great-grandson of Alonzo Loftin
and son of Barry & Carla Brotherton
The see additional videos of Matthew, click below
Video # 2 Video # 3 Tony Martin, Jacob Connor, Terry Martin & Alan Connor
Tony & Terry are the sons of Glenn Martin & Dot Robinson; grandsons of Flake Robinson & Marie Loftin; great-grandsons of Arthur Lee Loftin & Josephine Gilleland
Jacob Connor (on mandolin) is the son of Alan Connor
Alan Connor (on the fiddle) is the son of Dewey Lane Connor; he is the grandson of Dewey Connor & Thelma Loftin and the great-grandson of Alonzo Loftin & Ida Setzer
"Foggy Mt. Breakdown"
The see additional videos of Tony, Terry, Alan & Jacob, click below
Video # 2
"Golden Slippers"Video # 3
"I'll Fly Away"Tony Martin & Faye Brotherton Dellinger
sing "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma"
The see an additional video of Tony, Faye & Terry, singing & playing
Video # 2
"18 Wheels & A Dozen Roses"Family History
Since it was 150 years since the beginning of the Civil War, Curtis had been asked to share about the life of James Franklin Loftin - the patriarch of this entire clan - who was killed at the Battle of Drewry's Bluff. Curtis Loftin talks about James Franklin Loftin
The 3rd Sunday in May each year in the Family Life Center of Catawba Methodist Church in Catawba, NC. Check out the
The Reunion is scheduled for the third Sunday in May of each year. For additional information, contact Peggy Brotherton (828) 241-2555 or Barry Brotherton (828) 241-9470.
SOURCES
Thanks to the following for sharing their photos from the Loftin Reunion: Paul Allen Loftin, Phyllis White Mills
If you have photos or additional information about the Loftin family, please contact me. A special thanks to Frances Loftin Cook and John Smith for photos from various Loftin "get-togethers".
