Loftin
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Stokes Mills
Loftin
(1894 - 1974)
Thomas
Smith
Loftin
(1863 - 1947)
Edmund
Loftin
(1812 - 1???)
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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Stokes Mills Loftin
Born: 20 Apr 1894, Iredell County, NC
Died: 05 Apr 1974, Statesville, Iredell County, NCStokes Mills Loftin was the fourth child born to Thomas Smith Loftin (b.1863) and Mary Jane Hartline. Stokes was born 20 Apr 1894. The Thomas Smith Loftin family
(Left to Right - Top to Bottom)
4th Row: Thomas Percy, Stokes Mills, Grover Exell
3rd Row: David Moose, Foy Tate
2nd Row: Thomas Smith, Mary Jane, Lillie May, Mary Emma
1st Row: John Havener, Robert Fred, Harry Guy
Children of Thomas Smith Loftin and Mary Jane Hartline Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Lillie May Loftin 19 Feb 1887 20 Dec 1974 William Weldon Brown
14 Nov 1917Thomas Percy Loftin 19 Mar 1889 03 Sep 1978 Banie Lee Lytton
28 Jan 1915Grover Exell Loftin 13Nov 1892 12 Jul 1985 Rosie Snook
05 Jul 1916Stokes Mills Loftin 20 Apr 1894 05 Apr 1974 Vannie Mae Orren
18 Sep 1915David Moose Loftin 14 Jul 1896 Edna Alma Compton
16 Dec 1920Foy Tate Loftin 30 May 1898 05 Feb 1981 Catherine Hethcox Mary Emma Loftin 07 Mar 1900 23 Dec 1930 John Havener Loftin 31 May 1902 Shirley Shook
09 Jun 1933Harry Guy Loftin 12 Jul 1904 08 May 1995 Floy Louise Douglas
10 Jun 1933Robert Fred Loftin 30 Sep 1907 16 Apr 1976 Lelia Hazel Winecoff
14 Dec 1931The 1900 Iredell County Census shows the Thomas Loftin family living in Fallstown Township. The census lists Thomas & Mary Jane's children as: Lillie M., Thomas P., Grover E., Stokes M., David M., Foy T., and Mary E. Stokes' birthday was listed as Apr 1894 and his age was 6. 1900 Iredell County Census - Fallstown Township
Name Relation Sex Birthdate Age Yrs.
Md.# of
Kids# Kids
LivingBirth Occupation Read &
WriteLast First Month Year Loftin Thomas Head M Dec 1863 36 15 NC Farmer Yes ----- Mary J. Wife F Mar 1866 34 15 7 7 NC Yes ----- Lillie M. Daughter F Feb 1887 13 NC Yes ----- Thomas P. Son M Mar 1889 11 NC Yes ---- Grover E. Son M Nov 1991 8 NC Yes ----- Stokes M. Son M Apr 1994 6 NC ----- David M. Son M Jul 1996 3 NC ----- Foy T. Son M May 1998 2 NC ----- Mary E. Daughter F Mar 1900 2/16 NC The 1910 tells that the family was living on Lewis Ferry Rd. in Fallstown Township of Iredell County. Stokes was 15 years old. 1910 Iredell County Census - Fallstown Township
Name Relation Sex Ate S/M/W Age
Md.# of
KidsKids
LivingBirth Occupation Last First Loftin Thos. S. Head M 46 Md. 24 NC Farmer ----- Mary J. Wife F 42 Md. 24 10 10 NC None ----- Percy Son M 21 S NC Farmer ----- L. May Daughter F 23 S NC None ----- Grover Son M 17 S NC Farmer ----- Stokes Son M 15 S NC Farmer ----- Dave Son M 12 S NC None ----- Mary Daughter F 10 S NC None ----- Tate Son M 8 S NC None ----- Guy Son M 6 S NC None ----- Fred Son M 2 S NC None ----- John Son M 4 S NC None Sons of Thomas Smith Loftin
Stokes married Vannie Mae Orren, the daughter of Jacob Orren and Maude Day on 18 Sep 1915. Vannie was born in Iredell County, NC, on 01 May 1893. They were married by W. J. Morrison, Justice of the Peace in Fallstown Township. Stokes and Vannie lived most of their married lives on a small 14 acre farm on the East Monbo Road in Troutman, NC, known as the Lon Litten Place. The farm was part of the estate of Stoke's parents. The 1920 Iredell County Census shows that Stokes and Vannie were living in the Catawba Township of Catawba County, NC. They had two children, Floyd and Grady. 1920 Catawba County Census - Catawba Township
Name Relation Sex Race Age S/M/W Read
WriteBirth Occupation Last First Loftin Stokes M. Head M W 25 M Yes NC Twister
Cotton Mill----- Vannie M. Wife F W 26 M Yes NC None ----- Floyd S. Son M W 3 6/12 S NC None ----- Grady Son M W 2 7/12 S NC None
1923 March 8 [Thursaday]
Stokes Loftin Moves
Mr. and Mrs. Stokes Loftin moved into this community from East Monbo last week. Mr. Loftin expects to farm.
1923 September 17
Floyd Loftin Bitten By a Copperhead
Floyd, seven-year-old son of Mr. Stokes Loftin, was bitten on the hand by a copperhead snake Thursday while in the field with his father. The day before Floyd and his dog tok a stump entirely out, scratching after a rat, and the little fellow was helping the dog scratch out another rat, so he thought, when both boy and dog were bitten. He was taken to the home of Mr. A.L. Dar, near-by, while Messrs. Loftin and Darr went back with a mattock to see what had bitten them. When they found a copperhead snake the little boy was rushed to Dr. J.S. Talley for treatment. By 1930 Stokes had moved his family back to Iredell County, NC. The 1930 Iredell County shows his parents, Thomas and Mary, still living in Fallstown Township. Stokes and his brother Thomas were renting property nearby their parent and making their living as farmers. Stokes and Vannie had six children - all sons: Floyd, Grady, Clifford, Walter, Wade and Harold. 1930 Iredell County Census - Fallstown Township
Name Relation Home
Owned
RentedSex Race Age S/M/W Age at
1st
MarriageBirth Occupation Last First Loftin Stokes Head R M W 35 M 24 NC Farmer ----- Vannie Wife F W 35 M 24 NC None ----- Floyd Son M W 13 S NC Farmer ----- Grady Son M W 11 S NC None ----- Clifford Son M W 8 S NC None ----- Walter Son M W 6 S NC None ----- Wade Son M W 4 S NC None ----- Harold Son M W 2 S NC None
Children of Stokes Mills Loftin and Vannie Mae Orren Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Floyd Stokes Loftin 30 Jun 1916 9 Jul 1975 Camilla Waugh Grady Thomas Loftin 30 May 1918 31 Jan 1977 Dorothy Ila Perry Howard Eugene Loftin 26 Jun 1920 5 Nov 1920 (Died in Infancy) Clifford Edwin Loftin 5 Mar 1922 8 Sep 1989 Nell Ruth Williams Walter Charles Loftin 09 Apr 1924 15 Jul 1995 Dorothy Lee Parker Wade Foy Loftin 07 Jul 1926 Hazel Elizabeth Anderson Harold O'Neal Loftin 6 Jul 1928 30 Jun 1979 Nellie Mae Byers Nellie Victoria Loftin 2 Aug 1930 18 Feb 1969 Billy Brown Gettys Mary Pauline Loftin 26 Jul 1933 James Whitcomb
1945 May 10
Wade Foy Loftin, Seaman 2-C, USN
Wade Foy Loftin, Seaman 2-C USN, recently arrived at the Naval Training station, Norfolk, VA., to undergo training for duties aboard a new destroyer of the Atlantic fleet. He has completed a period of training at the Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Md. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stokes Loftin and he has three brothers - Floyd, a corporal in the Army, (Unknown), a seaman 1-C in the Navy and Walter, a private first class in the Army.
1946 September 16
Grady (Thomas) Loftin is Badly Slashed
Grady (Thomas) Loftin received a deep gash across his face Friday night. Loftin was on Cooper Street when the police department was called, the officers finding that he had a deep knife wound extending from the left temple to the left corner of his mouth. Loftin was removed to Long's hospital for treatment.
Loftin told the officers that an unidentified colored man inflicted the wound, which resulted in the loss of much blood. The officers today had no clues as to the person who staged the cutting scrape.Stokes died 04 Apr 1974 at the age of 79 (almost 80) from a shotgun wound to the abdomen and "sudden" death occurred. His wife, Vannie, was the informant. On 13 May 1974 his death was ruled a suicide. He was buried at the Iredell Memorial Park in Statesville, NC. Stokes Mills Loftin's Death Certificate
Vannie died in Statesville, NC, on 28 October 1975 at age 82. She is also buried in Iredell Memorial Park. CHILDREN
Floyd Stokes Loftin's Death Certificate
Floyd Stokes Loftin's Death Certificate shows he was born on 30 Jun 1916 and died 09 Jul 1975 at the age of 59. The Death Certificate shows his parents as Stokes Mills Loftin & Vannie Orren and that he was married to Camilla Waugh. Harold O'Neal Loftin
GRANDCHILDREN
SOURCES
Thomas Smith Loftin Lineage information by by David Moose Loftin Jr. & Elfreda A. Loftin
A special thanks to Harry Guy Loftin of Troutman, NC, for sharing the photos and information on his family.
You can contact Harry at hloftinjr@roadrunner.comIf you have additional information or photos of Stokes Mills Loftin or his family, please contact me.
