Loftin
LOFTIN
GENEALOGY
LINE
Alonzo & Ida's
Children
Were:
Charlie
Roosevelt
Loftin
(1905 - 1988)
Theodore
Roosevelt
Loftin
(1906 - 1969)
Sadie
Elizabeth
Loftin
(1909 - 2007)
Willie
Thelma
Loftin
(1911 - 1977)
Callie
Elma
Loftin
(1911 - 1992)
Sallie
Allie
Loftin
(1813 - 1986)
Daisy
Pearl
Loftin
(1914 - 1994)
Michael
Whitener
Loftin
(1916 - 1949)
Sam
William
Loftin
(1918 - 1979)
Oscar
Sherrill
Loftin
(1920 - 1986)
Glennie
Frances
Loftin
(1926 - 20??)
FAMILY
NAMES
LOFTIN:
Beatty
Corzine
Cranford
Fisher
Givens
Harwell
Kaiser
Lomax
McCorkle
Rudisill
Sherrill
Upright
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
Additional
Family
SURNAMES
Where
To Find 'Em
Theodore Roosevelt Loftin
Born: 25 Dec 1906, Catawba County, NC
Died: 20 Dec 1969, Catawba County, NC
Theodore Roosevelt Loftin was born 25 Dec 1906 in Catawba County, NC, to Alonzo Lester Loftin and Ida Lillian Setzer. Theodore was called "Speedo" by his family and friends.
(Right) Theodore Roosevelt Loftin
As a young man, Speedo decided to go to Maryland to take barber lessons. His ½ sister, Floye, was living there at the time and he stayed with her while he was there.
When he came back home, he married Fannie Marie Hoke.
Speedo and Marie lived in the Loftin’s small 2-room house and he ran a small store on the corner of Sherrills Ford Rd. and E. Bandys Rd. According to Peggy Loftin Brotherton, he even cut hair at their house for a short period of time.
Eventually, Speedo purchased property on Sherrills Ford Rd., near Alonzo and Ida, and built his own home there. Speedo owned and operated a bar and grill next to the house.
Peggy Loftin Brotherton said that people frequently came to her Dad with no place to live. He wanted to help, so Speedo bought and moved some tenant houses from the Long Island Cotton Mill to his property. He also built several other houses there. He charged $25 for rent. There were 12 buildings in the Village, including Speedo’s bar and grill and his own home.
(Left) Speed, age 15, with friend, Delet Cashion
(Right) Speed with a "Great" Car
(Left) Speed & Hobb Edwards
(Below) Marie with Speed's "little brother" Mike
Speedo and Marie had three children:
Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Betty Loftin Paul Edward Abernathy Peggy Sue Loftin 30 May 1935 Red Brotherton Davis Theodore Loftin 06 Dec 1941 30 Apr 2005 Emma Lou Mayhew (Left) Speedo & Marie
(Right) Speedo with his children, (left to right) Peggy, Davis & Betty,
in front of their home on Sherrills Ford Rd., in Catawba County, NCBetty Loftin
Peggy Sue Loftin
1st Grade photo
Davis Theodore Loftin
(Right)
Speedo & Peggy at his
store on Sherrills Ford Rd
(Below)
Speedo with his brother,
Roy LoftinBalls Creek Campground photo of George Edwards (left) and Speedo (right)
(Left) Speedo & Davis
(Below) Speedo with Peggy, Davis & Betty(Below) Speed & Marie
(Below) An older Speedo in front of the bar & store on Sherrills Ford Rd., in Catawba County, NC
Speedo died 20 Dec 1969. Marie died 15 Apr 1985. They are buried at Center Methodist Church in Catawba County, NC.
If you have additional photos or information on Theodore Roosevelt "Speedo" Loftin, please contact me.
A special thanks to Peggy Loftin Brotherton and Willie Goble Loftin
for the photos and additional information about "Speedo" and his family.
