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LOFTIN
GENEALOGY
LINE

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)
_______

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
 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

Additional
Family
SURNAMES


Where
To Find 'Em

Genealogy
HUMOR

Loftin
Name
Origins
(Before 1600)

PHOTO
LINKS

The
"ROYAL"
Lineage

Slavery

 

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 "Speed" or "Speedo" by his family and friends.   According to Speed's daughter, Peggy Loftin Brotherton, he used to drive his car around the Gold Mine really fast and he acquired the nickname "Speed" as a result.   (Right) Theodore Roosevelt Loftin   As a young man, Speedo decided to go to Maryland to take barber lessons.  His ½ sister, Floye Ellers, 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       The 1930 Census shows Speedo living with his sister and brother-in-law, Floye & William S. Ellers Sr., in Harve De Grace, Maryland.  He was 23 years old, single, and working for the railroad.   1930  Harve De Grace City Census, Maryland   Last Name First Name Relation Rent Own Home Home Rent Sex Race Age S/M W Age Md Can Read Write Birth Place Occupation Industry Ellers William S. Head R $30 M W 30 M 23 Yes NC Fireman   ----- Floye H. Wife     F W 28 M 21 Yes NC None   ----- William S., Jr. Son     M W 6 S   No MD None   Loftin Theodore R. Boarder     M W 23 S   Yes NE Laborer Rail Road                                                                                             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 Theodore Davis 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, NC             Betty Loftin   Peggy Sue Loftin 1st Grade photo   Theodore Davis Loftin               (Right) Speedo & Peggy at his store on Sherrills Ford Rd   (Below) Speedo with his brother, Roy Loftin                               Balls 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.   Speedo's Death Certificate shows the cause of death as an "Acute Coronay Occlusion & Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease".  He was 62 years old.  His occupation was listed as "Merchant".   Death Certificate                                                                                                                         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.