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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

 

Willie Thelma Loftin         Born: 31 May 1911, Catawba County, NC Died:  28 Nov 1977, Catawba County, NC   After Alonzo Lester Loftin's marriage to Ida Lillian Setzer, Ida gave birth to her first set of twins on 31 May 1911 and named them Willie Thelma Loftin and Callie Elma Loftin.   (Right) A very young Callie Elma & Willie Thelma Loftin The 1920 Catawba Census lists Thelma's parents and siblings.  Several of the sibling names are misspelled.  The Census show her name as Thelma W. but it was actually W. Thelma.       1920 Catawba County Census   Last Name First Name & Middle Initial Relation Sex Race Age Married Single Attended School Can Read Can Write Loftin Alonzo L. Head M W 49 M   Yes Yes ----- Ida L. Wife F W 35 M   Yes Yes ----- Charlie R. Son M W 14 S Yes Yes Yes ----- Thedor Son M W 13 S Yes Yes Yes ----- Saddie E. Daughter F W 10 S Yes Yes Yes ----- Thelma W. Daughter F W 8 S Yes     ----- Callie E. Daughter F W 8 S Yes     ----- Sallie A. Daughter F W 7 S Yes     ----- Dassie P. Daughter F W 5 S No     ----- Mick W. Son M W 3 11/12 S       ----- Sam Son M W 1 7/12 S             As a young girl, Thelma and several of her siblings attended Waldon School on Lowrance Rd. in Catawba County, NC.    Observer News Enterprise Newspaper photo from Walden School students   Thelma (1) with her twin sister Elma (3) and siblings Daisy Pearl (2) & Allie (4) - First Cousins Marie, Glenn and Ray Loftin are also pictured         Thelma married Dewey Connor.  Dewey was born around 1911 in Catawba County, NC.  Thelma and Dewey had two children.   Children of Thelma & Dewey Connor Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Celia Jo Connor 13 Jun 1932 07 Jan 2005 James Peeler Dewey Lane Connor 1943                                                                                                                                                                                         (Left) Dewey Connor (Right) Thelma Loftin       Dewey Connor (left) with his brother-in-law Jick Huffman, Elma Loftin's husband     Dewey Connor (right) with his brother-in-law Sam Loftin (center)     Thelma (right) in 1931, 20-years-old       Thelma holding Jo in 1934         Elma & Thelma outside the Loftin house on Sherrills Ford Rd. in Catawba County, NC     Thelma’s second marriage was to Dewey M. Lanier.  Thelma and Dewey resided in Claremont, NC on Hwy. 70.                                  Photos of Thelma taken at the Balls Creek Campground                                                  Dewey Lanier and Thelma   Thelma & Jo, holding Dewey Lane     (Below) Thelma E. Loftin Connor Lanier     Dewey Lanier died 04 Jan 1977.  Thelma died 28 Nov 1977.  They are buried in the Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery.                                                                                           If you have additional photos or information about Thelma E. Loftin, please contact me. A special thanks to Tina Peeler Cloninger, Frances Loftin Cook, Willie Goble Loftin and Logan Fajkus for the photos and additional information about Thelma and her family.