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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)
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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??)(1926 - 2015)
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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

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Additional
Family
SURNAMES

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Where
To Find 'Em

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The
"ROYAL"
Lineage

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Genealogy
HUMOR

PHOTO
LINKS

 

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   Alonzo & Ida Loftin's, children were Thelma, Daisy Pearl, Elma and Allie Lee & Josephine Loftin's children were Marie, Glenn and Ray     Elma and Thelma     (Top Row) Mae & Roy Loftin, Thelma Loftin (Bottom Row) Daisy Pearl Loftin, Elma Loftin & Allie Loftin Thanks to Deanie Herman Hilton for this photo from her mother's collection       Thelma married Dewey Connor.  Dewey was born around 1911 in Catawba County, NC.      (Top Row) Dewey Connor and "Unknown Man" (Bottow Row) Sadie and Thelma Loftin Thanks to Linda Lee Setzer for this photo from her mother's collection     Children of Dewey Connor and Thelma Loftin 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 some of the men from Shiloh Methodist Church, prior to 1942 (Left to Right)  Walter Elmore, Rev. Graham, J. Mackie, Jess Holbrook, William Augustus Setzer, Dewey Lanier           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.                                                                                             SOURCES   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.         If you have additional photos or information about Thelma E. Loftin, please contact me.