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Zettie Marie
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Born: 16 Dec 1910, Catawba County, NC Died:
01 Jul 2015, Newton, Catawba County, NC |
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Zettie Marie Loftin was the third child born
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Arthur Lee Loftin and Alice Josephine Gilleland and was named
after her father's sister, Zettie Loftin Beatty. Marie was
born 16 Dec 1910 in Catawba County, NC. |
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Zettie Marie Loftin |
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Arthur Lee Loftin and his wife Alice Josephine Gilleland |
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(Left to Right) Lois, Josephine holding Glenn, Lee holding Marie |
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Observer News Enterprise Newspaper photo from Walden School
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Thelma, Daisy Pearl, Elma and Allie. |
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Lee & Josephine's children were Marie, Glenn and Ray
His brother's,
Alonzo Loftin's, children were Thelma, Daisy Pearl, Elma and
Allie |
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The 1920 Census shows Lee and Josie living in
the Catawba Township of Catawba County. They had seven
children: Lois V. (Virginia) age 11, Zettie M. (Marie) age 9,
Glenn L. (Lee) age7, William R. (Ray) age 5, Frances B.
(Bernice) age 3 2/12, Coyte J. (James) age 1 6/12 and Willard G.
(Gilleland) 4/12. Lee was 34 and Josie was 28. Glenn
(spelled "Gleene" on the Census) was misidentified as a
"daughter". |
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1920 Catawba County Census |
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Name |
Relation |
Home |
Sex |
Race |
Age |
S/M/W |
Read
Write |
Birth |
Occupation |
Occupation |
Last |
First |
Own
Rent |
House
Farm |
Loftin |
Lee O. |
Head |
O |
F |
M |
W |
34 |
M |
Yes |
NC |
Farmer |
General Farm |
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Jocie A |
Wife |
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F |
W |
28 |
M |
Yes |
NC |
none |
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Lois V. |
Daughter |
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F |
W |
11 |
S |
Yes |
NC |
none |
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Zettie M. |
Daughter |
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F |
W |
9 |
S |
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NC |
none |
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Gleene L. |
Daughter |
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F |
W |
7 |
S |
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NC |
none |
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William R. |
Son |
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M |
W |
5 |
S |
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NC |
none |
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Frances B. |
Daughter |
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F |
W |
3 2/12 |
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NC |
none |
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Coyt J. |
Son |
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M |
W |
1 6/12 |
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NC |
none |
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Willard G. |
Son |
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M |
W |
4/12 |
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NC |
none |
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Marie (left center, right and below) |
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Lee & Josephine
Loftin's Children |
Helen, Foy, Coyte,
Bernice, Ray, Glenn, Marie, Lois |
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Sisters - Lois,
Marie, Bernice and Helen |
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Marie married Herman Flake Robinson. Flake was born 31 Mar
1912, the son of Robert E. Robinson and Minnie Rell Reignhardt. |
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Marie & Flake |
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Flake owned and operated a hosiery mill in Catawba County, NC. |
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The Children of Arthur Lee Loftin & Alice Josephine Gilleland
(and their Spouses) |
(Left to Right)
Flake Robinson, Marie Loftin Robinson, Ray Gilmer, Martha Null
Loftin, Ray Loftin, Bernice Loftin Gilmer, Helen Loftin White,
Oda Bell Stewart Loftin, Preston Mundy, Glenn Loftin, Loise
Loftin Mundy, Coyte Loftin and Kathleen Morrow Loftin |
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Children of Zettie Marie Loftin and Herman Flake Robinson |
Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Spouse |
Mary Frances
Robinson |
17 Nov 1930
Catawba Co, NC |
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(Unknown) Moore |
Doris "Dot" Colene
Robinson |
14 Aug 1933
Catawba Co, NC |
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Glenn Osborne Martin
27 Sep 1952 |
William "Bill" Flake
Robinson |
21 May 1941
Catawba Co, NC |
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Robert Lee Robinson |
16 Jun 1953
Iredell Co, NC |
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Marie with her children
(Left to Right) Dot, Bill, Bobby (seated), Frances and Marie |
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Marie |
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(Below) A small group of Lee Loftin's children |
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Ray, Marie, Bernice, Lois, Coyte, Glenn, Helen |
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Flake died 10 Feb 1974 of "congestive heart failure". The
death certificate lists his birth and death date and the names
of his parents. |
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Herman Flake Robinson's Death Certificate |
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(Below Left) Three of the daughters of
Arthur Lee Loftin and Alice Josephine Gilleland
Bernice Loftin Gilmer, age 92, Lois Loftin Mundy, age 100, and
Marie Loftin Robinson, age 98, at the 2009
Loftin Family Reunion. |
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Marie Loftin Robinson (age 98) |
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Arthur Lee Loftin's daughters
at the 2010 Loftin Family Reunion
[Left to Right]
Lois Loftin Mundy (age 102 in Dec 2010), Helen Loftin White (age
84 in Jun 2010),
Marie Loftin Robinson
(age 100 in Dec 2010), Bernice Loftin Gilmer (age 94 in Oct 2010),
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Children & Grandchildren of Arthur Lee Loftin
Jim Mundy stand next to his mother (Lois Loftin Mundy)
(Center) Beth Loftin Seese & Glenn Martin
(Right) Helen Loftin White, Dot Robinson Martin & Marie Loftin
Robinson |
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100th Birthday Celebration |
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Marie's family and friends gathered together on Saturday, 11 Dec
2010, at Abernethy Laurels, 102 Leonard Ave, Newton, NC, 28658,
to celebrate her 100th Birthday. |
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She said her favorite childhood memory was "sitting on my
Daddy's lap". |
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When asked what she attributed to such a long life, Marie
replied, "Behave and have fun!" |
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Marie & her Sisters |
Helen (84), Lois (102), Marie (100) and Bernice (94) |
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Zettie Marie Loftin Robinson passed away on Thursday, 04 Jun
2015 at the age of 104 - less than a month after the death of
her elder sister, Lois Virginia Loftin Mundy, age 106.
Marie's funeral was held at the First United Methodist Church in
Newton, NC, and burial followed at the Catawba Memorial Park in
Hickory, NC. |
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The Children & Grandchildren of
Zettie Marie Loftin and
Herman Flake Robinson |
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Doris "Dot" Robinson was born 14 Aug 1933
in Catawba County, NC. She attended Catawba High School for her elementary and high
school years. Her first job was at Robinson Hosiery Mill
on East Central Ave, Catawba, NC. Dot married Glenn
Osborne Martin on 27 Sep 1952. They reside in
Catawba and attend Catawba United Methodist Church in Catawba. |
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Children of Doris "Dot" Colene Robinson & Glenn Osborne
Martin |
Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Spouse |
Tony Glenn Martin |
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Catherine "Kathy"
Elaine Asherbranner |
Terry Lynn Martin |
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Angela Renae Martin |
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Gerard "Gerry"
Joseph Rosales |
Michael Osborne
Martin |
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Dana Elizabeth Pope |
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SOURCES |
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Thanks to Phyllis White
Mills for her help with the Arthur Lee Loftin lineage.
You can contact Phyllis at
pmills@ju.edu |
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A special thanks to Lois Loftin
Mundy, Cathleen Morrow Loftin and Peggy Loftin Brotherton for
the photos of Lee. |
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If you have additional photos or information
about the Zettie Marie Loftin Robinson family,
please contact me. |
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