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A Look Back at 2010
Thanks for continuing to support our family genealogy website with the information, documents and photos that you share - as well as your regular visits to the website. For the year 2010, there were 155, 264 hits on the various genealogy pages. There are 40+ unique Family Surnames currently associated with this website and over 400 pages.
Web Stats for December What are folks looking at when they visit the Family Genealogy website? These are the Top 20 sites for the month of December 2010:
1 The Civil War 11 The Sherrill Family Descendancy 2 The Loftin Family Descendancy 12 Loftin Name Origins 3 The Beatty Family Descendancy 13 The Loftin Family Tree 4 The Setzer Family Descendancy 14 The Kaiser Family Descendancy 5 DNA Testing 15 The Deal Family Descendancy 6 Slavery 16 The Witherspoon Family Descendancy 7 Royal Family Lineage 17 The Miller Family Descendancy 8 The Lanier Family Descendancy 18 The Fink Family Descendancy 9 Catawba Station 19 The Hamilton Family Descendancy 10 The Goble Family Descendancy 20 The Johnson Family Descendancy Thanks for your continued support and help to add new photos and information to the website. Please let me know if you see errors that need to be corrected. FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty, Corzine, Cranford, Fisher, Givens, Harwell, Kaiser, Lanier, Lomax, McCorkle, Rudisill, Sherrill, Upright, Washington, Work)Zettie Marie Loftin (Robinson) celebrated her 100th birthday on 16 Dec 2010. I was there at Abernethy Laurels to join Marie and the family for the festive and blessed occasion. Be sure to check out the photos from Marie's page. Lois Virginia Loftin (Mundy) celebrated her 102nd birthday on 13 Dec 2010. Congratulations Lois for such a long and blessed life. Lois was at Marie's 100th Birthday party on Saturday, 11 Dec 2010. I was pleasantly surprised this month to get an email from Phil Lofting in the United Kingdom. Phil is a software engineer who lives in Hastings, East Sussex, ENGLAND and works in London. Since the progenitor of the Loftin family, Leonard Loftin, came from England, it was great to make a connection with one of the Loftin/Lofting "cousins" over there who also has an interest in genealogy. Phil is also in the process of taking the DNA test through Family Tree DNA. It'll be interesting to see his results. In the email I received from Phil, he said, "Over the last few years I have conducted a one-name study of all Loftings (and UK-born Loftins) as we all seem to be descended from either John or his nephew Walter, who emigrated to the UK as well to work with John. I have not found a link from 'my line' to 'your' Loftin who left England for the US...not to say there is no link though". Keep checking back for updates. Harry Loftin, son of Harry Guy Loftin (b. 1904), contacted me about the death of his sister, Norma Loftin Morrison. The obituary information about Norma was added to Harry Guy Loftin's page. Our condolences to this branch of our Loftin family. My daughter-in-law Leslie Robinson Loftin's maternal grandparents (Frank & Vera Cline Caldwell) were both killed on Thursday, December 23, 2010 in a car accident on Hwy 16 north of Christian Tours. Our condolences to the Caldwell family. FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt, Barringer, Bovey, Bushart, Deal, Heavner, Herman, Ikert, Miller, Motz, Rankin,
Witherspoon)Julian Setzer of Conover, NC, contacted me with additional Setzer information from the Claude Ernest Setzer and Alma Louvina Witherspoon lineage. The see the information, go to the Setzer Descendancy page. FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst, Douglas, Faber, Fulbright, Hefner, Meinhert, Miller, Pabst/Bobst, Robinson)(Nothing thus far this month) FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine, Fink, Hamilton, Kaiser, Leslie, Lewis, Moore, Sherrill, Upright, Wilkinson)(Nothing thus far this month) There are 40+ unique Family Surnames currently associated with this website and over 400 pages.
Web Stats for November What are folks looking at when they visit the Family Genealogy website? These are the Top 20 sites for the month of November 2010:
1 The Civil War 11 The Loftin Family Tree 2 The Loftin Family Descendancy 12 Adam Sherrill (b. 1697) 3 The Setzer Family Descendancy 13 Family Surnames 4 Slavery 14 Royal Family Lineage 5 Catawba Station 15 The Witherspoon Family Descendancy 6 The Kaiser Family Descendancy 16 The Deal Family Descendancy 7 DNA Testing 17 The Sherrill Family Descendancy 8 The Goble Family Descendancy 18 The Fink Family Descendancy 9 NC Counties History 19 Jacob Lanier Setzer 10 The Lanier Family Descendancy 20 The Johnson Family Descendancy Thanks for your continued support and help to add new photos and information to the website. Please let me know if you see errors that need to be corrected. FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty, Corzine, Cranford, Fisher, Givens, Harwell, Kaiser, Lanier, Lomax, McCorkle, Rudisill, Sherrill, Upright, Washington, Work)I found a copy of William Alexander Loftin's Death Certificate and added a copy of it to his webpage. I also found a copy of Frances Elizabeth Fisher Loftin's Death Certificate. Franky (or Elizabeth) was the wife of James Franklin Loftin and mother of William Alexander Loftin. Glenn & Dot Robinson Martin shared a photo with me of her mother, Zettie Marie Loftin, and all of her siblings that was taken prior to 1944. The photo included Marie, Lois Virginia Loftin, Glenn Lee Loftin, William Ray Loftin, Frances Bernice Loftin, Coyte James Loftin, Foy Max Loftin and Helen Josephine Loftin. FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt, Barringer, Bovey, Bushart, Deal, Heavner, Herman, Ikert, Miller, Motz, Rankin,
Witherspoon)Cousin Mitchell Setzer was re-elected to the NC House of Representatives for another term. Congratulations Mitchell. FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst, Douglas, Faber, Fulbright, Hefner, Meinhert, Miller, Pabst/Bobst, Robinson)I added a photo of the road sign from the intersection of Goble Drive and Buffalo Shoals Road in Catawba County, NC, to the Goble Descendancy Page. Carolyn and I also stumbled across several cotton fields in Iredell County and I couldn't help but stop and take some photos. My Mom, Willie Goble Loftin, has frequently told me how her family worked in the cotton fields when she was little and they were living in Iredell & Catawba Counties. I received an email from Carole Dodenhoff with some additional information about Barbara Ann Miller and I added the information to Barbara's page - including her death certificate that lists her mother as Lizzie Woodring. FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine, Fink, Hamilton, Kaiser, Leslie, Lewis, Moore, Sherrill, Upright, Wilkinson)(Nothing thus far this month) There are 40+ unique Family Surnames currently associated with this website and over 400 pages.
Web Stats for October What are folks looking at when they visit the Family Genealogy website? These are the Top 20 sites for the month of October 2010:
1 The Civil War 11 The Johnson Family Descendancy 2 The Loftin Family Descendancy 12 Adam Sherrill (b. 1697) 3 The Setzer Family Descendancy 13 Jacob Lanier Setzer 4 Slavery 14 The Lanier Family Descendancy 5 Royal Family Lineage 15 The Sherrill Family Descendancy 6 DNA Testing 16 The Kaiser Family Descendancy 7 The Goble Family Descendancy 17 Recent Updates 8 The Harwell Family Descendancy 18 The Deal Family Descendancy 9 Catawba Station 19 The Barringer Family Descendancy 10 Family Surnames 20 The Hamilton Family Descendancy Thanks for your continued support and help to add new photos and information to the website. Please let me know if you see errors that need to be corrected. FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty, Corzine, Cranford, Fisher, Givens, Harwell, Kaiser, Lanier, Lomax, McCorkle, Rudisill, Sherrill, Upright, Washington, Work)Nothing much this month, except I did add some photos of a 2008 Beach Trip to my personal page at http://history.loftinnc.com/Loftin_Curtis_Dean2.htm . FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt, Barringer, Bovey, Bushart, Deal, Heavner, Herman, Ikert, Miller, Motz, Rankin,
Witherspoon)(Nothing new this month) FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst, Douglas, Faber, Fulbright, Hefner, Meinhert, Miller, Pabst/Bobst, Robinson)(Nothing new this month) FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine, Fink, Hamilton, Kaiser, Leslie, Lewis, Moore, Sherrill, Upright, Wilkinson)(Nothing new this month) There are 40+ unique Family Surnames currently associated with this website and over 400 pages.
Web Stats for September What are folks looking at when they visit the Family Genealogy website? These are the Top 20 sites for the month of September 2010:
1 The Civil War 11 Lois Virginia Loftin Mundy (b. 1908) 2 The Loftin Family Descendancy 12 Slavery 3 The Setzer Family Descendancy 13 The Sherrill Family Descendancy 4 DNA Testing 14 The Aderholdt Family Descendancy 5 Royal Family Lineage 15 Adam Sherrill (b. 1697) 6 Curtis Dean Loftin 16 John Washington (b. 1631) 7 The Kaiser Family Descendancy 17 Loftin Name Origins 8 Catawba Station 18 The Washington Family Descendancy 9 The Lanier Family Descendancy 19 The Witherspoon Family Descendancy 10 The Deal Family Descendancy 20 The Goble Family Descendancy Thanks for your continued support and help to add new photos and information to the website. FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty, Corzine, Cranford, Fisher, Givens, Harwell, Kaiser, Lanier, Lomax, McCorkle, Rudisill, Sherrill, Upright, Washington, Work)Pages were created for: Lois Virginia Loftin Mundy (b. 1908), Zettie Marie Loftin Robinson (b. 1910), Glenn Lee Loftin (b. 1912), William Ray Loftin (b. 1914), Frances Bernice Loftin (b. 1916), Coyte James Loftin (b. 1918), Willard Gilleland Loftin (b. 1919), Foy Max Loftin (b. 1921) and Helen Josephine Loftin Mills (b. 1926) in July of this year. I continue to add additional information to those pages. I did a video interview with Lois Loftin Mundy and have added the 12-Part interview to her web page. Phyllis White Mills shared some great photos with me of her mother, Helen Josephine Loftin Mills, and her sisters (Lois, Marie and Bernice). There is also a great photo of Helen and her father, Lee Loftin. If you've not already seen these, you should really check them out. Thanks Phyllis. If you have photos or data concerning any of Lee & Josephine Loftin's children, please contact me at 828-241-2233 or email me from the address at the bottom of the page.
FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt, Barringer, Bovey, Bushart, Deal, Heavner, Herman, Ikert, Miller, Motz, Rankin,
Witherspoon)Eric Barringer of VA contacted me earlier this summer via email. Eric inherited numerous historical document from his grandfather connected to the Barringer family. Eric graciously shared those numerous documents from as early as 1779 with me. Included in these Barringer documents were three letters written by Reuben Setser/Setzer and his wife, Sophronia, during the Civil War. This is where I chose to start sharing the numerous documents with you. Reuben was a brother of Jacob Lanier "Sawmill Jake" Setzer and the Grand-Uncle of my grandmother, Ida Setzer Loftin. I created a page for Reuben Setser that includes the letters, census documents, and additional information. A new webpage was created for David Barringer (b. 1794) - the son of Mathias Barringer and Catherine Hass. The work on this page is still on-going, because I still have additional documents to add when I find the time. There are a few letters on this page. Thanks SO MUCH, Eric! FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst, Douglas, Faber, Fulbright, Hefner, Meinhert, Miller, Pabst/Bobst, Robinson)(Nothing new this month) FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine, Fink, Hamilton, Kaiser, Leslie, Lewis, Moore, Sherrill, Upright, Wilkinson)(Nothing new this month) There are 40+ unique Family Surnames currently associated with this website and over 400 pages.
Web Stats for August What are folks looking at when they visit the Family Genealogy website? These are the Top 20 sites for the month of August 2010:
1 The Civil War 11 The Kaiser Family Descendancy 2 The Loftin Family Descendancy 12 Catawba Station 3 DNA Testing 13 The Johnson Family Descendancy 4 The Setzer Family Descendancy 14 Slavery 5 Family Surnames 15 The Lanier Family Descendancy 6 Jacob Lanier Setzer 16 The Beatty Family Lineage 7 The Sherrill Family Descendancy 17 The Witherspoon Family Descendancy 8 Adam Sherrill (b. 1697) 18 The Deal Family Descendancy 9 The Goble Family Descendancy 19 Curtis Dean Loftin 10 Royal Family Lineage 20 Loftin Name Origins
Thanks for your continued support and help to add new photos and information to the website. FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty, Corzine, Cranford, Fisher, Givens, Harwell, Kaiser, Lanier, Lomax, McCorkle, Rudisill, Sherrill, Upright, Washington, Work)Deanie Herman Hilton gave me access to the photos of her mother, Daisy Pearl Loftin Herman, a year or so ago. There was one photo that I scanned where Deanie and I did not recognize any of the individuals. I stumbled across the scan this month and decided it was the children of Alonzo Loftin. I visited Aunt Frances Loftin Cook who confirmed that the photo was Roy & Mae Loftin, Thelma Loftin, Elma Loftin, Daisy Pearl Loftin and Allie Loftin. The photo was added to each of their webpages. I emailed a copy of the photo to Roy & Mae's daughter, Yvonne Loftin Bryson, who confirmed that it was her Dad & Mom, and that it was the youngest photo she had ever seen of her mother. What a wonderful find. I visited with Aunt Frances Loftin Cook toward the end of July to share some photos with her of Miles & Effie Lowrance Setzer (her mother's brother). While I was there I did four short videos of Frances talking about her parents, siblings, aunts & uncles, and how she met her husband, Alvin Cook. Suzzette Yandle at yandles2@charter.net contacted me with Betsy Salina Beatty's lineage. It was added to the Beatty Family Descendancy page. I worked extensively adding additional names and information to the Lomax Family Descendancy page. Mary Martha Lomax was the wife of Manley Wilson Cranford, Sr. - their daughter, Laura Cranford, married William Alexander Loftin. There were photos of Lillie Lomax and John Haven Lomax (children of William Nelson Lomax and Mary Ann Russell) in the photo of Cordie Loftin Wilson, but as of yet I've not been able to tie Mary Martha Lomax Cranford directly to the other Lomaxs in the area.
A page was created for William Lomax (1764 - 1835). FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt, Barringer, Bovey, Bushart, Deal, Heavner, Herman, Ikert, Miller, Motz, Rankin,
Witherspoon)Additional information was added to the Pettigrew Family Descendancy page as well as the Pettigrew Family History page. [Family Link: Patrick Sylvanus Setzer married Margaret Elizabeth Witherspoon; Margaret's G-G-Grandfather, John Witherspoon (1725), married Martha Pettigrew, daughter of James "the Immigrant" Pettigrew] FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst, Douglas, Faber, Fulbright, Hefner, Meinhert, Miller, Pabst/Bobst, Robinson)The death certificate for Frances Elizabeth Douglas (1861 - 1926) was added to her web page. Fannie was the wife of Jacob Hedrick Goble. FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine, Fink, Hamilton, Kaiser, Leslie, Lewis, Moore, Sherrill, Upright, Wilkinson)I've added the lineage of Rachel Sherrill and Abraham Massey to the Sherrill Family Descendancy, thanks to Sherry Atwood. You can contact Sherry at mahatable@yahoo.com . Thanks Sherry. Additional information has been added to the Fink and Leslie Family Descendancy pages. There are 40+ unique Family Surnames currently associated with this website and over 400 pages.
Web Stats for July What are folks looking at when they visit the Family Genealogy website? These are the Top 20 sites for the month of July 2010:
1 The Civil War 11 The Deal Family Descendancy 2 The Loftin Family Descendancy 12 History of NC Counties 3 DNA Testing 13 Recent Updates 4 The Setzer Family Descendancy 14 The Goble Family Descendancy 5 Family Surnames 15 The Witherspoon Family Descendancy 6 Catawba Station 16 The Barringer Family Descendancy 7 Slavery 17 The Kaiser Family Descendancy 8 Royal Family Lineage 18 Jacob Lanier Setzer 9 Adam Sherrill (b. 1697) 19 The Sherrill Family Descendancy 10 The Lanier Family Descendancy 20 Loftin Name Origins Recent Updates to the Family Genealogy Website had previously been listed at the bottom of the homepage. In an effort to make it more effective, a separate page has been created at Recent Updates. There is a link to the new location at two places on the Homepage - at the bottom of the page - and also in the upper left corner of the Homepage. You can also find a link for the Recent Updates page on the Where To Find 'Em page and the NEWS page. I've also placed links to the Recent Updates page on several of the other frequently used pages.
Thanks for your continued support and help to add new photos and information to the website. FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty, Corzine, Cranford, Fisher, Givens, Harwell, Kaiser, Lanier, Lomax, McCorkle, Rudisill, Sherrill, Upright, Washington, Work)James Russel Boggs died Thursday, 22 Jul 2010, Ft. Worth, TX. Russell was the son of Verdie Lee Loftin and Fitzhugh Boggs and was the grandson of Alonzo Lester Loftin. Phyllis White Mills (daughter of Helen Loftin White & granddaughter of Arthur Lee Loftin) has agreed to work with me as I create webpages for each of the children of Arthur Lee Loftin and Alice Josephine Gilleland.
Pages have been created (but are not completed) for: Lois Virginia Loftin Mundy (b. 1908), Zettie Marie Loftin Robinson (b. 1910), Glenn Lee Loftin (b. 1912), William Ray Loftin (b. 1914), Frances Bernice Loftin (b. 1916), Coyte James Loftin (b. 1918), Willard Gilleland Loftin (b. 1919), Foy Max Loftin (b. 1921) and Helen Josephine Loftin Mills (b. 1926). If you have photos or data concerning any of Lee & Josephine's children, please contact me at 828-241-2233 or email me from the address at the bottom of the page.
Additional information was added to the page of James Edmund Loftin thanks to Pam Smith. FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt, Barringer, Bovey, Bushart, Deal, Heavner, Herman, Ikert, Miller, Motz, Rankin,
Witherspoon)Nothing new this month. FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst, Douglas, Faber, Fulbright, Hefner, Meinhert, Miller, Pabst/Bobst, Robinson)Additional photos and information was added to the page of James David Fulbright, son of Mahalah Catherine Miller and 1/2 brother to Frances Elizabeth Douglas (wife of Jacob Hedrick Goble). Jacob Miller's (b, 1798) cemetery headstone photo was added to his page - as well as the headstones of several of his children who are buried at Sharon Lutheran Church in Iredell County, NC. FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine, Fink, Hamilton, Kaiser, Leslie, Lewis, Moore, Sherrill, Upright, Wilkinson)Linda Dymon (who lives in Florida) continue to work with me on the Fink lineage. Thanks so much Linda for all your help and various materials she's shared with me on the Finks. Lynda shared with me the death certificate of Benfield, John Anderson (b. 1867) the step-son of Daniel Fink (b. 1806). Pages were created for the following children of Robert Henry Fink (1908) and Connie Bailey: John Alexander Fink (b. 1954), Connie Frances Fink Drye (b. 1959). The obituary of the wife of Robert Henry Fink (1908), Connie Mae Bailey, was added to his web page. Additional information was added to the page of Jacob Daniel Fink (1868) about his wife's (Mattie Kerr's) family. A page was created for Mary Matilda Fink (b. 1877), daughter of Jacob Henry Fink and Catherine Martin. There are 40+ unique Family Surnames currently associated with this website and over 400 pages.
Web Stats for June What are folks looking at when they visit the Family Genealogy website? These are the Top 20 sites for the month of June 2010:
1 The Civil War 11 The Kaiser Family Descendancy 2 The Loftin Family Descendancy 12 Loftin Family Reunion 3 The Setzer Family Descendancy 13 Royal Family Lineage 4 DNA Testing 14 The Sherrill Family Descendancy 5 Family Surnames 15 History of NC Counties 6 Catawba Station 16 The Goble Family Descendancy 7 The Deal Family Descendancy 17 The Beatty Family Descendancy 8 Slavery 18 The Fink Family Descendancy 9 Adam Sherrill (b. 1697) 19 The Witherspoon Family Descendancy 10 The Lanier Family Descendancy 20 The Miller Family Descendanc FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty, Corzine, Cranford, Fisher, Givens, Harwell, Kaiser, Lanier, Lomax, McCorkle, Rudisill, Sherrill, Upright, Washington, Work)Phyllis White Mills (daughter of Helen Loftin White & granddaughter of Arthur Lee Loftin) sent me some photos that she had taken at the 2010 Loftin Family Reunion. They were posted on the Reunion page. Thanks Phyllis.
A new page was created for Pearl M. Loftin (b. 1882), daughter of Washington LaFayette Loftin & Margaret Lackey. Pearl served as a Missionary to Hong Kong, CHINA, from 1920 to 1927 through the Pentecostal Holiness Church. There were also some photos of Pearl from Cordie Loftin Wilson's collection that were identified by Lois Loftin Mundy.
The Beatty Family Descendancy was updated with additional lineages. Verdie Lee Loftin Boggs' page was updated with information concerning James Russell Boggs, her son. The Lomax Family Descendancy was updated with additional lineages. After several email communications with John Kennedy "Trey" Loftin III in Texas, the Loftin Family Descendancy was updated with the lineage of William Pitts Loftin. The lineage from Roy Henry Loftin has also been updated on the Loftin Family Descendancy thanks to Yvonne Loftin Bryson and Sarah Loftin Clevenger. The lineage was added for Ezekiel Loftin Jr., also. This month I started doing video recordings of Mom, Willie Aleen Goble Loftin, sharing about her life, marriage, family, jobs and other topics of interest. The videos are located on YouTube but Willie's page has links to each of the YouTube recordings. FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt, Barringer, Bovey, Bushart, Deal, Heavner, Herman, Ikert, Miller, Motz, Rankin,
Witherspoon)Tom Lithio contacted me via email and shared a great photo of Michael Daniel Deal and his family from the late 1800s. A new page was created for Michael. Tom also sent photos of Michael Daniel Deal's children & grandchildren, including Lem Deal, Sam Deal, Wirt Deal, Margaret Deal, Leonard Deal and Ardell Deal. You can contact Tom at ctalith@hotmail.com . Thanks Tom! The Aderholdt Family Descendancy page has been expanded. A page was created for Conrod Bovey (1714 - 1755) that displays information from his last Will & Testament. Conrod's daughter, Mary Magdalene Bovey, married Jacob Setzer I. FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst, Douglas, Faber, Fulbright, Hefner, Meinhert, Miller, Pabst/Bobst, Robinson)Nothing new this month. FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine, Fink, Hamilton, Kaiser, Leslie, Lewis, Moore, Sherrill, Upright, Wilkinson)The most exciting "Johnson" discovery for me this month was when I found a death notice concerning Charles Johnson (1st husband of Buelah Vernesta "Nessie" Johnson Johnson Goble) in the Statesville LANDMARK from 1909. It's been added to Nessie's page. A page was created for Henry Pinkney Johnson (1889), son of John Henry Johnson and Nancy Caroline Leslie. There is a photo of Henry with his sister Beulah Vernesta Johnson (Goble). Don Anderson, from Seattle, Washington, contacted me via email with some great photos of Hiram Lewis Hamilton and his wife, Arminda Parish Hamilton. Hiram Hamilton was a son of Thomas Cleophas Hamilton (b. 1784). Don also share a photo of Thomas' grave marker. You can contact Don at d0randers@gmail.com . I've spent a bit of time this month researching the Fink Family and have updated the Fink Family Descendancy Page as well as the page on Daniel Fink (b. 1806). We knew Daniel had been married twice - both wives being names Elizabeth. It seems the first was was Elizabeth Broyer and the second wife was Elizabeth M. Eller (the widow of Silas Abel Benfield). I've also discovered that most researchers list Rosina/Rosanna Carriker as the mother of Daniel Fink (1806). A new page was created for Jacob Daniel Fink, son of David Alexander Fink & Margaret Baker, and grandson of Daniel Fink & Elizabeth Broyer. A death certificate has been found for Sarah Caroline Fink (Leslie/Lasley) which gives her date of birth and death, as well as her mother's last name. The 1910 Census was added to Sophia Fink's (Mrs. Jules Hall) page. A new webpage was created for Margaret Elizabeth Susana Fink (b. 14 Jun 1871), Lucas Monroe Fink (b. 21 Dec 1875), John David Fink (b. 16 Jan 1880) and Ellen Katherine Fink (b. 14 Jun 1884), children of David Alexander Fink (1832) and Margaret Baker. A page was created of James Clarence Fink (1858), son of Moses Daniel Fink (1836). A page was also created for James' son, Eugene Donald Fink (1892). Additional information was added to Samuel C. M. Fink's page (b. 1868), including his death certificate and several census which real loads more about this family. A page was also created for his son, Robert Henry Fink (1908) and daughter Margaret Eloise Fink (1911). Pages were created for Emma Catherine Fink (1870), Oder "Otis" Elmer Fink (1875) and John Theophalus Fink (1873) - children of Jacob Henry Fink (1840) and Catherine Martin. A page was also created for Oder Elmer Fink's son, William Oscar Fink (1899). A page was created for Helen Virginia Fink (Lance) (1916), daughter of John Theophalus Fink and Carrie Wilhelm Colvert. A page was created for James Q. Leslie (1807), the father of Nancy Caroline Leslie. A page was created for Hamilton, Mary (1751 - 1821), daughter of Ninian Hamilton (1717) Web Stats for May What are folks looking at when they visit the Family Genealogy website? These are the Top 20 sites for the month of May 2010:
1 The Civil War 11 The Deal Family Descendancy 2 King Louis IX 12 Family Surnames 3 DNA Testing 13 Slavery 4 The Loftin Family Descendancy 14 Royal Family Tree 5 The Setzer Family Descendancy 15 William Sherrill (b. 1666) 6 Catawba Station 16 The Goble Family Descendancy 7 Loftin Name Origins 17 Curtis Dean Loftin 8 The Lanier Family Descendancy 18 History of NC Counties 9 Adam Sherrill (b. 1697) 19 The Miller Family Descendancy 10 The Kaiser Family Descendancy 20 John Witherspoon (1724) There are 42 unique Family Surnames currently associated with this website and over 400 pages. FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty, Corzine, Cranford, Fisher, Givens, Harwell, Kaiser, Lanier, Lomax, McCorkle, Rudisill, Sherrill, Upright, Washington, Work)The Loftin Family Reunion occurred on Sunday, May 16, 2010. There were approximately 100 in attendance at the 2010 Reunion. I tried to take as many photos as possible of the various families in attendance. They are posted on the Loftin Family Reunion Page.
Harry Guy Loftin, Jr., from Statesville (and his wife, Pat), were at the 2010 Family Reunion. It was nice to meet Harry & Pat and get a chance to talk with this cousin from another branch of the Loftin Family. Harry shared with me lots of photos and information on his branch of the family from Thomas Smith Loftin (1863 - 1947). There's a great photo of Thomas from around 1885 as well as a photo of Thomas and his family that must have been taken around 1910. Photos and information was also added to pages for Thomas' children, including: Lillie May Loftin, Stokes Mills Loftin, Thomas Percy Loftin, Foy Tate Loftin, David Moose Loftin, Grover Exell Loftin, John Havene Loftin, Robert Fred "Jack" Loftin and Mary Emma Loftin. Harry Jr. also had lots of information on his dad (and Thomas' son), Harry Guy Loftin, Sr. There was even a Troutman High School Yearbook from 1926, when Harry Guy Sr. graduated high school. A special thanks to Harry Jr. for sharing all of this wonderful data and photos with the rest of the family. You can contact Harry Guy Loftin, Jr. at hloftinjr@roadrunner.com . A webpage was created for Loftin, Sarah Jane (1867 - 1935), the sister of Thomas Smith Loftin and daughter of Edmund Loftin. Thanks to Harry Guy Loftin, Jr. for the photo of Sarah Jane Loftin Mills. The Loftin Family Descendancy page has been updated with the many generations of descendants of Loftin from the Thomas Smith Loftin family. Numerous Texas Loftins were added to the Loftin Descendancy page from Don Loftin's book, The Loftin Chronicles. FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt, Barringer, Bovey, Bushart, Deal, Heavner, Herman, Ikert, Miller, Motz, Rankin,
Witherspoon)The Setzer Locations page was updated with a photo of the street sign for Setzer Avenue, which is located on Balls Creek School Rd. in Catawba Co., NC. FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst, Douglas, Faber, Fulbright, Hefner, Meinhert, Miller, Pabst/Bobst, Robinson)The Douglas Family Descendancy page was updated with a photo of a street sign for Douglass Rd, which is located on Providence Mill Rd. in Catawba Co., NC. Mary Helen Goble (Mrs. Floyd Sigmon) died Friday, May 28, 2010. Receiving and Funeral was Monday, May 31, 2010, at Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in Catawba, NC. FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine, Fink, Hamilton, Kaiser, Leslie, Lewis, Moore, Sherrill, Upright, Wilkinson)Linda Seaman Dymon continues to stay in touch with me concerning information on the Fink Family. Numerous additions, births, deaths and marriage dates were added to the Fink Family Descendancy. I'll continue to add additional Fink Family information to the website as it becomes available.. You can contact Linda at dymonl@bellsouth.net . Web Stats for April What are folks looking at when they visit the Family Genealogy website? These are the Top 20 sites for the month of April 2010:
1 The Civil War 11 The Lanier Family Descendancy 2 The Setzer Family Descendancy 12 History of NC Counties 3 DNA Testing 13 The Goble Family Descendancy 4 The Loftin Family Descendancy 14 Royal Family Tree 5 Elgevia Goble (Eggers) 15 Adam Sherrill (b. 1697) 6 The Sherrill Family Descendancy 16 Catawba Station 7 The Deal Family Descendancy 17 William Sherrill (b. 1666) 8 Loftin Name Origins 18 Loftin Family Tree 9 Slavery 19 Loftin Locations 10 The Kaiser Family Descendancy 20 Jacob Lanier Setzer (b. 1804) There are 42 unique Family Surnames currently associated with this website and over 400 pages. FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty, Corzine, Cranford, Fisher, Givens, Harwell, Kaiser, Lanier, Lomax, McCorkle, Rudisill, Sherrill, Upright, Washington, Work)I use the computer program Family Tree Maker to record the data collected concerning the various ancestors in our family. The program has an interesting link feature that lets you connect to Ancestry.com for the various individuals in the files and will also take you to a page at Ancestry called, "Famous People Related to Your Ancestor". Within the past few years I had learned that there was a connection to the Loftin family and 1st President George Washington through the Lanier lineage. It seems that the Loftin family also has an ancestry connection to 9th President, William Henry Harrison, and his grandson & 23 President, Benjamin Harrison, through the same Lanier lineage. Even though the Harrisons are not direct ancestors, they were "cousins" of our various ancestors. I looked at several sources to research the validity of this lineage and it seems authentic.
I spent quite a bit of time this month researching our celebrity relatives through Ancesty.com and other internet sites. A new page was created for Notable Ancestors & Relatives. These individuals, although no direct ancestry, do indeed appear to be distant cousins. A new family page was created for George Washington, showing the Loftin connection through the Lanier Lineage. John Loftin's father-in-law, Sampson Lanier Jr., appears to be 4th cousins with the "Father of our Country". Ancestry.com research shows that William Alexander Loftin was the 11th cousin to film star Judy Gardland, best known for her role in the 1939 MGM film, "The Wizard of Oz". A new page was created to show that relationship. The Loftins connect to Sir Isaac Newton through the Lanier & Washington family lineage. Sampson Lanier Sr. and Sir Isaac Newton would have been 8th cousins 1 generation removed. The Loftins connect to actor Laurence Olivier through the Lanier & Washington family lineage. A page was created for the famed actor who would have been 14th cousins with Alonzo Lester Loftin. The Loftins connect to noted mystery authoress Agatha Christie through the Sherrill Family lineage. A page was created for Agatha Christie. The Family Surnames page has been updated with additional names and links. FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt, Barringer, Bovey, Bushart, Deal, Heavner, Herman, Ikert, Miller, Motz, Rankin,
Witherspoon)The Family Surnames page has been updated with additional names and links. FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst, Douglas, Faber, Fulbright, Hefner, Meinhert, Miller, Pabst/Bobst, Robinson)The Family Surnames page has been updated with additional names and links. FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine, Fink, Hamilton, Kaiser, Leslie, Lewis, Moore, Sherrill, Upright, Wilkinson)Linda Seaman Dymon contacted me and shared additional information on the Samuel Fink & Margaret Turner lineage and also shared some great photos with me. A page on Samuel Fink was created and the photos added. You can contact Linda at dymonl@bellsouth.net . Check out the Fink Family Descendancy. Katheryne Wiley contacted me via email and shared additional information on the Kaiser Lineage, specifically the parents of the wife of Hans Kaiser (b. 1620). Hans was married to Margarith Muelchi and her parents were Flavius Muelchi and Anna Spanje. The Johnsons connect to actor Laurence Olivier through the Hamilton family lineage. A page was created for the famed actor who would have been 11th cousins with Willie Goble Loftin. The Johnsons connect to noted mystery authoress Agatha Christie through the Sherrill Family lineage. A page was created for Agatha Christie. The Family Surnames page has been updated with additional names and links. Web Stats for March What are folks looking at when they visit the Family Genealogy website? These are the Top 20 sites for the month of March 2010:
1 The Civil War 11 The Sherrill Family Descendancy 2 The Loftin Family Descendancy 12 DNA Testing 3 The Setzer Family Descendancy 13 Royal Family Tree 4 Adam Sherrill (b. 1697) 14 The Lanier Family Descendancy 5 The Goble Family Descendancy 15 The Deal Family Descendancy 6 Catawba Station 16 The Kaiser Family Descendancy 7 Loftin Name Origins 17 William Sherrill (b. 1666) 8 History of NC Counties 18 Slavery 9 Family Surnames 19 King Henry II 10 Curtis Dean Loftin 20 Where to Find 'Em There are 42 unique Family Surnames currently associated with this website and over 400 pages. FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty, Corzine, Cranford, Fisher, Givens, Harwell, Kaiser, Lanier, Lomax, McCorkle, Rudisill, Sherrill, Upright, Washington, Work)I created a page entitled Loftin Locations a "long" time ago, but forgot to feature it on any page, or list it on the "Where to Find 'Em" page. So, this month it is available for all to see. It highlights streets, roads, lanes, drives, lakes, etc. with that are attached to the Loftin name. There's a new program on TV on Friday nights on NBC (36) called "Who Do You Think You Are". The first episode dealt with actress Sarah Jessica Parker exploring her ancestry - all the way back to the 1600s. It started me thinking about just how long the Loftins have lived in this country. Leonard Loftin/Laughton arrived in Virginia in the early 1630s - less than 15 years after the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower in Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. As a result of this, I decided to change the Homepage to reflect this wonderful heritage. FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt, Barringer, Bovey, Bushart, Deal, Heavner, Herman, Ikert, Miller, Motz, Rankin,
Witherspoon)A new web page was created for John Carlton "Sandy Yard" Setzer (b. 1874). John was the son of Henry Theodore Setzer (b. 1846). There are numberous photos of John, his wife Allie Janette Setzer, and their children. Thanks to Mary Harbinson for the photos. I received an thoughtful email from Lois Carman who shared information on the lineage of Elizabeth "Betsy" Mahalya Setzer (daughter of Jacob "Sawmill Jake" Lanier Setzer and Delila Deal). This Betsy was also a sister to Patrick Sylvanus Setzer. You can contact Lois at loiscarman28@yahoo.com if you have more information you'd like to share with her. Also, contact me. I'd love to have more information on this branch of the Setzer family - especially photos. A new web page was created for Jacob Setzer (1828 - 1890). Jacob was the son of Daniel Setzer and Polly Wike. He was the nephew of Jacob Lanier Setzer. A new web page was created for Daniel Setzer (1790 - 1854), the brother of Jacob Lanier Setzer and son of John Setzer (1754 - 1822) A new webpage was created entitled Setzer Locations. It highlights streets and roads around the world bearing the Setzer name. I had created pages for most of Patrick Sylvanus Setzer & Margaret Witherspoon's children toward the end of 2009, but had failed to put links from their name on the Setzer Descendancy page until this month. Those pages include Jacob Eli Setzer, Miles Ernest Setzer, John Marion Setzer, Sallie Ann Mae Setzer, Elizabeth Pearl Setzer and Daisy McNeill Setzer. There is also a page for Patrick & Margaret's daughter, Ida Lillian Setzer (my Grandmother). Sharon Sigmon Whisnant (Granddaughter of Daisy McNeill Setzer & Great-Granddaughter of Patrick Sylvanus Setzer) contacted me and gave me the data for her lineage. She descends from John Patrick Sigmon, the oldest son of Daisy McNeil Setzer and Leslie Burnette Sigmon. John Patrick's lineage was added to the Setzer Descendancy page. A photo of Laura Ada Huit Setzer (wife of Henry Theodore Setzer) was added to Henry's webpage. There are also new photos of their children Minnie Setzer Lee, Emma C. Setzer Beal and Ada Laura Setzer Murray. There is also a death certificate for son Hoyle Columbus Setzer, Sr. There are also new descendancies from Henry and Laura added to the Setzer Descendancy page. New photos were added to the John Carlton Setzer (b.1894) page, including a new photo of John Carlton Setzer, two new photos of John and Allie, and two new photos of a much older Allie with her children. I received a pleasant email from Saundra Sigmon Smith, daughter of Carlos Emanuel Sigmon, granddaughter of Elizabeth Pearl Setzer, and great-granddaughter of Patrick Sylvanus Setzer & Margaret Witherspoon. Saundra shared her lineage from Carlos Sigmon & Mary Reid, including children and grandchildren. FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst, Douglas, Faber, Fulbright, Hefner, Meinhert, Miller, Pabst/Bobst, Robinson)There's a new program on TV on Friday nights on NBC (36) called "Who Do You Think You Are". The first episode dealt with actress Sarah Jessica Parker exploring her ancestry - all the way back to the 1600s. It started me thinking about just how long the Gobles have lived in this country. Thomas Goble arrived in Charlestown, Massachusetts iaround 1633 - less than 15 years after the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower in Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. As a result of this, I decided to change the Homepage to reflect this wonderful heritage. A new webpage was created entitled Goble Locations. It highlights cities, streets, bridges, roads, etc. around the world bearing the Goble name. FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine, Fink, Hamilton, Kaiser, Leslie, Lewis, Moore, Sherrill, Upright, Wilkinson)A new webpage was created entitled Johnson Locations. It highlights cities, streets, roads, etc., around the world bearing the Johnson name. Web Stats for February What are folks looking at when they visit the Family Genealogy website? These are the Top 20 sites for the month of February 2010:
1 The Loftin Family Descendancy 11 The Rudisill Family Descendancy 2 Adam Sherrill (b. 1697) 12 The Sherrill Family Descendancy 3 The Setzer Family Descendancy 13 The Deal Family Descendancy 4 Loftin Name Origins 14 History of NC Counties 5 Matthias Barringer 15 Royal Family Tree 6 Catawba Station 16 Elgevia Goble (Eggers) 7 The Lanier Family Descendancy 17 The Pabst Family Descendancy 8 The Civil War 18 Slavery 9 Family Surnames 19 The Kaiser Family Descendancy 10 Curtis Dean Loftin 20 The Miller Family Descendancy There are 42 unique Family Surnames currently associated with this website and over 400 pages. FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty, Corzine, Cranford, Fisher, Givens, Harwell, Kaiser, Lanier, Lomax, McCorkle, Rudisill, Sherrill, Upright, Washington, Work)Information was added to the Notable Ancestors & Relatives page about actor Charles Laughton and John Lofting (the inventor of the thimble). Additional lineages have been added to the Loftin Descendancy. FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt, Barringer, Bovey, Bushart, Deal, Heavner, Herman, Ikert, Miller, Motz, Rankin,
Witherspoon)Additional information was added to the Setzer Family Descendancy for the following lineages: Jacob Eli Setzer (b.1872), John Marion Setzer (b.1879), Sallie Ann Mae Setzer (Little) (b.1882), Elizabeth Pearl Setzer (Sigmon) (b.1887) and Daisy McNeill Setzer (Sigmon) (b.1889). Additional information was added to Thomas Witherspoon's web page. FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst, Douglas, Faber, Fulbright, Hefner, Meinhert, Miller, Pabst/Bobst, Robinson)The Pabst/Babst/Bobst/Pope Descendancy Page was updated. FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine, Fink, Hamilton, Kaiser, Leslie, Lewis, Moore, Sherrill, Upright, Wilkinson)I received email correspondence from Ken Jackson from Lawrenceville, GA. Ken shared additional information about the Johnson, Sherrill and Wilkinson Families. As a result, a web page was created for Angus Wilkinson and additional information was added to the Robert Johnson page. Most of my emails are usually courteous and thoughtful. I did get one recently, however, that "raked me over the coals" for displaying a census listing another child in the family after the father had died during the Civil War and questioning the origin of the child (who was listed as a daughter). Genealogy is the study of family "history". Sometimes that history is good, and sometimes it's not. It frequently includes stories about unwed mothers, suicide, alcohol abuse, murder, hangings, disease and many other sad events in the lives of the family. We learn to love and embrace our ancestors - not because they were perfect - but simply because they were our forbearers. Web Stats for January What are folks looking at when they visit the Family Genealogy website? These are the Top 20 sites for the month of January 2010:
1 The Loftin Family Descendancy 11 Family Surnames 2 Loftin Name Origins 12 Curtis Dean Loftin 3 Catawba Station 13 The Goble Family Descendancy 4 Adam Sherrill (b. 1697) 14 History of NC Counties 5 Cemeteries 15 The Lanier Family Descendancy 6 Elgevia Goble (Eggers) 16 The Johnson Family Descendancy 7 The Setzer Family Descendancy 17 The Sherrill Family Descendancy 8 Royal Family Tree 18 The Kaiser Family Descendancy 9 Slavery 19 The Loftin Family Tree 10 The Civil War 20 The Deal Family Descendancy There are 42 unique Family Surnames currently associated with this website and over 400 pages. FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty, Corzine, Cranford, Fisher, Givens, Harwell, Kaiser, Lanier, Lomax, McCorkle, Rudisill, Sherrill, Upright, Washington, Work)After a phone call from Harry Loftin of Troutman, several new Loftin webpages were created during the month of January from the Edmund Loftin Lineage, including Edmund Loftin (1812 - 1???), Thomas Smith Loftin (1863 - 1947), Emmy Loftin Howell (1842 - 1923), Ellen Loftin Pool (1841 - 1924), Lillie May Loftin Brown (1887 - 1974), Stokes Mills Loftin (1894 - 1974), Thomas Percy Loftin (1889 - 1978), Foy Tate Loftin (1898 - 1981), David Moose Loftin (1896 - 19??), Harry Guy Loftin (1904 - 1995), Grover Exell Loftin (1892 - 19??) and Robert Fred Loftin (1907 - 1976). FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt, Barringer, Bovey, Bushart, Deal, Heavner, Herman, Ikert, Miller, Motz, Rankin,
Witherspoon)FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst, Douglas, Faber, Fulbright, Hefner, Meinhert, Miller, Pabst/Bobst, Robinson)FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine, Fink, Hamilton, Kaiser, Leslie, Lewis, Moore, Sherrill, Upright, Wilkinson)I received an email from Kenneth Jackson in Georgia who connects to our Sherrill and Johnson line. Ken shared additional Sherrill lineage. I also discovered that Levina Sherrill, who married Pinkney Johnson, had a brother, Hiram Bryant Sherrill, who married Pinkney's sister, Malissa. Additional Sherrill lineages were added to the Sherrill Descendancy page including those of Hiram Bryant Sherrill (b.1830), Captain William B. Sherrill (b.1723), Samuel Sherrill (b.1725), Moses Sherrill (b.1742), Enos Sherrill (b.1767), as well as several other Sherrill lines. Thanks Ken. If you have additional photos of the family that you'd think others would enjoy seeing on the website, let me know. A special thanks to those who continue to provide photos and information.
Additional photos or information, contact Curtis D. Loftin.
