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2014
December |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. I was recently contacted by Melody Myrick Herring,
from Texas, via email. Melody shared a copy of the Death
Certificate of the twin brother of
Daisy Pearl Loftin Herman - and the son of
Alonzo Lester Loftin &
Ida Lillian Setzer. This was a document that I had not
found myself previously. The Death Certificate incorrectly
lists the sex of Daisy Pearls twin as "female" and also lists
the place of burial as Friendship Church (instead of Center
Methodist Church in Catawba County). The Death Certificate
does give additional information on the child. He was born
06 Jun 1914 and died 13 Jun 1914 - living for only seven days.
Thanks to Melody for sharing this document with me. I
created a new page for this child entitled "Infant
Son Loftin 1914" and added a copy of the Death Certificate
and a photo of his grave marker at Center Church. |
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2. I have previously believed that
Alonzo Lester Loftin & IIda
Lillian Setzer. had three "Infant Sons" who were born and
died shortly after their birth - without being named. This
belief was supported by grave markers at Center Methodist Church
in Catawba County, NC, for an Infant Son who was born and died
in 1908, another Infant Son (Daisy
Pearl's twin) who was born and died in
1914, and a third Infant Son who was born and died in
1928. I recently discovered, however, a birth and a
death certificate for another "Infant Son" who was born on 26
Oct 1922 and died 27 Oct 1922. The Birth Index incorrectly
lists this child's birth as 11 Oct (which is actually his older
brother Oscar's birth date). The Death Certificate clearly
states that this child died 27 Oct 1922 and had only lived for 1
day and 2 hours. The cause of death was listed as
"malfunction of upper air passage". At this time I have
NOT been able to find a grave marker at Center Methodist Church.
This Birth Index and Death Certificate have been added to a page
entitled "Infant
Son Loftin 1922".
I asked
Frances Loftin Cook (b. 1926 and the sole surviving child of
Alonzo & Ida as of Dec 2014) if there was an "Infant Son" born
between her brother
Oscar's birth and hers and she said she didn't think so (but
since she was not born until 4 years later, she obviously didn't
remember -- and there is both birth and death records for this
child). I asked her when the last "Infant Son" was born.
She told me she thought it was 1927. I told her the grave
marker said it was 1928 - and she said, "Well, maybe that was
when it was". I asked her if she knew who had the grave
markers for the infant sons at Center and when. She said
she did not know. It is entirely possible that after this
child (born 1922) was buried, the grave marker was added later -
and was incorrectly dated "1928".
At this time, with no additional information to go on, I'll list
Alonzo and Ida have having four infant sons who died shortly
after birth - in 1908, 1914, 1922 and
1928. I have previously listed Alonzo as being the
father of 19 children, but from her on out I'll list him as
being the father of 20 children. |
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3. As of January 2015 current monthly news can be found on the
2015 NEWS Page for the entire year. Be sure to check
it out during the year to see what I've been waiting on. |
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4. Joyce Elizabeth Murray Setzer, 86, of Claremont, died
Monday 22 Dec 2014 at the Catawba Valley Medical Center in
Hickory, NC. Joyce was born 25 Feb 1928 in Catawba County,
NC, to Paul Abraham Murray and
Sadie Elizabeth Loftin Murray Lee (and stepfather Vernon
Asbury Lee). She was the granddaughter of
Alonzo Lester Loftin and
Ida Lillian Setzer. |
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In addition to her parents, Joyce was preceded in death by an
infant son Randy John Setzer and grandson Jeffery Todd Poovey. |
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Joyce is survived by: |
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Son: Jay Setzer and wife Jane of Claremont
Daughters: Paulette and husband Dr. Larry Burns of Gastonia
Diane and husband Charles Poovey of Conover
Sister: Linda Setzer and husband Danny of Newton
5 Grandchildren and spouses: Scott and Cynthia Burns of Waxhaw,
Kevin and Michelle Poovey of Claremont, Jason Setzer of
Claremont, Michael and Jennifer Poovey of Hickory, Melissa and
Chris Cornett of Conover.
11 Great-Grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews |
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Joyce was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Conover where
she was the flower chart secretary for 30 years and served on
the Altar Guild. She was a former member of the Bucheimer
Club. She retired from the shipping department at Regal
Bedspread. |
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A service of remembrance was held on Saturday, 27 Dec 2014, at
12 noon, at Mt. View United Methodist Church in Claremont, NC.
Dr. Larry Burns officiated. Burial followed at Immanuel
Lutheran Church in Conover. The family received friends on
Saturday, 27 Dec 2014, from 10:00 to 11:45 a.m. at Mt. View
Methodist Church. |
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FOUR GENERATIONS |
Ida Setzer Loftin, Sadie Loftin Murray Lee and Joyce Murray
Setzer holding Diane Setzer Poovey |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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Miscellaneous Page Updates |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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2014
November |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. NC Representative Mitchell Setzer sent me the birth
and death dates for the children of
Smith Robinson Setzer (1911 - 1969) and Antha Mae Yount
Setzer. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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Miscellaneous Page Updates |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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2014 October |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. I've added additional photos to the
Modena McCorkle Gray (1845 - 1933) page. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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Miscellaneous Page Updates |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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2014
September |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1.
Carmen Nichols Loftin, 91, of Beaver, VA, passed away 22
Sep 2014 at Bowers Hospice House. Mrs. Loftin was a member
of Beckley Presbyterian Church and Completed a business degree
and held many administrative positions in the energy and health
care fields. She is preceded in death by her parents James
and Minnie Nichols of Favetteville, WV; 1st husband, Paul W.
Smith; and daughter Iva Mae Loftin Peters. She is survived by
her 2nd husband
Larry Henry Loftin, and children Paul & Addie Smith of
Raleigh, NC, James & Linda Smith of South Charleston, SC, Alex &
Susan Skirpan of Midlothian, VA, Sarah & Mike Clevenger of
Winfield, WV, and Larry Loftin Jr. of Lewisburg, WV. She
is also survived by a host of grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. A tribute to the life of Mrs. Carmen
Loftin was held on noon Wednesday 24 Sep 2014 at Huse Memorial
Park, Fayetteville, VA, with the Rev. John McKinnon officiating.
Burial followed in the memorial park. |
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Larry & Carmen Nichols Loftin |
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2.
Bradley Dylan Seese married
Elizabeth "Beth" Ann Loftin (daughter of
Curtis &
Carolyn Weeks Loftin) in 1996. Right now, my
granddaughters, Savanna & Ali, aren't really interested in
family genealogy, but I'm hoping they will be in the future.
I've decided to work on the Seese family ancestry for them -
starting with a brand new page with photos and stories from
their dad,
Bradley Dylan Seese. There is also a
Seese Family Tree already available with new Seese pages as
I get them completed. A new page has been added for
Worthington Frederick Seese, Jr. (b.1942) and his adopted
father,
Worthington Frederick Seese, Sr. (1910 - 1995). |
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3. I received an email from Jill Jobe in Texas toward the
end of August. Jill had information on the McCorkle line
and wanted to share. Her ancestor William Waddel McCorkle
(1808 - 1897) was born in the Mecklenburg area of NC (as well as
his father,
William Joel McCorkle (1782 - 1845)). When
William Waddel McCorkle was 33 he relocated to Alabama, as did
his brother Thomas Jefferson McCorkle. To learn more about
this McCorkle ancestor, check out the
McCorkle Descendancy page, the page for
William Waddell McCorkle and the page for his daughter
Modena McCorkle Gray (1845 - 1933). Jill had lots of
information and some really beautiful photos to share. If
you descend from this line, you'll want to check it out. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. Jane McCuiston (from Florida) and I talked via the telephone about a
year ago concerning the
Witherspoon branch of the family. She called again
this month and asked if I would have
time to meet with her, her husband Walter, and Vicki Witherspoon
Marlow (who lives in Catawba County), on Friday, 19 Sep 2014. Jane, Walter, Vicki, my
wife Carolyn & I met at Smokie D's Restaurant (Witherspoon's
Crossroads) and talked about our Witherspoon ancestors as we
shared a meal. After lunch, Vickie took us all to St. James
Cemetery in Newton to look at the Witherspoon graves there.
Vicki showed us where the Witherspoon Family Cemetery used to be - just off of Hwy 10
in the parcel of land between Tolley Street and Wayne Drive.
Vickie told us that there were lots of grave markers on that
property when she was a child (including Margaret Rankin
Witherspoon), but sadly the markers were removed to make
the property easier to sell. Vicki took us to meet one of the
oldest living Witherspoons - Margie Witherspoon (wife of O.D.
(Osborn Denford Witherspoon)). Margie shared information
with us from her own genealogy collection. Jane has recently purchased copies of wills
(at $30 each) and
land deeds for many of the Witherspoons and has been sharing
them with me. |
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2. My
direct ancestors,
Miles Rankin Witherspoon & wife
Sarah
Elizabeth Aderholdt, are buried in the
Bethlehem Methodist
Church Cemetery in Claremont, NC. The recent
visit by Jane McCuiston has motivated me to work on the
Witherspoon branch of the family again. I'll be adding
new pages to the website as
information become available. The
Thomas Wesley Witherspoon (1787 - 1856) has been updated
and a copy of his will (courtes of Jane McCuiston) has been added to
his page, with more
information about his children. The
Thomas Wesley Witherspoon, Sr. (1747 - 1790) page has also
been updated with a copy of his will (again courtesy of Hane
McCuiston) with additional information about
his children. The
Miles Rankin Witherspoon (1817 - 1892) page has been
updated. The
Margaret Ann Elizabeth Witherspoon Setzer (1845 - 1932) page
has been updated. The
John Witherspoon II (1724 - 1778) page has been updated.
A new page has been started for
John Witherspoon I (b. 1700). Major updates (including
a photo of the entire family) have been added to the
John Hart Witherspoon (1850 - 1924) page. Major
updates have been made to the
Thomas Aderholdt Withersppon (1852 - 1940) page. Major
updates have been made to the
Leander Denford Lutz Witherspoon (1861 - 1941) page.
Major updates have been made to the
Jacob Napoleon Witherspoon (1856 - 1926) page. Major
updates have been made to the
Emanuel Alexander Witherspoon (1859 - 1935) page. |
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Victorian Fashion of the Late 1800s |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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1. Elaine Eason Huntley emailed my wife, Carolyn Weeks
Loftin, and shared some additional information about her dad,
James Carolyn "Carl" Eason (1928 - 2007). I have
updated Carl's page with additional photos, a copy of his Draft
Registration Card in 1946. Elaine will be sharing
additional photos and information. That page will continue
to be updated as information becomes available. |
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2014
August |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. FLYNN LEE LOFTIN, 77, of Maiden, NC, died
Wednesday, 13 Aug 2014, at Catawba Valley Medical Center.
Born 22 May 1937 in Catawba County, NC, to the late
Glenn Lee Loftin & Oda Belle Stewart Loftin, Flynn was a
member of Mt. Ruhama Baptist Church in Maiden. Flynn was
the grandson of the late
Arthur Lee Loftin. He was also a member of the
Teamsters Union, retiring as a truck driver, after 28 years,
with Pilot Freight Carrier and has recently retired from
Mid-State Paving Company, after 7 years. In addition to
his parents, Flynn was preceded in death by his first wife,
Roma James Loftin; and brothers, John Loftin and
Garry Loftin. Left to cherish his memory are his wife
of 21 years, Joyce Fields Loftin of the home; sons, Barry
L. Loftin and wife Kathy Spalding (of Villas, NJ), Brad Compton
and wife Corey (Of Franklin TN), Terry Maultbay (of Maiden, NC),
Garry Maultbay (of Orlando, FL) and Daniel Daultbay and wife
Debbie (of Maiden, NC); daughters, Sherri Loftin-Taylor and
husband Ricky Holder (of Charlotte, NC), Cindy Loftin (of
Statesville, NC) and Pamela Stone and husband Daniel (of Maiden,
NC); sister-in-law, Patsy Loftin (of Catawba, NC); and
grandchildren, Jason Taylor, Hannah Loftin, Arron Loftin,
Bradford Compton, Jessica Stone and Misty Maultbay. A
service to Celebrate Flynn's life will be held on Friday, 15 Aug
2014, 1 p.m., at Mt. Ruhama Baptist Church in Maiden, NC.
The Rev. Marion Powell will officiate. Burial will follow
in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends
Friday, from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at Mt. Ruhama Baptist
Church. |
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2. Flynn Lee Loftin's brother, Garry Walter Loftin,
died 17 Sep 2012, at the age of 72. While looking for
Flynn's obituary, I came across Garry's obituary and added it to
the
2012 News page for the months of September. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. I found a photo of
William Able Setzer and his wife Harriett Z. Bost Setzer on
Ancestry.com. William was one of the sons of
Jacob Lanier Setzer & Delilah Deal - and a brother to
Patrick Sylvanus Setzer. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. I updated the
Sarah Catherine Rebecca "Becky" Goble Bunton page with
additional information. I was contacted by Roberta "Burt"
Curry who shared with me that Becky and her husband Marvin had
another son, Commie Lester Bunton (b.09 Mar 1929, d. 23 Aug
1988) who was married to Elsie Ruth Hoover (the daughter of
Joseph Lee Hoover and Melinda Evelyn Benfield). Burt also
gave me the correct death date for Marvin Lee Bunton, Jr. who
died as a infant. I also updated the
Goble Descendancy Page with the corrected facts for Becky &
Marvin Bunton's family. You can contact Burt at
rmcurry40@aol.com .
Thanks Burt. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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2014 July |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1.
Mrs. Helen Josephine Loftin White, 88, of Statesville,
passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2014, in Statesville, NC. |
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Helen
Josephine Loftin White |
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(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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Mrs. White was born June 15, 1926, in Catawba County, and was
the daughter of the late
Arthur Lee Loftin and Alice Josephine Gilleland Loftin. |
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Helen graduated from Catawba High School and Newton Business
College. She also attended Mitchell Community College.
She was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church,
United Daughters of the Confederacy and a former member of Fort
Dobbs Chapter, and American Business Women's Association. |
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She was married to Willard White in Catawba County on February
25, 1956. |
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In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by a
son, Phillip Alan White, a daugher, Brenda White Morgan, six
brothers, Baby Loftin,
Willard Loftin,
Glenn Loftin,
Foy Loftin,
Roy Loftin and
Coyte Loftin, and her sister,
Bernice Loftin Gilmer. She was also preceded in death
by her step-mother, Bertha Kale Loftin and step-sister Wilma K.
Moss. |
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Along with her husband of 58 years, Willard White, Helen is also
survived by one son, Steven L. White (and wife Eileen) of
Oriental, NC, one daughter, Phyllis White Mills (and husband
Don) of Jacksonville, FL, and her son-in-law Philip Morgan of
Statesville. She is also survived by five grandchildren,
Daniel and Christine White of Oriental, NC, Gregg Mills, Donald
Mills and Amber Mills Dunn (and husband Brad), all of
Jacksonville, FL. She is further survived by one
great-grandson, Dalton Dunn, and two sister, Lois Loftin Mundy
(age 105) of Catawba, NC, and Marie Loftin Robinson (age 103) of
Newton, NC. |
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A memorial service to celebrate the life of Helen Loftin While
will be conducted at 3:00 PM, Sunday, July 27, 2014, at Wesley
Memorial UMC with Rev. Danny Leonard officiating. The
family will visit with friends from 2:00 until 3:00 PM at the
church. Burial will be it a later date. |
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In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be given to Wesley Memorial
UMC Chancel Choir, 825 Wesley Drive, Statesville, NC 28677 or
Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County, 2341 Simonton
Road, Statesville, NC 28625. Nicholson Funeral Home is
serving the family of Helen White |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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month.
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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2014 June |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. Heather Loftin Cumplido
contacted me via email and shared the Grady Thomas Loftin II
lineage. You can contact Heather at
hcumplido@gmail.com.
That information has been added to the
Loftin Descendancy Page and a page has been created for
Grady Thomas Loftin II
(1955 - 2007). |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. Johnnie Miles Simmons,
73, of Claremont, passed away
Sunday June 8, 2014, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. He was
born May 28, 1941, in Catawba County, to the late Frank and
Myrtle Setzer Simmons. Johnnie retired from CommScope, as a tool
and die supplier in 2007, after 28 years. He was a devoted
member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Claremont and past
member of the Claremont Volunteer Fire Department. He enjoyed
refereeing men's and women's softball and basketball, serving on
the Bunker Hill High School football sideline crew, a
contributor and a season ticket holder at Appalachian State
University. In 2007 he became a member of CVMC Fitness Plus and
in 2008 he joined them as a volunteer. In addition to his
parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Simmons;
and sisters, Diane Simmons and Martha Rae Barnes.
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Survivors include his wife of 52 years,
Elaine Sigmon Simmons, of Claremont; sons, Damon Simmons and
wife, Melissa, of Summerville, S.C. and John P. Simmons and
wife, Deanna, of Claremont; sisters-in-law, Dixie Kaszer (Brad),
Celia Sigmon Hollar, Jane Setzer, Linda Sigmon and Judy Simmons;
grandchildren, Anna Simmons, Phillip Simmons, Ethan Simmons and
Matthew Simmons; and great-great-niece and nephews, Addison,
Cohen and Maddox Sigmon. A service to celebrate Johnnie's life
will be held Wednesday, June 11, at 4 p.m. at St. Mark's
Lutheran Church in Claremont. The Rev. Gary Haddock will
officiate. A reception will be held following the service in the
Family Life Center. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to
St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 3216 West Main St., Claremont, NC
28610. Johnny was the
grandson of
Miles Ernest Setzer and Effie Mae Lowrance. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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2014
May |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. Carolyn & I have three granddaughters,
Savanna (age 14),
Ali (age 11) and
Kayli (age 21 months). Savanna & Ali are the daughters
of Brad & Beth Loftin Seese. Kayli is the daughter of
Philip & Leslie Robinson Loftin. I've created two new
pages for Kayli:
Kayli 2013 and
2Kayli 2014. I've also just created a page to display
photos of Ali:
Ali 2013 and
Savanna 2013. |
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2. The annual
Loftin Family Reunion is held yearly on the third Sunday in
May in the Family Life Center of the Catawba Methodist Church.
This year the reunion was held on 18 May 2014 and there were
about 60 in attendance. Be sure to check out all of the
photos from the 2014 reunion at the bottom of the
Loftin Family Reunion page. |
Barry Brotherton welcomes everyone and recognizes the oldest
family members |
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3. I've updated the page
Long Life Satisfied with links to ancestor pages who lived
to be 80 years old or older. |
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4. I've updated the page
Gone To Soon that deals with ancestors who died early in
life, as well as those who died from "unusual" circumstances.
I concentrated mainly on young ancestors who died as a result of
war, auto accidents, miscarriages, pneumonia, Typhoid Fever,
being scalped, drowned, hangings, Measles, fire and even a
logging accident. Be sure to check it out. |
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5.
Helen Josephine Loftin White, daughter of
Arthur Lee Loftin & Josephine Gilleland, and wife of Willard
White, fell in the wee hours of the morning on Monday, 18 May
2014. She split her head open and also broke her hip.
Surgery to repair the hip was scheduled for later that
afternoon. Those of you who attended the 2014
Loftin Family Reunion on Sunday, 18 May 2014, saw her there. |
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6. I recently got an email from Dennis Pagh Asanovski in
Copenhagen, Denmark. This is what he said: |
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Dear Curtis Loftin, |
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This might sounds
odd, but I'm looking for a Jack Loftin, who might be my
grandfather. |
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My name is Dennis
Pagh Asanovski, i'm a Deputy Judge from Copenhagen, Denmark.
I've never known my grandfather on my mother's side. For many
years my mother has been trying to locate her father. She's
written and called many J. Loftins in many different states, but
unfortunately the ones she got a hold of, weren't the right ones
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My mother was born on
February 8th 1958 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her father is, as far
as we know, a man named Jack (given or nick name) Loftin from or
who at one point lived in Denver, Colorado. He meet my
grandmother in Copenhagen in 1956 or 1957 in Copenhagen, where
he, again as far as we know, worked as a (flight) engineer. The
only piece of paper we have with his name on it is a Danish
court document establishing him as my mother's father. The
document doesn't state an address or date of birth. |
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I know it's not a lot
to go on, but my grandmother passed away last year, so we
unfortunately don't have any more information. If you know
anything about a Jack/J. Loftin who worked in Denmark in the mid
fifties, I would very much appreciate any help you could give
us. |
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My sister and I have
never really been that interested in genealogy, but since our
grandmother passed, we've talked about how me might go about
finding our grandfather. My two children often ask about their
great grandfather, so hopefully one day, I'll be able to tell
them more/anything about him. |
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I hope to hear from
you. |
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Best regards, |
Dennis Pagh Asanovski |
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Email me if you have information about this "Jack Loftin" or you
can email Dennis directly at:
dennisasanovski@gmail.com
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. I found photos of
William Deal (1774 - 1824) and Mary Herman Deal (1780 -
1845) and have added them to the
William Deal page. William & Mary Herman Deal were the
parents of Delilah Deal, the first wife of
Jacob Lanier "Sawmill Jake" Setzer. William & Mary
would have been the great grandparents of
Ida Lillian Setzer Loftin. |
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2. I've updated the page
Long Life Satisfied with links to ancestor pages who lived
to be 80 years old or older. |
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3. I've updated the page
Gone To Soon that deals with ancestors who died early in
life, as well as those who died from "unusual" circumstances.
I concentrated mainly on young ancestors who died as a result of
war, auto accidents, miscarriages, pneumonia, Typhoid Fever,
being scalped, drowned, hangings, Measles, fire and even a
logging accident. Be sure to check it out. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Jeremy Scott Brown,
age 24, of Hudson,
died Sunday, May 25, 2014, from injuries sustained in a
motorcycle accident. Born Feb. 26, 1990, he was the son of Eric
Brown, of Hudson and Wendi Oliver, of Conover. He was employed
by Fairfield Chair Company in Lenoir. He was a staff sergeant in
the National Guard serving since 2007 and was stationed in Dunn.
He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and spending time with his
family. His father, Eric D. Brown and wife, Brandi, of Hudson;
his mother, Wendi Oliver and husband, Jerry, of Conover; a
sister, Chelsie Brown, of Conover; two nieces, Emilee Lail and
Anna Lail, of Conover; paternal grandmother, Wanda English, of
Long View; maternal grandmother, Sheila Eggers Helms and husband, Rick,
of Catawba; maternal grandfather, Donnie Rockett and wife,
Vicki, of Conover; and two uncles, Conway Brown and wife,
Angela, of Bethlehem and Jody Rockett, of Claremont, survive
him. Jeremy was also the great grandson of William "Bill"
Clifton Eggers Sr. &
Elgevia Goble Eggers. He was the great great grandson
of
Martin Luther Goble and
Beulah Vernesta Johnson Goble. |
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B. 26 Feb 1990 - D. 25 May 2014 |
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The funeral will be held at 3 p.m.
Friday, May 30, at Jenkins Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor
Shane Higginbotham officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel
Lutheran Church Cemetery in Claremont. The family will receive
friends from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Friday at Jenkins Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, 4899
Belfort Rd., Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256. Please sign the
online guestbook at www.
jenkinsfuneralhome.net.
The Brown family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral
Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555 |
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2. I've updated the page
Long Life Satisfied with links to ancestor pages who lived
to be 80 years old or older. |
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3. I've updated the page
Gone To Soon that deals with ancestors who died early in
life, as well as those who died from "unusual" circumstances.
I concentrated mainly on young ancestors who died as a result of
war, auto accidents, miscarriages, pneumonia, Typhoid Fever,
being scalped, drowned, hangings, Measles, fire and even a
logging accident. Be sure to check it out. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. I've updated the page
Long Life Satisfied with links to ancestor pages who lived
to be 80 years old or older. |
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2. I've updated the page
Gone To Soon that deals with ancestors who died early in
life, as well as those who died from "unusual" circumstances.
I concentrated mainly on young ancestors who died as a result of
war, auto accidents, miscarriages, pneumonia, Typhoid Fever,
being scalped, drowned, hangings, Measles, fire and even a
logging accident. Be sure to check it out. |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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1. Two new webpages have been created for
Daniel Wilhelm Weeks and his sister
Dana Elizabeth Weeks. Daniel and Dana are the children
of
Sidney Stuart Weeks and Kristi Wilhelm and grandchildren
of
Albert Sidney Weeks &
Viola Eason. |
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2.
Daniel Wilhelm Weeks
(son of
Sidney Stuart Weeks and Kristi Wilhelm - and grandson
of
Albert Sidney Weeks &
Viola Eason) and his wife, Gina, gave birth to a son William
Fisher Weeks on 30 Dec 2013 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC.
William weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. and was 21 1/2 inches. . |
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(Below) Daniel with William on 13 Feb 2014 |
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4.
Carolyn Weeks Loftin (daughter of
Albert Sidney Weeks &
Viola Eason) met with her cousins Linda and JoAnn (daughters
of Alton Brooks Whitley and
Naomi Eason) on Saturday, 10 May 2014. It had been 15
years since they had last seen each other - at the death of
Carolyn's mother, Viola, in 1999. |
Linda, Carolyn and JoAnn |
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2014
April |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. In April, I was contacted by Tara Bodenstab via email
concerning her lineage from Charles Manson Lee Beatty (b.1863).
Charles was the son of Gilbert Lebonon Beatty and his first
wife, Adeline Susan Sherrill. Tara descended from Charles
and his second wife, Fannie Belle Setzer (b.1879). That
information was added to the
Beatty Family
Descendancy page. Tara also shared photos of
Charles and Fannie. A new web page has been created for
Charles Manson Lee Beatty (b. 1863). I (Curtis)
already had photos of grave markers in my files that I took in
Jan 2007 and those have also been added to this page also. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. Tara Bodenstad shared information about her lineage
from Fannie Belle Setzer (b.1879) and Charles Manson Lee Beatty
(b.1863). Fannie was the daughter of Quince Augustus
Setzer (b.1853) and Catherine Elizabeth "Lizzie" Smyre (b.1855).
Quince was the son of Reuben Setzer (b.1811) and Lavina Rhyne.
Rueben was the son of Mathias Setzer (b.1784) and Elizabeth
Sigmon (b.1810). This lineage has been added to the
Setzer
Family Descendancy page. Tara also shared photos
of Charles and Fannie. A new web page has been created for
Charles Manson Lee Beatty (b. 1863). I (Curtis)
already had photos of grave markers in my files that I took in
Jan 2007 and those have also been added to this page also. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. I recently received an email from Betsy Ross-Edison, who, like
many of us, descend from Pinckney Johnson and Levina Sherrill.
[Pinckney
Johnson and
Levina Sherrill were the paternal grandparents of
Buelah Vernesta Johnson, wife of
Martin Luther Goble.] Betsy had published a historic
fiction novel (in two parts) based on the life of Pinckney
Johnson. This is what she had to say: |
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We were in
touch earlier about our great- and great-great grandparents,
Lavinia Sherrill and Pinckney Johnson. My Dad was Evalina's
son and his first name was also Pinckney. This name got me
started on a novel. And I have at last researched and completed
a Civil War historical novel now on Amazon Books and on Kindle,
entitled: |
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Pinckney's General, A Novel of the Civil War, Twice Told |
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It's in two
Volumes covering the big complex battles in Virginia and
Maryland in which Pinckney fought. We can be proud of him! He
was in the thick of it and never deserted Lee when at the end
men were deserting up to 100 per day from the barren and hungry
Petersburg trenches. I tried very hard in the battles for
"historical accuracy." The book also has a story. |
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I fell in love
with my grandmother's musical sounding and old-timey name of
Evalina. And I found different spellings for Lavinia-Levinia-Lovinia.
Thus in my novel I gave Evalina as the name of Pinckney's wife.
It's historical fiction after all. So I thought I had some
leeway! If you read it, hope you like the name! |
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I could not
find any details of when the promotion to Corporal was made.
But I will Forward to you a Federal record stating this rank.
That might be good for your website. |
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At
Amazon.com search for: "Pinckney's General" |
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OR Click
HERE for the paperback version of the two novels |
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Click
HERE for the Kindle version of the two novels |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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2014 March |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1.
Oscar Sherrill "Bubber" Loftin, Jr., age 67, of
Newton, passed away on Tuesday, 25
Mar 2014, at Catawba Regional Hospice. Bubber was the son of
the late Oscar
"Os" Sherrill Loftin, Sr. and Annie Ruth Travis. "Bubber",
as he was called by family and friends, was born 17 Feb 1947.
Bubber was a member of Gospel Light Baptist Church where he was
a member of the choir and loved to play his guitar. He was
a retired brick mason. In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by his former wife, Pamela Smith Loftin.
Survivors include his wife of 12 years, Geneva Presnell Loftin,
of the home; son Michael S. Loftin of Newton, daughter Leisa D.
Loftin of Wichita Falls, Texas; brother Lonnie Loftin and wife
Tina of Newton, sisters Martha Ann Loftin Bumgarner and husband
Bob of Conover and Linda Loftin Mundy and husband Mike of
Taylorsville; grandchildren, Natalie Loftin, Ryeleigh Loftin,
Anthony Hardin, Bradley Hardin, Brandy martin, Zachery Matthews,
Emily Matthews, Lori Lynn, Jimmy Clark, Ashley Sigmon and Katy
Whitt; 10 step grandchildren;
great-grandchildren, Peyton Nissen and Gage Loftin; four step
great-grandchildren; special mother-in-law, Geneva Smith, of
Conover; stepsons, Michael Matthews and wife, Lora, of
Claremont, Jimmy Clark and wife, Jodie, of Hickory, Jackie
Harmon and wife, Janice, of Boone, Gary Harmon and wife,
Melissa, of Valley Crucis and Jamie Harmon and wife, Dawn, of
Boone; stepdaughters, Debbie Norris, of Boone and Kim Bare and
husband, Dallas, of Newton; many special nieces and nephews; and
his companion dog, "Sweet Pea". A service of remembrance will be
held Friday, March 28, at 2 p.m. at Gospel Light Baptist Church
in Newton. The Rev. David Watson and Pastor Steven Chambers will
officiate. Burial will follow at Center United Methodist Church
in Catawba. The family will receive friends this evening
(Thursday, March 27), from 6 to 8 p.m. at Gospel Light Baptist
Church. Serving as pallbearers will be Shawn Loftin, Derek
Loftin, Alek Ayer, Luke Hoover, Guy Mundy, Kevin Mundy and
Dallas Bare. |
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Oscar Sherrill "Bubber" Loftin Jr. |
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The receiving for Bubber was Thursday, 27 Mar 2014, at
Gospel Light Baptist Church, 1824 Mt. Olive Church Rd, Newton,
NC, 28658, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m and the funeral followed on
Friday, 28 Mar, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. |
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(Top Row) Bubber, Martha Ann, Lonnie and Linda; (Bottom
Row) Os and Annie Ruth |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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2014
February |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. I added grave markers for
David Alexander Fink (b.1832),
Margaret Elizabeth Baker Fink (b.1842),
Lucas Monroe Fink (b.1875),
Thomas & Ellen Katherine Fink Caton (b.1884), and
George Washington Hamilton (b.1844). |
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Miscellaneous Page Updates |
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1. The entire southeastern part of the US got one of its
largest snow storms ever on February 12-13, 2014. Catawba
County, NC, was no exception during the two-day snow storm and
much of the county picked up 10-inches of the the beautiful
white stuff. |
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I always enjoy the snow, but typically don't get out in it.
This time, however, I did go out the day after the snow so that
I could take some photos. Only the main roads had been
cleared of snow and many of the back roads had not been scraped,
limiting my photography excursion, however. I did manage
to get photos of historic
Murray's Mill, the
Flora Edwards Stewart house,
Providence Memorial Cemetery and some photos of our home (Curtis
& Carolyn) in Catawba. |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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1. I'm working on a new cemetery webpage called the
Weeks Family Cemetery, located on Kenan Weeks Rd, in Newton
Grove, Sampson County, NC. |
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2014
January |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. I've created a couple of new pages at the end of 2013
and I've continued to work on this during the month of January
2014. These pages are entitled
Curtis Dean Loftin - The High School Years (1967 - 1971),
Curtis Dean Loftin - College Years (1971 - 1975),
Curtis Dean Loftin - Our Wedding and
Curtis Dean Loftin - 30 Years of Teaching (1975 - 2005). These pages are mainly for
my children and grandchildren and tells the story of how
Carolyn
and I met at college and how the Lord brought us together. It
includes photos from our college days as well as wedding photos. |
Curtis: High School, College, Marriage & Teaching |
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2. Even though the majority of my career was devoted to
teaching 8th grade Math, I also taught Reading, English,
Spelling, Social Studies, Science, Health & Physical Education.
In 1978, my 8th Grade Reading Group at Catawba Middle School
read The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis.
Afterwards we created a photo presentation of the story.
The main students involved in that presentation were David
Flynn, Renee Ellis, Chris Brookshire, Scottie Townsend, Gayle
Jones, Julie Shook, Todd Setzer and several others. Those
photos are on a page called,
Reading 1978. |
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe - 1978 Reading Project |
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3. In 1979, I was once again teaching "one" Reading
class. This group of students read, D.J.'s Worst Enemy,
by one of my favorite children's authors, Robert Burch.
After we finished reading the book, we did a photo presentation
for this book. The main students involved in that
presentation were Dayne Miller, Tim Miller, Layman Mitchell,
Tera McDaniel, Angiel Roth, David Hester, Mack Byers, Lonnie
Evans and Roger Brittain. Patty Mauney, one of our
Teaching Assittants at the time also participated by portraying
"Mamma", and I took on the role of "Pa". Where the 1978
Project had been more difficult because of the fantasy
characters, this one was about a family on a farm - and the
photos are beautiful - even today. Those photos are on a
page called,
Reading 1979. |
D.J.'s Worst Enemy - 1979 Reading Project - I was in these
photos |
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4.
Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in the old Gold Mine area of
Catawba County, NC, has been a community church since it was
established in 1951. I've recently added photos of all the
grave markers (headstones) in this cemetery to this particular
web page. There are lots of Loftin family members
buried there, a few Goble family members, and even two Setzer
family members. The church cemetery also has members of
the Sherrill family which we connect to through the Loftin and
Goble lines. |
Mathis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Catawba, NC |
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5. In the process of working with family records I
realized just how many of our ancestors lived to be 80 years old
or even older and thought it would be nice to create a webpage
with that information for the four main branches of our family -
Loftin, Setzer, Goble & Johnson. I created a page that is
called
Long Life Satisfied, based on the Scripture from Psalm 91,
"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall
abide under the shadow of the Almighty. With long life
will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation".
Lois Loftin Mundy is currently the oldest relative of the
Loftin Family. Lois is 105 and still living as of
January 2013, and her sister
Marie Loftin Robinson is 103. |
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6. I've created a new webpage to host stories of
unusual and interesting deaths. The page is called
Gone Too Soon, and includes numerous relatives who died in
the
Civil War (more from disease than being wounded), typhoid
fever, suicide, accidental hanging, drowning, and numerous car
accidents. I've separated them by the four main lines of
this genealogy website - Loftin, Setzer, Goble and Johnson. |
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7. For a long time I've questioned who the father of
Hannah Loftin (1728-1810) was. I knew that Hannah was
married to Richard Lewis and that they both died in Iredell
County, NC - but were they closely related to the Catawba
County, NC, Loftins? I've recently discovered where Hannah
fits into the Loftin Descendancy. She was born in
Maryland, the daughter of (Robert) Thomas Loftin (b. 25 Nov
1691, d. 05 Sep 1751, Baltimore, MD). Robert Thomas Loftin
was the son of William Loftin (b. 1658, Baltimore, MD) &
Elizabeth Innes - and William was the son of
Leonard "The Immigrant" Loftin (b. bet. 1610-1616).
So, even though there is a Loftin family connection, it is 12
generations back (for me, Curtis). I have updated that
lineage for (Robert) Thomas Loftin on the
Loftin Family Descendancy. |
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8. There are several new webpages:
William Loftin (1658-1704) and
Robert Thomas Loftin (1691-1751). There is a Will
Abstract for Thomas Loftin that lists his children, including
Hannah Loftin Lewis, who I was interested in. I added a
page for
Richard Lewis (1721 - 1806) - the husband of Hannah Loftin. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1.
Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in the old Gold Mine area of
Catawba County, NC, has been a community church since it was
established in 1951. I've recently added photos of all the
grave markers (headstones) in this cemetery to this particular
web page. There are lots of Loftin family members buried
there, a few Goble family members, and even two Setzer
family members. The church cemetery also has members of
the Sherrill family which we connect to through the Loftin and
Goble lines. |
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2. In the process of working with family records I
realized just how many of our ancestors lived to be 80 years old
or even older and thought it would be nice to create a webpage
with that information for the four main branches of our family -
Loftin, Setzer, Goble & Johnson. I created a page that is
called
Long Life Satisfied, based on the Scripture from Psalm 91,
"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall
abide under the shadow of the Almighty. With long life
will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation".
Paul Setzer (the brother of
Jacob Lanier Setzer) is the oldest
Setzer that I've found thus far. Paul lived to be 99
years old and
Jacob made the list also, living to the age of 87. |
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3. I've created a new webpage to host stories of
unusual and interesting deaths. The page is called
Gone Too Soon, and includes numerous relatives who died in
the
Civil War (more from disease than being wounded), typhoid
fever, suicide, accidental hanging, drowning, and numerous car
accidents. I've separated them by the four main lines of
this genealogy website - Loftin, Setzer, Goble and Johnson. |
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4. I updated the
Mary Helen Goble webpage. Helen was the wife of
Floyd Sigmon. Floyd and Helen had three children and they
all died in childhood. I've added photos, copies of Death
Certificates and stories about their deaths. Floyd was the
son of Harry & Bessie Jane Setzer Sigmon - and the grandson of
George Pinkney Setzer and Callie McGee. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. David Flynn, the great grandson of
Martin Luther Goble and
Beulah Vernesta Johnson was a student in my 8th grade
reading class in 1978 when I
taught at
Catawba Middle School. We did a major photo project
after we read the book, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe,
by C. S. Lewis. David had the role of the main character,
Peter. To see those photos from over 35 years ago, go to
Reading 1978. |
David Flynn in Curtis Loftin's 8th Grade Reading Project from
1978 |
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2.
Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in the old Gold Mine area of
Catawba County, NC, has been a community church since it was
established in 1951. I've recently added photos of all the
grave markers (headstones) in this cemetery to this particular
web page. There are lots of Loftin family members buried
there, a few Goble family members, and even two Setzer
family members. The church cemetery also has members of
the Sherrill family which we connect to through the Loftin,
Johnson and Goble lines. |
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3. In the process of working with family records I
realized just how many of our ancestors lived to be 80 years old
or even older and thought it would be nice to create a webpage
with that information for the four main branches of our family -
Loftin, Setzer, Goble & Johnson. I created a page that is
called
Long Life Satisfied, based on the Scripture from Psalm 91,
"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall
abide under the shadow of the Almighty. With long life
will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation".
Martin Luther Goble is the oldest Goble that I've come
across thus far. Martin was just a month shy of being 91
years old when he died. It's also interesting to know that
five of his children lived beyond the age of 80 also.
James/Legs lived to the age of 83,
J.C. lived to the age of 88,
Helen lived to the age of 86,
Willie is 88 and still living, and
Elgevia is 85 and still living as of January 2014. |
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4. I've created a new webpage to host stories of
unusual and interesting deaths. The page is called
Gone Too Soon, and includes numerous relatives who died in
the
Civil War (more from disease than being wounded), typhoid
fever, suicide, accidental hanging, drowning, and numerous car
accidents. I've separated them by the four main lines of
this genealogy website - Loftin, Setzer, Goble and Johnson. |
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5. I updated the
Mary Helen Goble webpage. Helen was the wife of
Floyd Sigmon. Floyd and Helen had three children and they
all died in childhood. I've added photos, copies of Death
Certificates and stories about their deaths. Helen was the
daughter of
Martin Luther Goble and
Beulah Vernesta "Nessie" Johnson. |
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6. I updated the
Sarah Catherine Rebecca "Becky" Goble Bunton webpage, but
adding photos of Aunt Becky & Uncle Marvin's Headstone at South
River Baptist Church in Statesville, NC. I also added
photos of Clyde, Ralph & Roy's Headstones. Ralph Bunton
served in
World War II and I've added the information I found about
him to the WWII page. There are a few photos on the gravestones
that I did close-ups of, too. Becky was the sister of
Martin Luther Goble. I updated the
Goble Family Descendancy, adding the names of Becky &
Marvin's children and their spouses. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1.
Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in the old Gold Mine area of
Catawba County, NC, has been a community church since it was
established in 1951. I've recently added photos of all the
grave markers (headstones) in this cemetery to this particular
web page. There are lots of Loftin family members buried
there, a few Goble family members, and even two Setzer family
members. The church cemetery also has members of the
Sherrill family which we connect to through the Loftin,
Johnson and Goble lines. |
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2. In the process of working with family records I
realized just how many of our ancestors lived to be 80 years old
or even older and thought it would be nice to create a webpage
with that information for the four main branches of our family -
Loftin, Setzer, Goble & Johnson. I created a page that is
called
Long Life Satisfied, based on the Scripture from Psalm 91,
"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall
abide under the shadow of the Almighty. With long life
will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation".
Due to the limited amount of information that I have on the
Johnson Family, there are only three names on the list of those
who lived to the age of 80 or beyond.
Levinia S. Sherrill Johnson, wife of
Pinkney C. Johnson, lived to the age of 88 and 11 months.
Her husband Pinkney, however, died at the age of 38 during the
Civil War. Pinkney & Levina's grandson,
Henry Pinkney Johnson lived to the age of 84 and 11 months.
Robert Johnson is the farthest back I've been able to trace
our branch of the Johnson family. Robert lived to the age
of 86. |
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3. I've created a new webpage to host stories of
unusual and interesting deaths. The page is called
Gone Too Soon, and includes numerous relatives who died in
the
Civil War (more from disease than being wounded), typhoid
fever, suicide, accidental hanging, drowning, and numerous car
accidents. I've separated them by the four main lines of
this genealogy website - Loftin, Setzer, Goble and Johnson. |
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4. I don't often get to work on the Johnson line in
my family, simply because I always come to so many roadblocks.
But this month, I managed to find the birth dates, death dates
and spouses of most of the children of
Levina Sherrill Johnson. Levina was tthe grandmother
of
Beulah Vernesta "Nessie" Johnson (wife of
Martin Luther Goble). |
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5. Also on the Johnson side of the family, I
managed to finally find the birth and death date of
Geneva Mae Johnson, the wife of John Paul Baldwin. I
also added Paul's birth & death dates and the names of his
parents. I also added the burial location for Paul and
Mae. Mae was the first born child of
Beulah Vernesta "Nessie" Johnson (wife of
Martin Luther Goble). Mae was also a half-sister to
Ethel, Leggs, J.C., Harlee, Lib, Helen, Willie and Elgevia
Goble. |
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6. I updated the
Mary Helen Goble webpage. Helen was the wife of
Floyd Sigmon. Floyd and Helen had three children and they
all died in childhood. I've added photos, copies of Death
Certificates and stories about their deaths. Helen was the
daughter of
Martin Luther Goble and
Beulah Vernesta "Nessie" Johnson and the granddaughter of
John Henry Johnson and Mary Caroline Leslie. |
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7. Over the past five years (or more), I've worked on
trying to follow the life of
Victoria E. Johnson. I knew that Vickie was born about
1869 and that she was listed on the 1870 Iredell County Census
as being one year old and living with
Levina Sherrill Johnson. The 1880 Census lists Vickie
as Levina's daughter, but I'm not sure that she was. I
know that Levina's husband,
Pinkney C. Johnson, was killed during the
Civil War in 1865, so he could not have been Vickie's
father. Vickie was listed as White on the 1870 Census but
Mulato (half white, half black) on the 1880 Census.
Vickie's name shows up again in 1889 when she married Martin
Grier Carrigan. The page I've created follows Vickie's
life, the life of her husband's family, and the lives of her two
children. I especially found the "life path" that her son
Clyde took to be very interesting. |
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8. I added a page for
Richard Lewis (1721 - 1806). Richard was the husband
of Hannah Loftin. Richard was the brother of
John Lewis (1720 - 1802). Richard & John were the sons
of
David Lewis & Mary Crawford. The David Lewis page is also
new. The Lewis line connects to the Johnson and the Loftin
lines. I also updated the
Lewis Descendancy page (which shows the Johnson and Goble
lines) |
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Miscellaneous Page Updates |
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1. After midnight on (Monday) Tuesday
morning, 07 Jan 2014, the temperatures in Catawba County, NC,
plummeted to 4 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind-chill even colder
than that. Needless to say, anywhere there was water, it
froze. It provided a nice winter display at
Murray's Mill, too. To see larger copies of the
photos, follow the link to the
Murray's Mill page. |
Ice on the pond, on the dam and wheel from 08 Jan 2014 |
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2. I (Cutis) have been teaching
Israeli Folk Dance for about twenty-five years. I
currently teach a class at Covenant Bible Church in Lincolnton,
NC, on the first & third Tuesdays of each month. Back in
November I was invited to come to High Point to teach Israeli
Folk Dance to a Ballet Troup called Arts Evangelica who are
planning to go to Israel in March 2014 to dance at some of the
IDF bases there. They wanted to learn some the Israeli
Folk Dances so they could use these, too. Carolyn and
myself, along with Myrl Peeler and Gloria Cunningham-McGraw (two
of my dancers from Covenant) went with me, on Saturday 11 Jan
2014. To see the photos of the class, go to
2014. To see a few of our performances, go to
Dance Performances. |
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3. I updated the
Providence Memorial Cemetery webpage. Even though I've
concentrated on the
Hamilton branch of the family, there are some Loftin
relatives buried in the new cemetery, including
Betty Jo Loftin Abernathy. I've decided to document
the headstones in the old part of the cemetery and as I have
time (and warmer weather) I'll take more photos and add those to
the Providence Memorial Cemetery - even those who are not part
of the family. I've also decided to add a few additional
photos to the new cemetery, also. |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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If you have additional photos of the family that you'd think
others
would enjoy seeing on the website, let me know. |
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A special thanks to those who continue to
provide photos and information. |
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CONTACT |
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Additional photos or information, contact
Curtis D. Loftin. |
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