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LOFTIN:
Beatty
Corzine
Cranford
Fisher
Givens
Harwell
Kaiser
Lanier
Lomax
McCorkle
Rudisill
Sherrill
Upright
Washington
Work
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Aderholdt
Barringer
Bovey
Bushart
Deal
Heavner
Herman
Ikert
Miller
Motz
Rankin
Witherspoon
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Babst/Bobst
Douglas
Faber
Fink
Fulbright
Hefner
Meinhert
Miller
Muller
Pabst/Bobst
Robinson
JOHNSON:
Corzine
Fink
Hamilton
Kaiser
Leslie
Lewis
Moore
Sherrill
Upright
Wilkinson
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Recent
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For some of you, this might be your first time to visit my
family genealogy website. For other, you may have been here many
times before. Regardless, since this website was created in
2007, it has grown to over 700 pages and about 50 different
family name. This "Where to Find 'Em" page
gives an update on what's new and what I've been working on each
month. This page includes my four main family names -
Loftin, Setzer, Goble
& Johnson - as well as the other family names
that feed into the four main family names. This page also gives
updates on my wife's family - Weeks - my
daughter-in-law Leslie's family - Robinson - my
son-in-law Brad's family - Seese - as well as
DNA and Miscellaneous updates. |
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2020 has been an unusual year
due to the Coronavirus, world-wide lockdowns and the
Presidential Election. Our county is divided by political
parties in ways we've not seen since the American Civil War. As
a result, I've taken the liberty to document these events - as
I've seen them. -Curtis Loftin- |
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2020
November & December |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
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1.
Curtis Loftin (Webmaster):
"It's a very intertesting time to be alive. I'm 67 and I have
seen the world change so much during those years. I was alive
when man first walked on the moon (20 July 1969) - when
President John F. Kennedy (22 Nov 1963) & Martin Luther King (04
Apr 1969) were assassinated - when the internet and the www
first became available to the world (06 Aug 1991) - when Alaska
(03 Jan 1959) and Hawaii (21 Aug 1959) become states in the US -
when voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 (01 Jul 1971) - War in
Vietnam (01 Nov 1955) & Persian Gulf War (16 Jan 1991) - Planes
crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon (11 Sep 2001) -
Barach Obama becomes the first black US President (20 Jan 2009)
- Billionaire businessman Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th US
President (20 Jan 2017), creation of the first mobile
telephone/cell phone (03 Apr 1973) - the Polio Vaccine (1955) -
introduction of the Personal Computer/PC (1977) - Apple &
Amazon's Digital assitants, Siri (12 Oct 2011) & Echo/Alexa (06
Nov 2014) - 3D printing (2018) - and COVID-19 (2020).
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2. I got an email from Julian Setzer
who descends from
Jacob Lanier Setzer. He shared information
on his Setzer lineage but he also shared information about
Matthew Eric Loftin, my grand/great nephew.
Matt married Torrey Ward in 2020 and they have
a new son, Jaxson Eric Loftin, who was born in
2020. Matt descends from
Sam William Loftin ->
William "Billy Ray" Ray Loftin ->
Leif Eric Loftin. Matt's information was added to the
Loftin
Descendancy page. Thanks Julian. |
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3. OBITUARY:
Marcella "Marty" Lee Wike, 82, of Sherrills
Ford passed away on Friday, 25 Dec 2020, surrounded by her
family at Novant Health in Huntersville.
Marty
was forn 01 Oct 1938 in Catawba County, NC, to the late
Glenn and
Allie
Loftin Lee. She was a member of Lake Norman
Lutheran Church in Denver and retired as owner/operator of
Marty's Hair Fashion in Denver.
In addition to her
parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years,
Bobby "Bob" Wike, brother G.C.Lee, Jr,
and sister Louise Lee Hoyle.
Those left
to cherish her memory are: Son:
Danny Wike and wife Debbie of Catawba,
Daughter: Kathy Gilbert of Catawba,
Brothers: Doug (& Peggy) Lee
of Catawba and Terry (& Rita) Lee
of Conover, Sisters: Elaine
Martin of Catawba, Janice (& Doug)
Bumgarner of Terrell and Vickie
(& Ray) Bryant of Catawba,
Brother-ln-Law: Richard "Rick" (& MaryAnn) Wike of Conover,
Grandchildren: Aaron Harris and fiance Madison Boles, Lacey
Hicks and husband Tyler, and Scott Setzer and fiance Hillary
Hopson, Great-Grandchildren: Travis
Setzer, Simone Setzer, Quentin Setzer, Jacob Setzer, Kaos
Harris, Chloe Harris and River Harris,
Many nieces and nephews. A
graveside service to celebrate Marty's life was held on Tuesday,
29 Dec 2020, at 3:30 p.m. at Center United Methodist Church in
Catawba. Rev. Jeff Marquardt officiated. The body lay in state
prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Bennet
Funeral Service, 7878 NC Hwy 16, Newton.
In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be made to Lake Norman Lutheran Church,
Attn: LCEF, 1445 Hwy 16 North, Denver, NC 28037. |
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Sisters: Marcella, Elaine, Janice & Vickie |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. Katrina Jill Setzer
Stewart (Mrs. Gary Franklin Stewart) and husband,
Frank, both had COVID-19 but have recovered. Katrina
is the daughter of Ernest Ray Setzer & Johnsie Nell Connor - and
the granddaughter of
Miles Ernest Setzer & Effie Mae Lowrance. |
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2. I got an email from Ballie Setzer
who had found the website and wanted to share her
family information. Baillie is the daughter of Ron Brent
Setzer and Stephanie Lynn Hovis. Like
most of us here, her lineage comes through
Jacob Lanier Setzer and Delila Deal.
She comes through his son
John Wilburn Setzer while I/Curtis come
through his son
Patrick Sylvanus Setzer. Her information
has been added to the
Setzer Descendancy Page. Thanks, Ballie,
for sharing. |
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3. I got an update email from Julian
Setzer who descends from Claude Ernest Setzer
-> Lonnie Fay Setzer -> Dennis Alan
Setzer. Like Baillie Setzer shown above in #2, he
descends from
Jacob Lanier Setzer and Delila Deal
then through his son
John Wilburn Setzer. Julian updated
information about his parents as well as a new son born in 2019.
Congratulations Julian. He also upadated his contact
information. You can find Julian's lineage on the
Setzer
Descendancy Page. |
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DNA & MISCELLANEOUS |
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1. I created a new page called
"Southern
Foods". It gives information about southern food as
well as recipes. |
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2. 2020! What a year! It seems like we've gone
from one misfortune to another. The US, as well as the world,
went on lockdown due to the Coronavirus. There
were shortages of items like toilet paper,
surgical masks, hand sanitizer, as well as many grocery items,
as individuals rushed to stock-pile these necessaties.
Schools were closed as well as most businesses.
Only "essential" businesses were allowed to
continue to operate. Small businesses closed their doors for
good as many families struggled to pay their bills and feed
their families. But it didn't end there. There were massive
forest fires in California, many deliberately
started, earthquakes, hurricanes
and storms. Many states declared that
churches were not essential and must close. President
Trump, however, signed a Bill saying the churches and places of
worship were essential. Democrats, Antifa and
Black Lives Matter rioted in cites, looting
stores, tearing down historical statues and tombstones, as
homicied rates rose to the highest rates ever. Six city blocks
in Seattle, Washington, were taken over during
a protest on 8 June and self-declared the autonomous
zone - their own country. Residents locked themselves
in their homes to stay safe. Police and Emergency responders
were not allowed to enter the autonomous zone. The area was
finally cleard on 01 July. Other Democrat cities were devastated
by rioters and police stations were set on fire as the rioters
demanded defunding the police. The country is divided by the
Democrats and Republicans. There hasn't been anything like it
since the
American Civil War. In many ways, it's still the
North (plus west cost) vs. the South. On top of that, there was
a presidential election that for all intents
and purposes was stolen by Democrats in certain northern states.
Now a month after the election, we still don't know who won the
election. Joe Biden was declared President-Elect by the
liberal-media but due to voter fraud, President Trump has issued
numerous law suits in order to investigate election
irregularities and voter fraud.
It is obvious that
GOD is speaking, but I'm afraid only a few are
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3. The Coronavirus Pandemic continues with over
12,000,000
confirmed cases in the US and over
258,000 deaths. There are
currently over 57,000,000 confirmed coronavirus cases world wide
and over 1,300,000 deaths.
84% of Covid-19 deaths in the US have occured in Democrat states
while 16% of deaths occuring in Republican states. I created a new page
in March entitled
"Illnesses,
Virus & Pandemics". There are charts,
letters and lots of information. I've continued to update
coronavirus information. Be sure to check it out. The countries
with the largest number of deaths are the US (258,000), Brazil
(168,000) and India (132,000). We don't know the true numbers
for China.
In NC, Governor Roy Cooper
has restriced those allowed in homes for Thanksgiving and
Christmas to leas than 10. If Biden becomes president, there
will be more forced closings in the US.
According to
recent information, Catawba County, NC, has become the county
with the 3rd highest number of COVID-19 cases. On Saturday, 21
Nov, Catawba County had 53 new cases,
56 in the hospital, 82 deaths thus far
and 6,265 total cases thus far.
The number of cases in the
state of North Carolina continues to rise. As of Saturday, 21
Nov, 4,860, 430 residents of the state have
been tested for COVID-19. I, personally, have been tested twice
before I could have two sleep-apnea studies done. Both came back
negative. 332,261 people have been diagnosed
with COVID-19, with 3,415 newly reported cases,
1,590 currently hospitalized and 5, 005
deaths.
Source:
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4. The 2020 Presidential Election
is a "HOT" topic. The candidates, Republican, and current
President, Donald Trump, and Democrat,
Joe Biden, are as different as day and night - as are
the two parties. The Republican Party is Anti-Socialism,
Anti-Obama-Care, Anti-Abortion and Antii-LGBTQ and
Pro-Christian, Pro-2nd Amendment (Right to Bear Arms/Own Guns),
and Pro Freedom of Speech. |
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President Donald Trump was first elected in 2016 and I was
really unsure about him in the beginning; but he has been the
best president I've seen in my lifetime - trying his best to
keep all of his political promises, refusing to take a salary
but instead donating it to various charaties and has even taken
a personal financial loss of millions of dollars while trying to
run the country and not his own business empire. |
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President Trump's accomplishments are many, but you would never
know by listening to the Democrat-controlled liberal media. He
achieved many of these goals while surviving a corrupt
impeachment investigation by the Democrats, the Russia-Hoax
instigated by the Democratic party, hostility by a liberal press
and a continuing pandemic of epic proportions. This is only a
short listing of his accomplishments. He's also had 3
nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize and has help broker peace
in the Middle East between Israel and Sudan, Bahrain and United
Arab Emirates. |
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Some of
President Donald Trump's Accomplishments |
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A short list of
accimplisments includes: (a) Lower taxes for Americans,
(b) Record unemployment, (c) U.S. becomes
self-sufficient in therms of oil and is now the leading
exporter, surpassing Saudi Arabia & Russia, (d) U.S.
Embasy in Jerusalem, (e) Brokered peace treatys between
Israel and United Arab Emirated, Bahrain and Sudan, (f)
nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize, and (g)
371 miles of new border wall between the US and Mexico. |
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following is a longer list but still doesn't cover
everything he has accomplished - with GOD's help. |
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01. Almost 4 million jobs
created. |
26. Opened ANWR & approved Keystone XL and Dakota
Access Pipelines. |
02. More Americans employed
than ever in recorded history. |
27. Record number of regulations eliminated. |
03. Manufacturing jobs growing
at fastes rates in 3 decades. |
28. Obamacare individual mandate penalty GONE. |
04. Unemployment claims hit a
49-year low. |
29. More affordable healthcare options. |
05. Median Household income
hits highest level ever recorded. |
30. FDA approved more affordable generic drugs than
ever in history. |
06. African-American
unemployment at lowest rate ever. |
31. Reformed Medicare to stop overcharging seniors
for drugs. |
07. Hispanic-American
unemployment at lowest rate ever. |
32. Signed Right-To-Try legislation for terminally
ill patients. |
08. Asian-American unemployment
at lowest rate ever. |
33. Secured $6 billion in new funding to fight the
opioid epidemic. |
09. Women't unemplyment at
lowest rate in 65 years. |
34. Reduced high-dose opioid prescriptions by 16%. |
10. Lowest unemployment rate
for Americans without high school diploma. |
35. Expanded VA services, walk-in-clinics and
same-day health care. |
11. Almost 3.9 million
Americans lifted off of food stamps. |
36. Increased our coal exports by 60%. |
12. The biggest package of tax
cuts and reforms in history. |
37. U.S. oil production recently reached all time
high. |
13. After tax cut, over $300
billion poured back into the U.S. |
38. U.S. becomes a net natural gas exporter for the
first time since 1957. |
14. Helped win U.S. bid for the
2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. |
39. Withdred the U.S. from the job-killing Paris
Climate Accord. |
15. Helped win U.S. - Mexico -
Canada's united bid for 2026 World Cup. |
40. Cancelled the illegal, anti-coal, so-called
Clean POwer Plan. |
16. Secured $700 billion in
military funding; $716 billion next year. |
41. Started BUILDING THE WALL that separes U.S. from
Mexico. |
17. The U.S. Space Forth
becomes the 6th branch of Armed Forces. |
42. Improved vetting and screenings for regugees. |
18. Confirmed more circuit
court judges than any other new administration. |
43.Net exports on track to increase by $59 billion
this year. |
19. Confirmed Supreme Court
Justice Neil Gorsuch. |
44. Breakthrough agreement with the E.U. to increase
U.S. exports. |
20. Confirmed Supreme Court
Judge Brett Kavanaugh. |
45. Concluded a historic US-Mexico Trade Deal to
replace NAFTA. |
21. Confirmed Supreme Court
Justice Amy Coney Barrett. |
46.Issued Esecutive Order to keep Guantanamo Bay
open. |
22. Withred from horrible,
one-sided Iran Deal. |
47. Moved the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to
Jerusalem. |
23. Passed Russia & Saudi
Arabia to become largest producer of crude oil. |
48. Supported pro-life bills. |
24. More than 20 American
hostages held prisoners in other countries have
been brought home. |
49. Iposed tariffs on China in response to China's
forced technology transfer, intellectual property theft,
and their abusive trade practices. |
25. Affirmed the
administrations pro-life positions. |
50. Churches & Synagogues declared "Essential"
during Covid-19. |
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*Another detaled listing of accomplishments:
https://www.frcaction.org/accomplishments |
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under a Biden presidency I would expect the appointment of
hundreds of judges who take the law in their own hands and even
consider themselves to be above the original meaning of the
Constitution, laws that allow abortion up to the moment of birth
and even after, the use of tax money to pay for abortions and
gender reassignment surgery, the crippling of our economy with
ever-increasing government control and ever-increasing taxes,
increased unemployment, a weaker military unable to counter the
increasing aggressiveness of China in the world’s oceans, a
Jimmy Carter-like foreign policy of appeasement, abandoning
Israel to fend for itself in the Middle East, adding additional
seats to make a liberal majority on the Supreme Court, draconian
laws that compel artistic professionals to affirm the validity
of same-sex marriage even when contrary to their consciences, a
reinstatement of the Obama-era guidelines that required schools
to allow biological males to use girls bathrooms, locker rooms
and showers and to allow them to compete in women’s sports, a
massive increase in energy costs, ever-increasing restrictions
on police forces, leading to an increase in crime, and the
proliferation of violence and intimidation to nullify freedom of
speech (in practice) for those who disagree with the liberal
political agenda, open borders, sanctuary cities, and a complete
federal takeover of our healthcare system. |
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In Trump's second term, I look forward to the appointment of
more judges (who will interpret the laws and not make new laws
on their own), further legal restrictions on abortion, greater
protections for religious freedom and freedom of conscience,
lower taxes, fewer government regulations, a rapidly growing
economy, low unemployment rates (especially significant for
ethnic minorities), increased prosperity for people at every
income level, additional history-making agreements between
Israel and additional Arab nations, a clearheaded recognition of
the economic, military, and information threat from China, a
high value placed on human freedom and on personal
accountability for committing crimes, increasing numbers of
children eligible for taxpayer-supported school choice, a secure
border followed by a comprehensive reform of our immigration
system, and an increase in police presence in high crime
neighborhoods, with a resulting decrease in crime. |
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These are two vastly different kinds of nations. The first one
features increasing freedom, personal responsibility, and human
flourishing. The second one features ever-increasing government
control of every aspect of our lives, significant losses of
freedom, and the implementation of many laws and regulations
that are contrary to the moral teachings of the Bible. That is
why voting for Trump is the best choice for a Christian. |
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Historically there has not been any US President that
has done more in his first four years of office than President
Donald J. Trump. |
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Also, check out "100 Times President Trump Supported
Israel" |
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/100-times-president-trump-supported-israel |
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As of 19 Nov 2020, there is no final declaration of who the
winner of the 2020 Presidential Election. Former Vice-President
Joe Biden and his team, as well as the leftist-media, have
declared Biden the winner, but all states have yet to declare
the final vote calculations. President Donald J. Trump and his
team have issued law suits in a number of swing states due to
irregularities during the election. 1. In several of
these states, Republican poll-workers were kept away from
counting rooms and tables so they could not monitor other
workers. 2. People voted in Nevada
and another state also. 3. Hundreds of US citizens
have signed affidavits that they have seen illegal practices at
the polls. 4. In the state of Pennsylvania,
a law was changed to accept late votes. This, however, could
only have been done through the state legislature. 5.
In Wisconsin, a day after the election, Biden
receives a dump of 143,379 votes at 3:42 a.m. and Trump didn't
get a single vote. 6. Some counties had more voters
than people who lived in the county. 7. US citizens
discovered that they "supposedly" voted in locations where they
no longer lived. 8. Some counties had more voters than
people registered to vote. 9. Dead people voted/
Geporgia had 4,2000 dead people to vots. 10.
Some people showed up to vote only to be told they had already
voted by mail. 11. Presidnet Trump won the largest minority
vote share in Republican Party history in the last 60 years.
12. Philadelphia mail-in voter registration was
30 times more than 2016 - statistically improbable in spite of
increased vote. 13. Dates were changed on mail-in ballots.
14. Democrats in some cities coached voters on how to vote.
15. Thousands of late Biden votes mysteriously showed up. 16.
Wisconsin, Michigan,
Philadelphia and Georgia under
performed in every city except Milwalkee,
Detroit, Philidelphia and
Atlanta -
the 4 cities where voter fraud took place. 17. Pollsters said
Republican would lose 15 to 20 seats in the US House of
Representatives during the election, but voters proved them
wrong. US House Republicans
are expecting to gain up to 13 new seats in the US House. 18.
There were 100,000 mail in ballots without applications. 19.
There are thousands of sworn witness affidavits for these
allegations. 20. Dominion Software that was used to count
votes in 30 states, was previously used in Venesuella to change
the outcome of elections by
changing votes. Venezuelan politicians Hugo Chavez and Nicolas
Maduro used Dominion to win elections. 21.
Pennsylvania judge sides with GOP, halting election
certification. 22. Biden "supposedly" won the election
without winning Ohio and Florida. That has NEVER happened
before. 23. Pennsylvania mailed out 1.8 million ballots "BUT"
received 2.5 million mail-in ballots - 700,000 ballots the state
did NOT mail out.
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There were irregularities in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Georgia, Arkansas and Nevada. Even North Carolina dragged it's
feet in declaring a winners in the election, except for Governor
Roy Cooper who declared that he had won. |
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President Donald Trump is not your "usual" Republican. He won't
back down without a fight and until he knows that only every
"legal" vote was counted. |
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I was pleased to "finally" see North Carolina go to President
Trump and that Catawba, Lincoln & Iredell Counties went
Republican - as did most counties in the US. Only 25 counties
went "blue", Democrat, the other 75 counties went "red",
Republican. Unfortunately Democrat Governor Roy Cooper was
re-elected - or so we were told. What is interesting is that
Governor Cooper was able to declare that he was the winner of
his part of the election, but NC was unable to declare a
presidential winner for 7 days after election day, Nov 3. Also
in NC, Republican Senator Thom Tillis was able to win over
Democrat Cal Cunningham. |
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President Trump's current term officially ends on 20 Jan 2021.
At that time, either Trump or Biden will be the president. |
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According to "The New Revolution", formerly conservative and No.
1 news FOX NEWS completly crashed as a result of the way
they handled the election. Viewers were cut in half in 3 weeks -
many moving to NEWSMAX NEWS. My family was one of those that
moved to NEWSMAX because of the way Chris Wallace treated
President Trump during the election debates and for the way Neil
Cavuto handled White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEneny,
cutting her off during a new update briefing. We will watch Sean
Hannity, Judge Jeanine Pirro, Jesse Waters, Laura Ingraham and
Mark Levin - but otherwise, its NEWSMAX. |
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Due to censoring and supposedly "fact-checking", many
conservatives have moved from Facebook & Twitter and gone to
either MeWe or Parler. One Trump supporter in Illinois, was
"sick and tired" of Facebook. A video he had posted in September
of a woman reportedly being arrested for not wearing a mask was
flagged for spreading "misinformation", and last week during the
election, a screengrab he shared hinting at false claims of
eletoral fraud in Lancaster County, PA, was similarly flagged by
the platform. |
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In the end, Joe Biden will become the "new" president of the
USA. In my personal belief, he didn't win the election. There
were too many spineless Americans in politics who wouldn't stand
up and challenge all the fraud and discrepencies. GOD is our
only hope - as he's always been. He is still GOD and ultimately
He will have the last word in each of our lives. |
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2020
August & 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. Congratulations to my
granddaughter,
Alexandria Seese, who graduated from
Challenger Early-College High School and
Catawba Valley Community College (with an Associates
Degree) on Saturday, 01 Aug 2020. |
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DNA & MISCELLANEOUS |
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1. The Coronavirus Pandemic continues with over
5,000,000
confirmed cases in the US and over 165,000 deaths. There are
currently over 20,000,000 confirmed coronavirus cases world wide
and over 745,000 deaths. I created a new page
in March entitled
"Illnesses,
Virus & Pandemics". There are charts,
letters and lots of information. I've continued to update
coronavirus information. Be sure to check it out. |
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FAMILY:
Seese (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Denniston,
Earnshaw,
Gardner,
Hameister,
Hart,
Seese) |
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1. I've updated the 2020 page
for my granddaughters
Alexandria Seese. |
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2. Congratulations to my
granddaughter,
Alexandria Seese, who graduated from
Challenger Early-College High School and
Catawba Valley Community College (with an Associates
Degree) on Saturday, 01 Aug 2020. |
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2020
June & 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. OBITUARY: Randy Carlton Abernathy of
Claremont, NC, passed away on Sunday, 07 Jun 2020, at the age of
71. Randy was born on 27 Apr 1949. He was preceded in death by
his father, Paul Edward Abernathy, and mother,
Betty Jo Loftin Abernathy, brothers, Paul
Jerry Abernathy and Theodore Banks Abernathy
and grandchild, Amina Zahra Zniber.
Randy was owner and operator of Handy Randy's in Claremont and a
member of First United Methodist Church in Conover for many
years. Randy had a passion for the outddors, cooki8ng and his
Christmas morning meal where he made his famous creamy rice and
red-eyed gravy. He loved to tell jokes and hang out with his
friends at the Pool Room in Claremont for Friday morning
breakfast. He is survived by wife of
50 years, Jeanne Bolick Abernathy of the home, daughters
Dana A.
Little (and husband Chip of Claremont),
Candace A. Zniber (and
husband Salim of Newton, NC), grandchildren
Aaron Lewis Little,
Mya Katherine Shook, Mack Carlton Little, sister-in-laws
Melissa
Hunsucker of Claremont and Susan Long of Conover.
A memorial service was held on Thursday, 11 Un 2020, at 3:00
p.m., at Burke Mortuary Chapel in Newton with Pastor Dr. Gary
Poyals officiating. |
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(Left) 1968 & (Right) More Recently |
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2. June DNA Matches & Research
suggests that the mother of
Martha Lomax Cranford was Lucy
Hulin. This new DNA information opens the door for the
Hulin Lineage - going back several additional generations on a
line that had previously come to an end. Martha was the mother
of
Laura Rossie Cranford Loftin (wife of
William Alexander Loftin and mother of
Alonzo Lester Loftin). |
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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. OBITUARY: William "Bill" Clifton Eggers,
Jr.,
age 92, of Maiden passed away on Friday, 19 Jun 2020 at
Abernethy Laurels in Newton, NC. Bill was born 11 Nov 1927 to
the late William Clifton Eggers, Sr. and
Josephine Newton Eggers, in Murphy, NC. He
served his country in the U.S. Navy, as a diver and an
underwater welder. After serving his country, Bill started his
own welding business that serviced oil rigs in the petroleum
industry. Bill was a member of Journey Baptist Chursh.
In addition to his parents, Bill was preced in death by one son,
William "Skipper' Clifton Eggers, III, one
daughter, Marqueeta Eggers Johnson, one
brother, Eugene Eggers and one sister, Lois Hyatt.
Bill is survived by his beloved wite of 70+ years,
Elgevia
"Gevia" Goble Eggers, of the home, one
son, Citabron "Tab" C. Eggers and wife
Stephanie of Morganton, NC; two daughters,
Sheila Helms and husband Rick of
Claremont, NC, and Billie Moore of the home,
one sister, Louise Korn of
Gastonia, ten grandchildren, eight great-granchiildren, six
great-great-grandchildre, his best friend Grady Smith,
and many other cherished relatives and friends.
The Eggers family received friends from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on 24
Jun 2020, at Goodin-Drum Funeral Home in Maiden. The funeral
service followed at 3 p.m. on 24 Jun 2020 in the chapel at
Goodin-Drum Funeral Home. Pastor Bill Murphy officiated. |
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Bill and Gevia with Sheila & Marqueeta about 1952 |
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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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DNA & MISCELLANEOUS |
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1. The Coronavirus Pandemic continues with over
2,000,000
confirmed cases in the US and over 110,000 deaths. There are
currently over 7,000,000 confirmed coronavirus cases world wide
and over 400,000 deaths. I created a new page
in March entitled
"Illnesses,
Virus & Pandemics". There are charts,
letters and lots of information. I've continue to update
coronavirus information. Be sure to check it out. |
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2. Ancestry.com DNA has opened up some
previously closed lineages that I'm currently in the process of
researching. Previously I knew that the mother-in-law of
Manley Wilson Cranford was Lucy Lomax
but I did not know Lucy's maiden name. Ancestry DNA suggests
that it was "Hulin" and allowed me to extend
that lineage back several generations. |
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2020
April & 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. OBITUARY: Thomas Alexander "T.A." Potter, 94 of Catawba,
passed away on Friday, 08 May 2020, at his residence. T.A. was
born on 06 Jun 1925 in Caldwell County, NC, to the late Thomas A.
Potter and Margaret Virginia Elizabeth Bowman Potter. He was a
member of Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in Catawba and a United
States Army Veteran where he served as Sereant during WWII. He
retired from the construction industry after many years of
service. In addition to his parents,
T.A. was preced in death by his brothers, John Potter, Cainey
Potter, Plez Potter and Nathan Potter; and sisters, Patricia
"Pet" Moffitt, Tilda Lunsford, Martha Williams and Alma Reel.
Those left to cherish his memory are: wife of 7w years, Louise
Loftin Potter; son Gary W. Potter and wife Penny of Catawba;
daugher Barbara P. Edmonson and husband Ronnie of Newton;
grandchildren Michelle "Shellie" Young, Kenny Joyner, Jeremy
Joyner, Jimmy Edmonson and wife Julie, Trent Hoke and Matthew
Adams; great-grandchildren Dylan Young, Kynna Joyner, Logan
Howard, Brenna Adams, Georgie Adama, Maddox Spires, Mason
Edmonson, Sawyer Edmonson, Bella Hoke, Wyle Hoke and James Hoke.
A service to celebrate T.A.'s life will be held on Monday, 11
May 2020, at 2:00 p.m., in the Chapel of Bennett Funeral Service
in Newton. Rev. Travis Triplett and Chaplain Cindy Jordan will
officiate. Burial with military honors by American Legion Post
544 will follow at Mathis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery in
Catawba, NC. His body will lie in state on Sunday, 10 May 2020,
from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Bennett Funeral Service in
Newton. |
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2. I've updated the
World War
2 page with information about Thomas Alexander
"T.A." Potter. |
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3. I've updated the 2020 pages
for my granddaughters
Savanna Seese
and
Alexandria Seese. |
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DNA & MISCELLANEOUS |
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1. The Coronavirus Pandemic continues with over
1,400,000
confirmed cases in the US and over 82,000 deaths. There are
currently over 4,000,000 confirmed coronavirus cases world wide
and over 200,000 deaths. I created a new page
in March entitled
"Illnesses,
Virus & Pandemics". There are charts,
letters and lots of information. I continue to update
coronavirus information. Be sure to check it out. |
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2. I've updated the
Civil War
page with a bit more information. |
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FAMILY:
Seese (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Denniston,
Earnshaw,
Gardner,
Hameister,
Hart,
Seese) |
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1. I've updated the 2020 pages
for my granddaughters
Savanna Seese
and
Alexandria Seese. |
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2020
February & 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. Howard Alexander Smith, Jr,
94, of Newton, passed away on Monday, 09 Mar 2020, at Carolina
Caring on Robinson Road. He was born 24 Dec 1925 to the late
Howard A. Smith Sr. and Nadean Justus Smith Whitworth. Howard
served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and
saw service in the Pacific Campaign, earning the rank of
Serfeant. Most of his adult career was in sales, primarily
textiles and carpet. We worked into his early 80s and retired
from H&A Carpet in Hildebran, NC. Howard was a lifelong member
of the First United Methodist Church in Newton and also a member
of American Legion Post 16 in Newton since his discharge from
the Marine Corps. He was also an avid rock collector.
Those
left to cheris his memory are: Wife of 71 years (Wadine Martin
Smith) of the home; Son (John H. Smith) of Newton; Daughter &
Husband (Nancy Buffy Lail & Donnie Lail) of Garden City, SC;
Grandson & Wife (Eric & Holly Lail) of Garden City, SC; Grandson
(Corey Lail) of Garden City, SC; Great-Grandson (Joseph
Alexander Lail) of Garden City, SC; Sister (Betty Lynch) of
Hickory, NC; Nephew & Wife (Tom & Jane Herman) of Hiddenite, NC.
A service to celebrate Howard's life was held on Wednesday,
March 11, 2020, in the Chapel of Bennett Funeral Service in
Newton. The Rev. Josh Sherfey officiated. Burial with military
honors by Catawba Valley Marine Corps League followed at
Eastview Cemetary in Newton, NC |
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2. Louise Lee Hoyle, 87, of Catawba, NC, passed
away on Tuesday, 10 Mar 2020, at Carolina Caring in Newton.
Louise was born 29 Dec 1932 in Catawba County, NC, to the late
Glenn & Allie Loftin Lee. She was a member of Center United
Methodist Church in Catawba and the United Methodist Women. She
loved cooking, feeding her family, shopping and traveling.
In addition to her parents, Louise was preceded in death by
her husband, Johnny M. Hoyle and brother G.C. Lee Jr.
Those lfet to cherish her memory are: Son Morris & Melinda Hoyle
of Vale, Reggie & Donna Holye of Claremont; Daughter Tammy &
Johnny Drum of Catawba; Brothers Doug & Peggy Lee of Catawba and
Terry & Rita Lee of Conover; Sisters Marcella Wike of Sherrills
Ford, Elaine Martin of Catawba, Janice & Doug Bumgarner of
Terrell and Vickie & Ray Bryant of Catawba; Grandchildren Kevin
Hoyle, Bryan Hoyle Kristen (& Josh) Prestwoo, Jennifer (& Marty)
Sharpe, Glenn (& Whitney Drum), Brandi (& Josh) Queen, Dustin (&
Lucy) Martin, Caleb Hoyle, Brooke (& Tyler) Eades, William (&
Shannon) Setzer; Great-Grandchildren Nathan Hoyle, Makayla
Hoyle, Madalyn Sharpe, Alice Sharpe, Ruth Sharpe, Mason
Prestwood, Scarlett Prestwood, Penelope Prestwood, Evelyn Drum,
Elisha Queen, Ethan Queen, McKinleigh Martin, Maddux Martin,
Cora Eades, Ethan Hoyle, Jeremiah Yoyle, Austin Setzer and
Weston Setzer.
A service to celebrate Louise's life was
held on Saturday, 14 Mar 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Center United
Methodist Church in Catawba. Rev. John Love officiated. Burial
followed in the church cemetery. The family received friends
prior to the service from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at the church.
Those serving as pallbearers were: Kevin Hoyle, Bryan Hoyle,
Glenn Drum, Caleb Hoyle, Dustin Martin, Elisha Queen, Ethan
Queen and Nathan Hoyle. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. I was contacted by
William Blake Goble by phone and email. William
is the son of William Dale Goble, the grandson
of Carl "Bud" Goble, the Great-Grandson of
James Henry "Leggs" Goble, and
Great-Great-Grandson of Martin Luther Goble (b. 1888).
I have added both William and his father to the
Goble Family
Descendancy page. You can contact his at
nbvfd252@gmailcom . |
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1. With the 2020 Coronavirus
COVID-19 Pandemic, it caused me to start thinking about the number of
ancestors who have died as a result of flu, pneumonia, dysentary,
diphtheria, typhoid fever, polio, cholera
and as well as other virus. As a result, I created a new page entitled "Illnesses,
Virus & Pandemics". There are charts,
letters and lots of information. Be sure to check it out. |
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FAMILY:
Seese (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Denniston,
Earnshaw,
Gardner,
Hameister,
Hart,
Seese) |
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1. I've added photos of my "middle" granddaughter,
Alexandria, from her Homecoming Dance to her
2020 page. |
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2020 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 updated the
2015,
2016,
2017,
2018
and
2019 webpage on my youngest granddaughter, Kayli. |
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2. I've updated the page for
Mary Martha Lomax (Jan 1829 - 21 Dec 1910),
wife of
Rev. Manley Wilson Cranford. As a result of
DNA matches to me and additional research, Ancestry.com
suggested that her parents were John Lomax (06
Nov 1794-1880) and Lucy Lomax (1801-1851), and
that she had at least five siblings: James Addison Lomax,
Noah Lomax, Margaret Lomax,
William Nelson Lomax and Nancy Lomax. |
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3. I've completed a family tree for
Mary Martha Lomax Cranford. I had a tree previously but
had been unable to correctly place Mary Martha. As a result of
the DNA Test matches at Ancestry.com, I was finally able to
place her in the
Lomax Family Descendancy as the daughter of
John & Lucy Lomax. |
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4. I updated the page for
William Lomax (1764 - 1835), father of John Lomax
and grandfather of
Mary Martha Lomax Cranford. |
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5. I added 5 more generations to the
Cranford
Family Descendancy starting now with James
Cranford who was born about 1700. I have also updated
the
Cranford Family Tree. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Wayne Clifton Goble of Maiden, North
Carolina, passed away on Thursday, 16 Jan 2020. Wayne was born
in Catawba, North Carolina on 26 Aug 1948. He is preceded in
death by his parents
Harlee Goble and Alean Helms Goble,
and his wife Nancy Cline Goble. He is survived
by step-children, Krissy Price (and husband Ethan) and Robbie (&
fiancee Jennifer Davis) Little of Maiden; a sister,
Denise Goble Short and husband Tommy of Maiden; and two
brothers, Boyd & wife Janice Goble of Newton
and Kevin & wife Debbie Goble of Maiden.
Wayne was a member of Gospel Light Baptist Church in Newton,
retired from Ethan Allen in Maiden afer 37 years of service and
was a US Army veteran.
A reception was held on Sunday 19
Jan 2020, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, at Burke Mortuary, 2516 N
Main Ave, Newton, NC 28658. A funeral service will be held on
Monday, 20 Jan 2020, at 2:00 PM, at Gospel Light Baptist Church,
1824 Mr. Olive Church Rd, Newton, NC 28658. |
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1. Ancestry.com updated my
autosomal DNA results in January 2020. In early 2019, I was
64%
England, Wales & NW Europe,
19%
Germanic Europe and
17%
Ireland & Scotland. In January 2020
they had changed slightly to
75% England, Wales
& NW Europe,
14% Ireland & Scotland,
8%
Germanic Europe and
3% Norway & Iceland.
One of the reasons for this change may have been the number of
people who have taken the Ancestry.com DNA Test and matched as
cousins with me. The number of DNA matched cousin has doubled to
at least 2000+.
Elaine Lee Martin took
the Ancestry.com DNA autosomal DNA test - as did her daughter
Lisa Martin Harvey and Lisa's son Kris
Harvey. Elaine was correctly identified as my 1st
cousin. Barbara Potter Emondson also took the
test and is listed as a 1st or 2nd cousin. Barbara's mother,
Louise Loftin Potter, is my first cousin.
In actuality, Barbara, like Lisa Harvey, are my 1st cousins once
removed. All of us descend from
Alonzo Lester Loftin and
Ida Lillian Setzer.
Pamela Loftin
Williamson is incorrectly identified as a 3rd or 4th
cousin. Her father was
Arthur Lee Loftin - the brother of my
grandfather Alonzo Lester Loftin. Pam's dad,
William Ray Loftin, and my dad,
Sam William Loftin, were 1st cousins,
making Pam and myself 2nd cousins.
These DNA matches and
Ancestry's research have given me a couple dozen possible
ancestry matches on some of my lines that had stopped - due to
dead ends. I've already added some information to the page for
Mary Martha Lomax Cranford - including
information about her parents and siblings. |
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Descendants of
Alonzo Lester Loftin |
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Children of Alonzo Lester Loftin and (1)
Cornelia “Nelia” Estelle Lowrance |
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Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Spouse |
Nannie May Loftin |
08 Nov 1895 |
15 Jul 1982 |
Wade Vernon Martin
m. 1915 |
Lillie Stamey
Loftin |
06 Sep 1897 |
04 Aug 1988 |
[Never Married] |
Roy Henry Loftin |
27 Jul 1899 |
24 Jun 1972 |
Sarah Mae Morrow
m. 22 Jun 1925 |
Floye Hovis Loftin |
26 Jul 1901 |
06 Jan 1973 |
William Ellers |
Verdie Lee Loftin |
07 Sep 1903 |
06 Mar 1993 |
(1) Fitzhugh Boggs
(2) Ralph Copeny
(3) Harold Yount |
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Children of Alonzo Lester Loftin and (2)
Ida Lillian Setzer |
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Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Spouse |
Charlie Roosevelt Loftin |
22 Oct 1905 |
30 Sep 1988 |
Edna Jones |
Theodore Roosevelt Loftin |
25 Dec 1906 |
20 Dec 1969 |
Fannie Marie Hoke |
"Infant Son" Loftin |
1908 |
1908 |
[Died in Infancy] |
Sadie Elizabeth Loftin |
08 Jun 1909 |
15 Dec 2007 |
(1) Paul Abraham
Murray
(2) Vernon Asbury Lee |
*Willie Thelma Loftin |
31 May 1911 |
28 Nov 1977 |
(1) Dewey D. Connor
(2) Dewey M Lanier |
*Callie Elma Loftin |
31 May 1911 |
28 June 1992 |
John Henry Huffman |
Sallie Allie Loftin |
12 Sep 1913 |
10 Feb 1986 |
Glenn Clustus Lee |
**Daisy Pearl Loftin |
06 Jun 1914 |
07 Jan 1994 |
Ruel Franklin
Herman |
**"Infant Son
2" Loftin |
06 Jun 1914 |
13 Jun 1914 |
[Died in Infancy] |
Mike Whitener Loftin |
18 Feb 1916 |
24 Feb 1949 |
Eleanor Carolyn
Ervin |
Sam William Loftin |
13 May 1918 |
18 Sep 1979 |
Willie Aleen Goble |
Oscar Sherrill Loftin |
22 Oct 1920 |
22 Jul 1986 |
Annie Ruth Travis |
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"Infant Son 3" Loftin |
26 Oct 1922 |
27 Oct 1922 |
[Died in Infancy] |
Glennie Frances Loftin |
13 Jul 1926 |
17 Sep 2015 |
Robert Alvin Cook |
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"Infant Son
4" Loftin |
1928 |
1928 |
[Died in Infancy] |
* Willie
Thelma Loftin and Callie Elma Loftin were twins - born
on 31 May 1911 in Catawba County, North Carolina. |
**Daisy
Pearl Loftin and "Infant Son 2" Were twins - born on 06
Jun 1914. "Infant Son 2" only lived a few days before
his death. |
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The Catawba County Birth Index for this child, "Infant
Son 33, shows that
he was born 22 Oct 1922 (the same day and month as his
older brother Oscar). This child's Death
Certificate shows that he died 27 Oct 1922 and that he
lived for 1 day and 2 hours - so it's more likely that
the child was born on 26 Oct 1922 - instead of 22 Oct
1922 as the Birth Index shows. Cause of death was
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It's possible that this last "Infant Son" of Alonzo and
Ida was born in 1927. It is also possible that the
grave marker for this "Infant Son" born in 1928 was
incorrectly dated and should have been for the 1922
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A special thanks to those who continue to
provide photos and information.
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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