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Christie
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William
Henry
Harrison
9th President
Bryan
Harvey
Baseball Player
King John
of England
Hugh
Loftin
Dr. Doolittle
John
Lofting
Invented Thimble
Sir
Isaac
Newton
Scientist
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Adam
Sherrill
George
Washington
1st President
Sir
Lawrence
Washington
SETZER
Family
Jemima
Boone
Setzer
Maggie
Mae
Setzer
Mitchell
Smith
Setzer
Ned
Ronald
Setzer
GOBLE
Family
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Family
Agatha
Christie
Adam
Sherrill
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Dean
Loftin
(1953 - 20??)
Sam
William
Loftin
(1918 - 1979)
Alonzo
Lester
Loftin
(1876 - 1937)
William Alexander
Loftin
(1851 - 1939)
James
Franklin
Loftin
(1827 - 1864)
Thomas
Loftin
(1798 - 185?)
James
Loftin
(1768 - 1836)
John
Loftin
(1740 - 1793)
Cornelius
Loftin III
(1714 - 1785)
Cornelius
Loftin II
(1675 - 1735)
Cornelius
Loftin I
(1648 - 1735)
Leonard
"Laughton"
Loftin
(1610 - 1678)
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In my opinion, everyone who has lived a "good" life is a "notable" relative.
There are some, however, who have spent some time in the "spotlight".
This page focuses on them.Loftin Family
Born: 15 September 1890, Torquay, Devon, England
Died: 12 January 1976, Oxfordshire, EnglandRelation to Loftins: 13th Cousin to Alonzo Lester Loftin Notable Achievement: Authoress of Mystery Novels
Agatha Christie was an English crime writer of novels, short stories and plays. She is best remembered for her 80 detective novels and her successful theatre plays.
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Click HereHarrison, William Henry Born: 09 Feb 1773 Relation to Loftins: 8th Cousin to Thomas Loftin Notable Achievement:
9th President of the United States
Ancestor John Loftin married Martha Lanier, daughter of Sampson Lanier Jr. Sampson's parents were Sampson Lanier Sr. and Elizabeth Washington. Sampson Jr. and 1st President George Washington were 4th cousins. It's also through this Lanier and Washington lineage that the Loftin family connects with 9th President William Henry Harrison and his grandson, 23rd President Benjamin Harrison.
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Click HereHarvey, Bryan Born: 02 Jun 1963 [related by marriage] Married to: Lisa Martin (Granddaughter of Allie Loftin Lee) Notable Achievement:
Pitcher for the California Angels & Florida Marlins
Bryan & Lisa's home
Lineage [for Lisa Martin Harvey]: 1] Leonard Loftin & Elizabeth (Unknown) 2] Cornelius Loftin I & Mary (Unknown) 3] Cornelius Loftin II & Mary Eldridge 4] Cornelius Loftin III & Elizabeth Johnson 5] John Loftin & Martha Lanier 6] James Loftin & Susannah Sherrill 7] Thomas Loftin & Sally Lavina Beatty 8] James Franklin Loftin & Frances Elizabeth Fisher 9] William Alexander Loftin & Laura Rossie Cranford 10] Alonzo Lester Loftin & Ida Lillian Setzer 11] Glenn Clustus Lee & Sally Allie Loftin 12] Wayne Martin & Phyllis Elaine Lee 13] Lisa Martin & Bryan Harvey King John Born: 24 Dec 1166, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, ENGLAND Father: Henry II "Curtmantle" Mother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Web Page: http://history.loftinnc.com/King_John.htm Notable Achievement:
King of England
John was born 24 Dec 1166 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England. He was the son of King Henry II "Curtmantle" and Eleanor of Aquitaine. While John was his father's favorite son, as the youngest he could expect no inheritance. His family life was tumultuous, as his older brothers all became involved in rebellions against Henry. His mother, Eleanor, was imprisoned by Henry in 1173, when John was a small boy.
King John is remembered mainly as the senior bad guy in Robin Hood and as the reluctant signer of the Magna Carta. His older brother, King Richard I Plantagenet, called the Lion-Hearted, ruled England after Henry II and conducted the Third Crusade.
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Royal LineageLofting, Hugh John Born: 14 Jan 1886, Maidenhead, ENGLAND
Died: 26 Sep 1947
Father: John Brien Lofting
Mother: Elizabeth Agnes Gannon
Notable Achievement: Author of children's classic, "Doctor Dolittle"
Hugh John Lofting was a British author, trained as a civil engineer, who created the character of Doctor Dolittle — one of the classics of children's literature. Hugh (the tall boy in the back) with his mother and siblings
Hugh (in the center) with his parents and siblings
Hugh Lofting was born in Maidenhead, England, to English and Irish parents. His early education was at Mount St Mary's College in Sheffield, after which he went to the United States, completing a degree in civil engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Hugh traveled widely as a civil engineer before enlisting in the Irish Guards to serve in World War I. Not wishing to write to his children of the brutality of the war, he wrote imaginative letters that were the foundation of the successful Doctor Dolittle novels for children.
Hugh's doctor from Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, could speak to animals. The stories were set in early Victorian England, (in and around the 1840s, according to a date given in The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle). The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts Never Before Printed (1920) began the series. The sequel, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1922), won Hugh the prestigious Newbery Medal. Eight more books followed.
Seriously wounded in the war, he moved with his family to Connecticut in the United States. Hugh was married three times and had three children, one of whom, his son Christopher, is the executor of his literary estate
After his death two more volumes, composed of short unpublished pieces, appeared. The series has been adapted for film and television many times, for stage twice, and for radio.
Lofting, John Born: 1659? Holland
Died: 15 Jun 1742
Father: Herman Loftingh
Mother: Johanna (Unknown)
Wife:
(1) Hester Basse (sister of Jeremiah Basse, NJ Governor in 1700's)
(2) Mary CarterNotable Achievement: Invented the Thimble & Pumping Fire Engine
The first thimble seen in England was made in London, about two hundred years ago, by a metal worker named John Lofting. John Loftin came to England from Holland and was naturalized by letters patent in 1688. He was a merchant and inventor, and had his works in Islington. Lofting Road still exists there.
By the late seventeenth century, England had a well-established brass-working industry, and the opportunity this presented was not lost on John Lofting, a Dutch thimble manufacturer. In 1693 he set up a thimble factory at Islington, London, and began production on a larger scale than had hitherto been known in England. He subsequently moved to premises in Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire, where the use of water power, rather than horse power, enabled him to double his output of thimbles. With a capacity of about two million thimbles per year, Lofting clearly had ambitions beyond the home market, and probably exported to the American colonies.
He used one-piece casting methods at his factories in England and mass produced brass thimbles for adults and children. Later, other manufacturers made more improvements and the quality of brass improved as well. Archeological digs indicate that Lofting thimbles and their counterparts were extensively used throughout the 19th century.John Lofting's mill at Great Marlow is believed to have continued producing thimbles for several years after his death, possibly until it succumbed to competition from manufacturers in Birmingham.
John Lofting also invented a "New Sucking Worme" Fire Engine. The engine would suck up water through a leather pipe and discharge it continually onto the fire by means of a long pump, requiring six people to operate.
John Lofting's "Sucking Worme" Fire Engine
John's wife Hester (Bass) died and was then buried in Great Marlow 23 Jul 1709. John then remarried to Mary Carter in 1710.
John's will, dated 14 Apr 1733 and proven 16 Jun 1742 (the day after his death). Lineage:
1 Herman Loftingh, b. Abt. 1625 Netherlands + Johanna (Unknown) 2 Reyneier Loftinck, b. 1655 Netherlands 2 Walter Loftyn, b. 1656 Holland 2 Hiddo Loftinck, b. 1662 Lingen, Province of Utecht 2 Moritz/Maritz Loftinck, b. 1662 Netherlands 2 John Lofting, b. 1659 Holland + (1) Hester Basse, b. 08 Feb 1670 Mortlake Surrey, England, m. 03 May 1689, d. 23 Jul 1709 Great Morrow 3 Francis Lofting 3 Daniel Lofting, b. Great Maorrow, Bucks 3 Thomas Lofting 3 Maria Lofting, b. 1690, c. 10 Dec 1690 Dutch Church, Austin Friars, London 3 John Lofting 1692 3 William Lofting, b. 30 Jul 1694, c. 14 Aug 1694, d. 1768 3 Benjamin Lofting, b. 05 Jan 1696, d. 09 Jan 1696, d. 1759 3 Samuel Lofting, b. 1696 London, d. 1779 + (1) Mary Edmonds, m. 1720 + (2) Barbara Whitaker, m. 1730 + (3) Hester Beckford, m. 1769 + (2) Mary Carter 3 Thomas Lofting 3 Mary Lofting 3 Elizabeth Lofting Benjamin and William (John's sons) each donated £1000 to the Riverside Church in Marlow in 1759, It was recorded on a wooden board listing benefactors.
Last Will & Testament of Benjamin Lofting (son of John Lofting)
I Benjamin Lofting being sick and weak in body but of sound mind …
Bequeath to my brother Samuel Lofting £60 and for the rest of Samuel's life out of my personal estate.
Give and bequeath to:
Margaret Webb, who now lives with me £20 for and during the rest of her life by ½ yearly payments for every year that she shall live.
Also to Margaret Webb, bedstead and furniture, a quilt, 3 blankets, one pillow and pillow case, and bolsters, one large one small, the small bed, one pair of sheets, six chairs and dressing table, a box, a looking glass, a pair of dog ..?.. tongs, fire shovel and fender, and also my best table, ?board, silver teapot and stand, silver cream pot, ½ dozen silver teaspoons, tongs and strainer, ½ dozen best china teacups, slop basin and sugar basin, and a ?sow? chair to be delivered unto the said M Webb by my executors, also £7 due to her for wages.
John Barnes also wages. 7 individuals [I think they were named but we have not recorded them] 5s to be paid by executors.
Give and bequeath to:
John Lofting the Elder
Richard Lofting the Elder
Walter Lofting the Elder
Thomas Lofting the Elder
Mary Lofting, spinster
£5 4s in ½ yearly payments every year for the rest of their lives.
To Jane Carter the now wife of John Carter ££5 4s in ½ yearly payments every year for the rest of his life.
Give and devise unto John Lofting 2 cottages or tenements now made into one in Great Marlow for the rest of his life, after which to my brother William, his sons, etc. for ever.
Give and devise unto Richard Lofting tenement in Marlow to go to William after death.
To Aaron Raur of Great Marlow, rope maker, my chambers situate in Garden Court, Number 1 Ground Court, Inner Temple, London.
Whereas I have in my hands as the executor of Elizabeth Silver the sum of £80 and the interest of sixty pounds, part thereof is to be paid to Mary Durans for her life. After her demise to be divided amongst her children. Also £70 residue to be paid to William Durand at the age of 21.
Rest of the estate plus monies raised, £5,000 upwards, to my brother William.
£1,000 to charity of poor children of Great Marlow.
William Lofting, brother, sole executor.Newton, Sir Isaac Born: 04 Jan 1643
Died: 31 Mar 1727Notable Achievement: Scientist - research with gravity
The Loftins connect to Sir Isaac Newton through the Lanier & Washington family lineage. Sampson Lanier Sr. and Sir Isaac Newton would have been 8th cousins 1 times/generation removed.
Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian who is considered by many scholars and members of the general public to be one of the most influential men in human history.
Isaac became a scientist best known for his theory of universal gravitation (gravity). To check out the family tree that includes Sir Isaac Newton's lineage,
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The Loftin family connects to the Royal Families of England, France and Scotland. If there was a relation to one of them, you were usually connected to almost all of them because thy married cousins. To find out more
Click HereSherrill, Adam Born: 1697 in Cecil County, MD Parents: William "the Conestoga Fur Trader" Sherrill and Margarette Rudisil Web Page: http://history.loftinnc.com/Sherrill_Adam_1697.htm Notable Achievement:
Adam is known as "the first permanent white settler west of the Catawba River"There was nothing but wilderness west of the Catawba River in the 1740's. The only inhabitants of this area were the Indians who hunted and fished and had all the land to themselves. All the early settlers coming westward stopped on the eastern side of the Catawba River and settled there. The western side was most uninviting and not knowing anything of this area, the settlers did not venture to find just what was there. It was not until 1747 that the first white settler and his family of eight sons ventured across the Catawba River and settled on the western side.
Lineage: 1] William "the Conestoga Trader" Sherrill & Margarette (Rudisill) Reutzel 2] Adam "the Pioneer" Sherrill & Elizabeth Corzine 3] Adam Sherrill & Cina Corzine 4] Susannah Sherrill & James Loftin 5] Thomas Loftin & Sally Lavinia Beatty 6] James Franklin Loftin & Frances Elizabeth Fisher 7] William Alexander Loftin & Laura Rossie Cranford 8] Alonzo Lester Loftin & (1) Cornelia Estelle Lowrance & (2) Ida Lillian Setzer Washington, George
Loftin/Lanier/Washington Ancestry Line
Born: 22 Feb 1732
Died: 14 Dec 17991st US President
George Washington served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and as the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783. Because of his significant role in the revolution and in the formation of the United States, he is often revered by Americans as the "Father of Our Country".
This is a listing of the direct lineage from the Loftins, to the Laniers and Washingtons. George was not an ancestor, but was indeed a cousin.Check out additional information on George Washington
Click HereWashington, Sir Lawrence Born: Abt. 1568, Sulgrave,Northampton,ENGLAND Parents: Robert Washington & Elizabeth Lyte Web Page: http://history.loftinnc.com/Washington_Lawrence_1568.htm Notable Achievement:
Sir Lawrence is the Great-Great-Great Grandfather of George WashingtonLawrence married Margaret Butler, daughter of William Butler and Margaret Greeke, on 03 Aug 1588 in St. Leonard's Church, Aston le Walls, Northamptonshire, England. Margaret was born about 1570 of Aston le Walls, Northamptonshire, England. Lawrence's marriage to Margaret gave the family some of the noble luster well coveted in those times. She came from a well connected family descended from the Plantagenet Kings of England.
George Washington's lineage comes through the following ancestors (1) Sir Lawrence Washington & Margaret Butler, (2) Lawrence Washington & Amphyllis Twigden, (3) John Washington & Anne Pope, (4) Lawrence Washington & Mildred Warner, (5) Augustine Washington & Mary Ball (the parents of George Washington).
Loftin Lineage from Sir Lawrence: George's Lineage from Sir Lawrence: 1] Sir Lawrence Washington & Margaret Butler 1] Sir Lawrence Washington & Margart Butler 2] Richard Washington & Frances Browne 2] Lawrene Washington & Amphyllis Twigden 3] John Washington & Mary Flood Blunt Ford 3] John Washington & Anne Pope 4] Richard Washington & Elizabeth Jordan 4] Lawrence Washington & Mildren Warner 5] Elizabeth Washington & Sampson Lanier 5] Augustine Washington & Mary Ball 6] Sampson Lanier Jr. & Elizabeth Chamberlain 6] George Washington & Martha Custis Dandridge 7] Martha Lanier & John Loftin 8] James Loftin & Susannah Sherrill 9] Thomas Loftin & Sally Lavina Beatty 10] James Franklin Loftin & Frances E. Fisher 11] William Alexander Loftin & Laure R. Cranford 12] Alonzo Lester Loftin & (1) Cordelia Estelle Lowrance, (2) Ida Lillian Setzer Sampson Lanier Jr. and George Washington were 4th cousins. Setzer Family
(Setzer), Jemima Boone Born: 27 May 1786, Burke Co, NC Death: 09 Dec 1876, Caldwell Co, NC Parents: Jonathan Boone (b. Abt 1750) & Susannah Nixon Spouse: Jacob Setzer Notable Achievement:
From the same lineage as "Frontiersman" Daniel BooneJemima Boone and Jacob Setzer were married 04 Oct 1810. Jacob's Will, dated 25 Oct 1861, was executed 1861. The family Plantation went to his wife, Jemima until she dies, than to Jacob M. McCall, son of John McCall, his friend. There was no mention of any children. Setzer Lineage: Boone Lineage: 1] Johannes Adam Setzer (b. Abt. 1710) 1] Squire Boone & Sarah Morgan 2] Jacob Setzer I & Mary Magdalene Bovey 2] Israel Boone & Margaret Ann (Unknown) 3] Adam J. Setzer Sr. & Elizabeth Arney 3] Jonathan Boone & Susannah Nixon 4] Jacob Setzer & Jemima Boone 4] Jemima Boone & Jacob Setzer Squire Boone & Sarah Morgan had four children: Daniel (the "Frontiersman") Boone, Sarah Boone, Israel (Jemima Boone Setzer's Grandfather) Boone, and George Boone. Daniel Boone would have been Jemima Boone Setzer's GrandUncle (brother to her Grandfather, Israel Boone).
Daniel Boone married Rebecca Bryan and had at least ten children: James Boone (b. 1757, d. 1773), Israel Boone (b. 1759, d. 1782), Susannah Boone (married William Hays), Jemima Boone (married Flanders Calloway, 1777), Levina Boone (married Joseph Scholl), Rebecca Boone (married Philip Goe), Daniel Morgan Boone (married Sarah Griffin Lewis), Jesse Bryan Boone (married Chloe Van Bibber), William Boone (b. 1775) and Nathan Boone (married Olive Van Bibber)Daniel Boone
This lithograph, painted by George Fasel, depicts Daniel Goone rescuing his teenage daughter, Jemima (not Jemima Boone Setzer), from captivity. On Sunday, 14 Jul 1776, Jemima Boone and her two friends, Elizabeth & Frances Callaway, were canoeing on the Kentucky River when they were captured by a small party of Cherokee and Shawnee men. The fortified settlement of Boonesborough, where the girls lived with their families, was greatly alarmed and sent out a rescue party organized by Daniel Boone. After three days of searching, Boone and his party found Jemima and the Callaway girls across the Ohil River. This image of the rescue was published in an 1851 book titled Heroic Deeds of Former Times.
Sources:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bmcv/fam/fam00137.html
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~schulthe/ChrisFile/b51.htm#P2182
Setzer, Maggie Mae Born: 21 Dec 1890 Parents: John Sidney "Jack" Setzer and Cordelia Henry Notable Achievement:
Her name was selected for the mountain valley community of Maggie Valley, NCTen years after Maggie Mae Setzer was born in a small mountain community, her father, John Sidney "Jack" Setzer, decided that the community ought to have a post office. Jack wanted to establish a post office in his home because he was tired of having to hire someone to ride 5 miles to pick up mail for the valley. Jack wrote to the US Postal Department asking permission to establish his home as a new post office that would serve the area. He was asked to provide the needed service for the settlement for the next six months, keeping careful records of all postal activity. One corner of Setzer’s home became the post office. Jack built a wooden box to file the incoming letters and newspaper. At the end of six months, he submitted his records to the US Postal Department along with an application for a permanent post office in their valley community. His application was accepted and he was asked to submit three names for the town. The first three names that he submitted were rejected because they were already in use. On 10 May 1904, Jack submitted the names of his three daughters, Cora, Mettie and Maggie Mea, plus the name Jonathan Creek, the creek that ran through the Setzer’s property. Jack didn’t tell his daughters that he had submitted their names. He received an official letter from the US Postmaster General, Frank Hitchcock, telling him that the post office authorities had made their decision and the official name of the mountain settlement post office was to be Maggie, NC. The town had been named for a pretty 14-year old mountain girl with long blond hair and deep blue eyes. As first Maggie was embarrassed when she heard the news. She burst into tears and ran up the mountain to the old log vacation where she had been born. At the age of 17, Maggie married Ira Pylant of Nashville, TN. The couple moved to Texas, but Maggie came back to her beloved valley several times before her death in 1979 at the age of 88.
Lineage: 1] Johannes Adam Setzer 2] Jacob Setzer I & Mary Magdalene Bovey 3] Jacob Setzer II & Maria Elizabeth Hildebrand 4] Jacob Setzer III & Mary Treffelstet 5] Jacob M. Setzer & Martha Miller 6] John Sidney "Jack" Setzer & Cordelia Henry 7] Maggie Mae Setzer & Ira Pylant Setzer, Mitchell Smith Born: 196? Parents: William Neil Setzer & Dorothy Jane Annas Notable Achievement:
Mitchell is a member of the North Carolina General Assembly (NC House of Representative)
representing the state's 89th House district, including constituents in Catawba & Iredell Counties
Lineage: 1] Jacob Lanier Setzer & Delilah Deal 2] John Wilburn Setzer & Evaline Tabitha Smith 3] William Augustus Setzer & Laura Etta Hass 4] Smith Robinson Setzer & Antha May Yount 5] William Neil Setzer & Dorothy Jane Annas 6] Mitchell Smith Setzer Setzer, Ned Ronald Born: 11 Jun 1934 Died: 29 Jul 1975 Parents: William Augustus Setzer and Cora Etta Campbell Notable Achievement:
NASCAR Driver
Ned Ronald Setzer at a race in Augusta, Georgia
Ned Setzer, the "Redhead," could have driven with the best on the Winston Cup circuit, but elected to remain home with his family, run a well-drilling business and restrict his racing career weekends, mostly on short tracks, the so-called "bull rings" on Friday and Saturday nights.
Ned Setzer, a NASCAR driver from Claremont, NC, competed in ten Nextel Cup Series events in his career. His debut was in 1965, when he competed in the Daytona Speedweeks. Starting 15th in the Qualifier event (then a points race), Ned crashed out on the first lap and finished 22nd. Luckily, he still managed to transfer into the Daytona 500, finishing 34th after an early fuel pump issue. Even better, Setzer rebounded nicely, finishing in the top-ten in three of his next four races. He earned a pair of career-best - 6ths at Spartanburg and Charlotte and then 9th at Weaverville before closing out the year with midpack efforts. Ned's final two races came in the 1966 season and both came again in the Speedweeks festivites. With his 15th place effort in the Qualifier, he again made the Daytona 500, finishing 30th after mid-race wheel issues.
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Christie, Agatha
Born: 15 September 1890, Torquay, Devon, England
Died: 12 January 1976, Oxfordshire, EnglandRelation to Johnsons: Through the Setzer Family Lineage Notable Achievement: Authoress of Mystery Novels
Agatha Christie was an English crime writer of novels, short stories and plays. She is best remembered for her 80 detective novels and her successful theatre plays.
Sherrill, Adam Born: 1697 in Cecil County, MD Parents: William "the Conestoga Fur Trader" Sherrill and Margarette Rudisil Web Page: http://history.loftinnc.com/Sherrill_Adam_1697.htm Notable Achievement:
Adam is known as "the first permanent white settler west of the Catawba River"There was nothing but wilderness west of the Catawba River in the 1740's. The only inhabitants of this area were the Indians who hunted and fished and had all the land to themselves. All the early settlers coming westward stopped on the eastern side of the Catawba River and settled there. The western side was most uninviting and not knowing anything of this area, the settlers did not venture to find just what was there. It was not until 1747 that the first white settler and his family of eight sons ventured across the Catawba River and settled on the western side.
Lineage: 1] William "the Conestoga Trader" Sherrill & Margarette (Rudisill) Reutzel 2] Adam "the Pioneer" Sherrill & Elizabeth Corzine 3] Uriah Sherrill & Judith Lewis 4] David Sherrill & Rachel Hamilton 5] Alfred M. Sherrill & Elizabeth Moore 6] Levina C. Sherrill & Pinkney C. Johnson 7] John Henry Johnson & Nancy Caroline Leslie 8] Beulah Vernesta Johnson & Martin Luther Goble If you have additional information or photos of notable family members
please contact Curtis D. Loftin
