Ted Franklin Herman, b. 1935

Loftin

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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Alonzo & Ida's
Children
Were:

Charlie
Roosevelt
Loftin
(1905 - 1988)

Theodore
Roosevelt
Loftin
(1906 - 1969)

Sadie
Elizabeth
Loftin
(1909 - 2007)

Willie
Thelma
Loftin
(1911 - 1977)

Callie
Elma
Loftin
(1911 - 1992)

Sallie
Allie
Loftin
(1813 - 1986)

Daisy
Pearl
Loftin
(1914 - 1994)

Michael
Whitener
Loftin
(1916 - 1949)

Sam
William
Loftin
(1918 - 1979)

Oscar
Sherrill
Loftin
(1920 - 1986)

Glennie
Frances
Loftin
(1926 - 2015)

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FAMILY
NAMES

LOFTIN:
Beatty
Corzine
Cranford
Fisher
Givens
Harwell
Kaiser
Lanier
Lomax
McCorkle
Rudisill
Sherrill
Upright
Washington
Work

SETZER:
Aderholdt
Barringer
Bovey
Bushart
Deal
Heavner
Herman
Ikert
Miller
Motz
Rankin
Witherspoon

GOBLE:
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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Additional
Family
SURNAMES

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Where
To Find 'Em

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The
"ROYAL"
Lineage

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Genealogy
HUMOR

PHOTO
LINKS

Ted Franklin Loftin

Born: 20 Aug 1935, Catawba County, NC
Died: 14 Mar 1956, Catawba County, NC

Ted Franklin Herman was the first child born to Ruel Franklin Loftin and Daisy Pearl Loftin Herman. Ted was born 20 Aug 1935 in Catawba County, NC.

Birth Index for Ted Franklin Herman

Children of Ruel Franklin Herman and Daisy Pearl Loftin

Name Birth
Date Death
Date Spouse

Ted Franklin Herman 20 Aug 1935 14 Mar 1956

Deanie Herman 01 Jan 1947 (1) (Unknown) Massagee
(2) William Glenn Hilton

Pamela Nell Herman 05 Oct 1949 (1) (Unknown) Cranfill
(2) Spencer Alan Sigmon

Ruel & Daisy with new born Ted Franklin Herman

The 1940 Census shows Ruel and Daisy Pearl living in Hickory, Catawba County, NC, with their son, Ted (age 4).

1940 Catawba County Census

Home
Value Last Name First Name Relation Sex Age Wd
Md
S
Sch Birth Hrs
Wkd Occup. Industry Wks
Wkd
1939 Wages
for
1939

Own Herman Ruel F. Head M 27 M H1 NC Knitter Hosiery 32 $704

------ Daisy Pearl Wife F 25 M H2 NC Looper Hosiery 42 $631

------ Ted F. Son M 4 S NC

Ted Franklin Herman



Ruel & Daisy Pearl with son, Ted



Daisy Pearl's sister, Frances Loftin Cook said, "We had family get-togethers every year for Mama's birthday. Ted always liked my potato salad because I put cucumbers in it." This birthday party for Ida Setzer Loftin eventually became the annual Loftin Family Reunion.



St. Stephens High School

Ted attended St. Stephens High School in Hickory, Catawba County, NC. The following group photos and information are from the 1953 St. Stephens High School yearbook.

Ted's high school activities included Corona Yearbook Staff - Advertising Manager (Senior Year), Commercial Club (Junior and Senior Year), 4-H Club (Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Year), Monogram Club (Sophomore, Junior and Senior Year) and Athletic Assistant (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior Year). Ted was also in the Glee Club and played Boys' Basketball.

Yearbook Staff: Ted in on the back row, third from the left

Monogram Club: Ted is stooping on the right end of the next-to-last row

Glee Club: Ted is 4th from the left on the second row from the front

Ted played Boys' Basketball - second from the right standing

Senior Photos: Ted Franklin Herman and Celia Elizabeth Friar



Ted Franklin Herman married Celia Elizabeth Friar on 13 Apr 1955. Celia's parents were John and Celia Friar. She was born 19 Feb 1935 in Toccoa, GA. Rev. Marion E. Parker was the minister.

Marriage License for Ted Franklin Herman and Celia Elizabeth Friar

Military Service

Ted enlisted in the US Military on 23 Mar 1954. He served as a PFC (Private First Class) in the US Army from 1964 to 1956 where he served with Battery A 775 Field Artillery Battalion.

Ted was killed in an automobile accident while home on leave from the military on 14 Mar 1956. Ted was 20-years-old at the time.

Car Accident and Obituary

Thanks to Loretta Huffman Hiatt for the newspaper articles on Ted

Ted's Death Certificate shows that Ted and wife Elizabeth were living at 1312 16th Str, NE, Hickory, NC, at the time of his death. It also shows that Ted had been in the US Army from 1954-1956. The Death Certificate says that Ted was in a car accident where he had been riding as a passenger. The car had overturned in the road. Cause of death was listed as "probable fractured skull".

Ted Franklin Herman's Death Certificate

Ted's wife, Elizabeth Friar Herman, applied for a military headstone for her husband on 19 Mar 1956. The application shows that Ted had received the "Good Conduct Medal".

Military Headstone Application

Ted was buried in the cemetery at St. Stephens Lutheran Church in Hickory, NC

Gravestone for Ted Franklin Herman

Ted Franklin Herman
North Carolina
PFC Btry A 775 FLD ARTY BN
Aug 20 1935          March 14 1955

After Ted's death, Elizabeth married Howard Newton Cline, Jr. She died 13 Aug 2005 and was buried in the Mt. View Cemetery in Ridgeway, Henry County, VA.

SOURCES

Thanks to Deanie Herman Hilton, Frances Loftin Cook, Willie Goble Loftin and Elaine Lee Martin
for photos of the Herman Family.

If you have additional photos or information on this Herman family, please contact me.