LOFTIN
GENEALOGY
LINE
Arthur
Fred
Loftin
(1923 - 1999)
Other
Frederick
Loftin
(1886 - 1946)
Washington
Lafayette
Loftin
(1859 - 1932)
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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Arthur Fred Loftin |
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Born: 21 Jan 1923, Catawba, Catawba County,
NC
Died: 29 Aug 1999, Catawba, Catawba County, NC |
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Arthur Fred Loftin was the sixth child born to
Other Frederick "Fred" Loftin
and Nannie Elizabeth Lowrance. Arthur
Fred was born 21 Jan
1923 in Catawba, Catawba County, NC. |
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There seems to be some discrepancy concerning Other Frederick
Loftin's first name. On his headstone at Center
Methodist Church in Catawba, NC, his name is listed as Otho
Frederick Loftin, but his Death Certificate, the Catawba County
Vital Statistics Record for Deaths, and his WW1 Draft
Registration card all list his name as Other Frederick
Loftin. There is a "possibility" that "Other" was an
incorrect spelling for the name "Arthur", which makes sense in
the face that he named his son Arthur Fred/Frederick
Loftin. |
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Children of Other Frederick "Fred" Loftin and Nannie
Elizabeth Lowarance |
Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Spouse |
Gladys Estelleen Loftin |
16 Nov 1909
Catawba Co, NC |
28 Nov 1993
Newton,
Catawba Co, NC |
Yates Edwin Martin
m. 15 Oct 1938
Catawba Co, NC |
Olive Bliss Loftin |
08 Apr 1913
Catawba Co, NC |
25 Jan 1994
Hickory,
Catawba Co, NC |
(1) Zelotes Holmes
Drum
m. 04 Nov 1939
(2) James Roy Dill
m. 22 Nov 1957 |
*Lafayette D. "L.D." Loftin |
03 Sep 1916
Catawba, NC |
10 Oct 1999
Lakeland,
Polk Co, FL |
Shasta Virginia
Arudt
07 Aug 1937
Catawba Co, NC |
Lola May Loftin |
30 Dec 1919
Catawba, NC |
15 Mar 1995
Sherrills Ford,
Catawba Co, NC |
Clifford Ray
Gabriel
m. 10 Jul 1941
Catawba Co, NC |
Arthur Fred Loftin |
21 Jan 1923
Catawba, NC |
29 Aug 1999
Catawba, NC |
Rachel Janice
Hildebran
m. 04 Apr 1941
Dillon, SC |
*All records
show Lafayette D. Loftin's name as "L.D."
except for the 1940 Census. Even though this is only
"one" document, it seems unusual that anyone would have
told the census taker that his name was "Lafayette D."
if they hadn't heard the name before. |
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The 1930 Census shows Other Frederick and Nannie
Elizabeth Loftin living in the Caldwell Township of Catawba County.
Arthur Fred's age was 7 years & 8 months, and his siblings
Gladys, Olive, L.D., and Lola May were also living in the family
home. |
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Arthur Fred's paternal grandfather, Washington
LaFayette "Fate"
Loftin, was living nearby. His grandmother Margaret
Jane Lackey Loftin had die on 27 Mar 1928 and his grandfather (Fate) married
Charlotte Caroline Drum. |
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1930 Catawba County Census |
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Name |
Relation |
Home |
Sex |
Race |
Age |
S/M |
Age
Md. |
School |
Read
Write |
Birth |
Occupation |
Last |
First |
O/R |
Value |
Loftin |
O.
Fred |
Head |
O |
$4000 |
M |
W |
43 |
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19 |
No |
Yes |
NC |
Farmer |
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Nannie E. |
Wife |
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F |
W |
46 |
M |
21 |
No |
Yes |
NC |
None |
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Gladys E. |
Daughter |
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F |
W |
20 |
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No |
Yes |
NC |
None |
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Olive B. |
Daughter |
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F |
W |
16 |
S |
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No |
Yes |
NC |
None |
----- |
L.
D. |
Son |
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W |
12 |
S |
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Yes |
Yes |
NC |
None |
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Lola
M. |
Daughter |
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W |
10 |
S |
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Yes |
Yes |
NC |
None |
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Arthur F. |
Son |
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M |
W |
7
8/12 |
S |
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Yes |
Yes |
NC |
None |
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Loftin |
Washington L. |
Head |
O |
$3000 |
M |
W |
70 |
M |
22 |
No |
Yes |
NC |
Farmer |
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Charlotte C. |
Wife |
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F |
W |
68 |
M |
23 |
No |
Yes |
NC |
None |
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Arthur Fred's WWII Draft Registration Card shows his age as 19
and that he was employed by Southern Furniture Company in
Conover, NC. |
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WWII Draft Registration Card |
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Arthur Fred married Rachel Janice Hildebran, the daughter of the late
Robert "McKinley" Hildebran and
Loretta Brown Hildebran.
She was born 13 Nov 1924. Their marriage produced two
children.
Janice worked at Southern Furniture and Carolina Glove. |
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Children of Arthur Fred Loftin and Rachel Janice Hildebran |
Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Spouse |
Alfred Wayne Loftin |
30 Oct 1944
Iredell Co, NC |
[Still Living in
2017] |
Martha Joan Ikerd
m. 03 Jun 1967 |
Patsy Loftin |
??? |
[Still Living in
2017] |
Larry Harwell
m. 09 Jun 1968 |
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03 June 1967
Marriage of Alfred Wayne Loftin
& Martha Joan Ikerd |
Christmas
(Top Row) Janice & Arthur Fred,
(Bottom Row) Patsy and Alfred |
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Two Generations
Janice Hildebran Loftin with
Alfred Wayne Loftin
& Patsy Loftin Harwell |
May2005: Four Generations
(Top Row) Alfred and daughter Heather
(Bottom Row) Janice holding
granddaughter Lauren Holding |
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Arthur Fred and Janice's home on Buffalo Shoals Rd in Catawba
County, NC, in 2006 |
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Arthur Fred Loftin died 29 Aug 1999 in Catawba, Catawba County,
NC. |
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Janice Hildebran Loftin's Obituary |
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Janice Hildebran Loftin, 80, of Buffalo
Shoals Road, Catawba passed away Sunday 21 Aug 2005 at Catawba
Valley Medical Center in Hickory. She was the daughter of
the late Robert "McKinley" Hildebran and
Loretta Brown Hildebran.
She was a member of Center United Methodist Church in Catawba
and formerly worked at Carolina Glove and Southern Furniture.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her
husband, Arthur Fred Loftin; a brother, Robert
Hildebran; and
two sisters, Annie Mae Huffman and Elsie
Hildebran. She is
survived by a son, Alfred Loftin and his wife, Martha, of Wake
Forest; a daughter, Patsy Harwell and her husband,
Larry, of
Catawba; two granddaughters, Heather Holding and her husband,
James, and Kara Loftin, all of Wake Forest; a
great-granddaughter, Lauren Holding of Wake Forest; and a
sister, Carmen Harris of Maiden. The Rev.
Paula Northrup
officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30
minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church
cemetery. |
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SOURCES |
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Thanks to
Heather Loftin Holding at
heatherjlh@gmail.com
for sharing information and photos about her father, Alfred, and
grandgather, Arthur Fred. |
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Arthur Fred Loftin, please contact me at: |
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