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Arthur
Fred
Loftin

(1923 - 1999)

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Frederick
Loftin

(1886 - 1946)

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Lafayette
Loftin

(1859 - 1932)

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Franklin
Loftin

(1827 - 1864)

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Loftin

(1798 - 185?)

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Loftin

(1768 - 1836)

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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

 
 

Born: 21 Jan 1923, Catawba, Catawba County, NC
Died:  29 Aug 1999, Catawba, Catawba County, NC

 

Arthur Fred Loftin was the sixth child born to Other Frederick "Fred" Loftin and Nannie Elizabeth LowranceArthur Fred was born 21 Jan 1923 in Catawba, Catawba County, NC.
 
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.
 
 
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.

 
 
 
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.
 
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
 

1930 Catawba County Census

 
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 M 19 No Yes NC Farmer
----- Nannie E. Wife     F W 46 M 21 No Yes NC None
----- Gladys E. Daughter     F W 20 S   No Yes NC None
----- Olive B. Daughter     F W 16 S   No Yes NC None
----- L. D. Son     M W 12 S   Yes Yes NC None
----- Lola M. Daughter     F W 10 S   Yes Yes NC None
----- Arthur F. Son     M W 7
8/12
S   Yes Yes NC None
                           
Loftin Washington L. Head O $3000 M W 70 M 22 No Yes NC Farmer
----- Charlotte C. Wife     F W 68 M 23 No Yes NC None
 
 
 
Arthur Fred's WWII Draft Registration Card shows his age as 19 and that he was employed by Southern Furniture Company in Conover, NC.
 
WWII Draft Registration Card

 
 
 
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.
 
 
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
 
 

03 June 1967
Marriage of Alfred Wayne Loftin
& Martha Joan Ikerd

Christmas
(Top Row) Janice & Arthur Fred,
(Bottom Row) Patsy and Alfred

 
 
 

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

 
 
 

Arthur Fred and Janice's home on Buffalo Shoals Rd in Catawba County, NC, in 2006

 
 
Arthur Fred Loftin died 29 Aug 1999 in Catawba, Catawba County, NC.
 
 
Janice Hildebran Loftin's Obituary

 

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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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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