Loftin
Kevin
Loftin
(1978 - 20??)
Harold
Douglass
Loftin
(1957-20??)
Harold
Gene
Loftin
(1937-1998)
Grady
Woodrow
Loftin
(1916-1961)
William
Forney
Loftin
(1875-1945)
Marion
David
Loftin
(1847-1800)
Langdon
A. Loftin
(1825-1891)
Eldridge
Edward
Loftin
(1782-1842)
John
Loftin
(1740-1793)
Cornelius
Loftin III
(1714-1782)
Cornelius
Loftin II
(1675-1736)
Cornelius
Loftin I
(1648-1735)
Leonard
Loftin
(1610-1678)
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LOFTIN:
Beatty
Corzine
Cranford
Fisher
Givens
Harwell
Kaiser
Lanier
Lomax
McCorkle
Rudisill
Sherrill
Upright
Washington
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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
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Grady Woodrow Loftin
Born: 11 Jul 1916, Gaston County, NC
Died: 07 Sep 1961, Stanley, Gaston County, NCGrady Woodrow Loftin was the last of ten children born to William Forney Loftin (1875-1945) and Mary Ellen Huffstetler (1877-1919). Grady was born 11 Jul 1916 in Gaston County, North Carolina. Grady's mother, Mary Ellen Huffstetler Loftin, died 29 Apr 1919, at the age of 42, as a result of Endocarditis (an infection of the inner lining of your heart) in Long Shoals, Lincoln County, NC. She was buried in the Pisgah Methodist Church Cemetery in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, NC. The 1920 Census shows William Forney Loftin living in the River Bend Township of Gaston County, NC. Also living in the Loftin home were his children: Gradie/Grady (age 3 6/12 or 3 years 6 months), Cletis (age 5), Francee (age 9), Rachel (age 6), Belton (age 8), Marion (age 14), Carl (age 16), Bessie Mosteller (age 22) and Bessie's husband, George Mostelle (age 22). The family was renting their home 1920 Gaston County, North Carolina, Census
Name Relation Home
Rent
OwnSex Race Age S
Md
WdEducation Birth Occupation Last First School Read Write Trade Industry Loftin Forney Head R M W 47 Wd Yes Yes NC Carpenter House ----- Frances Daughter F W 9 S Yes NC None ----- Rachel Daughter F W 6 S Yes NC None ----- Belton Son M W 8 S Yes NC None ----- Carl Son M W 16 S No Yes Yes NC Doffer Cotton Mill ----- Marion Son M W 14 S Yes Yes Yes NC Doffer Cotton Mill Mosteller George Son-in-Law M W 22 M Yes Yes NC Carpenter House ----- Bessie Daughter F W 22 M Yes Yes NC None Loftin Minnie Daughter F W 19 S No Yes Yes NC Spinner Cotton Mill ----- Gradie Son M W 3 6/12 S NC None ----- Cletis Son M W 5 S NC None The 1930 Census shows William Fortney Loftin living in the Dixon Mill Village of Gastonia Township, Gaston County, NC. William married Jane Haithcock Turleyfield in February of 1920 shortly after the 1920 Census was taken. He is 54 and She is 52. This the second marriage for both of them. William rents the house that his family lives in for $3.25 a month. He was still working at the local cotton mill. Three of William and Mary Ellen's children still lived at home: Belton (age 22), Cletus (age 16) and Grady (age 13). Grady was the only one still in school. William's 1st wife's niece Dorothy Huffstetler was living with the family also. William's daughter, Bessie, and her husband, G.W. (George), were living nearby. 1930 Gaston County, North Carolina, Census
Name Relation Home Personal Description Education Birth Occupation Veteran Last First Rent or
OwnRent
AmountFarm Sex Race Age S
Md
WdAge
1st
MdAttended
SchoolRead
& WriteTrade Industry Loftin William F. Head R $3.25 No M W 54 M 29 No Yes NC Mill Worker Cotton Mill No ----- Jane Wife F W 52 M 19 No Yes NC None ----- Belton Son M W 22 S No Yes NC Twister Cotton Mill No ----- Cletus Son M W 16 S No Yes NC Crofter* Cotton Mill ----- Grady Son M W 13 S Yes Yes NC None Huffstetler Dorothy Niece F W 6 S No No NC None Mosteller G.W. Head R $2.50 No M W 33 M 20 No Yes NC Speeder* Cotton Mill No ----- Bessie Wife f W 33 M 20 No Yes NC Spinning Cotton Mill *Handwriting and cotton mill trade indistinguishable for Cletus Loftin and G.W. Mosteller Grady's brother, Cletus Anderson Loftin, died unexpectedly on 11 Sep 1931 at the age of 16 following an operation to have his appendix removed. Cletus was buried in the Pisgah Methodist Church Cemetery in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, NC, near his mother. Death Certificate for Cleatus Anderson Loftin
Grady Woodrow Loftin married Helen Ruth Pruett on 31 Aug 1934. Grady was 18 and Helen was 14 - three months away from being 15. Helen was the daughter of William Albert Pruett (1894-1960) and Ocie Elizabeth Costner (1900-1979). She was born 24 Nov 1919 in Gaston County, North Carolina. Grady and Helen's marriage produced two children.
Children of Grady Woodrow Loftin and Helen Ruth Pruett
Name Birth Death Marriage Harold Gene Loftin 24 Jul 1937
Gaston County, NC04 Mar 1998
Gastonia, Gaston County, NCEthil Gaynell Bumgarner Martha Frances Loftin 08 Sep `940
Gaston County, NC10 Dec 2014
Gaston County, NCRaymond Lester Skidmore The following Birth Index shows the birth of Harold Gene Loftin on born 24 July 1937 in Gastonia Township to Grady Woodrow Loftin and Helen Ruth Pruett. Birth Index
Certificate
No.Date of Birth Surname of Child Sex Color Place of Birth Name of Father Name of Mother Year Month Day Any Christian Name if one is given 200 1937 July 24 Loftin, Harold Gene M W Gastonia Tsp. Grady Woodrow Loftin Helen Ruth Pruett The 1938 Gastonia City Directory shows Grady and Helen Loftin living at R1415 Cedar Ave, Gastonia, NC, and he was employed as a textile worker.
1938 Gastonia, NC, City Directory
[The Directory also shows Lillie Stamey Loftin, daughter of Alonzo Lester Loftin,
working as an operator for Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company. Lillie was living at R175 S. Marietta, Gastonia, NC.]The 1940 Census shows Grady and Helen Loftin living in the Gastonia Township of Gaston County, NC. Grady was 23 and Helen was 20. Grady was working as a "Comber" at the local cotton mill. Helen also worked there as a "Finisher". The Census tells us that Grady, owned his home and that it was valued at $770. It was not a farm. The Census tells us that the highest grade that Grady attended was 4th grade in grammar school while Helen finished 6th grade. Grady's son Harold Gene Loftin was listed on this Census and he was 3 years old. 1940 Gaston County, NC, Census
Household Data Name Personal Data Ed.
GradeBirth Residence Employment Own/Rent Value Farm Last First Sex Race Age M/S City County State Hrs Occ. Industry O 770 No Loftin Grady M W 23 M 4 NC Gastonia Gaston NC 50 Comber Hand Cotton Mill ----- Helen M. F W 20 M 6 NC 29 Finisher Hand Cotton Mill ----- Harold G. M W 3 S 0 NC Grady worked as a "Comber" or "Carder". Carding machines perform a combing operation, aligning the fibers so they will make a strong thread when spun. The process leaves the operator covered in cotton fluff. Seen as a low-status job by others in the industry. Helen's job as a "Finisher" meant that she tidied up the surface of the cloth after bleaching. WORLD WAR II
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on the morning of 07 Dec 1941 was a surprise military strike against the United States. Ninety minutes after it began, the attack was over. In total, 2,403 Americans died and 1,178 were wounded. Eighteen ships were sunk or run aground, including five battleships. The day after the attack, U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his famous "Infamy Speech" to a Joint Session of Congress, calling for a formal declaration of war on the Empire of Japan. Congress obliged his request less than an hour later. On December 11, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.
Grady was 23 years old and working at A. M. Smyre Mfg. Co. at the time when he registered for the Draft. World War II Draft Card for Grady Woodrow Loftin
27 year old Grady Woodrow Loftin enlisted in the U.S. military on 09 Dec 1944 at Camp Croft, South Carolina, leaving behind a wife and two small children - Harold Gene (age 7) and Martha Frances (age 4). Grady served for one year and two months - being honorably discharged on 18 Feb 1946. Grady Woodrow Loftin and Helen Pruett Loftin with their children Martha Frances and Harold Gene about 1944/45 Photo provided by Terry Loftin at Find-A-Grave 
The 1958 Belmont City Directory shows Grady and Helen living at 9 N. Buck Oak, Stanley, NC. Grady was listed as a textiles worker at Burl Industries. Grady and Helen's son, Harold Gene Loftin, and his wife, Ethil Bumgarner were also listed in the directory. Grady & Ethil were living near his parents at 9 N. Buck Oak, Stanley, NC, and Grady was also working at Burl Industries - as a helper.
1958 Belmont City Directory
Harold Gene Loftin wrote in his Bible about when his father died 07 Sep 1961
as well as when he was saved on 08 Aug 1959 and when he was baptized on 13 Sep 1959.Bible 
Grady Woodrow Loftin died 07 Sep 1961 in Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, at the age of 45 as a result of "Coronary Occlusion". A Coronary Occlusion is a partial or total obstruction of a coronary artery resulting in a heart attack. Grady was buried at Gaston Memorial Park in Gastonia, Gaston County, NC.
Death Certificate for Grady Woodrow Loftin Helen Ruth Pruett Loftin Crisp died 01 Apr 1966 in Stanley, Gaston County, NC, at the age of 46 and as a result of a "Pistol wound in the right temple". According to the Death Certificate, Helen "shot herself with a 22 pistol". Her death was declared a suicide. The informant was Helen's second husband, Henry Crisp.
Death Certificate for Helen Ruth Pruett Loftin Grady Woodrow Loftin and Helen Ruth Pruett Loftin Crisp were buried in Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. Grave Marker for Grady Woodrow Loftin and Helen Ruth Pruett Loftin Crisp Find-A-Grave SOURCES Thanks to Kevin Loftin for sharing information about Harold Gene Loftin & Ethil Gaynell Bumgarner Photos provided by Terry Loftin at Find-A-Grave
