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FAMILY
NAMES
LOFTIN:
Beatty
Corzine
Cranford
Fisher
Givens
Harwell
Kaiser
Lanier
Lomax
McCorkle
Rudisill
Sherrill
Upright
Washington
Work
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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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Recent
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2019
October - December |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. Gerald Ray Loftin, age 60,
of Catawba passed away in his home on Saturday, 09 Nov 2019. Gerald was born 08 Sep 1959
to the son of late
Paul Rosevelt Loftin and Mildred Allen
Loftin. He is survived by brother Paul Allen Loftin and
sisters Millie Faye, Nancy Carolyn and Virginia "Ginger"
Lucille. A private graveside service to celebrate Gerald's life
will be held at a later date at Hopewell United Methodist Church
in Catawba, NC. |
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2. Robin Mechelle Loftin Howard,
age 56, of Catawba, passed away on Tuesday, 20 Aug 2019 at
Atrium Health in Lincolnton, NC. Mechell was born on 27 Aug 1962
in Catawba County, NC, to Lou Mayhew Loftin and
the late Theodore Davis Loftin. She was
precedrf in death by her husband, Thomas Charles Howard,
brother, Michael Loftin, and niece, Christina Clark. Survivors
includeher mother, Lou Mayhew Loftin of Catawba, Sister-in-law
Dawn Loftin of Newton, a number of nieces, nephews, aunts and
uncles. A memorial service was held for Mechelle on Saturday, 24
Aug 2019, in the Burke Mortuary Chapel in Newton with Pastor
Jeremy Smathers officiating. Burial was at Rehobeth United
Methodist Church Cemetery in Terrell, NC. echelle was the
granddaughter of
Theodore Roosevelt Loftin and Marie Hoke
Loftin. |
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3. Gerald "Jerry" Lee Williamson, 70, of
Hickory passed away, Sunday,20 Jan 2019, at Catawba Valley
Medical Center. He was born 11 Apr 1948 in Catawba County, NC,
to the late Everett and Muriel Wolfram
Williamson. Jerry was a member of Mt. Bethel United
Methodist Church in Hickory and owner of Arrow Trademark, Inc.
He was a United States Navy veteran and a member of American
Legion Post 48. Jerry was known for being a jokester, and was a
model train enthusiast, antique car collector, animal lover and
volunteered with the Boy Scouts. In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his brother, Charles Lee Williamson.
Those left to cherish his memory are: Wife of 46 years
Pamela "Pam" Loftin Williamson of the home, son
Brian L. Willimson of Hickory, daughtyer Wendy W. Lloyd
and husband Shawn of Sanford, sister Madaline W. Townsend and
husband Daniel of Taylorsville, sister-in-law Alice Williamson
of Mt. View, beloved grandchildren Aidan and Sophia Lloyd,
nephews Scott Townsend of Taylorsville and Frederick Rhew of
Mooresville, nieces Betsy Bennett and husband Michael of
Taylorsville, Molly Townsend of Hickory, Faith Weaver of Hickory
and Hope Lockwood of Hickory. A gather of family and friends
followed by military honors by American Legion Post 48 was held
on Saturday, 02 Feb 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Mt Bethel United
Methodist Church in Hickory, with Rev. Dale Bost officiating. |
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(Left to Right) Gerald Ray Loftin, Gerald Lee
Williamson, Robin Mechelle Loftin Howard |
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4. I've updated the 2019 Webpage for my (Curtis
& Carolyn Weeks Loftin's) granddaughter
Alexandria/Alex/Ali
Seese. She's
a beautiful girl, inside and out, and we couldn't be more proud
of her. Photos include 2019 Prom and Volleyball. |
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5. Our family always does family photos after
Thanksgiving lunch each year. I'm thankful that my son, Philip,
has the ability to do such great photos for all of us. Here are
a few from this year. To see all of them, go to a new page I've
created called
Family Studio Photos. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. I updated the page on
Martin Luther Goble with some memories I
have from when he lived with our family in the 1960s. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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DNA & MISCELLANEOUS |
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1. The autosomal DNA test I took with Ancestry.com in
2016 has totally changed. One of the major changes was as
follows: In 2016 the test indicated that I, Curtis Loftin, had
<1% Great Britian descendancy. The updated date
in 2019 now says that I have 64% England, Wales and
Northwestern European descendancy. That's a major
change. My first DNA Test, the Male DNA-Test from Family Tree
DNA, is still valid, but the page I created from the data that I
got from the Ancestry.com DNA Test in 2016 is incorrect. I have
decided to keep the original
2016
Ancestry.com DNA TEST page as a reference but have
created a
2019
Ancestry.com DNA TEST page that is more current and
shows the updated results. Check out the 2019 updated page when
you get a chance. Like with any geneology research, the DNA test
pages will continue to be updated. Ancestry.com's DNA
resultes changed again on 21 Oct 2019. Check back on
the page often for the most current results. |
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2. I updated the
Civil War
page with some additional information. |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Avera, Cobb, Cogdell,
Dodd,
Eason,
Griswold,
Harrell,
Hocutt,
King, Liles,
Weeks) |
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1. I have updated the
Eason Family
Descendancy page with information that was shared
with me from Carol Herbertson Eason. Carol
shared information from her husband Tim Eason's ancestry. Thanks
Carol. |
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FAMILY:
Seese (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Denniston,
Earnshaw,
Gardner,
Hameister,
Hart,
Seese) |
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1. I've updated the 2019 Webpage for my (Curtis & Carolyn
Weeks Loftin's) granddaughter
Alexandria/Alex/Ali
Seese. She's
a beautiful girl, inside and out, and we couldn't be more proud
of her. Photos include 2019 Prom and Volleyball. |
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FAMILY:
Robinson (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Caldwell,
Robinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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2019 January
- September |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. I got a nice email from Michael Lawrence who shared
photos of the 1908 Jones Family Reunion in Avenger,
Texas. The original ancestor, James Jones, was
first married to Elizabeth Robinson and secondly
married to
Isabella Caroline Loftin (the daughter
of
Thomas Loftin and sister of
James Franklin Loftin). Thanks Lawrence
for the photos and helping me correct some information about the
Jones family. Those photos are posted on the page for
Isabella Caroline Loftin Jones. |
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2. The
Loftin Family Reunion was held on Sunday, May 19, 2019, 1:00
p.m., in the Family Life Center of Catawba Methodist Church for
the descendants of William Alexander Loftin and Laura Rossie
Cranford. The group was small but the food and fellowship was
great. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. In received a very pleasant email from Rebecca
Hefner McMahan who descends from Laura Melinda Dagenhart
Hefner. Laura is a daughter of Rufus and Martha
Ann Goble Dagenhardt. Rebecca had photos
and some information to share. These have been added to the page
for
Martha Ann Goble Dagenhardt (b. 1844).
You can contact Rebecca at
r_mcmahan@bellsouth.net
. Thanks Rebecca. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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DNA & MISCELLANEOUS |
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1. I updated the
Revolutionary War page with some information about the
popular Hymn, "Come Thou
Almighty King", which was penned about 1757 by an
unknown author. The Hymn was first sung during the Revolutionary
Rar - to the tune of "God
Save the King" (same tune as
"My Country Tis of Thee"). |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Avera, Cobb, Cogdell,
Dodd,
Eason,
Griswold,
Harrell,
Hocutt,
King, Liles,
Weeks) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY:
Seese (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Denniston,
Earnshaw,
Gardner,
Hameister,
Hart,
Seese) |
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1. Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY:
Robinson (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Caldwell,
Robinson) |
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1. Melvin Franklin Robinson, 90, of Newton, North
Carolina, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Abernethy
Laurels in Newton. Melvin was born 17 Aug 1928 in Catawba
County, NC, to the late Cephas and Bessie Womack Robinson. He
was a member of Mt. Ruhama Baptist Church in Maiden; a United
States Army veteran serving in the Korean War and was retired
from the construction industry. In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Elsie B.
Robinson, son Caroll Roblinson, and brothers Ralph, Guy, John,
Ernest and Blair Robinson. Those left to cherish his memory are:
son Michael D. Robinson and wife Myra of Newton; grandchildren
Christy and Jimmie Buff, Leslie and Philip Loftin and Jason and
Jennifer Robinson; great-grandchildren Nathan Robinson and Kayli
Loftin; special friend and companion of over eighteen years
Margaret J. Bowman. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, March
5, 2019 at Mt. Ruhama Baptist Church in Maiden, NC, with Rev.
Michael Statton, Dr. Ed Yount and Rev. Mike Daughtrey
officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Michael Robinson, Jason Robinson, Jimmie Buff,
Philip Loftin, Erick Elmore and Joe McCaslin. |
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Descendants of
Alonzo Lester Loftin |
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Children of Alonzo Lester Loftin and (1)
Cornelia “Nelia” Estelle Lowrance |
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Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Spouse |
Nannie May Loftin |
08 Nov 1895 |
15 Jul 1982 |
Wade Vernon Martin
m. 1915 |
Lillie Stamey
Loftin |
06 Sep 1897 |
04 Aug 1988 |
[Never Married] |
Roy Henry Loftin |
27 Jul 1899 |
24 Jun 1972 |
Sarah Mae Morrow
m. 22 Jun 1925 |
Floye Hovis Loftin |
26 Jul 1901 |
06 Jan 1973 |
William Ellers |
Verdie Lee Loftin |
07 Sep 1903 |
06 Mar 1993 |
(1) Fitzhugh Boggs
(2) Ralph Copeny
(3) Harold Yount |
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Children of Alonzo Lester Loftin and (2)
Ida Lillian Setzer |
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Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Spouse |
Charlie Roosevelt Loftin |
22 Oct 1905 |
30 Sep 1988 |
Edna Jones |
Theodore Roosevelt Loftin |
25 Dec 1906 |
20 Dec 1969 |
Fannie Marie Hoke |
"Infant Son" Loftin |
1908 |
1908 |
[Died in Infancy] |
Sadie Elizabeth Loftin |
08 Jun 1909 |
15 Dec 2007 |
(1) Paul Abraham
Murray
(2) Vernon Asbury Lee |
*Willie Thelma Loftin |
31 May 1911 |
28 Nov 1977 |
(1) Dewey D. Connor
(2) Dewey M Lanier |
*Callie Elma Loftin |
31 May 1911 |
28 June 1992 |
John Henry Huffman |
Sallie Allie Loftin |
12 Sep 1913 |
10 Feb 1986 |
Glenn Clustus Lee |
**Daisy Pearl Loftin |
06 Jun 1914 |
07 Jan 1994 |
Ruel Franklin
Herman |
**"Infant Son
2" Loftin |
06 Jun 1914 |
13 Jun 1914 |
[Died in Infancy] |
Mike Whitener Loftin |
18 Feb 1916 |
24 Feb 1949 |
Eleanor Carolyn
Ervin |
Sam William Loftin |
13 May 1918 |
18 Sep 1979 |
Willie Aleen Goble |
Oscar Sherrill Loftin |
22 Oct 1920 |
22 Jul 1986 |
Annie Ruth Travis |
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"Infant Son 3" Loftin |
26 Oct 1922 |
27 Oct 1922 |
[Died in Infancy] |
Glennie Frances Loftin |
13 Jul 1926 |
17 Sep 2015 |
Robert Alvin Cook |
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"Infant Son
4" Loftin |
1928 |
1928 |
[Died in Infancy] |
* Willie
Thelma Loftin and Callie Elma Loftin were twins - born
on 31 May 1911 in Catawba County, North Carolina. |
**Daisy
Pearl Loftin and "Infant Son 2" Were twins - born on 06
Jun 1914. "Infant Son 2" only lived a few days before
his death. |
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The Catawba County Birth Index for this child, "Infant
Son 33, shows that
he was born 22 Oct 1922 (the same day and month as his
older brother Oscar). This child's Death
Certificate shows that he died 27 Oct 1922 and that he
lived for 1 day and 2 hours - so it's more likely that
the child was born on 26 Oct 1922 - instead of 22 Oct
1922 as the Birth Index shows. Cause of death was
"malformation of upper air passage". |
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It's possible that this last "Infant Son" of Alonzo and
Ida was born in 1927. It is also possible that the
grave marker for this "Infant Son" born in 1928 was
incorrectly dated and should have been for the 1922
"Infant Son". |
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A special thanks to those who continue to
provide photos and information.
If you have additional photos of the family that you'd think
others
would enjoy seeing on the website, let me know. |
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SOURCES |
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Additional photos or information, contact
Curtis D. Loftin |
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