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Two For the
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Harry (&
Larry) Sigmon |
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Throughout the various branches of my family, there has been a
history of twins. It has frequently been said, "twinning
occurs randomly and not as a genetically transmitted tendency".
They might change their mind if they knew my family's history. |
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The Loftin & Setzer Branches ... |
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Ida Lillian Setzer Loftin
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My paternal Grandma,
Ida Lillian Setzer, was herself a twin - born 25 Apr
1884. Her twin brother, Ivy Lee Setzer, only lived for
nine months, dying 02 Feb 1885.
Ida married
Alonzo Lester Loftin
on 05 Nov 1904. She gave birth to fourteen children - including
TWO sets of twins.
Ida's first set of twins were born 31 May 1911. Ida named
them
Willie Thelma Loftin and
Callie Elma Loftin.
Thelma never had twins - but guess what! Thelma's daughter
Celia Jo Connor Peeler gave birth to a set of twin boys on 17
Aug 1958 - naming them Larry & Jerry Peeler.
The coincidences don't stop there. Thelma's twin sister
Elma never had twins - but guess what! Her
daughter Loretta Ann Huffman Harris Hiatt gave birth to a set of twin
girls on 24 Aug 1963. Loretta named the twin girls
Kelly Leah & Shelly Lynn. |
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Callie Elma Loftin and her twin sister Willie Thelma Loftin |
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Research suggests that most cases of identical twinning are not
caused by genetic factors. However, a few families with a
larger-than-expected number of identical twins have been
reported, which indicates that genetics may play a role. It is
possible that genes involved in sticking cells together (cell
adhesion) may contribute to identical twinning. This hypothesis
has yet to be confirmed. Perhaps they should study our family. |
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In June 2012,
Callie
Elma Loftin Huffman's daughter-in-law, Barbara
Huffman, said that Elma told her that she had miscarried less
than a month after her youngest son, Hal Davis Huffman, was born
- and that she believed that Hal was a twin. |
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(Left)
Callie Elma Loftin & Willie Thelma Loftin |
(Below Left) Kelly Leah Harris & Shelly Lynn Harris |
(Below Right) The Peeler Children - Tina, twins Jerry &
Larry, & Jeff |
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Elma Loftin Huffman & Thelma Loftin Connor Lanier |
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Ida Setzer Loftin gave birth to a second set of twins on 06 Jun
1914, with the birth of
Daisy Pearl Loftin &
Daniel Paul Loftin.
Unfortunately, Daniel did not live beyond his birth date. |
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(Below) Daisy Pearl with her second child Deanie Herman |
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Alonzo' Loftin's brother,
Arthur Lee Loftin, did not have twin children, but his
daughter
Helen Josephine Loftin White (b. 1926) had a set of twins -
Phillip Alan White & Phyllis Ann
White (Mills) born 20 Dec 1960. |
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Phyllis & Phillip White |
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(Above Right) Phyllis & Phillip in 1980 just a couple months
before his death on 06 Mar 1981 |
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Paul Allen Loftin (son of
Paul Roosevelt Loftin, grandson of
Charlie Roosevelt Loftin and great grandson of
Alonzo Lester Loftin) and Billie Jacquelin Jones were
married 29 Mar 1968. Their marriage produced four children -
including a set of twins named David Allen Loftin and
William Roosevelt Loftin. The twin boys were born 01 Aug
1971, but only David Allen survived. William Roosevelt
Loftin died on his birth day. |
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Alonzo's sister,
Frances
Ivey Loftin Drum, had a set of twins born 1915 but
didn't survive infancy - only living 2 1/2 months. They were
named Arby T. Drum and Orby G. Drum. and were born
28 Sep 1915. |
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The great granddaughter of
Elizabeth
"Lizzie" Pearl Setzer Sigmon,
Amy Elizabeth Christie Moody, gave birth to a
set of twins on 15 Aug 1999 and named them Madison
Kendal Moody and Bailey Sloan Moody. |
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In 2011 the latest twins that connect both the LOFTIN and
SETZER
families are the grandsons of Charles Ray Poovey &
Diane Setzer Poovey. Diane is the daughter of
J.D. Setzer and Joyce Murray Setzer and the granddaughter of
Sadie
Elizabeth Loftin Murray Lee
(Sadie was the daughter of
Alonzo Lester Loftin and
Ida Lillian Setzer). The identical twin
boys were born 30 Oct 2011 to Michael Poovey &
Jennifer Miller Poovey and are named Wade
Emerson Poovey and Liam Harrison Poovey.
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Liam & Wade Poovey |
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Additional Setzer Family Twins |
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John Sidney Setzer (b. 08 Nov 1841) married
Elizabeth Catherine Cloninger and their marriage produced a set of twin daughters,
Bertha M. Setzer (b. 21 Aug 1885, Catawba County, NC, d. 25 Sep
1968) and Bessie C. Setzer (b. 21 Aug 1885, Catawba County, NC,
d. 22 Nov 1973).
John and Elizabeth Cloninger Setzer's
son, Paul Augustus Setzer (b. 21 Mar 1877, Catawba Co, NC, d. 08
Feb 1971, Catawba Co, NC), married (1st) Ettie Campbell
Cooper
on 06 Feb 1901. Paul Augustus and Ettie's son,
William Cooper Setzer, married Mary
Evelyn Lipe and their marriage
produced a set of twin girls, Mary Ellen Setzer (married
Garland Franklin) and Jean Carol Setzer (married
Ronald Amzie Hudson). |
Thanks to Mary
Jones for the information about John Sidney Setzer's family
You can contact Mary at
marypat@norte.com |
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Loftin & Setzer Family Twins |
Name |
Birth |
Death |
Parents |
Family |
Drum, Arby T. |
28 Sep
1915 |
12 Nov
1915 |
John
Wesley Drum
Frances Ivey Loftin |
Loftin |
Drum, Orby G. |
28 Sep
1915 |
11 Nov
1915 |
John
Wesley Drum
Frances Ivey Loftin |
Loftin |
Harris Kelly Leah |
24 Aug 1963 |
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Harold Ben Harris
Loretta Huffman |
Loftin
Setzer |
Harris, Shelly Lynn |
24 Aug 1963 |
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Harold Ben Harris
Loretta Huffman |
Loftin
Setzer |
Loftin, "Infant Girl" |
22 Jan
1946 |
22 Jan
1946 |
Oscar
Sherrill Loftin
Annie Ruth Travis |
Loftin
Setzer |
Loftin Bumgarner,
Martha Ann |
22 Jan
1946 |
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Oscar
Sherrill Loftin
Annie Ruth Travis |
Loftin
Setzer |
Loftin, David Allen |
01 Aug
1971 |
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Paul
Allen Loftin
Billie Jacqueline Jones |
Loftin
Setzer |
Loftin, William
Roosevelt |
01 Aug
1971 |
01 Aug
1971 |
Paul
Allen Loftin
Billie Jacqueline Jones |
Loftin
Setzer |
Loftin, "Infant Son" |
12 May
1912 |
13 Jun 1914 |
Alonzo
Lester Loftin
Ida Lillian Setzer |
Loftin
Setzer |
Loftin Herman, Daisy
Pearl |
12 May
1912 |
07 Jan
1994 |
Alonzo
Lester Loftin
Ida Lillian Setzer |
Loftin
Setzer |
Loftin Huffman, Callie
Elma |
31 May
1911 |
28 Jun 1992 |
Alonzo
Lester Loftin
Ida Lillian Setzer |
Loftin
Setzer |
Loftin Lanier, Willie Thelma |
31 May 1911 |
28 No 1977 |
Alonzo Lester
Loftin
Ida Lillian Setzer |
Loftin
Setzer |
Moody, Bailey Sloan |
15 Aug
1999 |
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Steven
Dale Moody
Amy Elizabeth Christie |
Setzer |
Moody, Madison Kendal |
15 Aug
1999 |
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Steven
Dale Moody
Amy Elizabeth Christie |
Setzer |
Peeler, Jerry Lee |
17 Aug 1958 |
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James Calvin Peeler
Celia Jo Connor |
Loftin
Setzer |
Peeler, Larry Keith |
17 Aug 1958 |
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James Calvin Peeler
Celia Jo Connor |
Loftin
Setzer |
Poovey, Liam Harrison |
30 Oct 2011 |
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Michael Allen
Poovey
Jennifer Dawn Miller |
Loftin
Setzer |
Poovey, Wade Emerson |
30 Oct 2011 |
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Michael Allen
Poovey
Jennifer Dawn Miller |
Loftin
Setzer |
Setzer, Bertha M. |
21 Aug 1885 |
25 Sep 1968 |
John Sidney Setzer
Elizabeth Catherine Cloninger |
Setzer |
Setzer, Bessie C. |
21 Aug 1885 |
22 Nov 1973 |
John Sidney Setzer
Elizabeth Catherine Cloninger |
Setzer |
Setzer Franklin, Mary Ellen |
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William Cooper
Setzer
Mary Evelyn Lipe
GParents: John & Eliza Setzer |
Setzer |
Setzer Hudson, Jean Carol |
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Setzer Loftin, Ida Lillian |
25 Apr 1884 |
25 Dec 1964 |
Patrick Sylvanus
Setzer
Margaret Elizabeth Witherspoon |
Setzer |
Setzer, Ivy Lee |
25 Apr 1884 |
02 Feb 1885 |
Patrick Sylvanus
Setzer
Margaret Elizabeth Witherspoon |
Setzer |
White, Phillip Alan |
20 Dec 1960 |
06 Mar 1981 |
Willard White
Helen Josephine Loftin |
Loftin |
White Mills, Phyllis Ann |
20 Dec 1960 |
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Willard White
Helen Josephine Loftin |
Loftin |
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The Goble & Johnson Branches ... |
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Elgevia Goble Eggers |
My maternal Grandma,
Beulah Vernesta "Nessie" Johnson Goble, gave birth to a
set of twins on 24 Nov 1928. She named the twin girls Estelene and
Elgevia Goble.
Estelene only lived four months and died 26 Mar 1929.
Nessie's daughter
Mary Helen Goble Sigmon gave birth to a set of
twin boys on 05 Oct 1947 and named them Larry Eugene
Sigmon and
Harry Everette Sigmon. Larry died three months later on 10
Jan 1948 from whopping cough. Harry accidentally hanged
himself on 08 Apr 1955 at the age of seven.
Nessie's granddaughter Brenda Sue Goble
Isenhour Schronce gave birth to a
set of twins and named them Paul & Paula Schronce.
Brenda's daughter Regina married Paul Brown and adopted a set of
twin girls. |
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Goble & Johnson Family Twins |
Name |
Birth |
Death |
Parents |
Family |
Goble, Estelene |
24 Nov
1928 |
26 Mar
1929 |
Martin
Luther Goble
Beulah Vernesta Johnson |
Goble
Johnson |
Goble Eggers, Elgevia |
24 Nov
1928 |
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Martin
Luther Goble
Beulah Vernesta Johnson |
Goble
Johnson |
Goble, James Madison |
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Samuel
Ferguson Goble
Mary Jane Anderson |
Goble |
Goble, John Andrew |
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Samuel
Ferguson Goble
Mary Jane Anderson |
Goble |
Schronce, Paul |
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Cecil
Schronce
Brenda Sue Isenhour Schronce |
Goble
Johnson |
Schronce, Paula |
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Cecil
Schronce
Brenda Sue Isenhour Schronce |
Goble
Johnson |
Sigmon, Harry Everett |
05 Oct 1947 |
08 Apr 1955 |
Floyd Eugene Sigmon
Mary Helen Goble |
Goble
Johnson |
Sigmon, Larry Eugene |
05 Oct 1947 |
10 Jan 1948 |
Floyd Eugene Sigmon
Mary Helen Goble |
Goble
Johnson |
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(Left) Harry Sigmon; (Middle & Right) Paul & Paula Schronce |
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Additional Goble Family Twins |
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Samuel Ferguson Goble (b. 09 Mar 1818, d. 22 Dec 1905)
married Mary Jane Anderson. She was born about 1824 and
died on 02 Feb 1843, not long after giving birth to twin sons: (1)
James Madison Goble and (2) John Andrew Goble.
James and John married twin sisters. James married Rebecca
Andrews and John married Tabitha Andrews. For more
information,
CLICK HERE. |
Thanks to Nada
Goble Watrous for sharing. You can contact Nada at
nothingjane1969@gmail.com |
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SOURCES |
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Thanks to Mary
Jones for the information about John Sidney Setzer's family
You can contact Mary at
marypat@norte.com |
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Thanks to Nada
Goble Watrous for sharing. You can contact Nada at
nothingjane1969@gmail.com |
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If you have additional information about twins
born in the Loftin, Setzer, Goble or Johnson family lines,
please contact me. |
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Email me! I'd love to hear from you! |