Wilborn LoftinAge: 93 years1826–1919
- Name
- Wilborn Loftin
- Given names
- Wilborn
- Surname
- Loftin
 Birth | 1826 27 27 |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Nancy … between 1820 and 1830 |
| Birth of a brother | Cornelius Loftin 1830 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eliza H Loftin about 1832 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 6 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a brother | John Loftin Jr. May 29, 1833 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Moses “Willy” Loftin December 1, 1835 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 9 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Loftin August 14, 1839 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Loftin Jr. December 1, 1848 (Age 22 years) Cause: Hunting Accident |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | October 12, 1850 (Age 24 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Lanier — View this family estimated 1855 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Loftin December 9, 1856 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Margaret Loftin 1858 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 31 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a son #3 | Alexander Loftin 1860 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | July 26, 1860 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a brother | Cornelius Loftin September 17, 1862 (Age 36 years) Cause: Civil War |
 Military | Civil War - Confederate March 30, 1863 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin April 10, 1863 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 35 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Emma Gennette “Nellie” Loftin May 19, 1866 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 41 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 41 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #6 | Cicero Harris Loftin October 1868 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 43 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a daughter | Margaret Loftin before 1870 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a son | Alexander Loftin before 1870 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | July 28, 1870 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a father | John B Loftin October 1, 1870 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 52 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Eliza H Loftin September 1879 (Age 53 years) Cause: Consumption |
| Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 54 years) Note: Who is grand daughter born Jan 1880? -b |
| Death of a mother | Sarah “Sallie” Shemwell April 17, 1882 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Alexander Loflin — Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Loftin — View this family about 1885 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas L Smith — Emma Gennette “Nellie” Loftin — View this family April 22, 1885 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Minnie C Loflin June 12, 1886 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Lula Mae Smith July 11, 1886 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin — Sarah Elizabeth Surratt — View this family about 1887 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Cleta May Loftin July 8, 1888 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Robert Lee Loflin September 2, 1888 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | James Harrison “Jim” Loflin October 2, 1891 (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Cicero Harris Loftin — Clara Bean — View this family October 23, 1892 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rebecca Loftin 1892 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Lottie A Loftin January 1893 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Mary Agnes Loftin November 25, 1893 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Roby Laflin Loflin December 4, 1894 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Bethel Carrie “Betty” Loftin May 2, 1896 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Julia Alma Loftin April 18, 1898 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 72 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin — Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker — View this family March 14, 1899 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Charley Smith May 1899 (Age 73 years) |
| Census | June 15, 1900 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Charles Price “Charley” Smith Sr. June 19, 1900 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Sarah Elizabeth Loftin December 23, 1900 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Loftin November 21, 1901 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Lanier before 1903 (Age 77 years) |
| Marriage | Verlina Glover — View this family April 30, 1903 (Age 77 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Kerney Valentine Loftin February 15, 1904 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a sister | Priscilla Loftin May 11, 1909 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Charley Smith before 1910 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 90 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a son | Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin February 12, 1918 (Age 92 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 91 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 92 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Loftin August 5, 1919 (Age 93 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Moses “Willy” Loftin August 14, 1919 (on the date of death) |
 Death | August 14, 1919 (Age 93 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John B Loftin Birth: July 3, 1798 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1870 — North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Sarah “Sallie” Shemwell Birth: January 29, 1798 48 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 17, 1882 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1818 — North Carolina, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Priscilla Loftin Birth: June 28, 1819 20 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 11, 1909 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years elder sister |
Rebecca Loftin Birth: 1824 25 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1892 — North Carolina, United States |
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3 years himself |
Wilborn Loftin Birth: 1826 27 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 14, 1919 — Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Cornelius Loftin Birth: 1830 31 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 17, 1862 — Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Eliza H Loftin Birth: about 1832 33 33 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: September 1879 — Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
John Loftin Jr. Birth: May 29, 1833 34 35 Death: December 1, 1848 |
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3 years younger brother |
William Moses “Willy” Loftin Birth: December 1, 1835 37 37 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: August 14, 1919 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Margaret Loftin Birth: August 14, 1839 41 41 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: August 5, 1919 — Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Mary Lanier |
| himself |
Wilborn Loftin Birth: 1826 27 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 14, 1919 — Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Mary Lanier Birth: about 1826 — North Carolina, United States Death: before 1903 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1855 — |
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23 months daughter |
Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Loftin Birth: December 9, 1856 30 30 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: November 21, 1901 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Margaret Loftin Birth: 1858 32 32 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1870 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Alexander Loftin Birth: 1860 34 34 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1870 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin Birth: April 10, 1863 37 37 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: February 12, 1918 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Emma Gennette “Nellie” Loftin Birth: May 19, 1866 40 40 — Randolph, North Carolina, United States Death: April 2, 1958 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
Cicero Harris Loftin Birth: October 1868 42 42 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: November 22, 1941 — Guilford, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Verlina Glover |
| himself |
Wilborn Loftin Birth: 1826 27 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 14, 1919 — Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Verlina Glover Birth: October 4, 1849 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 9, 1922 — Alleghany, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: April 30, 1903 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
Wilborn Loftin has 31 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (31)
Parents Alexander Shemwell Sr. + Nancy Jane Daniel
Parents … … + Rebecca Ann Shamel
Parents Henry Shemwell + Susannah W “Susie” Cox
Parents Noah Reed + Nancy Shemwell
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - John Loftin - Household
Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Wilborne Loftin - Household
Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Wilborne Loftin - Household
Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Wilborne Loftin - Household
Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Wilborn Loftin - Household
Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina
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