Elizabeth Jane “Betty” LoftinAge: 44 years1856–1901
- Name
- Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Loftin
- Given names
- Elizabeth Jane
- Surname
- Loftin
- Nickname
- Betty
- Married name
- Elizabeth Jane Loflin
 Birth | December 9, 1856 30 30 |
 Birth of a sister | Margaret Loftin 1858 (Age 12 months) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 23 days)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 brother | Alexander Loftin 1860 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | July 26, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin April 10, 1863 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 sister | Emma Gennette “Nellie” Loftin May 19, 1866 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 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 10 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Cicero Harris Loftin October 1868 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 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 sister | Margaret Loftin before 1870 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alexander Loftin before 1870 (Age 13 years) |
| Census | July 28, 1870 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John B Loftin October 1, 1870 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah “Sallie” Shemwell April 17, 1882 (Age 25 years) |
 Marriage | William Alexander Loflin — View this family about 1885 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Minnie C Loflin June 12, 1886 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Robert Lee Loflin September 2, 1888 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Harrison “Jim” Loflin October 2, 1891 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Roby Laflin Loflin December 4, 1894 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 |
| Census | June 16, 1900 (Age 43 years) |
 Death | November 21, 1901 (Age 44 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Loflin-Davis Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Wilborn Loftin Birth: 1826 27 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 14, 1919 — Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
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 herself |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
Cicero Harris Loftin Birth: October 1868 42 42 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: November 22, 1941 — Guilford, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Verlina Glover |
| father |
Wilborn Loftin Birth: 1826 27 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 14, 1919 — Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
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 |
| Family with William Alexander Loflin |
| husband |
William Alexander Loflin Birth: August 28, 1857 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: October 19, 1931 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: about 1885 — |
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17 months daughter |
Minnie C Loflin Birth: June 12, 1886 28 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 14, 1960 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
Robert Lee Loflin Birth: September 2, 1888 31 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1965 — North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
James Harrison “Jim” Loflin Birth: October 2, 1891 34 34 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 3, 1964 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Roby Laflin Loflin Birth: December 4, 1894 37 37 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: September 13, 1935 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| William Alexander Loflin + Nancy Jane Smith |
| husband |
William Alexander Loflin Birth: August 28, 1857 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: October 19, 1931 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Nancy Jane Smith Birth: September 6, 1871 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 23, 1941 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: February 5, 1903 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Loftin has 37 first cousins recorded
Father's family (37)
Parents William Hiram Ward + Rebecca Loftin
Parents Cornelius Loftin + Honor Demanda Garner
Parents Milberry Styers + Eliza H Loftin
Parents William Moses “Willy” Loftin + Elizabeth Angelina Ward
Parents Robert Lee Tysinger + Margaret Loftin
Mother's family (0)
| 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 Alexander Loftin - Household
Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina
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