Margaret LoftinAge: 12 years1858–1870
- Name
- Margaret Loftin
- Given names
- Margaret
- Surname
- Loftin
 Birth | 1858 32 32 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: 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 2 years) |
 Census | July 26, 1860 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin April 10, 1863 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 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 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 9 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 9 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 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 11 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 brother | Alexander Loftin before 1870 (on the date of death) |
 Death | before 1870 (Age 12 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Loftin 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 elder sister |
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 herself |
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 |
Margaret 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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