The Shemwell Family

Edward Hoke LoftinAge: 65 years18761941

Name
Edward Hoke Loftin
Given names
Edward Hoke
Surname
Loftin
Birth February 28, 1876 40 30
Birth of a sisterPallie Loftin
September 22, 1878 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 22 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Clay “Charlie” Loftin
February 4, 1881 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah “Sallie” Shemwell
April 17, 1882 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterDella Ann Loftin
September 25, 1884 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherGene Kerney Loftin
February 10, 1886 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherZebulon Vance Loftin
January 21, 1890 (Age 13 years)
Death of a brotherGene Kerney Loftin
March 10, 1895 (Age 19 years)
MarriageMinnie M RileyView this family
February 21, 1897 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 23, 1900 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Edward Glenn Loftin
September 27, 1901 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Edith Lee Loftin
June 21, 1904 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Betty Angelyn Loftin
October 8, 1906 (Age 30 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Howard Loftin
November 24, 1907 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Julia Mae Loftin
May 14, 1909 (Age 33 years)
Census May 9, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Robert Hoke Loftin
December 8, 1911 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#6
William Clay Loftin
January 6, 1914 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 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 motherElizabeth Angelina Ward
August 3, 1918 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 40 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 41 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/
Marriage of a childEdward Glenn LoftinMable Doskey FrankView this family
March 30, 1919 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Moses “Willy” Loftin
August 14, 1919 (Age 43 years)
Census January 31, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childClyde Charles CameronEdith Lee LoftinView this family
April 22, 1923 (Age 47 years)
Death of a sisterLula C Loftin
May 21, 1927 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 53 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Clay “Charlie” Loftin
September 28, 1932 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childHarvey Monroe HedrickJulia Mae LoftinView this family
October 1932 (Age 56 years)

Marriage of a childWilliam Clay LoftinHelen Elizabeth BisherView this family
June 2, 1934 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Francis RobbinsBetty Angelyn LoftinView this family
February 2, 1935 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherDr. William Robert Loftin Sr.
July 7, 1935 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Hoke LoftinFrances Pauline CookView this family
January 5, 1936 (Age 59 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherAlbert B Loftin
May 28, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Death October 13, 1941 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Toms Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 1, 1865Davidson, North Carolina, United States
7 months
elder brother
1 year
elder brother
John Howard Loftin
Birth: December 17, 1866 31 21Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 24, 1907Rowan, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Albert B Loftin
Birth: October 1, 1873 37 28Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 28, 1940High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
2 years
himself
Edward Hoke Loftin
Birth: February 28, 1876 40 30Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 13, 1941Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Pallie Loftin
Birth: September 22, 1878 42 33Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 2, 1960High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger brother
Charles Clay “Charlie” Loftin
Birth: February 4, 1881 45 35Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 28, 1932Davidson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger sister
17 months
younger brother
Gene Kerney Loftin
Birth: February 10, 1886 50 40Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 10, 1895Davidson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger brother
Zebulon Vance Loftin
Birth: January 21, 1890 54 44Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 24, 1944High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Family with Minnie M Riley - View this family
himself
Edward Hoke Loftin
Birth: February 28, 1876 40 30Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 13, 1941Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
wife
Marriage: February 21, 1897Davidson, North Carolina, United States
5 years
son
Edward Glenn Loftin
Birth: September 27, 1901 25 24Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 27, 1976Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Edith Lee Loftin
Birth: June 21, 1904 28 26Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 11, 1999Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Betty Angelyn Loftin
Birth: October 8, 1906 30 29Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 6, 2005Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Julia Mae Loftin
Birth: May 14, 1909 33 31Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 11, 2003Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Robert Hoke Loftin
Birth: December 8, 1911 35 34Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 24, 1976Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
2 years
son
William Clay Loftin
Birth: January 6, 1914 37 36Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 25, 1994Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Edward Hoke Loftin has 32 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Moses Loftin - Household

Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Loftin, William WM45headMfarmerNCNCNC
Loftin, LizabethWF36wifeMNCNCNC
Loftin, RobbertWM14sonSNCNCNC
Loftin, HowardWM13sonSNCNCNC
Loftin, MossesWM12sonSNCNCNC
Loftin, LoulaWF9daughterSNCNCNC
Loftin, AlbertWM7sonSNCNCNC
Loftin, EdwardWM6sonSNCNCNC
Loftin, PallaWF2daughterSNCNCNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Edward Hoke Loftin - Household

New Hope, Randolph, North Carolina

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Loftin, HokeheadWMFeb1875625M3NCNCNCSalesman Groceries
Loftin, MinniewifeWF187723M311NCNCNC

1 child? -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward Hoke Loftin - Household

New Hope, Randolph, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Loftin, HokeheadMW33M13NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Loftin, MinniewifeFW32M1354NCNCNC
Loftin, EdwardsonMW8SNCNCNC
Loftin, EdithdaughterFW6SNCNCNC
Loftin, BettiedaughterFW3SNCNCNC
Loftin, JuliadaughterFW4mSNCNCNC
Loftin, PiccolanieceFW9SNCNCNC
Riley, Henry Cfather in lawMW65WdNCNCNCOwn Income

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward Hoke Loftin - Household

Denton, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Loftin, HokeheadMW43MNCNCNCSalesmanLumber
Loftin, MinniewifeFW42MNCNCNCTeacherHigh School
Loftin, EdithdaughterFW15SNCNCNC
Loftin, BettiedaughterFW13SNCNCNC
Loftin, JuliadaughterFW10SNCNCNC
Loftin, RobertsonMW8SNCNCNC
Loftin, ClaysonMW6SNCNCNC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Edward Hoke Loftin - Household

Salusbury Street Denton, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Loftin, HokeheadMW53M21NCNCNCSalesmanGrocery Store
Loftin, MinniewifeFW51M19NCNCNCTeacherPublic School
Loftin, BettiedaughterFW22SNCNCNCTeacherPublic School
Loftin, JuliadaughterFW20SNCNCNCTeacherPublic School
Loftin, RobertsonMW18SNCNCNC
Loftin, ClaysonMW16SNCNCNC

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Edward Hoke Loftin - Household

Center Street Denton, Davidson, North Carolina

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Loftin, E HheadMW64MNCStore KeeperOwner Store
Loftin, MinniewifeFW62MNCAsst Post MasterPost Office
Robbins, C Fson in lawMW29MNCService Station OperatorService Station
Robbins, BettyXdaughterFW32MNC