William Robert Loftin JrAge: 83 years1896–1980
- Name
- William Robert Loftin Jr
- Given names
- William Robert
- Surname
- Loftin
- Name suffix
- Jr
 Birth | September 2, 1896 30 27 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 months)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 |
 Birth of a sister | Nona Lee Loftin August 31, 1898 (Age 23 months) |
 Census | June 22, 1900 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Albert L Loftin April 22, 1901 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ella Mae Loftin February 19, 1904 (Age 7 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ella May Cray June 8, 1910 (Age 13 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. — Gertrude May “Gertie” Bobo — View this family June 24, 1913 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lavina E Loftin January 18, 1914 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Arthur Madison Loftin August 1, 1914 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Berneda Valentine Loftin February 14, 1916 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Kerney Manuel Loftin September 30, 1917 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Oma Street — View this family December 27, 1917 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Angelina Ward August 3, 1918 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Beatrice Loftin September 22, 1918 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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 paternal grandfather | William Moses “Willy” Loftin August 14, 1919 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Beulena Loftin December 16, 1919 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Evelyn Loftin September 8, 1922 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Granville Martin Loftin December 27, 1922 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Arthur Madison Loftin May 13, 1923 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Robert Harold Loftin March 2, 1926 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Covia Loftin March 11, 1929 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 33 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 13, 1930 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Caraway Loftin September 26, 1931 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Omagene Loftin July 18, 1933 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a father | Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. July 7, 1935 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Vina Loftin December 28, 1935 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Huey Charles Henderson October 5, 1936 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Oma Marcella Henderson March 13, 1940 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1940 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Georgia Mae Loftin May 11, 1941 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Harold Loftin — Wessie Juanita Stokes — View this family March 30, 1946 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Elton Harold Loftin October 5, 1947 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Harvie “Bud” Scott — Evelyn Loftin — View this family February 16, 1948 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | April 28, 1950 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Robert Gerald Loftin July 11, 1950 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Mae Lynn Loftin January 27, 1955 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a brother | Albert L Loftin November 29, 1957 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | William Daniel “Danny” Foster September 2, 1967 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a wife | Oma Street June 17, 1968 (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Curtis “J R” Laird Jr — Omagene Loftin — View this family March 20, 1975 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a half-brother | Granville Martin Loftin April 22, 1979 (Age 82 years) |
 Death | March 21, 1980 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ballews Chapel Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. Birth: December 30, 1865 30 20 — Healing Spring, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 7, 1935 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Ella May Cray Birth: June 28, 1869 — Baltimore, Maryland, United States Death: June 8, 1910 — Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1890 — |
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4 years elder sister |
Lavina E Loftin Birth: July 10, 1893 27 24 — Arkansas, United States Death: January 18, 1914 — Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years himself |
William Robert Loftin Jr Birth: September 2, 1896 30 27 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: March 21, 1980 — Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Nona Lee Loftin Birth: August 31, 1898 32 29 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: June 1987 — Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Albert L Loftin Birth: April 22, 1901 35 31 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: November 29, 1957 — Genesee, Michigan, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ella Mae Loftin Birth: February 19, 1904 38 34 — Arkansas, United States Death: March 5, 1993 — Forrest City, St. Francis, Arkansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Gertrude May “Gertie” Bobo |
| father |
Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. Birth: December 30, 1865 30 20 — Healing Spring, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 7, 1935 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Gertrude May “Gertie” Bobo Birth: January 1, 1894 — Greene, Arkansas, United States Death: June 29, 1975 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: June 24, 1913 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
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Divorce: November 13, 1923 — Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
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13 months half-brother |
Arthur Madison Loftin Birth: August 1, 1914 48 20 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 13, 1923 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
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18 months half-sister |
Berneda Valentine Loftin Birth: February 14, 1916 50 22 — Newport, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: May 16, 1991 — Forest City, St. Francis, Arkansas, United States |
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20 months half-brother |
Kerney Manuel Loftin Birth: September 30, 1917 51 23 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: April 17, 1989 — Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States |
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5 years half-brother |
Granville Martin Loftin Birth: December 27, 1922 56 28 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: April 22, 1979 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Oma Street |
| himself |
William Robert Loftin Jr Birth: September 2, 1896 30 27 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: March 21, 1980 — Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Oma Street Birth: June 18, 1897 — Portland, Sumner, Tennessee, United States Death: June 17, 1968 — Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 27, 1917 — Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Beatrice Loftin Birth: September 22, 1918 22 21 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: February 3, 2006 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Beulena Loftin Birth: December 16, 1919 23 22 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: July 28, 2012 — Amagon, Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Evelyn Loftin Birth: September 8, 1922 26 25 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: December 20, 1996 — Weiner, Poinsett, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert Harold Loftin Birth: March 2, 1926 29 28 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: March 18, 1999 — Weiner, Poinsett, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Covia Loftin Birth: March 11, 1929 32 31 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: October 23, 2014 — Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years son |
Caraway Loftin Birth: September 26, 1931 35 34 — Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: December 25, 1995 — Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Vina Loftin Birth: December 28, 1935 39 38 — Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: December 21, 2021 — Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
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-2 years daughter |
Omagene Loftin Birth: July 18, 1933 36 36 — Poinsett, Arkansas, United States Death: August 18, 2017 — Newport, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States |
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8 years daughter |
Georgia Mae Loftin Birth: May 11, 1941 44 43 — Etowah, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States Death: March 1, 2014 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. - Household
Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. - Household
Newport Road Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Robert Loftin Jr - Household
Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Robert Loftin Jr - Household
Little River, Mississippi, Arkansas
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