Arthur Madison LoftinAge: 8 years1914–1923
- Name
- Arthur Madison Loftin
- Given names
- Arthur Madison
- Surname
- Loftin
 Birth | August 1, 1914 48 20 |
 Birth of a sister | Berneda Valentine Loftin February 14, 1916 (Age 18 months) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 17 months)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 brother | Kerney Manuel Loftin September 30, 1917 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Angelina Ward August 3, 1918 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 2 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 3 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 5 years) |
 Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Granville Martin Loftin December 27, 1922 (Age 8 years) |
 Death | May 13, 1923 (Age 8 years) |
| 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 |
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 himself |
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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 |
| Father’s family with Ella May Cray |
| 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 |
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 half-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 half-brother |
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 half-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 half-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 half-sister |
Ella Mae Loftin Birth: February 19, 1904 38 34 — Arkansas, United States Death: March 5, 1993 — Forrest City, St. Francis, Arkansas, United States |
| Mother’s family with Hoisea Pryor “Hosie” Ward |
| step-father |
Hoisea Pryor “Hosie” Ward Birth: August 1, 1895 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 23, 1976 |
| 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: May 31, 1924 — Amagon, Jackson, Arkansas, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. - Household
Rock Road Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas
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