The Shemwell Family

Berneda Valentine LoftinAge: 75 years19161991

Name
Berneda Valentine Loftin
Given names
Berneda Valentine
Surname
Loftin
Married name
Berneda Valentine Munn
Birth February 14, 1916 50 22
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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 brotherKerney Manuel Loftin
September 30, 1917 (Age 19 months)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Angelina Ward
August 3, 1918 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 months)

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 22 months)

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 grandfatherWilliam Moses “Willy” Loftin
August 14, 1919 (Age 3 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherGranville Martin Loftin
December 27, 1922 (Age 6 years)
Death of a brotherArthur Madison Loftin
May 13, 1923 (Age 7 years)
Marriage of a parentHoisea Pryor “Hosie” WardGertrude May “Gertie” BoboView this family
May 31, 1924 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 13 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
Death of a fatherDr. William Robert Loftin Sr.
July 7, 1935 (Age 19 years)
MarriageLewis E MunnView this family
March 20, 1937 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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
Death of a half-brotherAlbert L Loftin
November 29, 1957 (Age 41 years)
Death of a husbandLewis E Munn
October 1, 1959 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherGertrude May “Gertie” Bobo
June 29, 1975 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 brotherGranville Martin Loftin
April 22, 1979 (Age 63 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam Robert Loftin Jr
March 21, 1980 (Age 64 years)
Death of a half-sisterNona Lee Loftin
June 1987 (Age 71 years)
Death of a brotherKerney Manuel Loftin
April 17, 1989 (Age 73 years)
Death May 16, 1991 (Age 75 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 24, 1913Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Divorce: November 13, 1923Jackson, Arkansas, United States
13 months
elder brother
Arthur Madison Loftin
Birth: August 1, 1914 48 20Arkansas, United States
Death: May 13, 1923Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
18 months
herself
Berneda Valentine Loftin
Birth: February 14, 1916 50 22Newport, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 16, 1991Forest City, St. Francis, Arkansas, United States
20 months
younger brother
Kerney Manuel Loftin
Birth: September 30, 1917 51 23Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 17, 1989Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States
5 years
younger brother
Granville Martin Loftin
Birth: December 27, 1922 56 28Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 22, 1979Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Father’s family with Ella May Cray - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1890
4 years
half-sister
Lavina E Loftin
Birth: July 10, 1893 27 24Arkansas, United States
Death: January 18, 1914Jackson, Arkansas, United States
3 years
half-brother
2 years
half-sister
Nona Lee Loftin
Birth: August 31, 1898 32 29Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 1987Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
3 years
half-brother
Albert L Loftin
Birth: April 22, 1901 35 31Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 29, 1957Genesee, Michigan, United States
3 years
half-sister
Ella Mae Loftin
Birth: February 19, 1904 38 34Arkansas, United States
Death: March 5, 1993Forrest City, St. Francis, Arkansas, United States
Mother’s family with Hoisea Pryor “Hosie” Ward - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: May 31, 1924Amagon, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Family with Lewis E Munn - View this family
husband
Lewis E Munn
Birth: January 4, 1899Tennessee, United States
Death: October 1, 1959Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
herself
Berneda Valentine Loftin
Birth: February 14, 1916 50 22Newport, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 16, 1991Forest City, St. Francis, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: March 20, 1937Osceola, Florida, United States

Berneda Valentine Loftin has 41 first cousins recorded

Father's family (41)

Parents John Howard Loftin + Aquilla Finch “Quilla” Morgan
1Bertha Lou Loftin18921918
2Lee Mock Loftin18991980
Parents Moses Lee Loftin + Sarah Louella Riley
1Fred Loftin18921915
3Clyde Loftin18971979
4Piccola Loftin19001968
Parents Moses Lee Loftin + Chapel Ellen Surratt
Parents John Thomas Chandler + Lula C Loftin
2Maud Chandler18921932
4Opal Lula Chandler18951953
Parents Albert B Loftin + Nancy “Nannie” Morris
1Gean Kerney Loftin18971948
2Robert Guy Loftin19001948
Parents Edward Hoke Loftin + Minnie M Riley
2Edith Lee Loftin19041999
4Julia Mae Loftin19092003
5Robert Hoke Loftin19111976
Parents John Duckery “Duck” Morgan + Pallie Loftin
2Robert Paul Morgan19111981
Parents Charles Clay “Charlie” Loftin + Louzina “Zannie” Elliott
1Nona Lee Loftin19061999
Parents Pleasant Everett Hall + Della Ann Loftin
1Harris Leon Hall19051911
4Albert Clegg Hall19122000
6Scott Eugene Hall19172007
7Arthur Rand Hall19191959
Parents Zebulon Vance Loftin + Freda Venie Bean
1Infant Loftin19091909
2Lula Loftin19102000
4William Lee Loftin19131914
5Jewel Loftin19162010
6Mable Marie Loftin19201991

Mother's family (0)

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. - Household

Rock Road Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Loftin, L RheadMW55MNCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Loftin, GertiewifeFW26MARARAR
Loftin, MaydaughterFW16SARNCNC
Loftin, ArthursonMW6SARNCAR
Loftin, BernedadaughterFW4SARNCAR
Loftin, KerneysonMW2SARNCAR