Thomas Jefferson “T J” LoftinAge: 54 years1863–1918
- Name
- Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin
- Given names
- Thomas Jefferson
- Surname
- Loftin
- Nickname
- T J
- Also known as
- William Wilborn Loftin
 Birth | April 10, 1863 37 37 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 3 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 3 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 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 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 sister | Margaret Loftin before 1870 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alexander Loftin before 1870 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | July 28, 1870 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John B Loftin October 1, 1870 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah “Sallie” Shemwell April 17, 1882 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Sarah Elizabeth Surratt — View this family about 1887 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Cleta May Loftin July 8, 1888 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lottie A Loftin January 1893 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Bethel Carrie “Betty” Loftin May 2, 1896 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Elizabeth Surratt April 1, 1897 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 |
| Marriage | Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker — View this family March 14, 1899 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | June 5, 1900 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Sarah Elizabeth Loftin December 23, 1900 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Loftin November 21, 1901 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Lanier before 1903 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Wilborn Loftin — Verlina Glover — View this family April 30, 1903 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Kerney Valentine Loftin February 15, 1904 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Charles Reid Chandler 1908 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Henry Chandler — Cleta May Loftin — View this family September 30, 1908 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | April 14, 1910 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Vernon Nicker Post — Bethel Carrie “Betty” Loftin — View this family August 29, 1911 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Evelyn Lee Post August 29, 1915 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 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 54 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 | February 12, 1918 (Age 54 years) |
| Will | February 16, 1918 (4 days after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Dunns Mountain Baptist Church 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 elder sister |
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 elder 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 himself |
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 |
| Family with Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker |
| himself |
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 |
| wife |
Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker Birth: July 15, 1866 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 29, 1948 — Richmond, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: March 14, 1899 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Sarah Elizabeth Loftin Birth: December 23, 1900 37 34 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 2, 1971 — Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States |
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3 years son |
Kerney Valentine Loftin Birth: February 15, 1904 40 37 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: February 10, 1955 — Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Family with Sarah Elizabeth Surratt |
| himself |
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 |
| wife |
Sarah Elizabeth Surratt Birth: October 7, 1861 44 43 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 1, 1897 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1887 — |
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18 months daughter |
Cleta May Loftin Birth: July 8, 1888 25 26 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 4, 1986 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Lottie A Loftin Birth: January 1893 29 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Bethel Carrie “Betty” Loftin Birth: May 2, 1896 33 34 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 21, 1973 — Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
| … … + Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker |
| wife |
Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker Birth: July 15, 1866 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 29, 1948 — Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| step-son |
Walter Lee Loftin Birth: April 24, 1891 24 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: December 21, 1968 — Staunton, Staunton, Virginia, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Wilborne Loftin - Household
Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Wilborne Loftin - Household
Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin - Household
Providence, Rowan, North Carolina
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin - Household
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
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| Will | T J Loften Wife - Children listed:
Malinda Loflin - Wife
Cletie Chanley - Child
Bethel Post - Child
Lottie Shirley - Child
Walter Loftin - Wife's Son (Step Son)
Sarah Loftin - Daughter
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| Note | 1870 Welborn Loftin age 7 b. abt 1863 son of Wilborn and Mary(Lanier) Loftin
1880 William Loftin age 17 b. abt 1863
1900 Thomas Loftin age 37 b. Apr 1863
1910 Thomas J Loftin age 47 b. Apr 1863
Death Cert. T. J. Loftin b. 4-10-1863 Father Wm Loftin - Mother Mary Lanier
Welborn Loftin disappears after the 1880 Census and Thomas J doesn't show up until 1900.
There is another T J Loftin but he is in Christian, Missouri and b. abt 1841 as well as a T J born in TN and died in Texas(mother Mary ? )
And the neighbor Thomas J Loftin in 1870 census. He was a neighbor to John Loftin. He was born in 1814 and married to a Margaret.
So… either Welborn died or disappears before 1900 and Thomas is another Mary Lanier’s son that’s not in any census prior to 1900.. There is a Mary Lanier in Williamston, Martin, North Carolina, and another in Fayetteville, Fayette, Georgia but that’s their married names and no sons named William, Wilborn or Thomas.
Or Wilborn and Thomas are the same person? Not 100% but makes the most sense to me… If they are both children of Wilborn and Mary Lanier. Can’t be twins or T J would have been in the 1870-80 census.
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