The Shemwell Family

Cicero Harris LoftinAge: 73 years18681941

Name
Cicero Harris Loftin
Given names
Cicero Harris
Surname
Loftin
Birth October 1868 42 42
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 3 months)

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 sisterMargaret Loftin
before 1870 (Age 15 months)
Death of a brotherAlexander Loftin
before 1870 (Age 15 months)
Census July 28, 1870 (Age 21 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn B Loftin
October 1, 1870 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 9 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 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah “Sallie” Shemwell
April 17, 1882 (Age 13 years)
MarriageClara BeanView this family
October 23, 1892 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Agnes Loftin
November 25, 1893 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Julia Alma Loftin
April 18, 1898 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 July 15, 1900 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Jane “Betty” Loftin
November 21, 1901 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherMary Lanier
before 1903 (Age 34 years)
Marriage of a parentWilborn LoftinVerlina GloverView this family
April 30, 1903 (Age 34 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 47 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 brotherThomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin
February 12, 1918 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 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 49 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 fatherWilborn Loftin
August 14, 1919 (Age 50 years)
Census January 17, 1920 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Lester KivettJulia Alma LoftinView this family
July 2, 1921 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
John Roy Kivett
March 29, 1922 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Hoyt Grayson Kivett
March 11, 1923 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 61 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 9, 1930 (Age 61 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 71 years)
Death November 22, 1941 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1855
23 months
elder sister
Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Loftin
Birth: December 9, 1856 30 30Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 21, 1901Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder sister
Margaret Loftin
Birth: 1858 32 32Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1870Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
Alexander Loftin
Birth: 1860 34 34Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1870Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Emma Gennette “Nellie” Loftin
Birth: May 19, 1866 40 40Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 2, 1958Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
2 years
himself
Cicero Harris Loftin
Birth: October 1868 42 42Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 22, 1941Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Father’s family with Verlina Glover - View this family
father
step-mother
Verlina Glover
Birth: October 4, 1849Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 9, 1922Alleghany, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: April 30, 1903Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Family with Clara Bean - View this family
himself
Cicero Harris Loftin
Birth: October 1868 42 42Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 22, 1941Guilford, North Carolina, United States
wife
Marriage: October 23, 1892Davidson, North Carolina, United States
13 months
daughter
Mary Agnes Loftin
Birth: November 25, 1893 25 18North Carolina, United States
Death: October 2, 1974Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
4 years
daughter
Julia Alma Loftin
Birth: April 18, 1898 29 22Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 17, 1979High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Cicero Harris Loftin has 37 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Wilborne Loftin - Household

Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Loftin, Wilbornhead45MWFarm LaborerNC
Lanier, Marywife43FWKeeping HouseNC
Loftin, Elizabethdaughter15FWAt HomeNC
Loftin, Wilbornson7MWAt HomeNC
Loftin, Genettedaughter4FWAt HomeNC
Loftin, Infantson1MWAt HomeNC

Infant Cicero ? -b

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Wilborne Loftin - Household

Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Loftin, WilbornWM56headMFarmerNCNCNC
Lanier, MaryWF54wifeMKeeping HouseNCNCNC
Loftin, El JaneWF25daughterSAt HomeNCNCNC
Loftin, WilliamWM17sonSAt HomeNCNCNC
Loftin, GennetteWF14daughterSAt HomeNCNCNC
Loftin, Cicero HWM12sonSAt HomeNCNCNC
Lofton, InfantFW6mgrand daughterSJanNCNCNC

grand daughter born Jan 1880? -b

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Cicero Harris Loftin - Household

Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Loftin, HarrisonheadWMOct186930M8NCNCNCFarm Laborer
Loftin, ClarywifeWFSep187524M832NCNCNC
Loftin, AgnesdaughterWFNov18936SNCNCNC
Loftin, JuliadaughterWFMar18982SNCNCNC

Next door to father -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Cicero Harris Loftin - Household

Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Loftin, Cicero HheadMW41M118NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Loftin, Clara NwifeFW34M11832NCNCNC
Loftin, Mary AdaughterFW17SNCNCNC
Loftin, Julia AdaughterFW14SNCNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Cicero Harris Loftin - Household

Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Loftin, HarrisheadMW51MNCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Loftin, ClarawifeFW44MNCNCNC
Loftin, JuliadaughterFW21SNCNCNC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Lester Kivett - Household

Route 10 Highway High Point, Guilford, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Kivett, J LesterheadMW35M28NCNCNCLaborerHosiery Mill
Kivett, JuliawifeFW35M28NCNCNCWinderSilk Mill
Kivett, John RsonMW8SNCNCNC
Kivett, Hoyt GsonMW7SNCNCNC
Loftin, Ci HBoarderMW60M25NCNCNCSalesmanOil Station
Loftin, ClaraBaorderFW55M18NCNCNC

The Loftins are Julia's parents -b

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Lester Kivett - Household

High Point, Guilford, North Carolina

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Kivett, John LheadMW44MNCSame houseOperatorRetail Grocery & Fill Statiom
Kivett, Julia HwifeFW43MNCSame houseWinderSilk Mill
Kivett, John RsonMW18SNCSame house
Kivett, Hoyt GraysonsonMW17SNCSame houseShipping DeptSilk Mill
Loftin, Harrisfather in lawMW67MNCSame house
Loftin, Claramother in lawFW63MNCSame house