Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” ParkerAge: 81 years1866–1948
- Name
- Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker
- Given names
- Malinda Lorraine J
- Surname
- Parker
- Married name
- Malinda Lorraine J Loftin
- Nickname
- Linda
 Birth | July 15, 1866 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 months)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 5 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 2 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 11 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Birth of a son#1 | Walter Lee Loftin April 24, 1891 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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 | Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin — View this family March 14, 1899 (Age 32 years) |
 Census | June 5, 1900 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sarah Elizabeth Loftin December 23, 1900 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Kerney Valentine Loftin February 15, 1904 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | April 14, 1910 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 49 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 husband | Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin February 12, 1918 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 50 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 51 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/ |
| Census | January 5, 1920 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 63 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 14, 1940 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 75 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 | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 79 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 | January 29, 1948 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Comfort Cemetery |
| Family with Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin |
| husband |
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 |
| herself |
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 |
| … … + Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker |
| herself |
Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker Birth: July 15, 1866 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 29, 1948 — Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| son |
Walter Lee Loftin Birth: April 24, 1891 24 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: December 21, 1968 — Staunton, Staunton, Virginia, United States |
| Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin + Sarah Elizabeth Surratt |
| husband |
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 |
| husband’s 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 step-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 step-daughter |
Lottie A Loftin Birth: January 1893 29 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years step-daughter |
Bethel Carrie “Betty” Loftin Birth: May 2, 1896 33 34 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 21, 1973 — Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
No family available
| 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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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Kerney Valentine Loftin - Household
117 E. Fisher St. Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker - Household
Richmond, Virginia
All ages are off -b |