The Shemwell Family

Sarah Elizabeth LoftinAge: 70 years19001971

Name
Sarah Elizabeth Loftin
Given names
Sarah Elizabeth
Surname
Loftin
Birth December 23, 1900 37 34
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Lanier
before 1903 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherKerney Valentine Loftin
February 15, 1904 (Age 3 years)
Census April 14, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 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 fatherThomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin
February 12, 1918 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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 grandfatherWilborn Loftin
August 14, 1919 (Age 18 years)
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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
Death of a motherMalinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker
January 29, 1948 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 brotherKerney Valentine Loftin
February 10, 1955 (Age 54 years)
Death of a half-brotherWalter Lee Loftin
December 21, 1968 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 June 2, 1971 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Comfort Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 14, 1899Rowan, North Carolina, United States
21 months
herself
Sarah Elizabeth Loftin
Birth: December 23, 1900 37 34Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 2, 1971Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
3 years
younger brother
Kerney Valentine Loftin
Birth: February 15, 1904 40 37Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 10, 1955Richmond, Virginia, United States
Father’s family with Sarah Elizabeth Surratt - View this family
father
step-mother
Sarah Elizabeth Surratt
Birth: October 7, 1861 44 43Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 1, 1897Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: about 1887
18 months
half-sister
Cleta May Loftin
Birth: July 8, 1888 25 26North Carolina, United States
Death: September 4, 1986Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
5 years
half-sister
3 years
half-sister
Bethel Carrie “Betty” Loftin
Birth: May 2, 1896 33 34North Carolina, United States
Death: August 21, 1973Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Mother’s family with an unknown individual - View this family
mother
half-brother
Walter Lee Loftin
Birth: April 24, 1891 24Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 21, 1968Staunton, Staunton, Virginia, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin - Household

Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Loftin, Thomas JheadMW47M211NCNCNCSalesmanRetail Groceries
Loftin, Linda JwifeFW43M11133NCNCNC
Loftin, Walter FsonMW19SNCNCNCStone CutterRock Quary
Loftin, Sarah EdaughterFW9SNCNCNC
Loftin, Kerney VsonMW6SNCNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Kerney Valentine Loftin - Household

117 E. Fisher St. Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Loftin, V KerneyheadMW17SNCNCNCClerkStore Room
Loftin, L LindymotherFW54WdNCNCNC
Loftin, E Sarahelder sisterFW19SNCNCNCOperatorTelephone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker - Household

Richmond, Virginia

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Loftin, Lindy JXheadFW62WdNCSame House
Loftin, ElizabethdaughterFW32SNCTelephone Operator
Loftin, Kerney VsonMW28SNCSalesmanRetail Grocery

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