The Shemwell Family

Walter Lee LoftinAge: 77 years18911968

Name
Walter Lee Loftin
Given names
Walter Lee
Surname
Loftin
Birth April 24, 1891 24
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 of a parentThomas Jefferson “T J” LoftinMalinda Lorraine J “Linda” ParkerView this family
March 14, 1899 (Age 7 years)
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-sisterSarah Elizabeth Loftin
December 23, 1900 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-brotherKerney Valentine Loftin
February 15, 1904 (Age 12 years)
Census April 14, 1910 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 56 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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-brotherKerney Valentine Loftin
February 10, 1955 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 December 21, 1968 (Age 77 years)
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mother
himself
Walter Lee Loftin
Birth: April 24, 1891 24Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 21, 1968Staunton, Staunton, Virginia, United States
Mother’s family with Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: March 14, 1899Rowan, North Carolina, United States
21 months
half-sister
Sarah Elizabeth Loftin
Birth: December 23, 1900 37 34Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 2, 1971Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
3 years
half-brother
Kerney Valentine Loftin
Birth: February 15, 1904 40 37Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 10, 1955Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin - Household

Providence, Rowan, North Carolina

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Loftin, Thomas JheadWMApr186337M10NCNCNCFarmer
Loftin, Malinda JwifeWFJun186634M1011NCNCNC
Loftin, Lottie AdaughterWFJan18937SNCNCNC
Loftin, Walter LWMApr18919SNCNCNC

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