The Shemwell Family

Minnie M RileyAge: 85 years18771963

Name
Minnie M Riley
Given names
Minnie M
Surname
Riley
Married name
Minnie M Loftin
Birth September 9, 1877 33
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageEdward Hoke LoftinView this family
February 21, 1897 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 June 23, 1900 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Edward Glenn Loftin
September 27, 1901 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Edith Lee Loftin
June 21, 1904 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Betty Angelyn Loftin
October 8, 1906 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Julia Mae Loftin
May 14, 1909 (Age 31 years)
Census May 9, 1910 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Robert Hoke Loftin
December 8, 1911 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#6
William Clay Loftin
January 6, 1914 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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/
Marriage of a childEdward Glenn LoftinMable Doskey FrankView this family
March 30, 1919 (Age 41 years)
Census January 31, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childClyde Charles CameronEdith Lee LoftinView this family
April 22, 1923 (Age 45 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Clay Riley
March 31, 1926 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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 8, 1930 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childHarvey Monroe HedrickJulia Mae LoftinView this family
October 1932 (Age 55 years)

Marriage of a childWilliam Clay LoftinHelen Elizabeth BisherView this family
June 2, 1934 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Francis RobbinsBetty Angelyn LoftinView this family
February 2, 1935 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Hoke LoftinFrances Pauline CookView this family
January 5, 1936 (Age 58 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 62 years)
Death of a husbandEdward Hoke Loftin
October 13, 1941 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 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 March 17, 1963 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Toms Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Henry Clay Riley
Birth: September 8, 1844North Carolina, United States
Death: March 31, 1926Randolph, North Carolina, United States
herself
Family with Edward Hoke Loftin - View this family
husband
Edward Hoke Loftin
Birth: February 28, 1876 40 30Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 13, 1941Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
herself
Marriage: February 21, 1897Davidson, North Carolina, United States
5 years
son
Edward Glenn Loftin
Birth: September 27, 1901 25 24Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 27, 1976Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Edith Lee Loftin
Birth: June 21, 1904 28 26Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 11, 1999Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Betty Angelyn Loftin
Birth: October 8, 1906 30 29Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 6, 2005Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Julia Mae Loftin
Birth: May 14, 1909 33 31Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 11, 2003Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Robert Hoke Loftin
Birth: December 8, 1911 35 34Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 24, 1976Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
2 years
son
William Clay Loftin
Birth: January 6, 1914 37 36Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 25, 1994Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Edward Hoke Loftin - Household

New Hope, Randolph, North Carolina

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Loftin, HokeheadWMFeb1875625M3NCNCNCSalesman Groceries
Loftin, MinniewifeWF187723M311NCNCNC

1 child? -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward Hoke Loftin - Household

New Hope, Randolph, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Loftin, HokeheadMW33M13NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Loftin, MinniewifeFW32M1354NCNCNC
Loftin, EdwardsonMW8SNCNCNC
Loftin, EdithdaughterFW6SNCNCNC
Loftin, BettiedaughterFW3SNCNCNC
Loftin, JuliadaughterFW4mSNCNCNC
Loftin, PiccolanieceFW9SNCNCNC
Riley, Henry Cfather in lawMW65WdNCNCNCOwn Income

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward Hoke Loftin - Household

Denton, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Loftin, HokeheadMW43MNCNCNCSalesmanLumber
Loftin, MinniewifeFW42MNCNCNCTeacherHigh School
Loftin, EdithdaughterFW15SNCNCNC
Loftin, BettiedaughterFW13SNCNCNC
Loftin, JuliadaughterFW10SNCNCNC
Loftin, RobertsonMW8SNCNCNC
Loftin, ClaysonMW6SNCNCNC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Edward Hoke Loftin - Household

Salusbury Street Denton, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Loftin, HokeheadMW53M21NCNCNCSalesmanGrocery Store
Loftin, MinniewifeFW51M19NCNCNCTeacherPublic School
Loftin, BettiedaughterFW22SNCNCNCTeacherPublic School
Loftin, JuliadaughterFW20SNCNCNCTeacherPublic School
Loftin, RobertsonMW18SNCNCNC
Loftin, ClaysonMW16SNCNCNC

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Edward Hoke Loftin - Household

Center Street Denton, Davidson, North Carolina

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Loftin, E HheadMW64MNCStore KeeperOwner Store
Loftin, MinniewifeFW62MNCAsst Post MasterPost Office
Robbins, C Fson in lawMW29MNCService Station OperatorService Station
Robbins, BettyXdaughterFW32MNC