The Shemwell Family

Edith Lee LoftinAge: 94 years19041999

Name
Edith Lee Loftin
Given names
Edith Lee
Surname
Loftin
Married name
Edith Lee Cameron
Birth June 21, 1904 28 26
Birth of a sisterBetty Angelyn Loftin
October 8, 1906 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterJulia Mae Loftin
May 14, 1909 (Age 4 years)
Census May 9, 1910 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Hoke Loftin
December 8, 1911 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Clay Loftin
January 6, 1914 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 paternal grandmotherElizabeth Angelina Ward
August 3, 1918 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 12 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 13 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 grandfatherWilliam Moses “Willy” Loftin
August 14, 1919 (Age 15 years)
Census January 31, 1920 (Age 15 years)
MarriageClyde Charles CameronView this family
April 22, 1923 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Clay Riley
March 31, 1926 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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
Death of a fatherEdward Hoke Loftin
October 13, 1941 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 45 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 motherMinnie M Riley
March 17, 1963 (Age 58 years)
Death of a husbandClyde Charles Cameron
August 8, 1964 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 of a brotherEdward Glenn Loftin
March 27, 1976 (Age 71 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Hoke Loftin
October 24, 1976 (Age 72 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Clay Loftin
September 25, 1994 (Age 90 years)
Death June 11, 1999 (Age 94 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Edward Hoke Loftin
Birth: February 28, 1876 40 30Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 13, 1941Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage: February 21, 1897Davidson, North Carolina, United States
5 years
elder brother
Edward Glenn Loftin
Birth: September 27, 1901 25 24Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 27, 1976Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
herself
Edith Lee Loftin
Birth: June 21, 1904 28 26Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 11, 1999Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
Betty Angelyn Loftin
Birth: October 8, 1906 30 29Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 6, 2005Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Julia Mae Loftin
Birth: May 14, 1909 33 31Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 11, 2003Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
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
younger brother
William Clay Loftin
Birth: January 6, 1914 37 36Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 25, 1994Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Family with Clyde Charles Cameron - View this family
husband
Clyde Charles Cameron
Birth: January 5, 1902Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 8, 1964Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
herself
Edith Lee Loftin
Birth: June 21, 1904 28 26Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 11, 1999Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: April 22, 1923Davidson, North Carolina, United States

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