The Shemwell Family

Louzina “Zannie” ElliottAge: 87 years18791967

Name
Louzina “Zannie” Elliott
Given names
Louzina
Surname
Elliott
Nickname
Zannie
Married name
Louzina Loftin
Birth June 20, 1879
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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
MarriageCharles Clay “Charlie” LoftinView this family
January 7, 1903 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nona Lee Loftin
December 13, 1906 (Age 27 years)
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 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 19, 1920 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childHobson Dewey SkeenNona Lee LoftinView this family
October 3, 1925 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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 22, 1930 (Age 50 years)
Death of a husbandCharles Clay “Charlie” Loftin
September 28, 1932 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 70 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 66 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 6, 1967 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clear Springs Cemetery
Family with Charles Clay “Charlie” Loftin - View this family
husband
Charles Clay “Charlie” Loftin
Birth: February 4, 1881 45 35Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 28, 1932Davidson, North Carolina, United States
herself
Louzina “Zannie” Elliott
Birth: June 20, 1879North Carolina, United States
Death: January 6, 1967Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: January 7, 1903Davidson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
daughter
Nona Lee Loftin
Birth: December 13, 1906 25 27Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 8, 1999High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Clay “Charlie” Loftin - Household

Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Loftin, Charlie C CheadMW29M16NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Loftin, Lou ZwifeFW30M1611NCNCNCFarmLaborer
Loftin, NonadaughterFW3SNCNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Clay “Charlie” Loftin - Household

Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Loftin, C CheadMW39MNCNCNCFarming
Loftin, LouisawifeFW40MNCNCNC
Loftin, NonadaughterFW13SNCNCNC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Clay “Charlie” Loftin - Household

Clear Springs and Denton Road Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Loftin, Charley CheadMW49M23NCNCNCFarmGeneral Farm
Loftin, LouzinawifeFW50M23NCNCNC