The Shemwell Family

Howard Kernie LoftinAge: 85 years19121998

Name
Howard Kernie Loftin
Given names
Howard Kernie
Surname
Loftin
Birth September 30, 1912 22 24
Birth of a brotherWilliam Lee Loftin
April 9, 1913 (Age 6 months)
Death of a brotherWilliam Lee Loftin
January 12, 1914 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a sisterJewel Loftin
July 9, 1916 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 5 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 years)
Census January 21, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterMable Marie Loftin
January 26, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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 2, 1930 (Age 17 years)
MarriageCleta Elizabeth LoflinView this family
December 21, 1933 (Age 21 years)
Death of a fatherZebulon Vance Loftin
January 24, 1944 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 37 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 33 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 motherFreda Venie Bean
December 21, 1977 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sisterMable Marie Loftin
September 13, 1991 (Age 78 years)
Death February 14, 1998 (Age 85 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Zebulon Vance Loftin
Birth: January 21, 1890 54 44Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 24, 1944High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage: January 17, 1909Davidson, North Carolina, United States
6 months
elder brother
Infant Loftin
Birth: July 25, 1909 19 20Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 25, 1909Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
11 months
elder sister
Lula Loftin
Birth: July 7, 1910 20 21Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 22, 2000Raeford, Hoke, North Carolina, United States
2 years
himself
Howard Kernie Loftin
Birth: September 30, 1912 22 24Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 14, 1998Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
6 months
younger brother
William Lee Loftin
Birth: April 9, 1913 23 24Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 12, 1914Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Jewel Loftin
Birth: July 9, 1916 26 27Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 15, 2010Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger sister
Mable Marie Loftin
Birth: January 26, 1920 30 31Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 13, 1991Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Family with Cleta Elizabeth Loflin - View this family
himself
Howard Kernie Loftin
Birth: September 30, 1912 22 24Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 14, 1998Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
wife
Cleta Elizabeth Loflin
Birth: December 2, 1915Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 11, 2009Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: December 21, 1933Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Howard Kernie Loftin has 44 first cousins recorded

Father's family (44)

Parents Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. + Ella May Cray
1Lavina E Loftin18931914
3Nona Lee Loftin18981987
4Albert L Loftin19011957
5Ella Mae Loftin19041993
Parents Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. + Gertrude May “Gertie” Bobo
Parents John Howard Loftin + Aquilla Finch “Quilla” Morgan
1Bertha Lou Loftin18921918
2Lee Mock Loftin18991980
Parents Moses Lee Loftin + Sarah Louella Riley
1Fred Loftin18921915
3Clyde Loftin18971979
4Piccola Loftin19001968
Parents Moses Lee Loftin + Chapel Ellen Surratt
Parents John Thomas Chandler + Lula C Loftin
2Maud Chandler18921932
4Opal Lula Chandler18951953
Parents Albert B Loftin + Nancy “Nannie” Morris
1Gean Kerney Loftin18971948
2Robert Guy Loftin19001948
Parents Edward Hoke Loftin + Minnie M Riley
2Edith Lee Loftin19041999
4Julia Mae Loftin19092003
5Robert Hoke Loftin19111976
Parents John Duckery “Duck” Morgan + Pallie Loftin
2Robert Paul Morgan19111981
Parents Charles Clay “Charlie” Loftin + Louzina “Zannie” Elliott
1Nona Lee Loftin19061999
Parents Pleasant Everett Hall + Della Ann Loftin
1Harris Leon Hall19051911
4Albert Clegg Hall19122000
6Scott Eugene Hall19172007
7Arthur Rand Hall19191959

Mother's family (0)

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Zebulon Vance Loftin - Household

Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Loftin, ZebheadMW29MNCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Loftin, FredawifeFW30MNCNCNC
Loftin, LuladaughterFW10SNCNCNC
Loftin, HowardsonMW8SNCNCNC
Loftin, JeweldaughterFW4-5mSNCNCNC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Zebulon Vance Loftin - Household

Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Loftin, ZebheadMW40M18NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Loftin, FredawifeFW41M19NCNCNC
Loftin, LuladaughterFW19SNCNCNC
Loftin, HowardsonMW17SNCNCNC
Loftin, JeweldaughterFW13SNCNCNC
Loftin, MabledaughterFW10SNCNCNC