The Shemwell Family

Mable Marie LoftinAge: 71 years19201991

Name
Mable Marie Loftin
Given names
Mable Marie
Surname
Loftin
Married name
Mable Marie Cook
Birth January 26, 1920 30 31
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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 10 years)
MarriageJohn Walter CookView this family
estimated 1939 (Age 18 years)

Death of a fatherZebulon Vance Loftin
January 24, 1944 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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 29 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 25 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 57 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Walter Cook
January 12, 1980 (Age 59 years)
Death September 13, 1991 (Age 71 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
elder brother
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
elder 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
elder 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
herself
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 John Walter Cook - View this family
husband
John Walter Cook
Birth: August 25, 1917Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 12, 1980Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
herself
Mable Marie Loftin
Birth: January 26, 1920 30 31Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 13, 1991Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: estimated 1939

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