The Shemwell Family

Robert Lee LoflinAge: 76 years18881965

Name
Robert Lee Loflin
Given names
Robert Lee
Surname
Loflin
Birth September 2, 1888 31 31
Birth of a brotherJames Harrison “Jim” Loflin
October 2, 1891 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherRoby Laflin Loflin
December 4, 1894 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 16, 1900 (Age 11 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Jane “Betty” Loftin
November 21, 1901 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Lanier
before 1903 (Age 14 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Alexander LoflinNancy Jane SmithView this family
February 5, 1903 (Age 14 years)
Census May 7, 1910 (Age 21 years)
MarriageEtta Maie LanierView this family
February 6, 1916 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 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 28 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 29 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 maternal grandfatherWilborn Loftin
August 14, 1919 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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 fatherWilliam Alexander Loflin
October 19, 1931 (Age 43 years)
Death of a brotherRoby Laflin Loflin
September 13, 1935 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 61 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 sisterMinnie C Loflin
July 14, 1960 (Age 71 years)
Cause: Breast Cancer
Death of a brotherJames Harrison “Jim” Loflin
July 3, 1964 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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, 1965 (Age 76 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Loftin
Birth: December 9, 1856 30 30Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 21, 1901Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: about 1885
17 months
elder sister
Minnie C Loflin
Birth: June 12, 1886 28 29North Carolina, United States
Death: July 14, 1960Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
himself
Robert Lee Loflin
Birth: September 2, 1888 31 31North Carolina, United States
Death: March 17, 1965North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
James Harrison “Jim” Loflin
Birth: October 2, 1891 34 34Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 3, 1964Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Roby Laflin Loflin
Birth: December 4, 1894 37 37Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 13, 1935Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Father’s family with Nancy Jane Smith - View this family
father
step-mother
Nancy Jane Smith
Birth: September 6, 1871North Carolina, United States
Death: May 23, 1941Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: February 5, 1903Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Family with Etta Maie Lanier - View this family
himself
Robert Lee Loflin
Birth: September 2, 1888 31 31North Carolina, United States
Death: March 17, 1965North Carolina, United States
wife
Etta Maie Lanier
Birth: October 7, 1894Alleghany, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 28, 1972
Marriage: February 6, 1916Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Robert Lee Loflin has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Alexander Loftin - Household

Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Loflin, AlexanderheadWMAug185544M15NCNCNCFarmer
Loflin, ElizabethwifeWFDec185544M1564NCNCNC
Loflin, MinniedaughterWFJun188613SNCNCNC
Loflin, RobertsonWMSep188811SNCNCNCFarm Laborer
Loflin, JamessonWMOct18909SNCNCNC
Loflin, RobysonWMDec18936SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Alexander Loftin - Household

Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Loflin, William AheadMW57M27NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Loflin, NancywifeFW39M1720NCNCNC
Loflin, Minnie CdaughterFW23SNCNCNC
Loftin, RobertsonMW21SNCNCNCFarmLaborer
Loflin, James HsonMW18SNCNCNCFarmLaborer
Loflin, RobysonMW16SNCNCNCFarmLaborer