The Shemwell Family

Roby Laflin LoflinAge: 40 years18941935

Name
Roby Laflin Loflin
Given names
Roby Laflin
Surname
Loflin
Birth December 4, 1894 37 37
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 5 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Jane “Betty” Loftin
November 21, 1901 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Lanier
before 1903 (Age 8 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Alexander LoflinNancy Jane SmithView this family
February 5, 1903 (Age 8 years)
Census May 7, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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 24 years)
MarriageLella CookView this family
August 27, 1919 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 36 years)
Death September 13, 1935 (Age 40 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
elder brother
Robert Lee Loflin
Birth: September 2, 1888 31 31North Carolina, United States
Death: March 17, 1965North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder 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
himself
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 Lella Cook - View this family
himself
Roby Laflin Loflin
Birth: December 4, 1894 37 37Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 13, 1935Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
wife
Lella Cook
Birth: May 4, 1897Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 12, 1985Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: August 27, 1919Davidson, North Carolina, United States

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