The Shemwell Family

Iris LoftinAge: 61 years19181980

Name
Iris Loftin
Given names
Iris
Surname
Loftin
Married name
Iris Lane
Birth October 13, 1918 28 20
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 12, 1920 (Age 14 months)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMargaret Jane Coggin
April 2, 1926 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJonathan Columbus Loftin
April 5, 1929 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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 23, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Religious marriageHaydie Edmondson LaneView this family
September 28, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 31 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 fatherRobert Grover Loftin
March 21, 1959 (Age 40 years)
Death of a husbandHaydie Edmondson Lane
May 27, 1966 (Age 47 years)
Death of a motherVelna Reid
January 5, 1971 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 June 12, 1980 (Age 61 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Robert Grover Loftin
Birth: November 2, 1889 39 39North Carolina, United States
Death: March 21, 1959San Francisco, California, United States
mother
Velna Reid
Birth: 1898North Carolina, United States
Death: January 5, 1971Mountain View, Santa Clara, California, United States
herself
Iris Loftin
Birth: October 13, 1918 28 20North Carolina, United States
Death: June 12, 1980Richmond, Virginia, United States
sister
Private
sister
Private
Family with Haydie Edmondson Lane - View this family
husband
Haydie Edmondson Lane
Birth: March 13, 1901Wilson, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 27, 1966Highland Springs, Henrico, Virginia, United States
herself
Iris Loftin
Birth: October 13, 1918 28 20North Carolina, United States
Death: June 12, 1980Richmond, Virginia, United States
Marriage: September 28, 1940Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Grover Loftin - Household

Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Loftin, Robert GheadMW29MNCNCNCforeman wood shopAuburn Motor Company
Loftin, VelmawifeFW21MNCNCNC
Loftin, IrisdaughterFW1 year 3 monthsSNCNCNC
Reid, Tombrother in lawMW19SNCNCNC