The Shemwell Family

Freda Venie BeanAge: 89 years18881977

Name
Freda Venie Bean
Given names
Freda Venie
Surname
Bean
Married name
Freda Venie Loftin
Birth September 22, 1888
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
MarriageZebulon Vance LoftinView this family
January 17, 1909 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Infant Loftin
July 25, 1909 (Age 20 years)
Death of a sonInfant Loftin
July 25, 1909 (Age 20 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lula Loftin
July 7, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Howard Kernie Loftin
September 30, 1912 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Lee Loftin
April 9, 1913 (Age 24 years)
Death of a sonWilliam Lee Loftin
January 12, 1914 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Jewel Loftin
July 9, 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/
Census January 21, 1920 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mable Marie Loftin
January 26, 1920 (Age 31 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
Census April 2, 1930 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childJames Gray Davis Sr.Lula LoftinView this family
June 29, 1933 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childHoward Kernie LoftinCleta Elizabeth LoflinView this family
December 21, 1933 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childQuinnie Spergon SpellJewel LoftinView this family
July 31, 1937 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Walter CookMable Marie LoftinView this family
estimated 1939 (Age 50 years)

Death of a husbandZebulon Vance Loftin
January 24, 1944 (Age 55 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
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 December 21, 1977 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clear Springs Cemetery
Family with Zebulon Vance Loftin - View this family
husband
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
herself
Marriage: January 17, 1909Davidson, North Carolina, United States
6 months
son
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
daughter
Lula Loftin
Birth: July 7, 1910 20 21Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 22, 2000Raeford, Hoke, North Carolina, United States
2 years
son
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
son
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
daughter
Jewel Loftin
Birth: July 9, 1916 26 27Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 15, 2010Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
daughter
Mable Marie Loftin
Birth: January 26, 1920 30 31Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 13, 1991Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

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

Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Loftin, William MheadMW74M145NCNCNCManfacturerFlour
Loftin, ElizabethwifeFW65M145119NCNCNC
Loftin, Zeb VsonMW19M11NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Loftin, Fredadaughter in lawFW21M1110NCNCNCFarmLaborer

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