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2012 December |
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There are 45 unique Family Surnames
currently associated with this website and over 500 pages. |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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2012 November |
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There are 45 unique Family Surnames
currently associated with this website and over 500 pages. |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. Scott Miller contacted me via email and shared a
photo of Joesphus "Seph" Ward Beecher Miller and Mary Matilda
Fink Miller. The photo was added to
Mary
Matilda Fink's page. You can contact Scott at
Scott Miller
gto1@mindspring.com . |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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2012 October |
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There are 45 unique Family Surnames
currently associated with this website and over 500 pages. |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1.
Francis
Bernice Loftin Gilmer, 95, of Newton, died Tuesday,
Oct. 9, 2012, at Catawba Regional Hospice in Newton. Born Oct.
21, 1916, in Catawba County, she was the daughter of the late
Arthur Lee
Loftin and Josephine Gilleland Loftin. Mrs. Gilmer
was a member of North Newton Baptist Church, where she was a
member of the prayer circle. In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her husband, Raymond E. Gilmer;
step-mother, Bertha Kale Loftin; brothers,
Glen
Loftin,
Ray Loftin,
Foy Loftin,
Willard
Loftin, and
Coyte
Loftin; and one step-sister, Wilma Moss; and one
grandchild. Survivors include her sons, Larry E. Gilmer and
wife, Barbara Ann, of Maiden and Rodney M. Gilmer and wife, Pat,
of Mt. Morris, Michigan; daughter, Gail Hipkins and husband,
Jim, of Asheville; daughter-in-law, Barbara Jean Dingman Gilmer,
of Taylorsville; sisters,
Lois Mundy,
of Catawba,
Marie
Robinson, of Newton, and
Helen
White, of Statesville; six grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews, great-nieces,
great-nephews, great-great-nieces, and great-great-nephews. A
Service of Remembrance will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13,
in the Chapel of Drum Funeral Home in Conover. The Rev. Lloyd
King will officiate and burial will follow at Catawba Memorial
Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 12, at Drum Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to Catawba Regional Hospice, 3975 Robinson
Rd., Newton, NC 28658 or Salvation Army, P.O. Box 67, Hickory,
NC 28603. The Gilmer family has entrusted funeral arrangements
to Drum Funeral Home & Cremations in Conover. |
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Lois Loftin Mundy, Helen Loftin White,
Marie Loftin Robinson, and Bernice Loftin Gilmer
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Fred Franklin Isenhour, age 84, of
Newton, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2012, around 3:00
pm, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, (Catawba County)
NC. Born 05 May 1928, Fred was the son of the late George
Washington & Alice Mae Travis Isenhour. In addition to his
parents, Fred was preceded in death by his first wife,
Fannie
Elizabeth "Lib" Goble Isenhour, a daughter,
Gladys Marie Isenhour Titrud, 5 sisters, 3 brothers and 5
half-brothers. He is survived by his 2nd wife of 13 years,
Hilda Houston Travis Isenhour, and three daughters, Brenda
Schronce and her husband Cecil, Patricia "Pat" Loftin and her
husband Paul, both of Claremont, and Teresa Dobritz and her
husband Tim of Catawba; granddaughter Anna Sain of the home, 6
other grandshildren, 13 great grandchildren, 3 sisters (Elsie
Ward & Gorgia Teague both of Maiden and Rosie Huffman of
Catawba); stepson Jimmy L. Travis of Taylorsville. |
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The family will receivef friends Monday, 22 Oct 2012 from 6:00
to 8:00 p.m. at Burke Mortuary in Newton. The funeral
service was held on Tuesday, 23 Oct 2012, at 3:00 p.m., at
Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in Catawba, NC, with Dr. Ed Yount,
Rev. Travis Triplett and Rev. Paul Schronce officiating.
Serving as pallbearers: Logan & Joseph Bost, Justin & Jacob
Schronce, Paul Loftin and Christopher Talbert. Burial
followed in the church cemetery. |
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2. Roy Lee Goble, age 68, passed away on
Saturday, October 20, 2012, at Catawba Regional Hospice.
Born 08 Dec 1943 In Catawba County, he was the son of the late
James
Henry "Legs" Goble and Nina Msr Eades Goble. Roy was
a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a
lifelong member of Shiloh United Methodist Church in Claremont.
He enjoyed playing baseball, carp fishing, watching football and
loved spending time with his grandchildren. He was a
previous employee of Carolina Mills. |
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Survivors include his wife of 24 years, Jennie Cook Goble of the
home; daughters Stephanie Cook Pollock and husband Jimmy of
Lincolonton and Rachel Pearl Goble of the home; five brothers
Carl "Bud" Goble,k Bobby Goble, Dale Goble, Jerry Goble and Mike
Goble; six sisters Janice "Sis" Flynn, Shelby Mathis, Gail
Travis, Linda Hahn, Debbie Ferguson and Teresa Bowers;
grandchildren Emily Marie and Jacob Van Pollock; and numerous
nieces, nephews and other relatives. |
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The family will receive friends from 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday
at Drum Funeral Home. A Service of Remembrance will be
held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at Drum Funeral
Home. Rev. Marsha Joyner and Rev. Jesse D. Hamlett will
officiate and burial will follow at Shiloh United Methodist
Church Cemetery. |
Roy Lee "Brother" Goble |
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"Legs" & Nina Goble with the children |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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2012 September |
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There are 45 unique Family Surnames
currently associated with this website and over 500 pages. |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. Congratulations to
Philip &
Leslie Loftin on the birth of their first child, a
daughter, named Kayli Elise. Philip is the son of
Curtis
Loftin &
Carolyn
Weeks Loftin - Leslie is the daughter of Mike
Robinson & Myra Caldwell Robinson. ... and YES - she
will have her own page on the Family Genealogy Website (soon). |
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2. Lots of new photos and videos of
Kayli
throughout the month. |
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3. Garry Walter Loftin, age 72, of Catawba, NC, passed
away Monday, 17 Sep 2012, at his residence, Born 20 Nov 1939 in
Catawba County, NC, he was the son of the late
Glenn Lee Loftin and Oda Bell Stewart Loftin.
Garry loved the Lord and his church, Hudson Chapel Baptist
Church, where he was a member for 50 years. He enjoyed his
business, Loftin's Meat Processing Plant, but nothing compared
to the love for his family. In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by a brother, John, "J.Y." Loftin.
He is survived by wife of 52 years, Patsy Ruth Moose Loftin,
of the home; sons Garry Scott Loftin and wife Angela (of
Catawba, NC), Timothy Wayne Loftin and Susan Cashion (of
Conover, NC), and John Glenn Loftin (of Catawba, NC);
brother Flynn Lee Loftin (of Newton, NC); three
grandchildren, Bradley, Alex and Jessica Loftin, and
great-grandson, Chase Loftin. The funeral service will be
held on Thursday, 20 Sep 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at Hudson Chapel
Baptist Church in Catawba with Dr. Frank Bentley and Rev.
Charles Buff officiating. The body will lie in state 30
minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church
cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, 19
Sep 2012, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Burke Mortuary in Newton,
NC> |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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2012 August |
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There are 45 unique Family Surnames
currently associated with this website and over 500 pages. |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. The
Balls
Creek Campground celebrated its 159th Anniversary
this year with campmeeting dates from 12 Aug 21012 to 26 Aug
2012 and to honor that anniversary a page was created on the
Family Genealogy Website. Simply click the following link
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Balls
Creek Campground - to see photos and learn more about
the Loftin Family's connecting to campmeeting. |
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Curtis visits with T.A. &
Louise Loftin Potter
(daughter of
Charlie Roosevelt Loftin)
while Carolyn
snaps a photo - Also in the photo, Ronnie Edmondson |
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Carolyn & Curtis visit with Aunt
Frances Loftin Cook
(daughter of
Alonzo Lester Loftin) |
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2. Four sons of
Stokes
Mills Loftin have been added to the
World War
II page - including Wade Foy Loftin, Floyd Stokes
Loftin, Clifford Edwin Loftin and Walter Charles Loftin. |
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3. Hazel Kirksey Sherrill, 81, of Sherrills
Ford, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, at Lincoln Nursing
Home. Born April 30, 1931, in Catawba County, she was the
daughter of the late Victor Kirksey and Viola Holt Kirksey. She
was a member of Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in Catawba and was
a seamstress in the textile industry. In addition to her
parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Floyd Kirksey.
Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Samuel Clifford
Sherrill; daughters, Brenda Wise and husband, Bobby, of
Vale, and Donna Thompson and husband, Larry, of Conover; son,
Samuel Sherrill and wife, Elizabeth, of Sherrills Ford;
grandchildren, Brandi Houston and husband, Jeremy, Jason
Sherrill and wife, Tokimi, Samantha Keller and husband, Matt,
Heather Thompson, and Christy Sharpe and husband, David; nine
great-grandchildren; and sister, Grace Taylor and husband,
Bobby, of Catawba. |
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A Service of Remembrance will be held at Mathis Chapel Baptist
Church today (Thursday, Aug. 30) at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Travis
Triplett officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Her family will receive friends prior to the service Thursday,
from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m., at the church. |
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Hazel's husband, Clifford, is an uncle to Pam Herman Sigmon's
husband, Spencer. Pam is the daughter of
Daisy
Pearl Loftin Herman (and granddaughter of
Alonzo
Lester Loftin). |
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We also connect to the Sherrill family when
James
Loftin married Susannah Sherrill, the granddaughter
of
Adam "The
Pioneer" Sherrill (b. 1697). |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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2012 July |
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There are 45 unique Family Surnames
currently associated with this website and over 500 pages. |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. Mae Morrow Loftin (the (the widow of
Roy Henry
Loftin) passed away on Wednesday, 04 Jul 2012 in
Gaston County, NC. Mae celebrated her 102nd birthday
on March 14th of this year. She is survived by her three
children:
Larry
Loftin,
Wayne
Loftin and
Yvonne
Loftin Bryson. The funeral will be at
Bethlehem United Methodist Church, 607 Bethlehem Rd.,
Statesville, NC, on Monday, July 9, 2012, with
Receiving from 2:00 - 3:00 and the Funeral at 3:00 PM. |
Mae (Center, Dressed in Pink) with her children, grandchildren
and great grandchildren in 2007 |
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New photos of Mae with her children, grandchildren, great
grandchildren and great great grandchildren have been added to
Roy Henry
Loftin's page - thanks to their daughter Yvonne
Loftin Bryson. Thanks Yvonne. |
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2. In honor of the 4th of July, a new page has been added
for family members who served in the
Revolutionary War for American Independence (19 Apr
1775 - 03 Sep 1783). Family members that I've discovered
thus far who served were:
Thomas
Beatty (b. 1731),
Francis
Marion McCorkle (b. 1742), William Sherrill (b.
1723), Frederick Wilhelm Aderhold (b. 1748) and
Daniel
David Fink (b. 1756). |
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3. Information about Garvin Loftin Drum (son of John
Wesley Drum and
Frances Iven Loftin) has been added to the
World War
II page. |
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4. An update has been added to the
Genealogy
Humor page. |
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5. James "Jim" Clavin Peeler (Husband of Celia Jo
Connor and Son-in-Law of
Thelma
Loftin Connor Lanier) served in the U.S. Army for 25
years - from
World War
II and the
Korean War
to
Vietnam.
Information about Jim has been added to all three pages.
His son Jerry Peeler served almost 34 years in the U.S.
Army Reserves in a Unit of Drill Sergeants. Jerry's
information has been added to the
War on
Terror page. More photos coming soon.
Thanks Jerry and Larry for the information and photos. |
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6. A few new photos have been added to the
William
Ray Loftin (1943 - 2005) webpage. |
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7. New photos have been added to the
Verdie Lee
Loftin Boggs page - thanks to Yvonne Loftin Bryson. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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FAMILY: Weeks (This branch of the family is for
my wife, children and grandchildren)
(Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, Harrell, King,
Cobb, Cogdell, Avera) |
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1. Carolyn and I visited with her brother Sid Weeks
near Raleigh, NC (as well his children, Dana, Daniel & Gina),
during June and brought home lots of new photos and information
to add to the pages we're creating for her branches of the
family. New photos have been added to the following page:
Rebecca
Hocutt,
William O.
Griswold (b. 1851),
Ida
Griswold (b. 1891),
Viola
Eason (b. 1917),
John
Bryant Eason (b. 1883). New pages were created for
Oscar
Griswold,(b. 1885),
Carl
Albert Griswold (b. 1908),
Ethel
Griswold (b. 1905),
Mattie Mae
Griswold (1899),
James
Carolyn Eason (b. 1928),
John
Bryant Eason Jr. (b. 1921),
William
Welton Eason Sr. (b. 1913),
Naomi
Eason (b. 1915) and
Effie
Eason (b. 1911). Thanks Sid for your willingness to
share photos and information from your mother's collection. |
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2. Military photos and information has been added
to the
World War
II page for John Bryant Eason Jr. (b. 1921) and
Martin Luther Weeks (b. 1919); and to the
Korean War
page for James Carolyn Eason (b. 1928). Thanks to
Sid Weeks for the photos. |
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3. New photos have been added to the
Albert Sidney Weeks
(b. 1905) page. |
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4. I recently discovered a photo of
John
Wesley Eason (b. 1847) that I don't remember seeing
before - in my own photo album. It was actually a photo of
Viola
Eason Weeks (b. 1917) holding a photo of John Wesley,
but the quality was good enough to add it to the John Wesley
Eason page. Enjoy! |
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5. I've started adding additional pages for members
of the Weeks Family. I already have
Albert
Sidney Weeks (b. 1905),
James
Henry Weeks (b. 1850),
James
Kenion Weeks (b. 1811) and
Arthur
Weeks (b. 1780). I've added new pages for the
Weeks
Family Descendancy,
Cleaford
Earl Weeks (b. 1924),
James
Henry Weeks Jr. (b. 1909),
Arthur
James Weeks (b. 1899),
Melvin
Wade Weeks (b. 1910),
Nola Brown
Week (b. 1903),
Thelma Louise Weeks
(b. 1915),
Robert B. Weeks
(b. 1922), and
Martin
Luther Weeks (b. 1919). |
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6. If you're new to the website and interested in
checking out all of the Weeks, Eason, Griswold, Hocutt, Liles,
Dodd, Harrell, King, Cobb, Cogdell and Avera pages, be sure to
check out the
Where to
Find 'Em Page just for these branches of the family. |
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7. Descendancy pages have been added for the
Weeks
Family, the
Eason
Family, the
Dodd
Family, the
Griswold
Family, the
Hocutt Family,
the
Liles
Family, and the
Harrell
Family. These will be updated as additional
information becomes available. |
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8. Family Trees have been updated for the Eason,
Griswold, Harrell, Hocutt, Liles, Dodd, King, Cobb, Cogdell and
Avera Families. Go to the
Where to
Find 'Em Page and look for "Tree". |
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9. Additional photos of
Henderson
Hocutt's children have been added to the bottom of
his web page. A new web page has been created for
William
Brown Hocutt (b. 1775) |
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2012 June |
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There are 45 unique Family Surnames
currently associated with this website and over 500 pages. |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. The Family Genealogy Website has a great
Civil War
page, but that's not the only war that we've had family members
to fight and die in. I'm in the process of working on
several new pages to honor those in our families who have served
in various branches of the military (not necessarily in war
time). I'm well on the way to having the core pages for
World War I and
World War
II completed - but I need your help to identify
family members who were in the military. If you have
family members who served in the military - or if you know
of family members who served in the military - let me know.
Email me using the email address at the bottom of this page or
call me at 828-241-2233. As always, thanks for your
continued help in making the website better and better. |
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The
World War I page includes information about
Thomas Robinson Wilson (husband of
Cordie
Bland Loftin Wilson and son-in-law of
William
Alexander Loftin), Reid Davis Cranford and Spencer
Rouse Cranford (nephews of
Laura
Rossie Cranford Loftin, wife of
William
Alexander Loftin).
The
World War
II page
includes information about
Coyte
James Loftin,
William
Ray Loftin &
Foy Max
Loftin (sons of
Arthur Lee
Loftin),
Paul
Roosevelt Loftin (son of
Charlie
Roosevelt Loftin and grandson of
Alonzo
Lester Loftin),
Larry
Henry Loftin (son of
Roy Henry
Loftin and grandson of
Alonzo
Lester Loftin),
and Ruel Franklin Herman (husband of
Daisy
Pearl Loftin Herman and son-in-law of
Alonzo
Lester Loftin). |
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2. I've started working on pages for the
Korean War,
the
Vietnam
War, the
Gulf
War and the
War on
Terror. These pages also need the names,
photos, and military information of family members who have
served in these wars. Please call or email me. |
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The Korean War page includes information about
Larry
Henry Loftin and
Wayne
Morrow Loftin (sons of
Roy Henry
Loftin and grandsons of
Alonzo
Lester Loftin) |
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3. The town of Catawba (in Catawba County, NC)
installed a new historical sign on Main Street in 2012.
The sign recalls how the town was originally named "Catawba
Station" and grew up around the Western North Carolina Railroad
that ran through the town.
You might be interested in checking out these pages:
Catawba
Station, NC
(Established 1872)
Catawba
Middle School
(1976 - 1999)
Catawba
High School
Claremont,
NC (Established 1892) |
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4. James Loftin (son of
Coyte
James Loftin & Kathleen Naomi Morrow) shared Coyte &
Kathleen's lineage and the information has been added to the
Loftin
Descendancy page. James also shared WWII
military photos with me of his dad, Coyte, as well as Coyte's
brother,
Foy Max
Loftin. The photos were added to the
WWII
page as well as Coyte and Foy's individual pages. James also
shared an obituary for Foy's death. Thanks to James - as
well as his sister Judy - for their help with adding more photos
and information to these various pages. |
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5. Pam Loftin Williamson (daughter of
William
Ray Loftin & Martha Goldann Null) also had some great
things to share this month. She had photos of her dad
(Ray) as well as his brother Coyte in their WWII military
uniforms. Pam also shared a military newsletter from her
dad's WWII division that told a wonderful story of how Ray was
responsible for capturing 79 Germans during WWII. The
information has been added to Ray and Coyte's individual pages
as well as the
WWII
page. Thanks so much Pam. |
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6. I came across another photo of my wife's (Carolyn
Janet Weeks Loftin's) mother (Viola
Eason Weeks) with her sister Naomi Eason and Aunt Mae
Griswold. The photo has been added to Viola's page. |
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7. Faye Huffman Huffman (Mrs. James "Jimmy"
Henry Huffman) and Barbara Turbyfill Huffman (Mrs. Hal
Davis Huffan) - both daughter-in-laws of the late John Henry
Huffman and
Callie
Elma Loftin - shared their military photos of Jimmy
and Hal. The photo has been added to both Elma and
Thelma's pages. The military photos of Jimmy and Hal have
been added to the
Korean War
page.
Barbara also came across this great photo of
Callie
Elma Loftin and her twin sister
Willie
Thelma Loftin when they were girls. Twenty new
photos have been added to Elma's page. |
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Callie Elma Loftin and her twin sister Willie Thelma Loftin |
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8. Patricia Diane Setzer Poovey and her sister Lynn
Paulette Setzer Burns (daughters of the late J.D. Setzer and
Joyce Elizabeth Murray - and granddaughters of
Sadie
Elizabeth Loftin) shared military information and
photos of their husbands Charles Ray Poovey Sr. and Larry Burns
who served in the
Vietnam
War. Thanks Diane and Paulette. |
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9. I've talked with Eddie Murray (grandson of Sadie
Elizabeth Loftin Murray Lee). Eddie shared information on
his father (Billy Keith Murray) which has been added to the
Korean War
page. Thanks Eddie. |
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10. Ann Gray Wilson (granddaughter of Cordie Bland Loftin
Wilson) shared information about her dad, Jack Thomas Wilson.
This has been added to the
World War
II page. Diane Wilson Elliott (granddaughter of
Cordie Bland Loftin Wilson) shared information about her dad,
Kenneth Gray Wilson. This has been added to the
Korean War
page. Thanks Ann Gray and Diane. |
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11. Renee Loftin Clemmer shared information on her dad
(Ben Taylor Loftin Sr.) and two uncles (Fred Murchison Loftin
and Yates Thurston Loftin). This has been added to the
World War
II page. Thanks Renee. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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1. The Family Genealogy Website has a great
Civil War
page, but that's not the only war that we've had family members
to fight and die in. I'm in the process of working on
several new pages to honor those in our families who have served
in various branches of the military (not necessarily in war
time). I'm well on the way to having the core pages for
World War I and
World War
II completed - but I need your help to identify
family members who were in the military. If you have
family members who served in the military - or if you know
of family members who served in the military - let me know.
Email me using the email address at the bottom of this page or
call me at 828-241-2233. As always, thanks for your
continued help in making the website better and better. |
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The
World War
II page
includes information about Floyd Eugene Sigmon (son of Harry A.
Sigmon & Bessie Jane Setzer and grandson of George Pinkney
Setzer and Callie McGee; Floyd was the 1st Cousin-Once-Removed
of
Ida
Lillian Setzer Loftin). |
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2. I've started working on pages for the
Korean War,
the
Vietnam
War, the
Gulf
War and the
War on
Terror. These pages also need the names,
photos, and military information of family members who have
served in these wars. Please call or email me. |
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3. Patricia Diane Setzer Poovey and her sister Lynn
Paulette Setzer Burns (daughters of the late J.D. Setzer and
Joyce Elizabeth Murray - and granddaughters of
Sadie
Elizabeth Loftin) shared military information and
photos of their husbands Charles Ray Poovey Sr. and Larry Burns
who served in the
Vietnam
War. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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1. The Family Genealogy Website has a great
Civil War
page, but that's not the only war that we've had family members
to fight and die in. I'm in the process of working on
several new pages to honor those in our families who have served
in various branches of the military (not necessarily in war
time). I'm well on the way to having the core pages for
World War I and
World War
II completed - but I need your help to identify
family members who were in the military. If you have
family members who served in the military - or if you know
of family members who served in the military - let me know.
Email me using the email address at the bottom of this page or
call me at 828-241-2233. As always, thanks for your
continued help in making the website better and better. |
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The
World War
II page
includes information about Floyd Eugene Sigmon (husband of
Mary Helen
Goble Sigmon) and
Harlee
Goble (son of
Martin
Luther Goble and
Beulah
Vernesta Johnson). |
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2. I've started working on pages for the
Korean War,
the
Vietnam
War, the
Gulf
War and the
War on
Terror. These pages also need the names,
photos, and military information of family members who have
served in these wars. Please call or email me. |
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3.
The
Vietnam
War page includes information about Raymond Boyd
Goble (son of
Harlee
Goble and grandson of
Martin
Luther Goble and
Beulah
Vernesta Johnson). |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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I seldom have much to add to this particular branch of the
family - it's my mother's mother's side of the family - my
grandmother,
Beulah
Vernesta Johnson. This month, however, I've
good news to report - I've been contacted by Kady Gantt who's
husband's grandmother was a daughter of Beulah Vernesta
Johnson's brother,
(John) Henry
Pinkney Johnson (b. 1889). I've added the names
of his children and some additional information to his page -
including a photo of his grave marker. I'm hoping to have more to report in the future. |
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1. The Family Genealogy Website has a great
Civil War
page, but that's not the only war that we've had family members
to fight and die in. I'm in the process of working on
several new pages to honor those in our families who have served
in various branches of the military (not necessarily in war
time). I'm well on the way to having the core pages for
World War I and
World War
II completed - but I need your help to identify
family members who were in the military. If you have
family members who served in the military - or if you know
of family members who served in the military - let me know.
Email me using the email address at the bottom of this page or
call me at 828-241-2233. As always, thanks for your
continued help in making the website better and better. |
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The
World War
II page
includes information about Floyd Eugene Sigmon (husband of
Mary Helen
Goble Sigmon; son-in-law of
Martin
Luther Goble and
Beulah
Vernesta Johnson) and
Harlee
Goble (son of
Martin
Luther Goble and
Beulah
Vernesta Johnson). |
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2. I've started working on pages for the
Korean War,
the
Vietnam
War, the
Gulf
War and the
War on
Terror. These pages also need the names,
photos, and military information of family members who have
served in these wars. Please call or email me. |
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The
Vietnam
War page includes information about Raymond Boyd
Goble (son of
Harlee
Goble and grandson of
Martin
Luther Goble and
Beulah
Vernesta Johnson). |
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2012 May |
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There are 45 unique Family Surnames
currently associated with this website and over 500 pages. |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1.
The annual
Loftin Family Reunion was held on Sunday, May 20th, 2012,
1:00 pm, in the Family Life Center at the
Catawba
United Methodist Church, 207 East Central Avenue,
Catawba, NC. The reunion honors the descendants of
William
Alexander Loftin and
Laura
Rossie Cranford. We were pleased to have
descendants from three of Alec and Laura's children this year:
Alonzo
Lester Loftin,
Zettie
Wilson Loftin Beatty and
Arthur Lee
Loftin. Photos have been added to the
Loftin
Family Reunion page. |
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Curtis Loftin
with his mother (Willie
Goble Loftin, age 86) & aunt (Frances
Loftin Cook, age 85)
at the
Loftin Family Reunion
- 20 May 2012 |
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2.
Heather Loftin from Oregon contacted me with information on
Marcus T. C. Loftin and his Descendancy. The information
has been added to the
Loftin
Descendancy page. |
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3.
Joyce Murray Setzer (daughter of Paul Abraham Murray and
Sadie
Elizabeth Loftin) is living at Abernathy Laurels as
of 21 Dec 2011. I know Joyce would appreciate hearing from
you. She has a phone in her room and you can contact her
by calling
(828) 465-8540. |
(Left to Right) Ida Setzer Loftin, Sadie Loftin Murray Lee,
Joyce Murray Setzer holding Diane |
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4. Thanks to Diane Setzer Poovey for providing the lineage from
Sadie
Loftin Murray Lee. This was added to the
Loftin
Descendancy and also to the bottom of Sadie's page. |
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5.
The latest twins that connect both the Loftin and Setzer
families are the grandsons of Charles Ray Poovey & Diane Setzer
Poovey. Diane is the daughter of J.D. Setzer and Joyce
Murray Setzer and the granddaughter of
Sadie
Elizabeth Loftin Murray Lee. The identical twin
boys were born 30 Oct 2011 to Michael Poovey & Jennifer Miller
Poovey and are named Wade Emerson Poovey and Liam Harrison
Poovey. Congratulations,
Cousins!
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Liam & Wade Poovey |
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6.
If you have photos or information on the Loftins, please contact
me. I'd love to post what you're able to share. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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The latest twins that connect both the Loftin and Setzer
families are the grandsons of Charles Ray Poovey & Diane Setzer
Poovey. Diane is the daughter of J.D. Setzer and Joyce
Murray Setzer and the granddaughter of
Sadie
Elizabeth Loftin Murray Lee. The identical twin
boys were born 30 Oct 2011 to Michael Poovey & Jennifer Miller
Poovey and are named Wade Emerson Poovey and Liam Harrison
Poovey. Congratulations,
Cousins!
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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Nothing new thus far this month. |
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2012 April |
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There are 45 unique Family Surnames
currently associated with this website and over 500 pages. |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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Nothing new this month. |
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April has been a busy month for me with numerous church
activities - including hosting a
Passover
Seder with our Jewish-Roots of Christianity group -
as well as an annual
Evening
Honoring Israel. Click on the links to see the
photos, etc. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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Nothing new this month. |
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2012 March |
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There are 45 unique Family Surnames
currently associated with this website and over 500 pages. |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1. Thanks to
Yvonne
Loftin Bryson for sharing a photo of Mae Morrow
Loftin - who celebrated her 102nd birthday on 14 Mar 1912.
Mae is the widow of
Roy Henry
Loftin.
You can see photos of May & Roy, as well as their children and
grandchildren on Roy's webpage. |
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2.
William "Bill" S. Ellers Jr., son of William S. Ellers Sr. and
Floye
Hovis Loftin, passed away on Saturday, February 25,
2012, the result of a stroke. Bill was 87 years old.
He is survived by his wife, Beuna Vida Vaught Ellers. Bill
and Beuna had one daughter, Linda, who had cerebral palsy and
was wheelchair-bound most of her life. William Sr. and
Floye raised Bill Jr. in Harve De Grace, MD, just north of
Baltimore, MD. Graveside services were held in Harford
Memorial Gardens, 333 South Parke Street, Aberdeen, MD 21001, on
Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012, at 2:30 PM.
According to an email exchange with Chevy Straley, "Bill, Sr., changed their last name
by adding a "s" to the end to spell "Ellers" instead of "Eller".
William "Bill" S. Ellers, Jr.,was a grandson of
Alonzo
Lester Loftin and Cornelia Estelle Lowrance.
Our condolences go out to Bill's widow, Beuna. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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The descendants of
Patrick Sylvanus Setzer and
Margaret
Witherspoon gathered together on Saturday, March 24, 2012,
12:30 pm, at
East Maiden Baptist Church for the 4th annual
Setzer Family
Reunion. I didn't take but a few photos, but
those are available on the Setzer Family Reunion page. I
hope you'll plan to attend next year (March 2013). |
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The ladies get the food set up for the meal at the Setzer Family
Reunion |
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(Ladies Left to Right)
Alice Ray Potter, Elaine
Simmons, Margaret Garrison, Beckie Huffman & Sandra Smith |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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Nothing new thus far this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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Nothing new thus far this month. |
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2012 February |
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There are 45 unique Family Surnames
currently associated with this website and over 500 pages. |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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1.
I recently realized that I had not added the footstone for
Sadie
Elizabeth Loftin Murray Lee to her webpage, so I took
a short road-trip to Pisgah Methodist Church and snapped the
photo. I also realized that I had a "5 Generation"
newspaper article honoring Sadie's 90th birthday that I had
never added to her page. I added a 1930 Census showing
information about Sadie's second husband, Vernon. Check
out Sadie's page to see these and other updates. [Sadie was the
daughter of
Alonzo
Lester Loftin and
Ida
Lillian Setzer - and the granddaughter of
William
Alexander Loftin &
Laura
Rossie Cranford and
Patrick
Sylvanus Setzer &
Margaret
Ann Elizabeth Witherspoon] |
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2.
I've gone through all the Family Trees and checked the links to
be sure they're correct. Check out the
Loftin
Family Tree. |
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3.
I created a "reverse" family tree showing
Curtis and
Carolyn's Children and Grandchildren. |
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4.
One of my personal goals for 2012 is to work on my wife's (Carolyn
Janet Weeks Loftin) family genealogy. Carolyn
was born and raised in Raleigh, NC, and the four main branches
of her family tree are Weeks, Eason, Griswold and Harrell.
The pages that I have completes thus far are for the following
individuals:
Albert
Sidney Weeks (1905 - 1960),
James
Henry Weeks (1850 - 1926),
James
Kenion Weeks (1811 - 1893),
Arthur Weeks
(1780 - 1850),
Julian
Weakes (17?? - ????),
Viola
Eason (1917 - 1999),
John
Bryant Eason (1888 - 1946),
John
Wesley Eason (1847 - 1897),
Avera
Eason (1805 - 1870),
Elisha
Eason (1780 - 18??),
Ida
Griswold (1892 - 1972),
William O.
Griswold (1851 - 1910),
Mattie
Byrn Harrell Weeks (1880 - 1924),
Furnifold
Fernie Harrell (1826 - 1898),
Ezekiel
Perry Harrell (1800 - 18??),
William
Rufus King (1812 - 1880),
Rebecca
"Becca" Hocutt (1867 - 1952),
Henderson
Hocutt (1821 - 1880),
Dempsey
Dodd (1765 - 1851),
William
Dodd (1738 - 1813),
Dr. Henry
Gaston Dodd (1837 - 1892),
David Dodd
(1690 - 1746),
Sileth A.
"Gillie" Dodd (1835 - 1885) and
Theophilus
Dodd (1806 - 1877). I also worked on
several family trees, including:
The Weeks
Family Tree,
The Eason
Family Tree,
The Hocutt
Family Tree. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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I've gone through all the Family Trees and checked the links to
be sure they're correct. Check out the
Setzer
Family Tree. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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I've gone through all the Family Trees and checked the links to
be sure they're correct. Check out the
Goble
Family Tree. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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I've gone through all the Family Trees and checked the links to
be sure they're correct. Check out the
Johnston
Family Tree. |
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2012 January |
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There are 45 unique Family Surnames
currently associated with this website and over 500 pages. |
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FAMILY: Loftin
(Beatty,
Corzine,
Cranford,
Fisher,
Givens,
Harwell,
Kaiser,
Lanier,
Lomax,
McCorkle,
Rudisill,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Washington,
Work) |
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Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Setzer
(Aderholdt,
Barringer,
Bovey,
Bushart,
Deal,
Heavner,
Herman,
Ikert,
Miller,
Motz,
Rankin,
Witherspoon) |
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Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Goble
(Babst/Bobst,
Douglas,
Faber,
Fulbright,
Hefner,
Meinhert,
Miller,
Pabst/Bobst,
Robinson) |
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Nothing new this month. |
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FAMILY: Johnson
(Corzine,
Fink,
Hamilton,
Kaiser,
Leslie,
Lewis,
Moore,
Sherrill,
Upright,
Wilkinson) |
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1. The
Fink
Family Descendancy was updated thanks to some help by
Linda Seamon Dymon. |
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2.
Headstones for Arthur Burns Fink and Arthur Burns Fink, Jr.,
were added to the
Arthur
Burns Fink page. Thanks to Linda Dymon for
sharing the photos with me. |
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3.
Additional census, photos and information were added to the
Mary
Matilda Fink (Mrs. Josephus Miller) page. |
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others
would enjoy seeing on the website, let me know. |
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