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Confederate Soldier James Monroe Loftis[1]

Male 1842 - 1919  (76 years)


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  • Name James Monroe Loftis 
    Title Confederate Soldier 
    Born 29 Jun 1842  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Apr 1919  Alton, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mt Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Turbeville, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22106  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2020 

    Father Richard Franklin KNB5-SZN Loftis,   b. Abt 1811, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1874, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Mother 'Edy' Edith Ann Wilborn/Wilbourn,   b. 1819, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 25 Mar 1840  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8319  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan Jane Griffin,   b. 8 Oct 1846, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1933, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1866  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Children of James Monroe Loftis and Susan Griffin:

      Robert Thomas Loftis, 1867?1960
      Isabella Annie Loftis Boyd, 1870?1947
      Hallie Loftis Chandler, 1873?1974
      Charles Monroe Loftis, 1876?1951
      Alexander H Loftis, 1880?1971
      Minnie Sue Loftis Williams, 1883?1980
      Emmett Fitzugh Lee Loftis, 1885?1980
      Ola Loftis Guill, 1887?1967
      Annie Maud Loftis Irby, 1889?1989

    Children 
     1. Emmett Fitzhugh Lee Loftis,   b. 9 May 1885, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1980, Burlington, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     2. Ira Stanhope Loftis,   b. 12 Nov 1877, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1958, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Minnie Sue Loftis,   b. 21 Jun 1883, Alton, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1980, Rockingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2020 
    Family ID F8316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S211] State Select Marriages, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60214&h=2844777&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=9278, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=6.
      Name: James M. Loftis
      Gender: Male
      Marital status: Single
      Race: White
      Age: 25
      Birth Date: 1841
      Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia
      Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1866
      Marriage Place: Halifax, Virginia
      Father: Richd.
      Mother: Eady
      Spouse: Susan Jane Griffin
      FHL Film Number: 31918
      Reference ID: P40 L56


    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6096116/susan-jane-loftis.
      Susan Jane Griffin Loftis
      Birth 8 Oct 1846
      Death 1 Feb 1933 (aged 86)
      Burial
      Mount Carmel Prebyterian Church Cemetery
      Turbeville, Halifax County, Virginia
      Married James Monroe Loftis Jan. 1867, Halifax Co., VA
      James Monroe Loftis
      Birth 29 Jun 1842, Virginia
      Death 12 Apr 1919, Alton, Halifax Co., Va
      Burial: Mount Carmel Prebyterian Church Cemetery
      Turbeville, Halifax County, Virginia

      Company K - 14th Virginia Regiment - CSA