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Clara Ruth Whitfield 1918–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1918

Birth Location: Montalba, Anderson, Texas, USA

Death Date: 1 Jan 2001

Death Location: Athens, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Daniel Whitfield

Mother: Margaret Forrester

Spouse(s): Gilbert Cummings

Children(s): Gilbert Cummings, Calvin Cummings

Clara Ruth Whitfield was born in 1918 in Montalba, Anderson, Texas, USA, the child of Daniel Washington Whitfield And Margaret Idella Forrester. In 1920, Clara Ruth Whitfield resided in Blackfoot, Anderson, Texas, USA. In 1930, Clara Ruth Whitfield resided in Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Anderson, Texas, USA. Clara Ruth Whitfield married Gilbert Edward Cummings, and had children including Calvin E Cummings, Gilbert Duane Cummings. Clara Ruth Whitfield passed away in 2001 in Athens, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Clara Ruth Whitfield was born in 1918 in Montalba, Anderson, Texas, USA, the child of Daniel Washington Whitfield And Margaret Idella Forrester.
  • In 1920, Clara Ruth Whitfield resided in Blackfoot, Anderson, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, Clara Ruth Whitfield resided in Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Anderson, Texas, USA.
  • Clara Ruth Whitfield married Gilbert Edward Cummings, and had children including Calvin E Cummings, Gilbert Duane Cummings.
  • Clara Ruth Whitfield passed away in 2001 in Athens, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Whitfield
1859–1929
Birth Location: Shelby, Shelby County, Alabama, United States of America
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Margaret Forrester
1880–1959
Birth Location: Red River County, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Gilbert Cummings
1914–1996
Birth Location: Athens, Henderson, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Gilbert Cummings
1939–2017
Birth Location: Henderson, Texas, USA
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Calvin Cummings
1937–1937
Birth Location: Texas, United States of America
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Clara Whitfield's Ancestors

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Clara Whitfield
1918–2001
Birth Place: Montalba, Anderson, Texas, USA
Parents
Daniel Washington Whitfield
1859–1929
Shelby, Shelby County, Alabama, United States of America
Margaret (Idella) Forrester
1880–1959
Red River County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (Isaac) Forrester
1854–1931
Alabama, USA
Mary (Jane) Warren
1854–1938
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Forrester
1827–
Margaret Brown
1835–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Brown
1807–1879
Elizabeth Snow
1814–1879

Clara Whitfield's Descendants

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Clara (Ruth) Whitfield (9 Oct 1918–1 Jan 2001) m. Gilbert (Edward) Cummings (10 Jan 1914–15 Mar 1996)
  1. 1. Gilbert (Duane) Cummings 1939–2017
  2. 2. Calvin (E.) Cummings 1937–1937

Clara Whitfield's Timeline

8 Records

1918
9 Oct 1918
Birth of Clara Ruth Whitfield in Montalba, Anderson, Texas, USA
Montalba, Anderson, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Clara Ruth Whitfield resided here in Blackfoot, Anderson, Texas, USA
Blackfoot, Anderson, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Clara Ruth Whitfield resided here in Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Anderson, Texas, USA
Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Anderson, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Clara Ruth Whitfield resided here in Henderson, Texas
Henderson, Texas
1940
1940
Age 22
Clara Ruth Whitfield resided here in J P 1, Henderson, Texas, USA
J P 1, Henderson, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Clara Ruth Whitfield resided here in Henderson, Texas, USA
Henderson, Texas, USA
1962
1962
Age 44
Clara Ruth Whitfield resided here in Texas
Texas
2001
1 Jan 2001
Age 83
Death of Clara Ruth Whitfield in Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
Henderson County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1918
    Event Place: Montalba, Anderson, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Blackfoot, Anderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Anderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Anderson, Texas; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2342021

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Henderson, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Henderson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04061; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 107-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P 1, Henderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Henderson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04061; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 107-8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Henderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Henderson, Texas; Ro

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Athens, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 2001
    Event Place: Henderson County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Athens, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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