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Ernest Lee Whitfield 1920–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1920

Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 21 Sep 1979

Death Location: South Fulton, Fulton County, Georgia, USA

Father: Henry Whitfield

Mother: Emma Lawson

Spouse(s): Mollie Stewart

Children(s): Geraldine Gamble, Glenn Whitfield

In 1920, Ernest Lee Whitfield entered the world in Cherokee County, Georgia, USA, born to Henry James Whitfield And Emma Josephine Lawson. Ernest Lee Whitfield married Mollie Louise Stewart, and had children including Barbara Joyce Whitfield, David Micahel Whitfield, Ernest Lee Whitfield Jr, Geraldine Juanita Gamble, Glenn Edward Whitfield, June Elaine Whitfield. Ernest Lee Whitfield passed away in 1979 in South Fulton, Fulton County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1920, Ernest Lee Whitfield entered the world in Cherokee County, Georgia, USA, born to Henry James Whitfield And Emma Josephine Lawson.
  • Ernest Lee Whitfield married Mollie Louise Stewart, and had children including Barbara Joyce Whitfield, David Micahel Whitfield, Ernest Lee Whitfield Jr, Geraldine Juanita Gamble, Glenn Edward Whitfield, June Elaine Whitfield.
  • Ernest Lee Whitfield passed away in 1979 in South Fulton, Fulton County, Georgia, USA.

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Ernest Whitfield's Ancestors

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Ernest Whitfield
1920–1979
Birth Place: Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Henry James Whitfield
1892–1960
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Emma (Josephine) Lawson
1889–1980
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
James (Hiram) Lawson
1866–1933
Georgia, USA
Susan (Ann) Howell
1866–1938
Great-Grandparents
Nevel Lawson
1828–1890
Rebecca Smith
1832–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1787–1854
Amanda Duke
1787–1878

Ernest Whitfield's Descendants

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Ernest (Lee) Whitfield (21 Apr 1920–21 Sep 1979) m. Mollie (Louise) Stewart (31 Dec 1920–7 Oct 2008)
  1. 1. Geraldine (Juanita) Gamble 1941–2010
  2. 2. Glenn (Edward) Whitfield 1948–2020

Ernest Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1920
21 Apr 1920
Birth of Ernest Lee Whitfield in Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
1979
21 Sep 1979
Age 59
Death of Ernest Lee Whitfield in Clayton County, Georgia, USA
Clayton County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1920
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1979
    Event Place: Clayton County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Fulton, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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