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James W. Whitfield 1875 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1875

Birth Location: Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding

Death Date: 28 Apr 1956

Death Location: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Father: William Whitfield

Mother: Elizabeth Hargreaves

Spouse(s): Harriet Whitfield

Children(s): George Whitfield, William Whitfield, William Whitfield, Eleanore Whitfield, Eleanore Whitfield

In 1875, James W. Whitfield entered the world in Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding, born to William Whitfield and Elizabeth Ann Hargreaves. James W. Whitfield married Harriet Eliza Whitfield, and had children including George Hinman Whitfield, William Lloyd Whitfield, William Lloyd Whitfield, Eleanore Whitfield, Eleanore Ida Whitfield. James W. Whitfield passed away in 1956 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1875, James W. Whitfield entered the world in Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding, born to William Whitfield and Elizabeth Ann Hargreaves.
  • James W. Whitfield married Harriet Eliza Whitfield, and had children including George Hinman Whitfield, William Lloyd Whitfield, William Lloyd Whitfield, Eleanore Whitfield, Eleanore Ida Whitfield.
  • James W. Whitfield passed away in 1956 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Whitfield
1846 – 1921
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Hargreaves
1845 – 1914
Birth Location: Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding, England
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Whitfield
1873 – 1917
Birth Location: Jackson, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
HW

Children(s)

George Whitfield
1899 – 1929
Birth Location: Illinois
GW
William Whitfield
1902 – 1946
Birth Location: Big Timber, Sweet Grass, Montana, USA
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William Whitfield
1903 – 1946
Birth Location: Montana
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Eleanore Whitfield
1906 –
Birth Location: Montana
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Eleanore Whitfield
1906 –
Birth Location: Montana
EW

James Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
James Whitfield
1875 – 1956
Birth Place: Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding
Parents
William Whitfield
1846 – 1921
England
Elizabeth (Ann) Hargreaves
1845 – 1914
Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding, England
Grandparents
Joseph Whitfield
1807 – 1886
Idle, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Hollingsworth
1805 – 1864
Idle, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
JOHN WHITFIELD
1788 – 1852
Mary Page
1790 – 1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Whitfield's Descendants

1.
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James (W.) Whitfield (8 May 1875 – 28 Apr 1956) m. Harriet (Eliza) Whitfield (24 August 1873 – 7 March 1917)
  1. 1. George (Hinman) Whitfield (abt 1899 – 15 Jan 1929)
  2. 2. William (Lloyd) Whitfield (March 8 1902 – 29 Jan 1946) m. Teresa (Blanche) Beare (1907-09-09 – 17 Feb 2005)
    1. 1. Evelyn (Teresa) Whitfield (14 Mar 1926 – 12 June 2014)
    2. 2. Charles (Raymond (buddy)) Whitfield (12 Jul 1928 – 31 Dec 1970)
    3. 3. Sherman (Harold) Whitfield (29 June 1929 – 15 January 2014) m. Miriam (E) Sawatzky (26 July 1931 – 1 August 2006)
      1. 1. Sandra (Marie) Whitfield m. Mark (Allen Rudyard) Kipling
        1. 1. Sarah Kipling
    4. 4. Betty (Marie) Whitfield (20 Sep 1930 – 20 Mar 2019)
  3. 3. William (Lloyd) Whitfield (abt 1903 – 29 Jan 1946)
  4. 4. Eleanore Whitfield (abt 1906 – )
  5. 5. Eleanore (Ida) Whitfield (abt 1906 – )

James Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1875
8 May 1875
Birth of James W. Whitfield in Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding
Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding
1956
28 Apr 1956
Age 81
Death of James W. Whitfield in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1875
    Event Place: Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1956
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
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