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John Wilkins Whitfield 1818 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1818

Birth Location: Williamson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 27 Oct 1879

Death Location: Lavaca, Texas, United States

Father: Wilkins Whitfield

Mother: Polly Sturdivant

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The story of John Wilkins Whitfield began in 1818 in Williamson, Tennessee, United States. John Wilkins Whitfield passed away in 1879 in Lavaca, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wilkins Whitfield began in 1818 in Williamson, Tennessee, United States.
  • John Wilkins Whitfield passed away in 1879 in Lavaca, Texas, United States.

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John Whitfield's Ancestors

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John Whitfield
1818 – 1879
Birth Place: Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Wilkins Whitfield
1779 – 1841
Sussex County, Virginia
Polly (Mary) Sturdivant
1786 – 1866
Albemarle Parish, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Whitfield
1746 – 1794
Albemarle Parish, Sussex County, Virginia, United States
Winifred Eppes
1751 – 1838
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Eppes
1717 – 1780
Mary Anderson
1718 – 1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Anderson
1687 – 1751
Mary Jordan
1695 – 1733

John Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1818
11 Mar 1818
Birth of John Wilkins Whitfield in Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Williamson, Tennessee, United States
1879
27 Oct 1879
Age 61
Death of John Wilkins Whitfield in Lavaca, Texas, United States
Lavaca, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1818
    Event Place: Williamson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1879
    Event Place: Lavaca, Texas, United States

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