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Joseph Lafoy Whitfield 1899–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1899

Birth Location: Oconee County, SC

Death Date: Mar 1978

Death Location: Oconee County, SC

Father: Charles Whitfield

Mother: Nancy Simmons

Spouse(s): Grace Ables

Children(s): Montez Whitfield, James Whitfield

Joseph Lafoy Whitfield was born in 1899 in Oconee County, SC, the child of Charles Arnstein Whitfield And Nancy Simmons. Joseph Lafoy Whitfield married Grace Ables, and had children including James L Whitfield, Montez Whitfield. Joseph Lafoy Whitfield passed away in 1978 in Oconee County, SC.

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Biography

  • Joseph Lafoy Whitfield was born in 1899 in Oconee County, SC, the child of Charles Arnstein Whitfield And Nancy Simmons.
  • Joseph Lafoy Whitfield married Grace Ables, and had children including James L Whitfield, Montez Whitfield.
  • Joseph Lafoy Whitfield passed away in 1978 in Oconee County, SC.

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Joseph Whitfield's Ancestors

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Joseph Whitfield
1899–1978
Birth Place: Oconee County, SC
Parents
Charles Arnstein Whitfield
1876–1949
Anderson, SC
Nancy Simmons
1874–1939
Oconee Co, SC
Grandparents
Peter (Madison) Whitfield
1839–1915
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Ann) Sullivan
1843–1921
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Sr
1789–1858
Helena Vandiver
1794–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Whitfield
1764–1822
Mary Beck
1771–1844
Rev Vandiver
1764–1833
Mary Poole
1765–1838

Joseph Whitfield's Descendants

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Joseph (Lafoy) Whitfield (4 Dec 1899–Mar 1978) m. Grace Ables (27 Mar 1902–20 Sep 1991)
  1. 1. Montez Whitfield 1920–
  2. 2. James (L.) Whitfield 1923–

Joseph Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1899
4 Dec 1899
Birth of Joseph Lafoy Whitfield in Oconee County, SC
Oconee County, SC
1978
Mar 1978
Age 79
Death of Joseph Lafoy Whitfield in Oconee County, SC
Oconee County, SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1899
    Event Place: Oconee County, SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1978
    Event Place: Oconee County, SC

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