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Lewis Harrison Whitfield 1828–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 MAY 1828

Birth Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: AFT 1880

Death Location: Townsville, South Carolina, USA

Father: Lewis Sr

Mother: Helena Vandiver

Spouse(s): Martha Palmer, Eugenia Taylor

Children(s): Robert Whitfield, Emma Whitfield, Sanford Whitfield, Matilda Whitfield, Caroline Whitfield, Peter Whitfield, William Whitfield

The story of Lewis Harrison Whitfield began in 1828 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA. Lewis Harrison Whitfield married Eugenia Jean Taylor, Martha Caroline Molly Palmer, and had children including Caroline Whitfield, Emma L Whitfield, Matilda C Whitfield, Peter L Whitfield, Robert M Whitfield, Sanford Harrison Whitfield, William Franklin Whitfield. Lewis Harrison Whitfield passed away in 1880 in Townsville, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lewis Harrison Whitfield began in 1828 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
  • Lewis Harrison Whitfield married Eugenia Jean Taylor, Martha Caroline Molly Palmer, and had children including Caroline Whitfield, Emma L Whitfield, Matilda C Whitfield, Peter L Whitfield, Robert M Whitfield, Sanford Harrison Whitfield, William Franklin Whitfield.
  • Lewis Harrison Whitfield passed away in 1880 in Townsville, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Sr
1789–1858
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Helena Vandiver
1794–1857
Birth Location: Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Palmer
1825–1880
Birth Location: South Carolina
MP
Eugenia Taylor
1862–1922
Birth Location: Anderson County, S.C.
ET

Children(s)

Robert Whitfield
1853–1898
Birth Location: Anderson County, SC
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Emma Whitfield
1862–
Birth Location: Anderson County, SC
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Sanford Whitfield
1848–1927
Birth Location: Townville,Anderson County,South Carolina, U.S.A.
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Matilda Whitfield
1857–
Birth Location: Anderson County, SC
MW
Caroline Whitfield
1860–1874
Birth Location: Anderson County, SC
CW
Peter Whitfield
1847–
Birth Location: Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
PW
William Whitfield
1856–1862
Birth Location: Fairfield Co, SC
WW

Lewis Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Whitfield
1828–1880
Birth Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Lewis Harrison Whitfield Sr
1789–1858
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Helena (Elizabeth) Vandiver
1794–1857
Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William Whitfield
1764–1822
Rockford House, Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Mary Beck
1771–1844
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Rev (George) Vandiver
1764–1833
Cameron Parish, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Anne) Poole
1765–1838
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Whitfield
1730–1790
George Vandiver
1727–1764
Anne Harbin
1729–1778
Adam Poole
1736–1800
Esther Manning
1743–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Tarpley
1701–1777
Mary Mabry
1723–1792

Lewis Whitfield's Descendants

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Lewis (Harrison) Whitfield (25 MAY 1828–AFT 1880) m. Martha (Caroline "Molly") Palmer (Feb 1825–AFT 1880) m. Eugenia ("Jean") Taylor (Jun 1862–26 Oct 1922)
  1. 1. Robert (M.) Whitfield 1853–1898 m. Sally (Leslie) Smith 1856–1933
    1. 1. Lawrence (Newton) Whitfield 1878–1950 m. Elvira Abel 1878–1968
  2. 2. Emma (L.) Whitfield 1862–
  3. 3. Sanford (Harrison) Whitfield 1848–1927 m. Adaline Campbell 1851–1937
    1. 1. James (Ellis) Whitfield 1872–1943
    2. 2. Florence Whitfield 1873–
    3. 3. Ida (J.) Whitfield 1875–
    4. 4. Leonard (M.) Whitfield 1877–
    5. 5. Elizabeth (L.) Whitfield 1879–
  4. 4. Matilda (C.) Whitfield 1857–
  5. 5. Caroline Whitfield 1860–1874
  6. 6. Peter (L) Whitfield 1847–
  7. 7. William (Franklin) Whitfield 1856–1862

Lewis Whitfield's Timeline

14 Records

1828
30 May 1828
Birth of Lewis Harrison Whitfield in Fairfield, Anderson, SC, USA,
Fairfield, Anderson, SC, USA,
1828
25 May 1828
Birth of Lewis Harrison Whitfield in Anderson, SC
Anderson, SC
1828
25 MAY 1828
Birth of Lewis Harrison Whitfield in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1830
1830
Age 2
Lewis Harrison Whitfield resided here in Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 12
Lewis Harrison Whitfield resided here in Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1850
8 Aug 1850
Age 22
Lewis Harrison Whitfield resided here in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 32
Lewis Harrison Whitfield resided here in Regiment 42, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Regiment 42, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 42
Lewis Harrison Whitfield resided here in Fork, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Fork, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 52
Lewis Harrison Whitfield resided here in Fork, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Fork, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1880
AFT 1880
Age 52
Death of Lewis Harrison Whitfield in Townsville, South Carolina, USA
Townsville, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 72
Lewis Harrison Whitfield resided here in Fork, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Fork, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 82
Lewis Harrison Whitfield resided here in Fork, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Fork, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1914
1914
Age 86
Death of Lewis Harrison Whitfield in Townsville, South Carolina, USA
Townsville, South Carolina, USA
1915
16 Jan 1915
Age 87
Lewis Harrison Whitfield - Probate in Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1828
    Event Place: Fairfield, Anderson, SC, USA,
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 1219; Page: 147C; Enumeration District: 025
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1482; Page: 513B; Family History Library Film: 552981
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1241516
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Regiment 42, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1212; Page: 268; Family History Library Film: 805212
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1448; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1375461
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western Division, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M432_848; Page: 177A; Image: 360

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1828
    Event Place: Anderson, SC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 MAY 1828
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Anderson, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 173; Page: 175; Family History Library Film: 0022507

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Anderson, South Carolina; Page: 101; Family History Library Film: 0022508

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1850
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina; Archive Collection Number: AD259; Roll: 1; Page: 155; Line: 7; Schedule Type: Agriculture
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western Division, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M432_848; Page: 177A; Image: 360

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Regiment 42, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Regiment 42, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1212; Page: 268; Family History Library Film: 805212

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1482; Page: 513B; Family History Library Film: 552981

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 1219; Page: 147C; Enumeration District: 025

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1241516

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1448; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1375461

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Townsville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1880
    Event Place: Townsville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Anderson County, South Carolina Estate Papers Packets; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Anderson County); Probate Place: Anderson, South Carolina
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