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Mary Opal Whitfield 1911–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1911

Birth Location: Celina, Collin County, Texas

Death Date: 19 May 1987

Death Location: Navarro County

Father: Daniel Whitfield

Mother: Margaret Forrester

Spouse(s): Lee Holcomb, James McCool, Felman Mahurin

Children(s): Luther Holcomb, Roy Holcomb

Mary Opal Whitfield was born in 1911 in Celina, Collin County, Texas, the child of Daniel Washington Whitfield And Margaret Idella Forrester. In 1920, Mary Opal Whitfield resided in Blackfoot, Anderson, Texas, USA. In 1930, Mary Opal Whitfield resided in Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Anderson, Texas, USA. Mary Opal Whitfield married Felman P Mahurin, James E Mccool, Lee Roy Holcomb, and had children including Luther Max Holcomb, Margaret Alphia Holcomb, Roy Colbert Holcomb. Mary Opal Whitfield passed away in 1987 in Navarro County.

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Biography

  • Mary Opal Whitfield was born in 1911 in Celina, Collin County, Texas, the child of Daniel Washington Whitfield And Margaret Idella Forrester.
  • In 1920, Mary Opal Whitfield resided in Blackfoot, Anderson, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, Mary Opal Whitfield resided in Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Anderson, Texas, USA.
  • Mary Opal Whitfield married Felman P Mahurin, James E Mccool, Lee Roy Holcomb, and had children including Luther Max Holcomb, Margaret Alphia Holcomb, Roy Colbert Holcomb.
  • Mary Opal Whitfield passed away in 1987 in Navarro County.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
Mary Whitfield
1911–1987
Birth Place: Celina, Collin County, Texas
Parents
Daniel Washington Whitfield
1859–1929
Shelby, Shelby County, Alabama, United States of America
Margaret (Idella) Forrester
1880–1959
Red River County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (Isaac) Forrester
1854–1931
Alabama, USA
Mary (Jane) Warren
1854–1938
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Forrester
1827–
Margaret Brown
1835–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Brown
1807–1879
Elizabeth Snow
1814–1879

Mary Whitfield's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Opal) Whitfield (18 Jun 1911–19 May 1987) m. Lee (Roy) Holcomb (15 Jul 1910–31 Oct 1957) m. James (E) McCool (abt 1902–) m. Felman (P.) Mahurin (1911–)
  1. 1. Luther (Max) Holcomb 1945–2015
  2. 2. Roy (Colbert) Holcomb 1936–2020

Mary Whitfield's Timeline

9 Records

1911
18 Jun 1911
Birth of Mary Opal Whitfield in Celina, Collin County, Texas
Celina, Collin County, Texas
1920
1920
Age 9
Mary Opal Whitfield resided here in Blackfoot, Anderson, Texas, USA
Blackfoot, Anderson, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 19
Mary Opal Whitfield resided here in Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Anderson, Texas, USA
Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Anderson, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Mary Opal Whitfield resided here in Rural, Navarro, Texas
Rural, Navarro, Texas
1940
1940
Age 29
Mary Opal Whitfield resided here in Justice Precinct 5, Navarro, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 5, Navarro, Texas, USA
1947
1947
Age 36
Mary Opal Whitfield resided here in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Mary Opal Whitfield resided here in Bailey, Texas, USA
Bailey, Texas, USA
1973
1973
Age 62
Mary Opal Whitfield resided here in Texas
Texas
1987
19 May 1987
Age 76
Death of Mary Opal Whitfield in Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
Henderson County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Celina, Collin County, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Blackfoot, Anderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Anderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Anderson, Texas; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2342021

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Navarro, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Navarro, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04113; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 175-40

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Navarro, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04113; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 175-40

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bailey, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bailey, Texas; Roll:

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1950
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels and Airplanes Departing from New York, New York, 07011948-12311956; NAI Number: 3335533; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and N

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 May 1987
    Event Place: Tyler, Texas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Tyler Morning Telegraph - 21 May 1987 - Page 8, 21 May 1987

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Athens
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Morning Telegraph; Publication Date: 21 May 1987; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.14888313,0.49218318,0.39303902&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1987
    Event Place: Henderson County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Navarro County
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Morning Telegraph; Publication Date: 21 May 1987; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.14888313,0.49218318,0.39303902&xid=3355

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