William F. Whitfield
b. circa 1834
- Father: Richard M. Whitfield b. 1 March 1802, d. circa January 1874
- Mother: Susannah Farquhar b. circa 1804, d. circa November 1870
- William F. Whitfield was born circa 1834 in North Carolina.
- Richard M. Whitfield and Susannah Farquhar appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Person County, North Carolina. Other members of the household included William F. Whitfield, Richard M. Whitfield Jr., John T. Whitfield, Thomas M. Whitfield, Jefferson Whitfield, George W. Whitfield, Doctor Franklin Whitfield and Susan Whitfield.
- He married Elizabeth Wilkerson, daughter of William Ansel Wilkerson and Elizabeth Madison, on 16 April 1855 in Orange County, North Carolina, probably the date of the marriage bond. Elizabeth's sister Charlotte married William's brother John in 1857.
- Brothers William and John Whitfield married sisters Elizabeth and Charlotte Wilkerson.
- William F. Whitfield and Elizabeth Wilkerson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Other members of the household included Rozella Whitfield and John Preston Whitfield.
- He was a farm laborer, according to the 1860 census.
- William F. Whitfield and Elizabeth Wilkerson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Fisher Spring, Hopkins County, Kentucky. Other members of the household included Rozella Whitfield, John Preston Whitfield, Sarah Whitfield, William Whitfield and Mary M. Whitfield.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
- He married Mary Emasetta Younger, daughter of Willis Younger and Caroline Oates, on 23 August 1871 in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
- William F. Whitfield and Mary Emasetta Younger appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky. Other members of the household included Mary M. Whitfield, John Preston Whitfield, Genoley Whitfield and Uyler Whitfield. Also in the household were Kirkwood stepchildren Ermie (age 14) and Brack (age 21).
- William F. Whitfield and Mary Emasetta Younger appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky. Other members of the household included Mary M. Whitfield, John Preston Whitfield, Genoley Whitfield, Uyler Whitfield, Ermisa Kirkwood and Brack Kirkwood.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- Last Edited: 19 Jun 2011
Family 1: Elizabeth Wilkerson b. circa 1836
- Rozella Whitfield b. circa 1858
- John Preston Whitfield b. circa December 1859
- Sarah Whitfield b. circa 1862
- William Whitfield b. circa 1863
- Mary M. Whitfield+ b. 14 February 1868, d. 22 August 1926
Family 2: Mary Emasetta Younger b. circa 1832, d. 1902
- Genoley Whitfield b. circa 1872
- Uyler Whitfield b. circa 1874