Doctor Franklin Whitfield
b. 25 December 1844, d. 23 November 1920
- Father: Richard M. Whitfield b. 1 March 1802, d. circa January 1874
- Mother: Susannah Farquhar b. circa 1804, d. circa November 1870
- Doctor Franklin Whitfield was born on 25 December 1844 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 Doctor Franklin Whitfield, Richard M. Whitfield Jr., William F. Whitfield, John T. Whitfield, Thomas M. Whitfield, Jefferson Whitfield, George W. Whitfield and Susan Whitfield.
- Richard M. Whitfield and Susannah Farquhar appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Bushy Fork PO, Person County, North Carolina. Other members of the household included Doctor Franklin Whitfield, Jefferson Whitfield, George W. Whitfield and Susan Whitfield.
- He married Pattie Duke on 26 December 1869 in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
- He married Anna Susan Herring, daughter of Asa Franklin Herring and Amanda M. (?), circa 1878.
- Doctor Franklin Whitfield and Anna Susan Herring appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Montgomery County, Texas, living not far from Annie's father Asa Herring.. Other members of the household included A. F. Whitfield.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- Doctor Franklin Whitfield and Anna Susan Herring appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Amanda Adeline Whitfield, Edward Franklin Whitfield, Susan Emma Elizabeth Whitfield and Lottie Belle Whitfield.
- It appears that son Clarence, who according to all known records was born in November 1889, is enumerated as daughter May born January 1900, age six months. Note that all of the birth information recorded for members of this household in this census is incorrect. It is possible that they had a daughter (who died sometime prior to the 1910 census) between Lottie and Clarence, and the enumerator accidentally combined the two children.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
- Doctor Franklin Whitfield and Anna Susan Herring appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Susan Emma Elizabeth Whitfield, Lottie Belle Whitfield and Doctor Clarence Whitfield.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
- Doctor Franklin Whitfield and Anna Susan Herring appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Doctor Clarence Whitfield.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
- Doctor Franklin Whitfield died on 23 November 1920 at age 75.
- His wife Anna Susan Herring became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Apolonia Cemetery, Grimes County, Texas.
- A single grave marker identifies the graves of Anna Susan Herring and Doctor Franklin Whitfield.
- Last Edited: 6 Apr 2011
Family 1: Pattie Duke
Family 2: Anna Susan Herring b. 31 December 1860, d. 5 May 1928
- A. F. Whitfield b. October 1879
- Amanda Adeline Whitfield b. 28 September 1881, d. 27 February 1963
- Edward Franklin Whitfield+ b. 1 June 1883, d. 17 September 1960
- Susan Emma Elizabeth Whitfield b. 5 September 1887, d. 23 January 1950
- Lottie Belle Whitfield b. 29 August 1895, d. 20 March 1968
- Doctor Clarence Whitfield b. 12 November 1899, d. 21 April 1973