Thomas Jefferson Whitfield
b. 9 July 1861, d. 9 September 1931
- Father: John T. Whitfield b. October 1836, d. between 1900 and 1910
- Mother: Charlotte Wilkerson b. circa 1834, d. between 1880 and 1888
- Thomas Jefferson Whitfield was born on 9 July 1861 in Tennessee.
- He was known as Jeff.
- John T. Whitfield and Charlotte Wilkerson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Nebo, Hopkins County, Kentucky. Other members of the household included Thomas Jefferson Whitfield, Margaret Lee Whitfield, Mary Thomas Whitfield, John Brown Whitfield and Preston H. Whitfield. Also in the household were two laborers, William (age 22) and Joesph (age 19) Brinkly, born in North Carolina.
- John T. Whitfield and Charlotte Wilkerson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Thomas Jefferson Whitfield, Mary Thomas Whitfield, John Brown Whitfield, Preston H. Whitfield, Lee Robert Whitfield and Henrietta Whitfield. Daughter Henrietta is identified as three-year-ol son Eddie.
- He was working on the farm, according to the 1880 census.
- He married Emma Elizabeth Cain, daughter of (?) Cain and Emma Faulkner, on 3 December 1881 in Grimes County, Texas.
- Thomas Jefferson Whitfield and Emma Elizabeth Cain appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Whitfield, Mamie Whitfield, John Earl Whitfield, Hattie Lillian Whitfield, Theophilus William Whitfield and Allen Whitfield.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
- Thomas Jefferson Whitfield and Emma Elizabeth Cain appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mamie Whitfield, Allen Whitfield, John Earl Whitfield, Hattie Lillian Whitfield, Theophilus William Whitfield, Claude Whitfield, Maude Whitfield and Carrie Mae Whitfield.
- He was employed doing odd jobs, according to the 1910 census.
- Thomas Jefferson Whitfield and Emma Elizabeth Cain appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Richards, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Hattie Lillian Whitfield, Theophilus William Whitfield, Allen Whitfield, Maude Whitfield, Claude Whitfield, Carrie Mae Whitfield and Aubrey Whitfield.
- He was operating a restaurant, according to the 1920 census.
- Jones Thomas Nixon and Carrie Mae Whitfield appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Goose Creek, Harris County, Texas, at 409 James Street. Other members of the household included Thomas Jefferson Whitfield, Bobbie J. Nixon, Emma Elizabeth Cain and Aubrey Whitfield.
- At the time of his death Thomas Jefferson Whitfield was living in Goose Creek, Harris County, Texas, at 311 East James.
- Thomas Jefferson Whitfield died on 9 September 1931 at age 70 in Goose Creek, Harris County, Texas, . His death was officially witnessed by Claude Whitfield.
- His wife Emma Elizabeth Cain became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Apolonia Cemetery, Grimes County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 27 Sep 2012
Family: Emma Elizabeth Cain b. 29 October 1865, d. 11 February 1949
- William Whitfield+ b. 22 January 1887, d. 21 November 1943
- Mamie Whitfield b. 9 December 1888, d. 8 January 1944
- Allen Whitfield b. 17 April 1891, d. 17 October 1964
- John Earl Whitfield+ b. 12 August 1893, d. 14 April 1942
- Hattie Lillian Whitfield+ b. 27 January 1896, d. 7 March 1975
- Theophilus William Whitfield+ b. 12 February 1899, d. 21 March 1960
- Maude Whitfield+ b. 8 August 1903, d. 20 December 1982
- Claude Whitfield+ b. 8 August 1903, d. 1 December 1974
- Carrie Mae Whitfield+ b. 11 May 1906, d. 23 January 1995
- Aubrey Whitfield b. 15 October 1910, d. 8 April 1968