William Whitfield

William Whitfield

• Father: Thomas Jefferson Whitfield b. 9 July 1861, d. 9 September 1931
• Mother: Emma Elizabeth Cain b. 29 October 1865, d. 11 February 1949

• William Whitfield was born on 22 January 1887 in Anderson, 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 working on the farm, according to the 1900 census.
• He married Josephine Welch, daughter of Mathew M. Welch and Allie (?), on 24 June 1906 in Grimes County, Texas, with H. A. Peyngham officiating.
• William Whitfield and Josephine Welch appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Martelle Whitfield.
• Mathew M. Welch and Allie (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Whitfield, Josephine Welch and Martelle Whitfield.
• He was employed as a teamster, according to the 1920 census.
• William Whitfield and Josephine Welch appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Galveston, Texas, at 4128 Avenue E. Other members of the household included Martelle Whitfield and Gladys Hoffpauir.
• He was employed as a railroad section foreman, according to the 1930 census.
• William Whitfield and Josephine Welch appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Galveston, Texas, at 3119 Avenue N-1/2. Other members of the household included Martelle Whitfield, Gladys Hoffpauir, Doris Theresa O'Donnell and Gary Lee Whitfield.
• He was employed as a railroad section foreman, according to the 1930 census.
• At the time of his death William Whitfield was living in Galveston, Texas, at 3119 Avenue N-1/2.
• William Whitfield died on 21 November 1943 at age 56 in Galveston, Texas, at St. Mary's Infirmary.
• His wife Josephine Welch became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Galveston Memorial Perk, Galveston, Texas.
• The following appeared on 22 November 1943 in The Galveston News: William Whitfield, 57, resident of Galveston since 1926, died at noon yesterday at St. Mary's Infirmary after a short illness. He resided at 3119 N-1/2. He was born Jan. 22, 1888, in Anderson, Tex. For the last 20 years he had been employed as a section foreman for the GH&H Railroad at La Marque. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Josephine Whitfield; two sons, William and Martelle Whitfield, Galveston; his mother, Mrs. Elza Whitfield, Goose Creek; four brothers, three sisters and other relatives. Funeral services will be held this afternoon in the drawing room of Malloy & Son funeral home. The Rev. Charles R. Smith, pastor of Broadway Baptist Church, will officiate and burial will be in Galveston Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be: William Holcomb, E. P. Bailey, J. Aridello, J. A. Van Benthuysen, E. F. Pohl and A. J. Ackerholm.

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2012