Theodosia Carter

b. 8 March 1875, d. 24 May 1963
  • Theodosia Carter was born on 8 March 1875 in Weimar, Colorado County, Texas.
  • She was known as Dosia.
  • Thomas J. Carter and Margaret Dunn appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Colorado County, Texas. Other members of the household included Theodosia Carter, Cornelia Carter, Lillian Antoinette Carter and Mabel Carter.
  • She married Lee Robert Whitfield, son of John T. Whitfield and Charlotte Wilkerson, on 24 February 1897 in Grimes County, Texas. Theodosia's sisters Lillian and Cornelia married Lee's brothers John and Preston, respectively..
  • Lee Robert Whitfield and Theodosia Carter appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Montgomery County, Texas, enumerated next to Lee's father.
  • Lee Robert Whitfield and Theodosia Carter appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Teague, Freestone County, Texas, at King Addition. Other members of the household included Lee Robert Whitfield Jr.
  • Lee Robert Whitfield and Theodosia Carter appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Teague, Freestone County, Texas, at Cedar Street. Other members of the household included Lee Robert Whitfield Jr.
  • Lee Robert Whitfield (and Theodosia Carter) appeared in the 1928 Abilene, Texas, City Directory at 1318 North Seventh.
  • Lee Robert Whitfield and Theodosia Carter appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at 1425 West Pulaski Street.
  • Theodosia Carter became a widow at the 21 January 1951 death of her husband Sallie Whitfield.
  • Theodosia Carter died on 24 May 1963 at age 88 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at Memorial Baptist Hospital . Her death was officially witnessed by Lee Robert Whitfield Jr.
  • She was interred at Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 27 Sep 2012

Family: Lee Robert Whitfield b. 29 January 1874, d. 21 January 1951