The Whitford Family of Eastern North Carolina

Tully Spruill

M, b. circa 1879

Father

Albert Kenneth Spruill b. 18 Aug 1844, d. 6 Oct 1917

Mother

Mary Ann Ipock b. 23 Apr 1840, d. 4 Mar 1917

Tully Spruill was born circa 1879.

Lydia Vause Whitehurst

F, b. 12 May 1854

Father

Henry Purifoy Whitehurst b. 19 Aug 1813, d. Jul 1876

Mother

Ann Hill Wright Ernul d. 27 Jun 1890

Lydia Vause Whitehurst married Henry Archbell. Lydia Vause Whitehurst was born on 12 May 1854.

Family

Henry Archbell

Children

Amanda Spruill

F, b. 28 November 1881, d. 7 September 1958

Father

Albert Kenneth Spruill b. 18 Aug 1844, d. 6 Oct 1917

Mother

Mary Ann Ipock b. 23 Apr 1840, d. 4 Mar 1917

Amanda Spruill was born on 28 November 1881. She married Jubal Early Carawan in 1902. Amanda Spruill died on 7 September 1958 at age 76.

Family

Jubal Early Carawan b. 22 Feb 1878, d. 15 Jun 1948

Rosa Keul Tuten

F, b. 1 May 1849, d. 9 January 1907

Father

Thomas Tuten

Mother

Theresa Josephine Jones

Rosa Keul Tuten Rosa was the postmistress of Zorah (now Caton) from 1893 to 1903. She was born on 1 May 1849 at Durham's Creek, Beaufort County, North Carolina. She married Lewis David Whitford, son of John Martin Whitford and Mary A. Outlaw, on 29 April 1875 at Durham's Creek, Beaufort County, North Carolina. Rosa Keul Tuten died on 9 January 1907 at Zorah, Craven County, North Carolina, at age 57; "after a long and painful illness."¹

Family

Lewis David Whitford b. 7 May 1848, d. 31 Jan 1891

Children

Thomas Whitford d. a 1880
John Malcolm Whitford+ b. 7 Apr 1876, d. 25 May 1956
Rosebud Whitford b. 27 Apr 1880, d. 8 Sep 1891
Mary Martha Whitford+ b. 18 Nov 1881, d. 27 Dec 1958
Lewis Robison Whitford+ b. 9 Apr 1883, d. 13 Jun 1953
Cora Eugenia Whitford+ b. 22 Jun 1885, d. 9 Jul 1964
Ira Edgar Whitford+ b. 18 Mar 1889, d. 26 Apr 1966

Citations

[S13] New Bern Weekly Journal, January 15, 1907.

John Malcolm Whitford

M, b. 7 April 1876, d. 25 May 1956

Father

Lewis David Whitford b. 7 May 1848, d. 31 Jan 1891

Mother

Rosa Keul Tuten b. 1 May 1849, d. 9 Jan 1907

John Malcolm Whitford was born on 7 April 1876 at Craven County, North Carolina. He married Mable Blanche Stapleford on 25 September 1910 at Pamlico County, North Carolina. John Malcolm Whitford died on 25 May 1956 at Grantsboro, Pamlico County, North Carolina, at age 80.¹

Family

Mable Blanche Stapleford b. 24 Nov 1884, d. 22 Jan 1968

Children

Malcolm Thomas Whitford+ b. 13 Nov 1912, d. 17 Sep 2005
Rosa Blanche Whitford+ b. 6 Dec 1913, d. 19 Oct 2006
John Melvin Whitford+ b. 11 Jun 1915, d. 15 Dec 1991
Louis David Whitford
Maude Askins Whitford b. 2 Jan 1919, d. 9 Mar 1919

Citations

[S7] Sun Journal, May 26, 1956.

Rosebud Whitford

F, b. 27 April 1880, d. 8 September 1891

Father

Lewis David Whitford b. 7 May 1848, d. 31 Jan 1891

Mother

Rosa Keul Tuten b. 1 May 1849, d. 9 Jan 1907

Rosebud Whitford was born on 27 April 1880. She died on 8 September 1891 at age 11.

Lewis Robison Whitford

M, b. 9 April 1883, d. 13 June 1953

Father

Lewis David Whitford b. 7 May 1848, d. 31 Jan 1891

Mother

Rosa Keul Tuten b. 1 May 1849, d. 9 Jan 1907

Lewis Robison Whitford was born on 9 April 1883. He married Verdia Veola Harrington, daughter of John Bunyan Harrington and Annice Toler, on 4 May 1913. Lewis Robison Whitford died on 13 June 1953 at age 70.

Family

Verdia Veola Harrington b. 10 Sep 1889, d. 29 Mar 1974

Children

Rodman Lee Whitford+ b. 1915, d. 30 Dec 1990
Annis Inez Whitford
Murray Whitford+ b. 1919, d. 26 Jun 1996
James Elwood Whitford+ b. 1921, d. 31 Mar 2001
Audrey Eugenia Whitford b. 1924, d. 2 May 1995
Robert Wade Whitford
Harvey Arthur Whitford+ b. 22 Oct 1929, d. 11 Dec 1995

Cora Eugenia Whitford

F, b. 22 June 1885, d. 9 July 1964

Father

Lewis David Whitford b. 7 May 1848, d. 31 Jan 1891

Mother

Rosa Keul Tuten b. 1 May 1849, d. 9 Jan 1907

Cora Eugenia Whitford was born on 22 June 1885. She married Henry Willis Wetherington, son of Henry Bryan Wetherington and Laura Toler, on 1 December 1907. Cora Eugenia Whitford died on 9 July 1964 at age 79.

Family

Henry Willis Wetherington b. 7 Apr 1883, d. 31 Dec 1964

Children

Louis Henry Wetherington+ b. 17 Sep 1908, d. 15 May 1975
Rexford Leo Wetherington+ b. 21 Sep 1910, d. 28 Jun 1973
Rosa Oleta Wetherington+ b. 22 Sep 1910, d. 13 Nov 1996
Laura Ora Wetherington+ b. 12 Feb 1912, d. 7 Feb 1980
Annie Mae Wetherington b. 16 Dec 1913, d. 9 May 1914
Mary Gray Wetherington+ b. 16 Dec 1913, d. 29 Jul 1990
Harold Whitford Wetherington+ b. 9 May 1916, d. 22 Mar 1974
Lester Arthur Wetherington b. 5 Mar 1918, d. 14 Dec 1921
Leslie Oscar Wetherington
Marjorie Blanche Wetherington

Mary Martha Whitford

F, b. 18 November 1881, d. 27 December 1958

Father

Lewis David Whitford b. 7 May 1848, d. 31 Jan 1891

Mother

Rosa Keul Tuten b. 1 May 1849, d. 9 Jan 1907

Mary Martha Whitford was born on 18 November 1881 at Zorah, Craven County, North Carolina. She married Joshua Allen Toler on 15 June 1916 at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. Mary Martha Whitford died on 27 December 1958 at Caton, Craven County, North Carolina, at age 77.

Family

Joshua Allen Toler b. 20 Oct 1873, d. 6 Jan 1943

Children

Lena Ann Toler
Quentin Randolph Toler+ b. 6 Aug 1918, d. 31 Jan 1960
Aubrey Allen Toler
David Lawrence Toler+ b. 1 Oct 1921, d. 21 Sep 1996
Silas Ronald Toler+ b. 25 Nov 1922, d. 16 Aug 1985
Cecil Emmerson Toler

Ira Edgar Whitford

M, b. 18 March 1889, d. 26 April 1966

Father

Lewis David Whitford b. 7 May 1848, d. 31 Jan 1891

Mother

Rosa Keul Tuten b. 1 May 1849, d. 9 Jan 1907

Ira Edgar Whitford was born on 18 March 1889. He married Mary Susan Wetherington, daughter of Henry Bryan Wetherington and Laura Toler, on 14 April 1909. Ira Edgar Whitford died on 26 April 1966 at age 77.

Family

Mary Susan Wetherington b. 30 Oct 1890, d. 19 Jul 1974

Children

Lora Marie Whitford
McRay Keul Whitford
Ira Edgar Whitford Jr.+ b. 1915, d. 1975
Alden Latrille Whitford+ b. 11 Mar 1919, d. 22 Aug 1991
Laura Beatrice Whitford+ b. 31 Oct 1921, d. 17 May 1973
Garland Wyatt Whitford+ b. 10 Jul 1924, d. 21 Apr 1992
Guy Milton Whitford+ b. 1 Sep 1926, d. 5 Mar 1987

James Bryan O'Neal

M, b. 20 February 1842, d. 23 August 1908

James Bryan O'Neal was born on 20 February 1842. He married Martha A. Whitford, daughter of John Martin Whitford and Mary A. Outlaw, on 4 January 1868. James Bryan O'Neal died on 23 August 1908 at age 66.

Family

Martha A. Whitford b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 31 Mar 1909

Children

Mary W. O'Neal b. 29 Oct 1868, d. 5 Sep 1872
John D. O'Neal b. 14 Feb 1870, d. 23 Jun 1906
Nancy Pauline O'Neal+ b. 25 Jul 1872, d. 2 Jul 1937
Owen Cudworth O'Neal b. 26 May 1874, d. 29 Aug 1910
Dennis O'Neal+ b. 10 Feb 1876, d. 2 Aug 1949
Mamie A. O'Neal b. 11 Sep 1877, d. 6 Nov 1893
Martha James O'Neal+ b. 28 Feb 1879, d. 16 Aug 1947
Julia Ann O'Neal+ b. 28 May 1881, d. 4 Mar 1966
Joseph Bryan O'Neal+ b. 27 Sep 1882, d. 22 Jul 1955
James Washington O'Neal b. 22 Feb 1884, d. 26 May 1953
Susan Elizabeth O'Neal+ b. 13 Apr 1886, d. 27 Jun 1969
Thomas Ralph O'Neal+ b. 25 Jun 1890, d. 3 Sep 1948

Mary W. O'Neal

F, b. 29 October 1868, d. 5 September 1872

Father

James Bryan O'Neal b. 20 Feb 1842, d. 23 Aug 1908

Mother

Martha A. Whitford b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 31 Mar 1909

Mary W. O'Neal was born on 29 October 1868. She died on 5 September 1872 at age 3.

Julia Chapman Whitehurst

F, b. 5 September 1856, d. 9 August 1862

Father

Henry Purifoy Whitehurst b. 19 Aug 1813, d. Jul 1876

Mother

Ann Hill Wright Ernul d. 27 Jun 1890

Julia Chapman Whitehurst was born on 5 September 1856. She died on 9 August 1862 at age 5.

John D. O'Neal

M, b. 14 February 1870, d. 23 June 1906

Father

James Bryan O'Neal b. 20 Feb 1842, d. 23 Aug 1908

Mother

Martha A. Whitford b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 31 Mar 1909

John D. O'Neal was born on 14 February 1870. He died on 23 June 1906 at age 36.

Nancy Pauline O'Neal

F, b. 25 July 1872, d. 2 July 1937

Father

James Bryan O'Neal b. 20 Feb 1842, d. 23 Aug 1908

Mother

Martha A. Whitford b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 31 Mar 1909

Nancy Pauline O'Neal married William Roberson Arthur. Nancy Pauline O'Neal was born on 25 July 1872. She died on 2 July 1937 at age 64.

Family

William Roberson Arthur b. 21 Sep 1867, d. 20 Jun 1929

Children

Myra Louise Arthur b. 26 Sep 1898, d. 24 Nov 1936
Waldo Brown Arthur b. 10 Jan 1900, d. 26 Jun 1938
Lester Ethridge Arthur+ b. 4 Feb 1901, d. 22 Apr 1974
Gladys Arthur b. 6 Dec 1902, d. 16 Jul 1904
Owen Kennon Arthur+ b. 14 Aug 1905, d. 26 Sep 1959
Dorothy Varden Arthur+ b. 17 Aug 1908, d. 8 Aug 1987
William Rudolph Arthur+ b. 24 Feb 1911, d. 26 Aug 1940

Owen Cudworth O'Neal

M, b. 26 May 1874, d. 29 August 1910

Father

James Bryan O'Neal b. 20 Feb 1842, d. 23 Aug 1908

Mother

Martha A. Whitford b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 31 Mar 1909

Owen Cudworth O'Neal was born on 26 May 1874. He died on 29 August 1910 at age 36.

Dennis O'Neal

M, b. 10 February 1876, d. 2 August 1949

Father

James Bryan O'Neal b. 20 Feb 1842, d. 23 Aug 1908

Mother

Martha A. Whitford b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 31 Mar 1909

Dennis O'Neal married Zell Cauley. Dennis O'Neal was born on 10 February 1876. He died on 2 August 1949 at age 73.

Family

Zell Cauley b. 23 May 1890

Children

Harry O'Neal b. 4 Nov 1910, d. 26 Apr 1949
Helen O'Neal
Vivian O'Neal+ b. 9 May 1915, d. 10 Dec 1951
Grace O'Neal
Virginia O'Neal b. 29 Mar 1919, d. 30 Oct 1937
Melvin O'Neal
Haywood O'Neal
Betty O'Neal
Inez O'Neal
Edna O'Neal

Mamie A. O'Neal

F, b. 11 September 1877, d. 6 November 1893

Father

James Bryan O'Neal b. 20 Feb 1842, d. 23 Aug 1908

Mother

Martha A. Whitford b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 31 Mar 1909

Mamie A. O'Neal was born on 11 September 1877. She died on 6 November 1893 at age 16.

Martha James O'Neal

F, b. 28 February 1879, d. 16 August 1947

Father

James Bryan O'Neal b. 20 Feb 1842, d. 23 Aug 1908

Mother

Martha A. Whitford b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 31 Mar 1909

Martha James O'Neal was born on 28 February 1879. She married Ira Romonus Whitford, son of Bryan Cox Whitford and Margaret Jane Wiley, on 23 March 1903. Martha James O'Neal died on 16 August 1947 at age 68.

Family

Ira Romonus Whitford b. 20 Nov 1880, d. 22 Jul 1948

Children

Violet Mae Whitford+ b. 20 Jan 1904, d. 1 Feb 1985
Muriel Gray Whitford b. 23 Aug 1905, d. 20 May 1924

Julia Ann O'Neal

F, b. 28 May 1881, d. 4 March 1966

Father

James Bryan O'Neal b. 20 Feb 1842, d. 23 Aug 1908

Mother

Martha A. Whitford b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 31 Mar 1909

Julia Ann O'Neal was born on 28 May 1881. She married William Augustus Scott on 6 January 1905. Julia Ann O'Neal died on 4 March 1966 at age 84.

Family

William Augustus Scott b. 5 Nov 1877, d. 23 Sep 1947

Children

Wallace Augustus Scott b. 10 Dec 1905, d. 30 Sep 1950
Martha Virginia Scott
Julia Valdera Scott+ b. 8 Jun 1911, d. 30 Nov 1967

Joseph Bryan O'Neal

M, b. 27 September 1882, d. 22 July 1955

Father

James Bryan O'Neal b. 20 Feb 1842, d. 23 Aug 1908

Mother

Martha A. Whitford b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 31 Mar 1909

Joseph Bryan O'Neal married Ira Jane Wilson. Joseph Bryan O'Neal was born on 27 September 1882. He died on 22 July 1955 at age 72.

Family

Ira Jane Wilson b. 5 May 1889, d. 15 Apr 1967

Children

Ruth O'Neal
Frieda O'Neal b. 15 Mar 1917, d. 17 May 1918

James Washington O'Neal

M, b. 22 February 1884, d. 26 May 1953

Father

James Bryan O'Neal b. 20 Feb 1842, d. 23 Aug 1908

Mother

Martha A. Whitford b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 31 Mar 1909

James Washington O'Neal was born on 22 February 1884. He died on 26 May 1953 at age 69.

Susan Elizabeth O'Neal

F, b. 13 April 1886, d. 27 June 1969

Father

James Bryan O'Neal b. 20 Feb 1842, d. 23 Aug 1908

Mother

Martha A. Whitford b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 31 Mar 1909

Susan Elizabeth O'Neal was born on 13 April 1886. She married Silas Rudolph Fulcher, son of Silas Fulcher and Verena Caroline Toler, on 14 July 1909. Susan Elizabeth O'Neal died on 27 June 1969 at age 83.

Family

Silas Rudolph Fulcher b. 24 Feb 1884, d. 3 Aug 1961

Children

B. Eloise Fulcher
Martha Elizabeth Fulcher

Alexander Hamilton Whitehurst

M, b. circa 1858, d. circa 1858

Father

Henry Purifoy Whitehurst b. 19 Aug 1813, d. Jul 1876

Mother

Ann Hill Wright Ernul d. 27 Jun 1890

Alexander Hamilton Whitehurst died circa 1858. He was born circa 1858.

Thomas Ralph O'Neal

M, b. 25 June 1890, d. 3 September 1948

Father

James Bryan O'Neal b. 20 Feb 1842, d. 23 Aug 1908

Mother

Martha A. Whitford b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 31 Mar 1909

Thomas Ralph O'Neal married Blanche Bennett. Thomas Ralph O'Neal was born on 25 June 1890. He died on 3 September 1948 at age 58.

Family

Blanche Bennett

Children

Grace Mildred O'Neal
Thomas Ralph O'Neal Jr.

Charles C. Wetherington

M, d. circa 1866

Charles C. Wetherington married Alicia Ann Anderson, daughter of Henry Anderson and Narcissa Dossie Whitford, on 28 August 1850. Charles C. Wetherington died circa 1866.

Family

Alicia Ann Anderson b. 18 Sep 1834, d. 22 Aug 1870

Child

Henry Bryan Wetherington+ b. 6 Dec 1851, d. 21 Feb 1916

Henry Bryan Wetherington

M, b. 6 December 1851, d. 21 February 1916

Father

Charles C. Wetherington d. c 1866

Mother

Alicia Ann Anderson b. 18 Sep 1834, d. 22 Aug 1870

Henry Bryan Wetherington was born on 6 December 1851. He married Susan L. Toler on 26 March 1871. Henry Bryan Wetherington married Laura Toler on 1 July 1875. Henry Bryan Wetherington died on 21 February 1916 at age 64.

Family 1

Susan L. Toler b. 8 May 1848, d. 14 Dec 1872

Child

Susan Martha Wetherington b. 12 Nov 1872, d. 16 Feb 1878

Family 2

Laura Toler b. 25 Jan 1854, d. 3 Oct 1928

Children

Charlie Bryan Wetherington b. 30 May 1876, d. 5 Nov 1935
Lovie Ann Wetherington b. 19 May 1878, d. 1 Oct 1892
Effie L. Wetherington+ b. 9 Jan 1881, d. 16 May 1921
Henry Willis Wetherington+ b. 7 Apr 1883, d. 31 Dec 1964
Augustus Biggs Wetherington+ b. 7 Oct 1886, d. 12 Mar 1963
Mack Addison Wetherington+ b. 7 Oct 1886, d. 7 Oct 1963
Mary Susan Wetherington+ b. 30 Oct 1890, d. 19 Jul 1974
Guy Wetherington+ b. 21 Jul 1894, d. 13 Nov 1948

Lewis S. Dixon

M, b. circa 1835

Lewis S. Dixon was born circa 1835. He married Alicia Ann Anderson, daughter of Henry Anderson and Narcissa Dossie Whitford, circa 1865.

Family

Alicia Ann Anderson b. 18 Sep 1834, d. 22 Aug 1870

Children

Thomas "Tom" Dixon b. c 1866
Nancy Dixon b. c 1869

Thomas "Tom" Dixon

M, b. circa 1866

Father

Lewis S. Dixon b. c 1835

Mother

Alicia Ann Anderson b. 18 Sep 1834, d. 22 Aug 1870

Thomas "Tom" Dixon was born circa 1866.

Permelia Catherine Toler

F, b. 4 February 1848, d. 21 February 1929

Permelia Catherine Toler was born on 4 February 1848. She married Addison Purifoy Whitford, son of David Purifoy Whitford and Susan M. Cox, on 3 May 1868. Permelia Catherine Toler died on 21 February 1929 at age 81.

Family

Addison Purifoy Whitford b. 7 Sep 1844, d. 22 Jul 1934

Children

Sinia Whitford+ b. 14 Jun 1870, d. 21 Aug 1967
David Purifoy Whitford+ b. 12 Jan 1872, d. 13 Oct 1951