The Whitford Family of Eastern North Carolina

Joseph DeLeon Williams

M, b. 7 September 1875, d. 23 October 1930

Joseph DeLeon Williams married Laura Elizabeth Whitford, daughter of John N. Whitford and Mary E. Williamson. Joseph DeLeon Williams was born on 7 September 1875. He died on 23 October 1930 at age 55.

Family

Laura Elizabeth Whitford b. 14 Mar 1882, d. 6 May 1970

Children

Laura Whitford Williams+ b. 8 Feb 1905, d. 11 Feb 1993
Marjorie Elizabeth Williams
Joseph DeLeon Williams Jr. b. 16 Nov 1908, d. 2 Aug 1993
Woodrow Wilson Williams+ b. 13 Sep 1911, d. 24 Sep 1967
Helen Louise Williams

Roy St. Joey

Roy St. Joey married Virginia Heath, daughter of Charlie Heath and Rosa Cayton.

Family

Virginia Heath b. 1917, d. 14 Feb 1994

Hardy B. Willis

M, b. 11 September 1824, d. 5 December 1911

Father

Shadrack Willis b. 29 Apr 1785

Mother

Sarah (Sally) Whitford b. c 1794, d. b 1860

Hardy B. Willis was born on 11 September 1824. He married Sidney Gaskins on 23 December 1842. Hardy B. Willis married Louisa Laughinghouse on 17 May 1871 at Craven County, North Carolina. Hardy B. Willis died on 5 December 1911 at age 87.

Family 1

Sidney Gaskins b. c 1824, d. c 1866

Children

Sarah Willis b. c 1844
John Willis b. c 1846
Abner Bryan Willis+ b. 19 Feb 1848, d. 6 Jan 1935
Henrietta Willis+ b. 16 Aug 1852, d. 21 Jul 1924
Paulina Willis b. c 1856, d. b 1870
Bolner Willis b. b 1865
Clemey Willis b. b 1865
Mary Willis+ b. 19 May 1865, d. 7 Jan 1956

Family 2

Louisa Laughinghouse d. 16 Mar 1925

Children

Sidney Polner Willis b. 1872
Alfred H. Willis+ b. 6 Apr 1873, d. 29 Jul 1934
Hardy P. Willis+ b. 18 Jun 1874, d. 23 Jun 1959
Theodore Daniel Willis+ b. 6 Aug 1881, d. 12 Aug 1972
Curtis Thomas Willis+ b. 28 May 1885, d. 12 Feb 1970
Lena Willis+ b. 1889, d. 1907

Gladys Tripp

F, b. 1924, d. 1950

Gladys Tripp married Clyde E. Gaskins, son of Clyde Gaskins and Ethel Heath. Gladys Tripp was born in 1924. She died in 1950.

Family

Clyde E. Gaskins

Children

Clyde Gaskins
Tammy Gaskins

Laura Whitford Williams

F, b. 8 February 1905, d. 11 February 1993

Father

Joseph DeLeon Williams b. 7 Sep 1875, d. 23 Oct 1930

Mother

Laura Elizabeth Whitford b. 14 Mar 1882, d. 6 May 1970

Laura Whitford Williams married Luby G. Hardison. Laura Whitford Williams was born on 8 February 1905. She died on 11 February 1993 at age 88.

Family

Luby G. Hardison b. 3 Feb 1908, d. 24 May 1990

Child

Richard Caswell Hardison

Nancy Hannah Bright

F, b. 13 October 1799, d. 27 March 1845

Nancy Hannah Bright was born on 13 October 1799. She married Nathan Martin Whitford, son of David Whitford and Nancy Stilley, on 10 October 1822. Nancy Hannah Bright died on 27 March 1845 at age 45.

Family

Nathan Martin Whitford b. 7 Oct 1797, d. 24 Sep 1867

Children

Stephen Whitford b. 8 Dec 1824, d. 13 Aug 1846
Sarah Ann Whitford+ b. 26 Jul 1827, d. 25 Apr 1875
Nancy Whitford+ b. 25 Jan 1830, d. 3 May 1854
Mary Whitford b. 1 May 1833, d. 15 Apr 1849
John N. Whitford+ b. 4 May 1835, d. 26 Jun 1890
Edward Whitford+ b. 18 Mar 1840, d. 18 Mar 1894
Hardy Whitford+ b. 27 Jan 1843, d. 18 Jan 1917

Bryan I. Willis

M, b. 19 July 1852, d. 26 June 1903

Father

Needham Willis b. 11 Apr 1820, d. 10 Jul 1904

Mother

Julia E. Brock b. 27 Mar 1828, d. 16 Sep 1912

Bryan I. Willis was born on 19 July 1852. He died on 26 June 1903 at age 50.

Stephen Whitford

M, b. 8 December 1824, d. 13 August 1846

Father

Nathan Martin Whitford b. 7 Oct 1797, d. 24 Sep 1867

Mother

Nancy Hannah Bright b. 13 Oct 1799, d. 27 Mar 1845

Stephen Whitford was born on 8 December 1824. He died on 13 August 1846 at age 21.