The Whitford Family of Eastern North Carolina

Sinia Whitford

F, b. 14 June 1870, d. 21 August 1967

Father

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

Mother

Permelia Catherine Toler b. 4 Feb 1848, d. 21 Feb 1929

Sinia Whitford married Lawrence M. Scott. Sinia Whitford was born on 14 June 1870. She died on 21 August 1967 at age 97.

Family

Lawrence M. Scott

Children

L. McDonald Scott
Myrtle Scott d. 14 Feb 1976
Verna Scott
Leroy Scott
Sina Scott

David Purifoy Whitford

M, b. 12 January 1872, d. 13 October 1951

Father

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

Mother

Permelia Catherine Toler b. 4 Feb 1848, d. 21 Feb 1929

David Purifoy Whitford married Rosa Arthur. David Purifoy Whitford was born on 12 January 1872. He married Grace Leona Price, daughter of William Henry Price and Mary Ann Askin, on 9 June 1901. David Purifoy Whitford died on 13 October 1951 at age 79.

Family 1

Rosa Arthur b. 1 Jan 1874, d. 3 Aug 1896

Child

Infant Daughter Whitford

Family 2

Grace Leona Price b. 12 Apr 1882, d. 19 Apr 1962

Children

Larry Alston Whitford+ b. 11 Apr 1902, d. 6 Oct 1995
Connie Whitford+ b. 28 Mar 1903, d. 9 Aug 1949
Bernice Leona Whitford+ b. 31 Jan 1905, d. 18 Dec 1994
David Holman Whitford
Edna Earle Whitford+ b. 30 Dec 1909, d. 14 Jun 1989
Hazel Grace Whitford+ b. 3 Nov 1916, d. 28 Nov 1985
Milan Price Whitford b. 26 Jan 1919, d. 7 Mar 1919
Meta Price Whitford
Milan Gray Whitford+ b. 23 Feb 1925, d. 24 Mar 1980

Artemisia Tuten

F, b. 31 January 1843, d. 15 December 1896

Father

Thomas Tuten

Mother

Theresa Josephine Jones

Artemisia Tuten was born on 31 January 1843. She married Stephen Edward Whitford, son of David Purifoy Whitford and Susan M. Cox, on 1 March 1868. Artemisia Tuten died on 15 December 1896 at age 53.

Family

Stephen Edward Whitford b. 15 Sep 1846, d. 27 Jul 1899

Children

Rosa Whitford b. c 1868, d. Jul 1869
Myrtie Whitford+ b. 10 May 1869, d. 22 Apr 1892
Jennie Whitford b. 19 Feb 1871, d. 16 Dec 1892
Ella Whitford b. 12 Aug 1875, d. 2 Nov 1900
Amanda Rhesa Whitford+ b. 2 Oct 1877, d. 2 Apr 1965
Martha Ann Whitford+ b. 9 Apr 1878, d. 29 Nov 1897
Eugene Addison Whitford
Claude R. Whitford b. 9 Feb 1881
Leon Edwin Whitford b. c 1884

Myrtie Whitford

F, b. 10 May 1869, d. 22 April 1892

Father

Stephen Edward Whitford b. 15 Sep 1846, d. 27 Jul 1899

Mother

Artemisia Tuten b. 31 Jan 1843, d. 15 Dec 1896

Myrtie Whitford married Alonzo Fulcher. Myrtie Whitford was born on 10 May 1869. She died on 22 April 1892 at age 22.

Family

Alonzo Fulcher b. 5 Feb 1861, d. 3 Feb 1906

Children

Orpha Oscar Fulcher+ b. 14 May 1890
Hatsey Fulcher b. 4 Apr 1892, d. 28 Jan 1907

Richard Furman Whitehurst

M, b. 2 October 1859

Father

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

Mother

Ann Hill Wright Ernul d. 27 Jun 1890

Richard Furman Whitehurst married Sarah Ensign. Richard Furman Whitehurst was born on 2 October 1859.

Family

Sarah Ensign

Children

Jennie Whitford

F, b. 19 February 1871, d. 16 December 1892

Father

Stephen Edward Whitford b. 15 Sep 1846, d. 27 Jul 1899

Mother

Artemisia Tuten b. 31 Jan 1843, d. 15 Dec 1896

Jennie Whitford was born on 19 February 1871. She died on 16 December 1892 at Zorah, Craven County, North Carolina, at age 21; her obituary read: "Died. Miss Jennie S. Whitford, daughter of S.E. Whitford of Zora died on December the 16th of typhoid fever, aged 22 years.
Miss Jennie was an exemplary member of the Disciples church, and her death is a loss not only to her immediate family but to the community in which she lived."¹

Citations

[S13] New Bern Weekly Journal, December 29, 1892, p. 3.

Amanda Rhesa Whitford

F, b. 2 October 1877, d. 2 April 1965

Father

Stephen Edward Whitford b. 15 Sep 1846, d. 27 Jul 1899

Mother

Artemisia Tuten b. 31 Jan 1843, d. 15 Dec 1896

Amanda Rhesa Whitford was born on 2 October 1877. She married Aidron Jackson Whitford, son of Nathan Harvey Whitford and Effie Gerusia Witherington, on 16 February 1907. Amanda Rhesa Whitford died on 2 April 1965 at age 87.

Family

Aidron Jackson Whitford b. 13 Jun 1884, d. 1 Jul 1960

Children

Gladys Irene Whitford+ b. 5 Jun 1908, d. 11 Oct 1991
Horace Dupree Whitford b. 19 Dec 1909, d. 12 Jul 1910
Infant daughter Whitford b. 3 May 1912, d. 3 May 1912
Annie Lee Whitford b. 19 Oct 1913, d. 13 Jul 1983
Woodrow Wilson Whitford b. 19 Oct 1916, d. 2 Jan 1917
Jennie Ree Whitford

Martha Ann Whitford

F, b. 9 April 1878, d. 29 November 1897

Father

Stephen Edward Whitford b. 15 Sep 1846, d. 27 Jul 1899

Mother

Artemisia Tuten b. 31 Jan 1843, d. 15 Dec 1896

Martha Ann Whitford married John B. Morton, son of John B. Morton and Serena Thomas. Martha Ann Whitford was born on 9 April 1878. She died on 29 November 1897 at age 19.

Family

John B. Morton b. 6 Jan 1873

Child

Pearl Artemis Morton+ b. 12 Mar 1897

Ella Whitford

F, b. 12 August 1875, d. 2 November 1900

Father

Stephen Edward Whitford b. 15 Sep 1846, d. 27 Jul 1899

Mother

Artemisia Tuten b. 31 Jan 1843, d. 15 Dec 1896

Ella Whitford was born on 12 August 1875. She died on 2 November 1900 at age 25.

Claude R. Whitford

M, b. 9 February 1881

Father

Stephen Edward Whitford b. 15 Sep 1846, d. 27 Jul 1899

Mother

Artemisia Tuten b. 31 Jan 1843, d. 15 Dec 1896

Claude R. Whitford was born on 9 February 1881. He was employed by WaWa Comercial Company as a locomotive engineer between 1917 and 1920 at Nicaragua.

Leon Edwin Whitford

M, b. circa 1884

Father

Stephen Edward Whitford b. 15 Sep 1846, d. 27 Jul 1899

Mother

Artemisia Tuten b. 31 Jan 1843, d. 15 Dec 1896

Leon Edwin Whitford was born circa 1884.

Florence Elizabeth Ipock

F, b. 19 February 1856, d. 8 December 1940

Father

Hardy Ipock b. 4 Apr 1819, d. 4 Apr 1887

Mother

Harriet Gaskins b. 4 Nov 1821, d. 30 Apr 1897

Florence Elizabeth Ipock married William David Whitford, son of David Purifoy Whitford and Susan M. Cox. Florence Elizabeth Ipock was born on 19 February 1856. She died on 8 December 1940 at age 84.

Family

William David Whitford b. 4 Apr 1848, d. 28 Dec 1905

Children

Walter Duffy Whitford+ b. 17 Sep 1875, d. 18 Jun 1953
Andrew Nathan Whitford+ b. 17 Feb 1877, d. 3 Jul 1922
Charlie Josephus Whitford+ b. 20 Nov 1878, d. 27 Oct 1948
William Hardy Whitford+ b. 25 Apr 1881, d. 22 Jul 1933
Della Viola Whitford+ b. 16 Feb 1888
Nancy Elizabeth Whitford+ b. 17 Sep 1894, d. 25 Dec 1975

Walter Duffy Whitford

M, b. 17 September 1875, d. 18 June 1953

Father

William David Whitford b. 4 Apr 1848, d. 28 Dec 1905

Mother

Florence Elizabeth Ipock b. 19 Feb 1856, d. 8 Dec 1940

Walter Duffy Whitford was born on 17 September 1875. He married Eva Mae Adams on 10 March 1898. Walter Duffy Whitford died on 18 June 1953 at age 77.

Family

Eva Mae Adams b. 8 Mar 1882, d. 20 Aug 1968

Children

James Artis Whitford+ b. 27 Dec 1898, d. 18 Mar 1975
William Adolph Whitford+ b. 20 Sep 1901, d. 7 Dec 1978
Walter Duffy Whitford+ b. 17 Mar 1905, d. 3 Feb 1977
Lila Irene Whitford+ b. 19 Nov 1908, d. 17 Jan 1992
Mabel Lee Whitford
Victor Earl Whitford+ b. 7 Apr 1914, d. 4 Sep 1994
Clarance Edward Whitford+ b. 27 Oct 1917, d. 21 Feb 1993
Dannie Marvin Whitford+ b. 7 Aug 1921, d. 27 Dec 1989

Andrew Nathan Whitford

M, b. 17 February 1877, d. 3 July 1922

Father

William David Whitford b. 4 Apr 1848, d. 28 Dec 1905

Mother

Florence Elizabeth Ipock b. 19 Feb 1856, d. 8 Dec 1940

Andrew Nathan Whitford was born on 17 February 1877. He married Pearl Harrington, daughter of John Bunyan Harrington and Annice Toler, on 2 December 1900. Andrew Nathan Whitford died on 3 July 1922 at age 45.

Family

Pearl Harrington b. 9 Jun 1882, d. 21 Apr 1948

Children

Neva Mae Whitford+ b. 27 Mar 1902, d. 13 Apr 1989
Durwood Fulton Whitford b. 22 Mar 1905, d. 12 Oct 1954
Myrtle Lee Whitford+ b. 29 Aug 1907, d. 18 Apr 1996
Lucy Annice Whitford+ b. 4 Apr 1909, d. 28 Feb 1983

Nancy Stilley

F, b. 1771, d. 22 August 1843

Nancy Stilley was born in 1771. She married David Whitford, son of Martin Whitford and Mary Purifoy, on 29 October 1789 at Craven County, North Carolina. Nancy Stilley died on 22 August 1843 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹

Family

David Whitford b. 8 Aug 1764, d. 8 Oct 1847

Children

Hardy Whitford+ b. 1793, d. 28 May 1841
Sarah (Sally) Whitford+ b. c 1794, d. b 1860
Nathan Martin Whitford+ b. 7 Oct 1797, d. 24 Sep 1867
Sina Whitford+ b. c 1802
John Martin Whitford+ b. c 1804, d. b 1870?
Narcissa Dossie Whitford+ b. c 1806, d. b 1848
Elisha (Alicia) Whitford+ b. 1806, d. 1855
David Purifoy Whitford+ b. 6 Jun 1812, d. 22 Nov 1868
Bryan Whitford+ b. 28 Nov 1814, d. 12 May 1892
Annie Whitford b. c 1816

Citations

[S1] David P. Whitford Family Bible.

Charlie Josephus Whitford

M, b. 20 November 1878, d. 27 October 1948

Father

William David Whitford b. 4 Apr 1848, d. 28 Dec 1905

Mother

Florence Elizabeth Ipock b. 19 Feb 1856, d. 8 Dec 1940

Charlie Josephus Whitford was born on 20 November 1878. He married Mary Martha Daw, daughter of Zacheus Daw and Mary Elizabeth Jarvis, on 12 June 1907. Charlie Josephus Whitford died on 27 October 1948 at age 69.

Family

Mary Martha Daw b. 7 May 1885, d. 2 Oct 1967

Children

Randolph Murray Whitford+ b. 27 Nov 1912, d. 4 Oct 1962
Viola May Whitford+ b. 28 Aug 1915, d. 26 Feb 1986
Charlie James Whitford

William Hardy Whitford

M, b. 25 April 1881, d. 22 July 1933

Father

William David Whitford b. 4 Apr 1848, d. 28 Dec 1905

Mother

Florence Elizabeth Ipock b. 19 Feb 1856, d. 8 Dec 1940

William Hardy Whitford was born on 25 April 1881. He married Lula Frances Campbell on 10 November 1901. William Hardy Whitford died on 22 July 1933 at Beaufort County, North Carolina, at age 52.¹

Family

Lula Frances Campbell b. 16 Sep 1884, d. 2 Feb 1971

Children

Lillie Viola Whitford
Clyde Victor Whitford+ b. 13 Oct 1905, d. 20 Nov 1971
Jasper Gray Whitford b. 21 Apr 1908, d. 21 Jan 1957
Ishmael Worth Whitford+ b. 2 Nov 1911, d. 6 Jul 1970
Lula Mae Whitford
Helen Inez Whitford
Dorothy Carolyn Whitford
Barbara Ruth Whitford+ b. 12 Jun 1927, d. 10 Oct 1996
William Hardy Whitford

Citations

[S28] Beaufort County Death Records, 1933 volume.

Della Viola Whitford

F, b. 16 February 1888

Father

William David Whitford b. 4 Apr 1848, d. 28 Dec 1905

Mother

Florence Elizabeth Ipock b. 19 Feb 1856, d. 8 Dec 1940

Della Viola Whitford was born on 16 February 1888. She married James O'Neill Wiley, son of Azariah Franklin Wiley and Ellen Ann Nellie Stilley, on 28 October 1905.

Family

James O'Neill Wiley b. 12 Nov 1881, d. 7 Jan 1942

Children

Kathryn Viola Wiley
Ruby Bunting Wiley
Melba Ellen Wiley
Esther Marie Wiley

Nancy Elizabeth Whitford

F, b. 17 September 1894, d. 25 December 1975

Father

William David Whitford b. 4 Apr 1848, d. 28 Dec 1905

Mother

Florence Elizabeth Ipock b. 19 Feb 1856, d. 8 Dec 1940

Nancy Elizabeth Whitford was born on 17 September 1894. She married Roger Lee Parker on 16 December 1916. Nancy Elizabeth Whitford died on 25 December 1975 at age 81.

Family

Roger Lee Parker b. 16 Jul 1887, d. 29 Jan 1923

Children

Roger Lee Parker+ b. 25 Feb 1918, d. 31 Oct 1982
Elizabeth Frances Parker+ b. 18 Mar 1920, d. 15 Nov 1993
William Dalton Parker

Margaret Jane Wiley

F, b. 6 November 1854, d. 5 June 1906

Margaret Jane Wiley was born on 6 November 1854. She married Bryan Cox Whitford, son of David Purifoy Whitford and Susan M. Cox, on 16 March 1876. Margaret Jane Wiley died on 5 June 1906 at age 51.

Family

Bryan Cox Whitford b. 16 Jan 1850, d. 18 Sep 1917

Children

Gilbert Arthur Whitford+ b. 7 Dec 1876, d. 23 Sep 1951
Ira Romonus Whitford+ b. 20 Nov 1880, d. 22 Jul 1948
Addison Rudolph Whitford+ b. 16 Oct 1884, d. 12 Jun 1954
Katie Vera Whitford b. 19 Apr 1889, d. 2 Apr 1983

Gilbert Arthur Whitford

M, b. 7 December 1876, d. 23 September 1951

Father

Bryan Cox Whitford b. 16 Jan 1850, d. 18 Sep 1917

Mother

Margaret Jane Wiley b. 6 Nov 1854, d. 5 Jun 1906

Gilbert Arthur Whitford was born on 7 December 1876. He married Sarah Lucretia Arthur on 19 December 1899. Gilbert Arthur Whitford died on 23 September 1951 at age 74.

Family

Sarah Lucretia Arthur b. 19 Feb 1877, d. 2 Jul 1961

Children

Vera Lucretia Whitford+ b. 4 Nov 1900, d. 10 Jul 1968
Gilbert Arthur Whitford Jr.+ b. 12 Oct 1904, d. 29 Aug 1980

Ira Romonus Whitford

M, b. 20 November 1880, d. 22 July 1948

Father

Bryan Cox Whitford b. 16 Jan 1850, d. 18 Sep 1917

Mother

Margaret Jane Wiley b. 6 Nov 1854, d. 5 Jun 1906

Ira Romonus Whitford was born on 20 November 1880. He married Martha James O'Neal, daughter of James Bryan O'Neal and Martha A. Whitford, on 23 March 1903. Ira Romonus Whitford died on 22 July 1948 at age 67.

Family

Martha James O'Neal b. 28 Feb 1879, d. 16 Aug 1947

Children

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

Addison Rudolph Whitford

M, b. 16 October 1884, d. 12 June 1954

Father

Bryan Cox Whitford b. 16 Jan 1850, d. 18 Sep 1917

Mother

Margaret Jane Wiley b. 6 Nov 1854, d. 5 Jun 1906

Addison Rudolph Whitford was born on 16 October 1884. He married Annie Louise Ferebee on 2 September 1915. Addison Rudolph Whitford died on 12 June 1954 at age 69.

Family

Annie Louise Ferebee b. 2 Oct 1888, d. 3 Apr 1954

Children

James Bryan Whitford+ b. 12 Mar 1918, d. 11 Mar 1975
Murriel Gray Whitford b. 15 Mar 1926, d. 10 Nov 1926

Katie Vera Whitford

F, b. 19 April 1889, d. 2 April 1983

Father

Bryan Cox Whitford b. 16 Jan 1850, d. 18 Sep 1917

Mother

Margaret Jane Wiley b. 6 Nov 1854, d. 5 Jun 1906

Katie Vera Whitford was born on 19 April 1889. She died on 2 April 1983 at age 93.

Effie Gerusia Witherington

F, b. 2 October 1858, d. 6 November 1907

Effie Gerusia Witherington married Nathan Harvey Whitford, son of David Purifoy Whitford and Susan M. Cox. Effie Gerusia Witherington was born on 2 October 1858. She died on 6 November 1907 at age 49.

Family

Nathan Harvey Whitford b. 19 Jul 1855, d. 17 Jun 1904

Children

Lawrence Kensy Whitford+ b. 2 Apr 1879, d. 1 Jan 1960
Aidron Jackson Whitford+ b. 13 Jun 1884, d. 1 Jul 1960
Bluma Whitford+ b. 16 May 1890, d. 20 Jul 1977
Zeb Osmond Whitford+ b. 30 Oct 1895, d. 5 May 1967
Rosa Whitford b. 25 Feb 1899, d. 9 Aug 1920
Infant Whitford b. 25 Feb 1899, d. 28 Feb 1899

Hardy Whitford

M, b. 1793, d. 28 May 1841

Father

David Whitford b. 8 Aug 1764, d. 8 Oct 1847

Mother

Nancy Stilley b. 1771, d. 22 Aug 1843

Hardy Whitford was born in 1793. He married Mary "Polly" James Clark on 24 December 1820 at Craven County, North Carolina. Hardy Whitford died on 28 May 1841.¹

Family

Mary "Polly" James Clark b. 1800, d. 1884

Children

William Clark Whitford+ b. 1822, d. 6 Jul 1899
Hardy Whitford b. c 1823, d. 28 May 1841
John Dalton Whitford+ b. 17 Aug 1825, d. 13 Sep 1910
Elizabeth Ann Whitford b. 1828, d. 1 Dec 1859

Citations

[S4] Hardy Whitford, War of 1812 Pension, 41213.

Aidron Jackson Whitford

M, b. 13 June 1884, d. 1 July 1960

Father

Nathan Harvey Whitford b. 19 Jul 1855, d. 17 Jun 1904

Mother

Effie Gerusia Witherington b. 2 Oct 1858, d. 6 Nov 1907

Aidron Jackson Whitford was born on 13 June 1884. He married Amanda Rhesa Whitford, daughter of Stephen Edward Whitford and Artemisia Tuten, on 16 February 1907. Aidron Jackson Whitford died on 1 July 1960 at age 76.

Family

Amanda Rhesa Whitford b. 2 Oct 1877, d. 2 Apr 1965

Children

Gladys Irene Whitford+ b. 5 Jun 1908, d. 11 Oct 1991
Horace Dupree Whitford b. 19 Dec 1909, d. 12 Jul 1910
Infant daughter Whitford b. 3 May 1912, d. 3 May 1912
Annie Lee Whitford b. 19 Oct 1913, d. 13 Jul 1983
Woodrow Wilson Whitford b. 19 Oct 1916, d. 2 Jan 1917
Jennie Ree Whitford

Bluma Whitford

F, b. 16 May 1890, d. 20 July 1977

Father

Nathan Harvey Whitford b. 19 Jul 1855, d. 17 Jun 1904

Mother

Effie Gerusia Witherington b. 2 Oct 1858, d. 6 Nov 1907

Bluma Whitford married Herman Coward. Bluma Whitford was born on 16 May 1890. She died on 20 July 1977 at age 87.

Family

Herman Coward b. 30 Mar 1894, d. 12 Dec 1958

Children

Leora Lee Coward+ b. 15 Sep 1914, d. 27 Feb 1977
Heber Coward+ b. 17 Sep 1916, d. 25 Dec 1963
Ethel Gray Coward b. 12 Jan 1919, d. 26 Dec 1930
Rosa Coward
Nathan Coward

Zeb Osmond Whitford

M, b. 30 October 1895, d. 5 May 1967

Father

Nathan Harvey Whitford b. 19 Jul 1855, d. 17 Jun 1904

Mother

Effie Gerusia Witherington b. 2 Oct 1858, d. 6 Nov 1907

Zeb Osmond Whitford was born on 30 October 1895. He married Alice Autry on 22 June 1923. Zeb Osmond Whitford died on 5 May 1967 at age 71.

Family

Alice Autry b. 15 Oct 1900, d. 14 Aug 1977

Children

Zeb Osmond Whitford Jr.+ b. 18 Apr 1930, d. 6 May 1982
Ruth Holmes Whitford