Harriett Lucy Whitfield was born 15 September 1874 in Lenoir County, North Carolina[1], most likely Burns Place.[2] She was the daughter of Nathan Bryan Whitfield and Elizabeth G. "Bettie" Cobb.[1][2] She had two brothers, William and James and three sisters, Annie, Sarah and Elizabeth "Junie".[3] It appears she lived in Lenoir County, North Carolina her entire life. She never married.
Harriet Lucy "Hattie Lou" Whitfield, age 84, died 21 September 1958 at Deaver Rest Home in Deep Run, Lenoir, North Carolina and was buried 23 September at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church Cemetery, Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina.[1][4]
Residence
Census Year: 1880
Census Place: Trent Township, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States [3]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Nathan B. Whitfield
M
44
Married
Head
Farmer
North Carolina
Bettie G. Whitfield
F
42
Married
Wife
Keeping House
North Carolina
William C. Whitfield
M
19
Single
Son
At School
North Carolina
Annie C. Whitfield
F
17
Single
Daughter
Teaching School
North Carolina
Sally E. Whitfield
F
13
Single
Daughter
At School
North Carolina
Bettie N. Whitfield
F
11
Single
Daughter
At School
North Carolina
James R. Whitfield
M
7
Single
Son
North Carolina
Hattie L. Whitfield
F
6
Single
Daughter
North Carolina
Bryan W. Whitfield
M
12
Single
Nephew
At School
North Carolina
Needham W. Whitfield
M
32
Single
Cousin
Laborer
North Carolina
Census Year: 1900
Census Place: Trent Township, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States [5]
Hattie L. Whitfield, age 25, single, lived with her widowed father, age 65, and older single siblings, Bettie, age 32, and James, age 28. Her father and brother were employed as farmers.
Census Year: 1910
Census Place: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States [6]
Harriet Miller (surname incorrectly indexed), age 32, single, lived on 703 Queen Street with her widowed father Colonel B. Whitfield, age 74, and older sisters Sallie W. Miller, age 42, and Bettie, age 38 (surname incorrectly indexed as Miller). Her father was employed as an insurance agent.
Census Year: 1920
Census Place: Kinston Township, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States [7]
Hattie L. Whitefield, age 45, single, lived on 703 Queen Street with her sisters Bettie Whitefield, age 49, and Sallie M. Miller, age 51.
Census Year: 1930
Census Place: Kinston Township, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States [8]
Harriett L. Whitfield, age 55, single, lived on 703 Queen Street with her sister Bettie Whitfield, age 59.
Census Year: 1940
Census Place: Kinston Township, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States [9]
Hattie L. Whitfield, age 64, single, lived on 703 Queen Street with her sister Junie Whitfield, age 69.
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.2 "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," Hattie Lou Whitfield, death date 21 Sep 1958, born 15 Sep 1874, daughter of N B Whitfield and Bettie G Cobb; citing Death, Deep Run, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States; State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; File No. 24876; FHL microfilm 102371781. FamilySearch Record, Ancestry Sharing Link and Ancestry Record 1121 #973094 (accessed 25 October 2022).
↑ 2.02.1 Whitfield, Emma Morehead. Whitfield, Bryan, Smith, and Related Families. Westminster, Maryland, 1948-50. Page 149.
Information regarding Nathan Bryan Whitfield and his wife and children was provided to Emma Morehead Whitfield by his daughter Elizabeth "Junie" Whitfield.
↑ 3.03.1 "United States Census, 1880," Hattie L. Whitfield (age 6, born about 1874 in North Carolina) in household of father Nathan B. Whitfield, Trent Township, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States; citing Enumeration District 091, Page 14, Sheet 203B, NARA Publication T9, Roll 970.
FamilySearch Record, Ancestry Sharing Link and Ancestry Record 6742 #13295018 (accessed 24 October 2022).
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #40019995 accessed 25 October 2022, memorial page for Harriet Lucy Whitfield (15 Sep 1874–21 Sep 1958), citing Holy Innocents Episcopal Church Cemetery, Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Marion Clas (contributor 46990980). Tombstone photo attached. Birth and death dates inscribed. Name inscription: Harriett Lucy Whitfield.
↑ "United States Census, 1900", Hattie L. Whitfield (age 25, born Sep 1874 in North Carolina) in household of father Kaston [Nathan] Whitfield (widowed, age 64, born Dec 1835 in North Carolina), Trent Township, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States; citing Enumeration District 51, Sheet 8B, Household ID 148, NARA Publication T623, Roll 1203; FHL microfilm 1241203. FamilySearch Record, Ancestry Sharing Link and Ancestry Record 7602 #57346721 (accessed 24 October 2022).
↑ "United States Census, 1910," Harriett Miller (age 32, born about 1878 in North Carolina) in household of father Colone B Whitfield, Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States; citing Enumeration District 63, Sheet 3A, Household ID 62, NARA Publication T624, Roll 1120; FHL microfilm 1,375,133. Note, her surname was incorrectly indexed. Record, Ancestry Sharing Link and Ancestry Record 7884 #163066154 (accessed 25 October 2022).
↑ "United States Census, 1920", Harriet L Whitefield (age 45, born about 1875 in North Carolina) in household of sister Bettie Whitefield, Kinston Ward 3, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States; citing Sheet 20A, Household ID 435, Line Number 39, NARA Publication T625, Roll 1308.
FamilySearch Record, Ancestry Sharing Link and Ancestry Record 6061 #107554012 (accessed 25 October 2022).
↑ "United States Census, 1930," Harriett L Whitfield (age 55, born about 1875 in North Carolina) in household of sister Bettie Whitfield, Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States; citing Enumeration District 7, Sheet 10B, Line Number 73, Household ID 237, NARA Publication T626, Roll 1703; FHL microfilm 2,341,437. FamilySearch Record, Ancestry Sharing Link and Ancestry Record 6224 #76344928 (accessed 25 October 2022).
↑ "United States Census, 1940," Hattie L Whitfield (age 64, born about 1876 in North Carolina) in household of sister Junie Whitfield, Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States; citing Enumeration District 54-9, Sheet 2B, Line Number 61, Household ID 47, NARA Publication T627, Roll 2936.
FamilySearch Record, Ancestry Sharing Link and Ancestry Record 2442 #152884315 (accessed 25 October 2022).
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