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Pictured above is the son of Alex and Margaret Whitfield and his family:
The "J.W." Joseph Willliam Whitfield Family - Back row: Dillie Whitfield and J.W. Whitfield.
Front Row: Fannie Whitfield, unknown girl, Ethel Whitfield, Rodella Whitfield, unknown boy, Archie Whitfield,
Lenora Whitfield and James Whitfield. Click on the photo for a larger view.

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WHITFIELD FAMILY LINEAGE GENERATION KEY

 = 1st Gen    = 2nd Gen    = 3rd Gen    = 4th Gen    = 5th Gen    = 6th Gen    = 7th Gen    = 8th Gen

Alex Whitfield (b. April, 1830 – d. between 1910 and 1920)
Alex Whitfield, known as Len Whitfield in times of slavery, married his 1st wife Margaret Croom in Kinston, NC (Lenoir County). Alex and Margaret Whitfield had 9 children that we know of, however there could be more. After his firs wife Margaret passed away Alex married his 2nd wife Gatsy (b.1837 - d April 11, 1924). Gatsy had 9 children from a previous marriage, but no kids with Alex.

Len Whitfield (b. 1842 – d. ??
We believe Len Whitfield was Alex Whitfield's younger brother based on the 1870 census records for Guilford county, North Carolina. Len Whitfield was 28 years old in 1870 and is listed with his wife Telia Whitfield in Guilford county, NorthCarolina. Also on that same list with Len and Telia in the 1870 census are Alex Whitfield's three sons William (Joseph William "J.W."), Walter and Albert.

Children of Alex and Margaret Whitfield are 2nd Generation denoted by the icon.

         Joseph William "J.W." Whitfield (b.Oct. 1, 1862, Kinston, NC - May 19, 1924)
            Married Dillie (b.Feb. 2, 1870 - d.May 22, 1947)

            Children of Joseph William and Dillie Whitfield:

                 William Vanderbilt Whitfield (b. 1890, Kinston, NC)
                    Married Annie

                    Children of William Vanderbilt and Annie Whitfield:

                         Jesse Vanderbelt Whitfield (b.Mar. 26, 1915, Kinston, NC - d.Sept. 25, 1981)

                                 Helen Marie Whitfield

                         Annie Mae Whitfield (b.1918, Kinston, NC)

                         Pauline Whitfield (b.1923, Kinston, NC)

                         Elizabeth Johnnie Whitfield (b.1924, Kinston, NC - d. July 2005)

                         Jasper Whitfield (b.Feb. 16th, 1925, Kinston, NC - d.May 1985, Brooklyn, NY)

                         Mary Etta Whitfield (b. 1923, Kinston, NC)
                            Married David Tice

                                 Michael Tice
                                         Kim Tice
                                         Michael Tice Jr.

                                 Gerald Tice
                                         Jannell Tice

                                 Kenneth Earl Whitfield (b.1947)
                                         Joann Whitfield (b.1966)
                                         Jackie Nine Whitfield (b.1967)

                 Inez Whitfield (b.1895, Kinston, NC)

                 Fannie Whitfield (b.1897, Kinston, NC)
                    Married Walter Wilson in 1919

                    Children of Fannie Whitfield and Walter WIlson:

                         Cornelia Wilson (b.1921)
                            Married Lloyd Jasper Dixon, Sr.

                            Children of Cornelia Wilson and Lloyd Jasper Dixon, Sr.:

                                 Henry Earl Dixon

                                     Children of Henry Earl Dixon and Lucy:

                                         Henry Earl Dixon, Jr.
                                         Yvette Dixon
                                         Yolanda Dixon

                                     Child of Henry Earl Dixon and Deloris:

                                         Kimmy Dixon

                                 Robert Allen Dixon

                                     Children of Robert Allen Dixon and Eula Russell:

                                         Dexter Dixon
                                         Robert Allen Dixon, Jr.
                                         Angel Heart Dixon
                                         Charmaine Dixon

                                 Flora Dixon
                                    Married George Town

                                         Bonnie Dixon

                                 Lloyd Jasper Dixon, Jr.

                                     Child of Lloyd Jasper Dixon, Jr. and Annie King:

                                         Luteesha Dixon
                                         Eric Dixon

                         Earl Wilson (b.1923)

                         Walter L. Wilson (b.1924)

                         Doris Wilson (b.1927)

                         Wilber Wilson (b.1928)

                         Palmer Lee Wilson (b.1929)
                            Married Leola

                         Dorothy Wilson

                         Pete Wilson

                         Joseph Wilson

                         Fannie Wilson

                         Lenora Wilson

                 Lenora Whitfield (b.1899, Kinston, NC)
                    Married Sam Raspberry, Sr.

                    Children of Lenora Whitfield and Sam Raspberry, Sr.:

                         Mary Ethel Raspberry

                         Irma Raspberry

                         Mary Elnora Raspberry

                         Clarence Raspberry

                         Wilbert Raspberry

                         Onetta Raspberry

                         Inez Raspberry
                            Married Brock

                         Mamie Raspberry
                            Married Washington

                                 Maurice Raspberry
                                 Gary Washington
                                 Felicia Wade
                                 Michelle Mason

                         Sam Raspberry, Jr.

                 James Whitfield (b.1901, Kinston, NC)

                 Archie Whitfield (b.1903, Kinston, NC)

                 Leola Whitfield (b.1905, Kinston, NC)
                    Later became Leola Strong

                 Mary Whitfield (b.1908, Kinston, NC )

                 Joseph Whitfield (b.1909, Kinston, NC - d.Sept. 1973, Wash. D.C.)
                    Lived in Wash. D.C. (according to 1930 census) and was married to Mary

                 Rodella Whitfield "Aunt Dee" (b.1912, Kinston, NC - d.July, 1978)
                    Married James Alvin Jackson

                 Willie Whitfield, Sr. (b.1912, Kinston, NC - Oct,1959)
                    Married Marie Magdalen Carter

                    Children of Willie Whitfield, Sr. and Marie Magdalen Carter:

                         Marie Willie Whitfield (d. at birth)

                         Willie Whitfield, Jr.
                            Married Maggie

                            Children of Willie Whitfield, Jr. and Maggie:

                                 Jennifer Marie Whitfield
                                    Married Spencer Prescott

                                 Leslie Whitfield
                                    Married James Friday

                                 Mark Whitfield, Sr.
                                    Married Bianca

                                         Kyia Rose Whitfield
                                         Mark Whitfield, Jr.
                                         Sean Whitfield

                                 Derek Whitfield
                                    Married Brenda

                                         Yasmine Whitfield
                                         Xavier Whitfield

                         Shirley Whitfield
                            Married Houston T. Courtney, Sr. (d.Nov. 1989)

                            Children of Shirley Whitfield and Houston T. Courtney, Sr.:

                                 Houston T. Courtney, Jr.
                                    Married Debra Rae Boswell (d. Nov. 2004)

                                         Tyron Raynard Courtney
                                         Joshua William Courtney

                                 Karen Maria Courtney married Paul Edward Wedge

                                 Margaret Courtney Koon McDowell
                                    Married 2nd husband James McDowell

                                        Children of Margaret and 1st husband, Edward Lesley Koon

                                         Deon Edward Koon
                                         Durell Lesley Koon

                         Vincent Whitfield

                         Yvonne Whitfield

                         Thomas Whitfield

                                 Bernadette Whitfield

                         Reginald Whitfield
                            Married Joyce Mathews

                            Children of Reginald Whitfield and Joyce Mathews:

                                 Carlton Whitfield

                                 Regina Whitfield
                                    Married Brown

                                         Reginald Brown
                                         Dashia Brown

                         Theresa Whitfield

                            Child of Theresa Whitfield:

                                 Bridget Whitfield married Phillip B. Cheeks
                                         Bryant Wellman-Cheeks
                                         Christopher Phillip Cheeks
                                         Tamara Lynnette Cheeks

                         Robert Charles Whitfield

                            Child of Robert Charles Whitfield:

                                 Roshanda Whitfield

                         Frances Whitfield

                            Child of Frances Whitfield:

                                 Jaquetta Wilson married Sean Colson
                                         Kyri M. Colson
                                         Kodi Colson

                         Lawrence Whitfield

                 Ethel Whitfield (b.1914, Kinston, NC)

         Walter Whitfield (b.1864, Kinston, NC - d. Sept. 25, 1959)
            Married Annie Pender on March 3rd 1896 in Wilson Conty.
         Fannie Whitfield (b.1865, Kinston, NC)

         Albert Whitfield (b.1869, Kinston, NC - d. April 28, 1934)
            Married Alice (d. Oct. 22,1935)

            Children of Albert and Alice Whitfield:

                 Benjamin Frank Whitfield (b.1891, Kinston, NC - d.1939)
                    Married Effie Lee Whitfield in Aug. 4, 1917 in Kinston, NC

                    Children of Benjamin "Frank" and Effie Lee Whitfield:

                         James Milton Whitfield (b.May 8th, 1918, Kinston, NC - d.Nov.1985 in the Bronx),
                         Ester Lee Whitfield (b. Jan 18, 1921, Kinston, NC),
                         Effie L. Whitfield (b.May 26, 1923, Kinston, NC)

                 Mattie Lee Whitfield (b. 1898, Kinston, NC) later became Mattie L. Burgess

                 Ophelia Whitfield (b. 1899, Kinston, NC)
                    Married Junius Taylor in March 17, 1921 in Kinston, NC

                    Children of Ophelia Whitfield and Julien Taylor:

                         Junius E. Taylor (b. Jan. 10, 1922, Kinston, NC - d.April 28 1990, Brooklyn, NY)
                         Gladys Taylor (b. 1923, Kinston, NC)
                         Henry William Lee Taylor (b. June 16, 1925, Kinston, NC - d.?)
                         ? Taylor (b. Mar. 14, 1929, Kinston, NC - d.?)

                 Herbert Whitfield (b. 1901, Kinston, NC)

                 Sallie Whitfield (b. 1903, Kinston, NC)
                    Married Fred Anderson, Sr. (b. Dec. 6 1902, Kinston, NC - d. April 15, 1984)
                    in May 18, 1922 in Kinston, NC

                    Child of Sallie Whitfield and Fred Anderson, Sr.:

                         Fred Anderson, Jr. (b. Nov. 8, 1922, Kinston, NC - d. Oct 7, 1992, Wash. D.C.)

                 Jessie Mae Whitfield (b. 1904, Kinston, NC)
                    Married Atwood Parker in June 2 1923 in Kinston
                    Note: Jessie Mae Parker later became Jessie Mae Bell

                    Children of Jessie Mae Whitfield and Atwood Parker:

                         Helen Marie Parker (b.Sept. 1, 1923, Kinston, NC)
                         Atwood Parker, Jr. (b.Dec. 13, 1924, Kinston, NC - d.Mar. 15, 1994, NYC)
                         Alice Lee Parker (b. June 7, 1926, Kinston, NC)
                         Philip Parker (b.1928, Kinston, NC)
                         Felix Alexander Parker (b. Dec. 2, 1928, Kinston, NC)

                 Glennie Eva Whitfield (b. 1905, Kinston, NC) later became Glenie Eva Wood

         Louis A. Whitfield (b.1871, Kinston, NC)
            Married Estella Canady (b.Aug 10, 1887 - d.Nov 1969) married in Kinston, NC)

            Children of Louis Whitfield and Estella Canady:

                 William Whitfield (b.1899, Kinston, NC)

                 Beatrice Whitfield (b.1902, Kinston, NC)
                    Married Arthur Solomon July 6, 1918 in Kinston, NC
                    Note: In the 1930 census the family was in Baltimore, MD

                     Children of Beatrice Whitfield and Arthur Solomon:

                         Inez Solomon (b.1917, Kinston, NC)

                         William Auther Solomon (b.June 20, 1921 Kinston, NC - Dec. 27 2002, Baltimore MD)
                             Married Dorothy Odell Gault
                             Children of William Arthur Solomon and Dorothy Odell Gault:
                                 William Arthur Solomon II
                                      Married Denesia Nelson (divorced)  Married Wuanita Aylett (divorced)
                                       Children of William Arthur Solomon II and Denesia Nelson:
                                         Patricia Grace Solomon Married Najeep Z. Peavy
                                              Child of Patricia Grace Solomon and Najeep Z. Peavy:
                                                 Najeep Peavy
                                              Child of Patricia Grace Solomon and Kline Moore:
                                                 Ferret Moore
                                         William Arthur Solomon III   Married Christina Elizabeth Dunn
                                              Child of William Arthur Solomon III and Christina Elizabeth Dunn:
                                                 William Arthur Solomon IV
                                       Child of William Arthur Solomon II and Wuanita Aylett:
                                         Jason Solomon
                                 Tyrone Solomon
                                         Tavon Solomon
                                         Tyresa Solomon
                                 Joseph Anthony Solomon
                                      Married Michelle Caron Ellis
                                         Joseph Anthony Solomon II
                                         Antonia Caron Married Eric Young
                                                 Kayla Young
                                 Beatrice Solomon
                                         Lamont Kinketti

                         Henry Lee Solomon (b.Oct. 30, 1922 - d.1987, Baltimore MD)
                         Mabel Solomon (b.1927)
                         Ruth Solomon (b.1928)

                 Louis A. Whitfield (b.July 4, 1902, Kinston, NC - d Jan. 1978, New Jersey)
                    Married Mary Dawson July 13, 1922 in Kinston, NC

                    Children of Louis A. Whitfield II and Mary Dawson:

                         Louis A. V. Whitfield (b. May 3, 1925 - d. May 1979, New Jersey)
                         Mary Louise Whitfield (b. Dec. 8 1926)
                         Charles L. Whitfield (b.Aug 14 1929, Kinston, NC)
                         Mildred Whitfield (b.Nov. 21 1930, Kinston, NC)
                         Inez Whitfield
                         Ingrid Whitfield

                 Willie Mae Whitfield (b.1905, Kinston, NC)
                    Married Mayo Brown, Sr. (b.Aug. 10 1903, NC - d. May 1950, NJ)
                    Note: The family was living in Burlington, New Jersey - 1930 census.

                    Child of Willie Mae Whitfield and Mayo Brown, Sr.:

                         Cortelyou Mayo Brown (b.Oct. 21, 1922, NC - d. Oct. 18, 2001 Burlington, NJ)

                 Lola Whitfield (b.1908, Kinston, NC)
                    Married Henry Whitfield January 17, 1922 in Kinston, NC

                    Child of Lola Whitfield and Henry Whitfield:

                         Willie Mae Whitfield (b.Feb. 23 1928, Lenoir)

                 Nokomia (?) Whitfield