Navorska tree » George Delaware Whitfield (1896-1929)
Personal data George Delaware Whitfield
- He was born on October 16, 1896 in Newsoms, Southhampton Co., VA.
- He died on September 28, 1929 in fortasse, somewhere in VA, he was 32 years old.
- He is buried after September 28, 1929 in Thornrose Cem., Staunton, Augusta Co., VA.
- A child of Charley Franklin Whitfield
- This information was last updated on May 27, 2012.
Household of George Delaware Whitfield
He is married to Helen Anne Carper.
They got married between 1914 and 1927 at fortasse, somewhere in VA, he was 17 years old.
George D. Whitfield oo Helen Anne Carper
Marriage source: Klaus, Terry, The Family Alwood, (Sacramento CA, T.K., June1991), pg 208 for fact of marriage. <>
Child(ren):
- Joy Whitfield 1927-1929
Notes about George Delaware Whitfield
George Delaware Whitfield
Source: Klaus, Terry, The Family Alwood, (Sacramento CA, T.K., June MCMXCI), pg 208, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for name, yod.
Terry writes, 'Helen Anne Carper ... married George D. Whitfield. George and their only daughter Joy born in 1927, were killed in a home accident in 1929 during an electrical storm.'
Hanna, Jackie, "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Portage MI, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I5497, xxiii Oct MMIX)
"... George Delaware WHITFIELD Sex: M Birth: 15 OCT 1896 in Newsoms, Southhampton Co, Virginia
Census: 1900 Charley Whitfield HH, Newsom Dist, Southampton Co, Virginia
Death: 28 SEP 1929 Note: killed with daughter during accident in electrical storm Burial: Thornrose Cem, Staunton, Augusta Co, Virginia Change Date: 23 OCT 2009
Father: Charley Franklin WHITFIELD b: NOV 1869 in Newsoms, Southampton Co, Virginia
Marriage 1 Helen Anne CARPER b: 14 JUN 1900 in Blacksburg, Virginia Married:" <>
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Historical events
Birthday October 16, 1896
- The temperature on October 16, 1896 was about 13.6 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 1 » La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
- March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
- December 30 » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
Day of death September 28, 1929
- The temperature on September 28, 1929 was between 6.6 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
- January 17 » Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
- June 21 » An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.
- July 24 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928, by most leading world powers).
- October 18 » The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overrules the Supreme Court of Canada in Edwards v. Canada when it declares that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law.
- December 3 » President Herbert Hoover delivers his first State of the Union message to Congress. It was presented in the form of a written message rather than a speech.
- December 27 » Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class".
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