Anna was the first wife of Dr. William Cobb Whitfield. She died in childbed 12 days after the birth of their son, Nathan Samuel Cobb Whitfield. Annie's funeral was held at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church In Goldsboro, North Carolina. The infant died 27 July 1893.
Dr. Cobb was Superintendent of The Orphans Home near the city of Goldsboro in Wayne County at the time. They had four sons with only one living to adulthood, and one daughter, Annie Roslyn Whitfield born 25 Aug 1891, in Lenoir County, North Carolina. Sadly, two other sons did not survive infancy; they were James Watson Whitfield born in 1888, and William Watson Whitfield born 7 Dec 1888 and died in July of 1889.
(Information provided by a direct Whitfield Descendant, Nancy Yankie Sidarous, GG Granddaughter of the William Watson Whitfield, G Granddaughter of Cebren William Whitfield and Granddaughter of Zola V Whitfield Yankie.)
Dr. Cobb was Superintendent of The Orphans Home near the city of Goldsboro in Wayne County at the time. They had four sons with only one living to adulthood, and one daughter, Annie Roslyn Whitfield born 25 Aug 1891, in Lenoir County, North Carolina. Sadly, two other sons did not survive infancy; they were James Watson Whitfield born in 1888, and William Watson Whitfield born 7 Dec 1888 and died in July of 1889.
(Information provided by a direct Whitfield Descendant, Nancy Yankie Sidarous, GG Granddaughter of the William Watson Whitfield, G Granddaughter of Cebren William Whitfield and Granddaughter of Zola V Whitfield Yankie.)
Anna was the first wife of Dr. William Cobb Whitfield. She died in childbed 12 days after the birth of their son, Nathan Samuel Cobb Whitfield. Annie's funeral was held at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church In Goldsboro, North Carolina. The infant died 27 July 1893.
Dr. Cobb was Superintendent of The Orphans Home near the city of Goldsboro in Wayne County at the time. They had four sons with only one living to adulthood, and one daughter, Annie Roslyn Whitfield born 25 Aug 1891, in Lenoir County, North Carolina. Sadly, two other sons did not survive infancy; they were James Watson Whitfield born in 1888, and William Watson Whitfield born 7 Dec 1888 and died in July of 1889.
(Information provided by a direct Whitfield Descendant, Nancy Yankie Sidarous, GG Granddaughter of the William Watson Whitfield, G Granddaughter of Cebren William Whitfield and Granddaughter of Zola V Whitfield Yankie.)
Dr. Cobb was Superintendent of The Orphans Home near the city of Goldsboro in Wayne County at the time. They had four sons with only one living to adulthood, and one daughter, Annie Roslyn Whitfield born 25 Aug 1891, in Lenoir County, North Carolina. Sadly, two other sons did not survive infancy; they were James Watson Whitfield born in 1888, and William Watson Whitfield born 7 Dec 1888 and died in July of 1889.
(Information provided by a direct Whitfield Descendant, Nancy Yankie Sidarous, GG Granddaughter of the William Watson Whitfield, G Granddaughter of Cebren William Whitfield and Granddaughter of Zola V Whitfield Yankie.)
Inscription
ANNIE WATSON DAU. OF REV. SAMUEL & ADELAIDE BARBER
WIFE OF DR. WM. COBB WHITFIELD
Gravesite Details
The only headstone in the I.O.O.F. ORPHAN HOME LOT # B 10
Family Members
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