John Griffith Warfield
1870 - 1940 (70 years)-
Name John Griffith Warfield Born 20 Jan 1870 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA 
Gender Male Died 23 Jul 1940 Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Buried 23 Jul 1940 Rosewood Funeral Home and Cemetery - Humble, Texas, USA Person ID I2728 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 26 Sep 2018
Family Lamantha Ruth Bumgardner, b. 20 Jul 1892, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 3 Nov 1982, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age 90 years) Married Sep 1919 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Children + 1. George William Warfield, b. 4 May 1916, Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA , d. 27 Oct 2008, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age 92 years)+ 2. Sybil Mary Warfield, b. 28 Apr 1917, St. Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA , d. 18 Nov 1986, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas, USA (Age 69 years) [Adopted] [Birth]+ 3. Nettie Myrtle Warfield, b. 21 Dec 1919, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA , d. 27 Jun 1996, Katy, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA (Age 76 years)+ 4. Lena Mae Warfield, b. 9 Apr 1921, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 26 Sep 2002, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age 81 years)Last Modified 2 Aug 2022 Family ID F1046 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 20 Jan 1870 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA 
Married - Sep 1919 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA 
Died - 23 Jul 1940 - Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA 
Buried - 23 Jul 1940 - Rosewood Funeral Home and Cemetery - Humble, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Marriage Announcement of John Griffith Warfield and Lamantha Ruth Bumgardner
Published in The Memphis Commercial Appeal on September 4, 1919
Death Certificate for John Griffith Warfield
Name: John Griffith Warfield
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 70
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1870
Birth Place: Memphis, Tennessee
Residence: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Death Date: 23 Jul 1940
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Father: J.G. Warfield
Mother: Nettie Blackburn
Obituary of John Griffith Warfield
Published in The Houston Chronicle on July 23, 1940
Obituary of John Griffith Warfield
Published in The Houston Chronicle on July 23, 1940
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Notes - Obituary:
WARFIELD - John Griffith Warfield, 70, of 1314 Tulane, died Tuesday morning in a local hospital. He was a native of Memphis, Tenn., and had lived in Houston for the past 18 years. He was one of the organizers of the Rosewood Park Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruth Warfield; three daughters, Mrs. B.C. Edwards, Misses Sybil and Lena Mae Warfield all of Houston; two sons, George Warfield of Houston and Ven Warfield of Waco; brother, H.B. Warfield of Houston. Services held at 3 p.m. Tuesday from the Folge-West Chapel with Rev. J.W.E. Airey, pastor of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial in Rosewood Park Cemetery. Active pallbearers: B.C. Edwards, who is a son-in-law, Kenneth, Edward and Horace Warfield, L.C. Ebling, who are nephews, and Grover Baggett. The family requests friends to please omit flowers. Fogle-West Company directing.
(Published in The Houston Chronicle on July 23, 1940)
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Funeral Is Held For Former President Of Rosewood Cemetery
Funeral services for John Griffith Warfield, 70, organizer and former president of the Rosewood Park Cemetery, were held Tuesday at the Fogle-West chapel, with Rev. J. W. E. Alrey officiating. Burial was in Rosewood Park.
Mr. Warfield was a native of Memphis, Tenn., and had lived in Houston for 18 years, residing at 1314 Tulane.
At the time of his death he was in the real estate business and was a broker for the FHA.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruth Warfield; three daughters, Misses Sybil and Lena Mae Warfield, Mrs. B. C. Edwards of Houston; two sons, George Warfield of Houston and Ven Warfield of Waco, and a brother, H. B. Warfield of Houston.
(Published in The Houston Chronicle on July 23, 1940)
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