Changed his name from Kenneth Whitefield Sammis to Kenneth Whitefieldafter his parents divorced. An inventor and a photographer. In 1920he was living with wife Fern Richardson in Los Angeles working as aphotographer. Englisted in the military during WW2 while living inWest Virginia at 46 years old in 1942.
New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 about Kenneth WSammis
Name: Kenneth W Sammis
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1895
Birth Place: S O , Essex, New Jersey
Father's Name: Whitefield Sammis
Father's Age: 23
Father's Birth Place: United States
Mother's Name: Harriet B Bridge
Mother's Age: 22
Mother's Birth Place: United States
FHL Film Number: 494231
1937 Charleston WVA newspaper
Files as Bankrupt-A volunt a ry b a n k r u p t cy p e t i t i onwas filed yesterday in district f e deral court by Kenneth W h i t ef i e ld of Charleston. He listed liabilities
at $2,340.44 and assets at $151.18.
U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Kenneth Whitefield
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1895
Birth Place: Maplewood, New Jersey
Residence: Kanawha, West Virginia
1930 United States Federal Census about Kenneth Whitefield
Name: Kenneth Whitefield
Home in 1930: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
Age: 36; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894; Birthplace: New Jersey
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Garnette Whitefield
Race: White
Kenneth Whitefield 36
Garnette Whitefield 25
Maude L Whitefield 7
Thomas Popp 66
Carl E Peterson 40
Ethel Reese 28
Edward Hersman 50
1942 Charleston, West VA directory at 300 28th Street with aphotography studio living with Garnette and student Wanda L.
Born in New Jersey in 1893. Resident of Los Angeles in 1920 andCharleston, West Virginia in 1930.
Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
City Directory; Census.
New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 about Kenneth WSammis
Name: Kenneth W Sammis
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1895
Birth Place: S O , Essex, New Jersey
Father's Name: Whitefield Sammis
Father's Age: 23
Father's Birth Place: United States
Mother's Name: Harriet B Bridge
Mother's Age: 22
Mother's Birth Place: United States
FHL Film Number: 494231
1937 Charleston WVA newspaper
Files as Bankrupt-A volunt a ry b a n k r u p t cy p e t i t i onwas filed yesterday in district f e deral court by Kenneth W h i t ef i e ld of Charleston. He listed liabilities
at $2,340.44 and assets at $151.18.
U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Kenneth Whitefield
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1895
Birth Place: Maplewood, New Jersey
Residence: Kanawha, West Virginia
1930 United States Federal Census about Kenneth Whitefield
Name: Kenneth Whitefield
Home in 1930: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
Age: 36; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894; Birthplace: New Jersey
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Garnette Whitefield
Race: White
Kenneth Whitefield 36
Garnette Whitefield 25
Maude L Whitefield 7
Thomas Popp 66
Carl E Peterson 40
Ethel Reese 28
Edward Hersman 50
1942 Charleston, West VA directory at 300 28th Street with aphotography studio living with Garnette and student Wanda L.
Born in New Jersey in 1893. Resident of Los Angeles in 1920 andCharleston, West Virginia in 1930.
Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
City Directory; Census.
- 29 JUL 1895 - Birth - ; Maplewood, New Jersey
- ABT 1896 - Birth - ; New York
- 24 OCT 1944 - Death - Heart problems ; Charleston, WV
- 1930 - Residence - Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head ; Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
- 1935 - Residence - ; Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
- 01 APR 1940 - Residence - Age: 40; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head ; Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
- 1920 - Residence - Age: 24; Age: 27; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: ; Los Angeles Assembly District 64, Los Angeles, California
- 1900 - Residence - Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grand Son; ; Brooklyn Ward 23, Kings, New York
- Occupation - Inventor and photographer
- 1930 - Residence - Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head ; Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
- 1935 - Residence - ; Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
- 01 APR 1940 - Residence - Age: 40; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head ; Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
- 1920 - Residence - Age: 24; Age: 27; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: ; Los Angeles Assembly District 64, Los Angeles, California
- 1900 - Residence - Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grand Son; ; Brooklyn Ward 23, Kings, New York
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PARENT (M) Whitefield Sammis | |||
Birth | 06 FEB 1872 | Babylon, Long Island, NY | |
Death | 28 JUL 1936 | Brookline, MA | |
Marriage | ABT 1905 | to Sara "Sadie" Barter Ford at NY | |
Marriage | 17 OCT 1894 | to Harriette Baker Bridge at Brooklyn, New York | |
Father | Oliver Ketcham "O.K." Sammis Dr. | ||
Mother | Jeannie Olivia Berry Webber | ||
PARENT (F) Harriette Baker Bridge | |||
Birth | 20 JAN 1873 | Brooklyn, New York | |
Death | AUG 1923 | Los Angeles, CA | |
Marriage | 1903 | to Harriette Baker Bridge at Chicago, IL | |
Marriage | 17 OCT 1894 | to Whitefield Sammis at Brooklyn, New York | |
Father | ? | ||
Mother | ? | ||
CHILDREN | |||
M | Kenneth Whitefield Sammis | ||
Birth | 29 JUL 1895 | Maplewood, New Jersey | |
Death | 24 OCT 1944 | Charleston, WV | |
Marriage | 05 JUN 1919 | to Fern Elizabeth Richardson at Los Angeles, CA | |
Marriage | ABT 1922 | to Garnette Lee Turley at West VA |
PARENT (M) Kenneth Whitefield Sammis | |||
Birth | 29 JUL 1895 | Maplewood, New Jersey | |
Death | 24 OCT 1944 | Charleston, WV | |
Marriage | 05 JUN 1919 | to Fern Elizabeth Richardson at Los Angeles, CA | |
Marriage | ABT 1922 | to Garnette Lee Turley at West VA | |
Father | Whitefield Sammis | ||
Mother | Harriette Baker Bridge | ||
PARENT (F) Fern Elizabeth Richardson | |||
Birth | 1894 | Delaware Co., Iowa | |
Death | 1926 | Denver, CO | |
Marriage | 05 JUN 1919 | to Kenneth Whitefield Sammis at Los Angeles, CA | |
Father | ? | ||
Mother | ? | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Mary Elizabeth Whitefield | ||
Birth | 11 OCT 1920 | Hanford, CA | |
Death | 02 JUN 2010 | Upper Lake, Lake, California, USA | |
Marriage | to Lester L. Williams | ||
F | Edward Richardson Whitefield | ||
Birth | 26 APR 1924 | California | |
Death | ABT 1930 | ||
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Birth | |||
Death | |||
Marriage | to David Price Lewis |
PARENT (M) Kenneth Whitefield Sammis | |||
Birth | 29 JUL 1895 | Maplewood, New Jersey | |
Death | 24 OCT 1944 | Charleston, WV | |
Marriage | 05 JUN 1919 | to Fern Elizabeth Richardson at Los Angeles, CA | |
Marriage | ABT 1922 | to Garnette Lee Turley at West VA | |
Father | Whitefield Sammis | ||
Mother | Harriette Baker Bridge | ||
PARENT (F) Garnette Lee Turley | |||
Birth | 05 DEC 1904 | West VA | |
Death | 05 DEC 1992 | LA, CA | |
Marriage | ABT 1922 | to Kenneth Whitefield Sammis at West VA | |
Marriage | to Garnette Lee Turley | ||
Father | ? | ||
Mother | ? | ||
CHILDREN | |||
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Birth | |||
Death |
1 Kenneth Whitefield Sammis b: 29 JUL 1895 d: 24 OCT 1944
+ Fern Elizabeth Richardson b: 1894 d: 1926
2 Mary Elizabeth Whitefield b: 11 OCT 1920 d: 02 JUN 2010
+ Lester L. Williams d: 06 JUN 2004
2 Edward Richardson Whitefield b: 26 APR 1924 d: ABT 1930
+ Garnette Lee Turley b: 05 DEC 1904 d: 05 DEC 1992