WHITFIELD FAMILY
WHITFIELD FAMILY
Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1799-1868) was born in Lenore County, North Carolina in 1799. He was educated at the University of North Carolina and later served in the...
Postbellum
In 1866, Nathan Bryan Whitfield became gravely ill and his son, Dr. Bryan Watkins Whitfield purchased Gaineswood from him. The family moved into the home on Christmas Eve...
MAKING OF A HOME
After losing three children to a yellow fever epidemic, Nathan Bryan Whitfield purchased the Gaines’ property and brought his family here in February, 1843. The members of the...
EARLY DAYS
In 1821 George Strother Gaines, an Indian agent for the United States government, came to the Demopolis area and built a home in 1821. Gaines’ double pen dog-trot...