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John Lindsay Witherspoon 1827–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: February 12, 1827.

Birth Location: Knox County Tennessee

Death Date: 20 Jan 1906

Death Location: Rocheport, Boone, Missouri, USA

Father: WILLIAM WEATHERSPOON

Mother: Mary Ellis

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Andrew Witherspoon

The story of John Lindsay Witherspoon began in 1827 in Knox County Tennessee. In 1875, John Lindsay Witherspoon resided in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. John Lindsay Witherspoon had children including Andrew Johnson Witherspoon. John Lindsay Witherspoon passed away in 1906 in Rocheport, Boone, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Lindsay Witherspoon began in 1827 in Knox County Tennessee.
  • In 1875, John Lindsay Witherspoon resided in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Lindsay Witherspoon had children including Andrew Johnson Witherspoon.
  • John Lindsay Witherspoon passed away in 1906 in Rocheport, Boone, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Witherspoon's Ancestors

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John Witherspoon
1827–1906
Birth Place: Knox County Tennessee
Parents
WILLIAM WEATHERSPOON
1794–1856
Wake, North Carolina, USA
Mary (S.) Ellis
1806–
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (William) Witherspoon
1765–1812
Sarah Hopson
1766–
Great-Grandparents
James IV
1730–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James III
1636–1691

John Witherspoon's Descendants

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John (Lindsay) Witherspoon (February 12, 1827.–20 Jan 1906)
  1. 1. Andrew (Johnson) Witherspoon 1866–1938
    1. 1. William (Chester) Witherspoon 1908–1989
      1. 1. Chester (Leo) Witherspoon 1932–2006 m. Janice Peschong 1935–2019

John Witherspoon's Timeline

3 Records

1827
February 12, 1827.
Birth of John Lindsay Witherspoon in Knox County Tennessee
Knox County Tennessee
1875
19 Jan 1875
Age 48
John Lindsay Witherspoon resided here in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
1906
20 Jan 1906
Age 79
Death of John Lindsay Witherspoon in Rocheport, Boone, Missouri, USA
Rocheport, Boone, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: February 12, 1827.
    Event Place: Knox County Tennessee
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1875
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1906
    Event Place: Rocheport, Boone, Missouri, USA

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