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John Alexander Witherspoon 1864–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1864

Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 26 Apr 1929

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Witherspoon

Mother: Mary Hanks

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The story of John Alexander Witherspoon began in 1864 in Maury County, Tennessee, USA. John Alexander Witherspoon passed away in 1929 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Alexander Witherspoon began in 1864 in Maury County, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Alexander Witherspoon passed away in 1929 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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John Witherspoon's Ancestors

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John Witherspoon
1864–1929
Birth Place: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John McDowell Witherspoon
1825–1891
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Talitha) Hanks
1829–1870
Maury County, TN
Grandparents
Elijah Hanks
1793–1871
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Mary WOOLVERTON
1795–1854
Lincoln Co. [later Pulaski Co.], Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Hanks
1748–1831
Aggatha Dodson
1749–1831
Andrew WOOLVERTON
1750–1812
Sarah Stone
1760–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Luke Hanks
1684–1757
Elizabeth Glascock
1690–1757
Thomas Dodson
1728–1783
Ann Neville
1730–1824
JOEL SR.
1715–1795
Elizabeth Robins
1720–1800
Moses Hanks
1748–1831
Aggatha Dodson
1749–1831

John Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1864
13 Sep 1864
Birth of John Alexander Witherspoon in Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
1929
26 Apr 1929
Age 65
Death of John Alexander Witherspoon in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1864
    Event Place: Maury County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1929
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

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