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Miles Rankin Witherspoon 1817 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 March 1817

Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 February 1892

Death Location: Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Thomas Witherspoon

Mother: Margaret (Witherspoon)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Witherspoon

In 1817, Miles Rankin Witherspoon entered the world in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA, born to Thomas Wesley Witherspoon and Margaret "Peggy" Rankin (Witherspoon). Miles Rankin Witherspoon had children including Thomas Aderholt Witherspoon. Miles Rankin Witherspoon passed away in 1892 in Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1817, Miles Rankin Witherspoon entered the world in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA, born to Thomas Wesley Witherspoon and Margaret "Peggy" Rankin (Witherspoon).
  • Miles Rankin Witherspoon had children including Thomas Aderholt Witherspoon.
  • Miles Rankin Witherspoon passed away in 1892 in Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Miles Witherspoon's Ancestors

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Miles Witherspoon
1817 – 1892
Birth Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Wesley Witherspoon
1787 – 1856
Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Margaret ("Peggy" Rankin) (Witherspoon)
1781 – 1868
Lincoln (now Catawba) County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Thomas (Wesley) Witherspoon
1748 – 1790
Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah ((Sallie) Howard) (Witherspoon)
1761 – 1790
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
James (Rankin \ Rankins \) Ranken
1756 – 1782
Virginia
Elizabeth (Fuller (Rankin \) Ranken)
1750 – 1791
of Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Witherspoon
1726 – 1778
Martha (Witherspoon)
1734 – 1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Witherspoon
1700 –
Isobel (Witherspoon)
1698 – 1730

Miles Witherspoon's Descendants

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Miles (Rankin) Witherspoon (13 March 1817 – 9 February 1892)
  1. 1. Thomas (Aderholt) Witherspoon (2 Mar 1852 – 10 Feb 1940) m. Florence (Arkansas "Kansas" Miller) (Witherspoon) (7 Dec 1856 – 31 October 1942)

Miles Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1817
13 March 1817
Birth of Miles Rankin Witherspoon in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
1892
9 February 1892
Age 75
Death of Miles Rankin Witherspoon in Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 March 1817
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 February 1892
    Event Place: Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Claremont, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA

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