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Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt Witherspoon 1817–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 December 1817

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 8 November 1887

Death Location: Claremont, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jacob Aderhold

Mother: Sarah Aderhold

Spouse(s): Miles Witherspoon

Children(s): Denforce Weatherspoon, Thomas Witherspoon, Jacob Witherspoon, Margaret Setzer

The story of Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt Witherspoon began in 1817 in North Carolina. In 1880, Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt Witherspoon resided in Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, USA. Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt Witherspoon married Miles Rankin Witherspoon, and had children including Denforce Leander Witherspoon Weatherspoon, Jacob Napolean Witherspoon, Margaret Ann Elizabeth Witherspoon Setzer, Thomas Aderholt Witherspoon. Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt Witherspoon passed away in 1887 in Claremont, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt Witherspoon began in 1817 in North Carolina.
  • In 1880, Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt Witherspoon resided in Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, USA.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt Witherspoon married Miles Rankin Witherspoon, and had children including Denforce Leander Witherspoon Weatherspoon, Jacob Napolean Witherspoon, Margaret Ann Elizabeth Witherspoon Setzer, Thomas Aderholt Witherspoon.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt Witherspoon passed away in 1887 in Claremont, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Aderhold
1775–1853
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sarah Aderhold
1779–1856
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
SA

Spouses(s)

Miles Witherspoon
1817–1892
Birth Location: North Carolina
MW

Children(s)

Denforce Weatherspoon
1861–1941
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Thomas Witherspoon
1852–1940
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Jacob Witherspoon
1856–1926
Birth Location: –
JW
Margaret Setzer
1845–1932
Birth Location: Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Sarah Witherspoon's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Witherspoon
1817–1887
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Jacob Israel Aderhold
1775–1853
York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth Hefner) Aderhold
1779–1856
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Frederick (Willhelm) Aderhold
1748–1807
Uthleben, Eichsfeld district, Thuringia, Germany [now part of the town Heringen] --- "And this is my memorial to all generations; that the generations to come might know them." Exodus 3:15
Maria (Elisabetha Johannette) Isheim
1750–1810
Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany
Abraham (Jacob) Heafner\Hafner\Heavner
1744–1838
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Katherine Brinkley
1759–1841
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Witherspoon's Descendants

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Sarah (Elizabeth Aderholdt) Witherspoon (24 December 1817–8 November 1887) m. Miles (Rankin) Witherspoon (13 March 1817–13 February 1892)
  1. 1. Denforce (Leander Witherspoon-) Weatherspoon 1861–1941 m. Lydia (Caroline Hawn) Witherspoon 1866–1926
    1. 1. Ivey (A) Witherspoon 1890–1977 m. Esther (Hewitt) Witherspoon 1888–1971
    2. 2. Loy (Hawn) Witherspoon 1904–1935
    3. 3. Herbert (Eugene) Witherspoon 1892–1979
    4. 4. Fred (L) Witherspoon 1901–1901
    5. 5. Clarence (B) Witherspoon 1897–1976
  2. 2. Thomas (Aderholt) Witherspoon 1852–1940 m. Florence (Arkansas Miller) Witherspoon 1856–1942
    1. 1. Robert (Leroy) Witherspoon 1877–1926
    2. 2. Lizzie Witherspoon 1880–1968
    3. 3. Adrian (Ernest) Witherspoon 1897–1969
    4. 4. Thomas (Talmage) Witherspoon 1889–1906
    5. 5. Charles (Edward) Witherspoon 1883–1937
    6. 6. Dora (A) Witherspoon 1887–1944
    7. 7. Mary (Ruth) Witherspoon 1892–1904
    8. 8. Burgan (Lloyd) Witherspoon 1895–1959
  3. 3. Jacob (Napolean) Witherspoon 1856–1926 m. Candes (Elvina Propst Witherspoon) Shuford 1861–1944
    1. 1. Lillie (A Witherspoon) Lowrance 1882–1943
  4. 4. Margaret (Ann Elizabeth Witherspoon) Setzer 1845–1932 m. Patrick (Sylvanus) Setzer 1843–1923
    1. 1. Jacob (Eli) Setzer 1872–1957 m. Minnie (Elizabeth) Setzer 1872–1898
      1. 1. Sarah (Christine Setzer) Brumley 1911–1998
    2. 2. Miles (E.) Setzer 1875–
    3. 3. Jones (G.) Setzer 1877–

Sarah Witherspoon's Timeline

3 Records

1817
24 December 1817
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt Witherspoon in North Carolina
North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 63
Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt Witherspoon resided here in Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
1887
8 November 1887
Age 70
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt Witherspoon in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 December 1817
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina; Roll: 957; Family History Film: 1254957; Page: 419A; Enumeration District: 043; Image: 0304
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina; Roll: 957; Family History Film: 1254957; Page: 419A; Enumeration District: 043; Image: 0304

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 November 1887
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Claremont, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index
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