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Thomas Wesley Witherspoon 1787 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jun 1787

Birth Location: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 Jan 1856

Death Location: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Witherspoon

Mother: Sarah (Witherspoon)

Spouse(s): Margaret (Witherspoon)

Children(s): Miles Witherspoon

In 1787, Thomas Wesley Witherspoon entered the world in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA, born to Thomas Wesley Witherspoon and Sarah (Sallie) Howard (Witherspoon). Thomas Wesley Witherspoon married Margaret "Peggy" Rankin (Witherspoon), and had children including Miles Rankin Witherspoon. Thomas Wesley Witherspoon passed away in 1856 in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1787, Thomas Wesley Witherspoon entered the world in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA, born to Thomas Wesley Witherspoon and Sarah (Sallie) Howard (Witherspoon).
  • Thomas Wesley Witherspoon married Margaret "Peggy" Rankin (Witherspoon), and had children including Miles Rankin Witherspoon.
  • Thomas Wesley Witherspoon passed away in 1856 in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Witherspoon
1748 – 1790
Birth Location: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sarah (Witherspoon)
1761 – 1790
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret (Witherspoon)
1781 – 1868
Birth Location: Lincoln (now Catawba) County, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Miles Witherspoon
1817 – 1892
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
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Thomas Witherspoon's Ancestors

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Thomas Witherspoon
1787 – 1856
Birth Place: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Wesley Witherspoon
1748 – 1790
Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah ((Sallie) Howard) (Witherspoon)
1761 – 1790
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Witherspoon
1726 – 1778
Glasgow, Scotland
Martha (Pettigrew) (Witherspoon)
1734 – 1796
Crilly House, Tyrone, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Witherspoon
1700 –
Isobel (Witherspoon)
1698 – 1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Witherspoon's Descendants

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Thomas (Wesley) Witherspoon (06 Jun 1787 – 16 Jan 1856) m. Margaret ("Peggy" Rankin) (Witherspoon) (abt 1781 – 26 Apr 1868)
  1. 1. 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)

Thomas Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1787
06 Jun 1787
Birth of Thomas Wesley Witherspoon in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
1856
16 Jan 1856
Age 69
Death of Thomas Wesley Witherspoon in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Catawba County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jun 1787
    Event Place: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1856
    Event Place: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
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