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William Fillmore Witherspoon 1808 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1808

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: Henry Witherspoon

Mother: Elisabeth Russell

Spouse(s): Mahala Mathis

Children(s): Saybord Witherspoon

In 1808, William Fillmore Witherspoon entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to Henry Harrison Witherspoon and Elisabeth Russell. William Fillmore Witherspoon married Mahala Caroline Mathis, and had children including Saybord Y. Witherspoon. William Fillmore Witherspoon passed away in 1860 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1808, William Fillmore Witherspoon entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to Henry Harrison Witherspoon and Elisabeth Russell.
  • William Fillmore Witherspoon married Mahala Caroline Mathis, and had children including Saybord Y. Witherspoon.
  • William Fillmore Witherspoon passed away in 1860 in Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Witherspoon
1784 – 1849
Birth Location: 1784 New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elisabeth Russell
1787 – 1859
Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mahala Mathis
1813 – 1904
Birth Location: Gibson, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Saybord Witherspoon
1849 – 1912
Birth Location: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
SW

William Witherspoon's Ancestors

Self
William Witherspoon
1808 – 1860
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Harrison Witherspoon
1784 – 1849
1784 New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Russell
1787 – 1859
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Witherspoon
1750 –
Scottland
Martha Leach
1757 –
Scotland
John Russell
1750 – 1818
Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Agnes Leach
1757 – 1796
Neosha, Newton, Missouri, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Witherspoon
1705 – 1758
Heater Scott
1718 – 1756
John Leach
Margaret Courtney-Leach
1730 – 1790
John Leach
1730 – 1807
Margaret Courtney
1730 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Leach
1708 – 1770
Susanna Brady
1706 – 1771
John Courtney
1710 – 1760
Agnes Champernoun
1712 – 1760

William Witherspoon's Descendants

1.
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William (Fillmore) Witherspoon (12 Oct 1808 – 1860) m. Mahala (Caroline) Mathis (26 Mar 1813 – 08 Jul 1904)
  1. 1. Saybord (Y.) Witherspoon (30 January 1849 – 26 December 1912) m. John (Thomas) Wedgeworth (18 Jul 1845 – 12 Apr 1912)
    1. 1. Francis ("Frank") Wedgeworth (13 Feb 1881 – 19 Dec 1944) m. Omar (Drucell) King (29 Oct 1889 – 1916)
      1. 1. Beatrice Wedgeworth (22 Feb 1906 – 7 Mar 1964) m. Walter (Obine) Hudgins (27 Jan 1881 – 23 Dec 1957)
        1. 1. Jenny (Louise) Hudgins (07 Feb 1929 – 18 JUN 2015) m. Willie (Joe) Hall (15 May 1923 – 22 Jun 1977)

William Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1808
12 Oct 1808
Birth of William Fillmore Witherspoon in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 52
Death of William Fillmore Witherspoon in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1808
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
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