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William Alvin Witherspoon 1868–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 AUG 1868

Birth Location: Ellis Co., TX

Death Date: 2 FEB 1919

Death Location: Dallas Co., TX

Father: Joseph Witherspoon

Mother: Edna Butler

Spouse(s): Frances Soper

Children(s): Lawrence Witherspoon, Edna Witherspoon

In 1868, William Alvin Witherspoon entered the world in Ellis Co., TX, born to Joseph C Ylvester Witherspoon And Edna Jane Butler. William Alvin Witherspoon married Frances Fannie Katherine Soper, and had children including Edna Margaret Witherspoon, Lawrence William Witherspoon. William Alvin Witherspoon passed away in 1919 in Dallas Co., TX.

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Biography

  • In 1868, William Alvin Witherspoon entered the world in Ellis Co., TX, born to Joseph C Ylvester Witherspoon And Edna Jane Butler.
  • William Alvin Witherspoon married Frances Fannie Katherine Soper, and had children including Edna Margaret Witherspoon, Lawrence William Witherspoon.
  • William Alvin Witherspoon passed away in 1919 in Dallas Co., TX.

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William Witherspoon's Ancestors

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William Witherspoon
1868–1919
Birth Place: Ellis Co., TX
Parents
Joseph C(ylvester) Witherspoon
1834–1903
Rutherford Co., TN
Edna (Jane) Butler
1836–1901
TX
Grandparents
David (Columbus) Witherspoon
1809–1850
Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN
Katherine Blankenship
1812–1887
Rutherford Co., TN
Great-Grandparents
Sylvester Blankenship
1779–1869
Ann Wilson
1794–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Blankinship
1748–1813
Lucy Via
1750–1845

William Witherspoon's Descendants

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William (Alvin) Witherspoon (1 AUG 1868–2 FEB 1919) m. Frances ("Fannie" Katherine) Soper (5 JUN 1873–1 FEB 1950)
  1. 1. Lawrence (William) Witherspoon 1894–1968
  2. 2. Edna (Margaret) Witherspoon 1907–

William Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1868
1 AUG 1868
Birth of William Alvin Witherspoon in Ellis Co., TX
Ellis Co., TX
1919
2 FEB 1919
Age 51
Death of William Alvin Witherspoon in Dallas Co., TX
Dallas Co., TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 AUG 1868
    Event Place: Ellis Co., TX

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 FEB 1919
    Event Place: Dallas Co., TX

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