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William James Witherspoon 1917–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 March 1917

Birth Location: Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 18 February 2000

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Mack Witherspoon

Mother: Lula Witherspoon

Spouse(s): Dorothea Draper

Children(s):

William James Witherspoon was born in 1917 in Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Mack Alfred Witherspoon And Lula Mabel Curtis Witherspoon. William James Witherspoon married Dorothea Draper, and had children including John Draper Witherspoon Dr. William James Witherspoon passed away in 2000 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William James Witherspoon was born in 1917 in Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Mack Alfred Witherspoon And Lula Mabel Curtis Witherspoon.
  • William James Witherspoon married Dorothea Draper, and had children including John Draper Witherspoon Dr.
  • William James Witherspoon passed away in 2000 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Witherspoon's Ancestors

Self
William Witherspoon
1917–2000
Birth Place: Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Mack Alfred Witherspoon
1890–1974
Midlothian, Ellis, Texas
Lula (Mabel (CURTIS)) Witherspoon
1893–1992
Tennessee
Grandparents
Thomas (Arrington) Witherspoon
1857–1939
Rocky Springs, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
Margaret (Ann) Unknown
1859–1914
United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Witherspoon
1835–1877
Ellen Hughes
1840–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Witherspoon
1812–1868
Rachel Witherspoon
1815–1885
William Sr
1818–1882
Sarah Gilliland
1822–1873

William Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1917
13 March 1917
Birth of William James Witherspoon in Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
2000
18 February 2000
Age 83
Death of William James Witherspoon in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 March 1917
    Event Place: Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February 2000
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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