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(1787 - 1856)
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Wesley
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(1749 - 1790)
John
Witherspoon
(1724 - 1778)
John Witherspoon
(1700 - 1730)
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David Hoyle Witherspoon
Born: 09 May 1854, Catawba County, NC
Died: 10 Apr 1928David Hoyle Witherspoon was the fifth child born to Miles Rankin Witherspoon and Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Aderholdt. David Hoyle was born 09 May 1854 at the family home in eastern Catawba County, NC, near Witherspoons Cross Roads.
The Descendants of John Witherspoon (b. 1650, SCOTLAND)
Compiled by H. Glenn Williams, 1997
At an early age, David worked as an apprentice carriage maker at the shop of Miles O. Sherrill of Newton (one time Treasurer of Catawba County, circa 1880). David later established his own carriage shop in Hickory, which was later taken over by a Mr. Bolick.
His account book, now in the hands of the writer (David Howell Witherspoon, Raleigh, NC) reveals that in addition to the manufacturing of buggies, he did considerable repair work for the A. A. Abernethy Livery Stables, and for Dr. Richard Baker, the family doctor. Other customers were Abernethy & Whitner, Israel Hildebrand, Jeff Miller, H.F. Killian, Robert Martin, John Harris, Dr. Whiteside, A. W. Marshall, Mose Yoder, Henry Jones, David Abernethy, Jim Yount and a score of others. His prices were modest. For a break-bar, he charged 50 cents - for a single-tree, 30 cents - for installing 7 spokes, 70 cents, etc. Apparently he had a cow, or cows, that produced more milk than his small family could use, as his careful records show the price of 1 quart of milk, 5 cents, and 1 quart of strained milk, 2 1/2 cents..
A glimpse into the economy of World War I is seen in a letter from David to his son, G. Cleveland, who at that time was with a hotel in Hendersonville, NC. Dated Jan. 18, 1917, the letter was written from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sadie Williams, who at that time was living in Greensboro. He cites the price of potatoes as 60 cents a peck; eggs, 40 cents per dozen; butter, 45 cents per pound, apples 609 cents per peck.
On 23 Dec. 1883, David was married to Mary Frances Stallings (b. 26 Jun 1862, d. 31 Oct 1926). Mary Frances was the daughter of Willie P. Stallings (20 May 1820 - Apr 1894) and Sarah Lundy (1825 - 11 Sep 1874) Stallings.
Mary Frances Stallings (Witherspoon) related to her children an incident that happened in Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, when she was a young girl. Following the War of Northern Aggression (The Civil War), two organizations under the protection of the Army of Occupation, the Union League and Heroes of America, participated in lawless acts against the helpless citizens of vanquished land. Harried beyond endurance, the able bodied men formed a chapter of the Ku-Klux-Klan. The carpetbagger Governor, W. W. Holden, declared martial law in Alamance and Caswell Counties, following the liquidation of state office holders in each county.
On 21 May 1870, a state senator, John W. Stephens, nicknamed "Chicken", was dispatched by a band of hooded men. The Governor empowered Colonel George W. Kirk, a commander of N.C. Volunteers (Union Army) during the late War, to enforce the law. During the occupation of Yanceyville by Kirk's Army, one of the Calvary officers lost a plume from his hat. It was picked up and preserved by Mary Frances for several decades. She claimed to know the identity of the avengers, but never divulged the names.
In 1935 an envelope containing the names of the Klan members who liquidated "Chicken" Stephens was made public. A document dated and sealed in 1919 revealed the names as Captain John G. Lea, Ex-Sherriff Frank A. Wiley, J. T. Mitchell, James Denny, Joe Fowler, Thomas Oliver, Pink Morgan, Dr. S.T. Richmond and Felix Roan. Lea, the last survivor, died in Virginia in 1935 at the age of 95.
Mary Frances was visiting a girl friend, a daughter of the Ex-Sherriff Wiley at the time. Her father, Willie (pronounced Wiley) Stallings, a tailor, kept the white uniforms of the Klansmen in his shop.
David Hoyle Witherspoon and Mary Frances Stallings' children were:
Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Grover Cleveland Witherspoon 29 Jan 1885 22 Dec 1948 Bertha Ellen Stack
m. 08 Sep 1914Willie Bristow Witherspoon 10 Jun 1887 03 Dec 1963 Anne Jordan
m. 10 Sep 1914Sarah Rebecca Witherspoon 20 Mar 1890 John D. Williams
m. 1913Alice Witherspoon 03 Jul 1894 Mitchell Chisholm Walter Witherspoon 14 Jan 1898 25 Jan 1901 Mary Frances Stallings Witherspoon died 31 Oct 1926. David Hoyle Witherspoon died 10 Apr 1928. David, Mary Frances and young Walter Witherspoon are buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Hickory, NC.
SOURCES:
"The Descendants of John Witherspoon", Compiled by H. Glenn Williams, 1997, sixranch@swbell.net
"The Witherspoons of North Carolina, 1775 - 1975" compiled by David Howell Witherspoon, Raleigh, NC, 1976
Thanks to Dr. Frank Witherspoon from Memphis, TN, for additional information on Thomas Wesley Witherspoon
and the Witherspoon Family. You can contact Frank at fwspoon@bellsouth.netIf you have additional information or photos of John Witherspoon, please contact me.
