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Margaret
Ann
Elizabeth
Witherspoon
(1845 - 1932)

Miles
Rankin
Witherspoon
(1817 - 1892)

Thomas
Wesley
Witherspoon
(1787 - 1856)

Thomas
Wesley
Witherspoon
(1749 - 1790)

John
Witherspoon
(1724 - 1778)

John Witherspoon
(1700 - 1730)

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Miles Rankin Witherspoon   Born: 13 Mar 1817, Catawba County, NC Died:  09 Feb 1892, Catawba County, NC     Miles Rankin Witherspoon was the seventh child born to Thomas Wesley Witherspoon and Margaret Rankin.  Miles was born 13 Mar 1817 in Lincoln/Catawba County, NC. Miles Rankin's siblings were:        Emoline Witherspoon, b. 02 Jul 1803        James E. Witherspoon, b. 23 Apr 1805        Thomas Franklin Witherspoon, b. 28 Nov 1807        Louise Witherspoon, b. 07 Jun 1809        Calvin A. Witherspoon, b. 28 Nov 1811        Hoyle Brown Hile Witherspoon, b. 30 Jun 1814        Anna Witherspoon, b. 28 Nov 1819 Miles married Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt on 11 Nov 1844.  She was born in 1820. (Right) Miles Rankin Witherspoon & Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt                                 1850 Catawba County, NC Census   First Name Last Name Age Sex Occupation Birth County Miles Witherspoon 33 M Farmer Catawba Sarah " 30 F   " Margaret " 4 F   " James P. " 2 M   " John H. " 1 M   "   According to the 1850 Catawba County Census, Miles Rankin and Sarah were living in Catawba County and had 3 children.   Miles Rankin Witherspoon & Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt's children are: Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Margaret Ann Elizabeth Witherspoon 02 Nov 1845 06 Dec 1932 Patrick Sylvanus Setzer James P. Witherspoon 1848     John Hart Witherspoon 02 Jan 1850 1924 Mary Elizabeth Carpenter Thomas Aderholdt Witherspoon 02 Mar 1852 10 Feb 1940 Francies Arkansas Miller David Hoyle Witherspoon 09 May 1854 10 Apr 1928 Mary Frances Stallings Jacob Napoleon Witherspoon 07 Oct 1856 28 Nov 1926 Candice Propst Emanuel Alexander Witherspoon 11 Sep 1859 29 Nov 1935 Milles Baker Leander Denford Lutz Witherspoon 11 Nov 1861 26 Nov 1941 Lydia Hawn                                                             1860 Catawba County, NC Census                               First Name Last Name Age Sex Occupation Real Estate Value Personal Estate Birth Attended School Miles Witherspoon 43 M Farmer $250 $360 NC   Sarah " 40 F       NC   Margaret " 14 F       NC X James P. " 12 M       NC X John H. " 10 M       NC X Thomas " 8 M       NC X David " 6 M       NC   Jacob " 4 M       NC   Emil A. " 1 M       NC                                 In 1860, Miles Rankin and Sarah were living in Catawba Station and had seven children.  His Real Estate value was $250 and his Personal Estate was $360.                               1870 Catawba County, NC Census                               Last Name First Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Value Personal Estate Birth Males 21+ Witherspoon Miles 53 M W Farmer $400 $200 NC x ------- Sarah 50 F W Keeping House     NC   ------- Margaret 23 F W       NC   ------- John 20 M W Farm Laborer     NC   ------- Thomas 18 M W Farm Laborer     NC   ------- David 16 M W ------ ------     NC   ------- Jacob 13 M W ------ ------     NC   ------- Alexander 11 M W ------ ------     NC   ------- Denford 8 M W       NC                                 By 1870, Miles Rankin & Sarah's Real Estate Value had increased from $250 to $400.  Son James was no longer at home.    1870 Catawba County, NC Agricultural Census   Name of Owner: Miles Witherspoon   Value of Livestock: $230   Wheat, # of Bushels: 37 Improved (Land): 40 acres   Horses: 1   Oats, # of Bushels: 50 Unimproved (Land): 160 acres   Mules: 1   Indian Corn Bushels: 300 Cash Value of Farm: $400   Milk Cows: 4   Ginned Cotton Bales: 0 Value of Farm Implements : $225   Working Oxen: 0   Wool: 0     Other Cattle: 4         Swine: 9         Sheep: 9                                   The 1870 Agricultural Census tells the size and value of the farm, as well as the livestock on the family farm.                                                             1880 Catawba County, NC Census                               Last Name First Name Race Sex Age Relation Single Married Occupation Attended School Can't Write Witherspoon Miles R. W M 63     X Farmer     ------- Sarah W F 61 Wife   X House Keeper   X ------- Emanuel A. W M 21 Son X   Student X   ------- Denford L. W M 18 Son X   Works On Farm X   Hollis/Holler Elizabeth W F 8 Bound Orphan X     X                                 By 1880, Miles Rankin was 63 and Sarah was 61.  There were only two of their children still living at home, Emanuel and Denford, but they had taken in an orphan, who was bound to the family.   Sarah died on 08 Nov 1887.                                 1890 North Carolina Federal Census Records were destroyed in a 1921 fire and only small fragments survived for South Point and River Bend Townships in Gaston County AND Township No. 2 in Cleveland County.                               Miles Rankin Witherspoon died 09 Feb 1892.  He and Sarah are buried in the Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery in Claremont, NC.