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Bethlehem
Methodist Church |
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3214 Catawba Street
Claremont, NC 28610 |
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Organized: 22 Nov 1831 |
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The earliest beginnings of Bethlehem United Methodist Church
date back to November 22, 1831 when a deed for 156 acres of land
was registered in Lincoln County (which then included Catawba
County). The deed gave the land the name of Ligleton
Church (considered the sponsoring church) for the purpose of
building a place of worship. The four trustees in charge
were Lewis Little, George Little, Thomas Witherspoon and Isaac
Lowrance. For the sum of eight dollars, papers
acknowledged, sealed, and released into their hands and their
successors, land for the Methodist Episcopal Church. |
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The second deed, dated 1876, added 1.5 acres of land to the
church property and named the church Bethlehem. This land
was purchased for the price of $5.00 from Evan and Ceda Grant.
The wording of this deed indicates that this land adjoined a
previous tract of the "Old Church land" and a "Graveyard". |
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The original building and a building used as a schoolhouse stood
on the present church cemetery lot which is located 2 miles east
of Claremont on the Old Catawba Road. The first building
was frame with a tin roof and two front doors. The inside
had two aisles with a large stove in the center. The men
sat on one side of the room and the women on the opposite side,
and the children sat in the center around the stove. |
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Around 1900, the church was re-weather-boarded, roofed and
painted. In order to give light and better ventilation, a
small addition with two windows was made to house the pulpit at
the back of the church. |
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In 1912, Bethlehem was on the West Statesville Circuit. In
1916, the Statesville Circuit was changed and Bethlehem was put
on a circuit with Catawba, Center, Hopewell, and Mt. View.
In 1923, Bethlehem was placed on the Catawba Circuit with
Concord, Hopewell and Catawba Methodist churches. |
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Church
Cemetery |
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FISH |
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Joe Baxter Fish
CM2 US Navy World War II
October 01, 1921
May 26, 1996 |
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Mary Nell Setzer
Beloved Wife and Mother
May 14, 1924
April 15, 2003 |
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Mary Nell Setzer was the
daughter of Hoyle Columbus Setzer and Blakie Gaynell Hawn
She was the granddaughter of
Henry Theodore Setzer and Laura Ada
Huit
She was the great granddaughter of Jacob Lanier Setzer and
Delilah Deal |
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LOFTIN |
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Kevin "Gut" Lee Loftin
November 26, 1959
November 30 2009 |
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Barbara Miller
February 22, 1947
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Kevin was the son of
William
Ray Loftin and Martha Goldann Null
He was the grandson of
Arthur Lee Loftin and Alice Josephine Gilleland
He was the great grandson of
William Alexander Loftin and
Laura Rossie Cranford |
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Married: June 21, 1997 |
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LOFTIN |
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William Ray Loftin
August 19, 1914
October 02, 1988 |
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Martha Null
October 17, 1923
March 21, 2006 |
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William Ray Loftinwas the
son of
Arthur Lee Loftin and Alice Josephine Gilleland
He was the grandson of
William Alexander Loftin and
Laura Rossie Cranford |
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Martha Null was the wife of
William Ray Loftin |
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LOWRANCE |
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Arthur S. Lowrance
August 23, 1879
November 18, 1971 |
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Lillie Abigail Witherspoon
August 12, 1882
August 29, 1943 |
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Lillie was the daughter of
Jacob Napoleon Witherspoon and Candice Propst
She was the granddaughter of
Miles Rankin Witherspoon and
Sarah
Elizabeth Aderholdt |
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MILLIGAN |
Gilbert Alexander Milligan
Born: Apr 26, 1922
Died: May 08, 1861
Aged: 38 yrs, 10 m, 12 d
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Mary L. Dau(ghter) of
G.A. & R.C. (Rebecca Cornelia Sherrill) Milligan
Aged 1yr 9mo 5ds
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(Unknown) Dau(ghter) of
G.A. & R.C. (Rebecca Cornelia Sherrill) Milligan
Aged 22 ds
1859 |
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Gilbert Alexander Milligan
was the son of Gilbert Milligan and Rebecca McCorkle
He was the grandson of
Francis Marion McCorkle Sr. and Sarah
Jean Work
He was the 1st cousin of Sally Lavinia Beatty (wife of Thomas
Loftin) |
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PEELER |
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James Calvin Peeler
August 11, 1927
September 04, 1988 |
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Celia Jo Connor
June 13, 1932
January 07, 2005 |
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Celia Joe Connor Peeler was the daughter of
Dewey Connor and
Thelma Loftin
She was the granddaughter of
Alonzo Lester Loftin and
Ida
Lillian Setzer |
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James Calvin Peeler was the
husband of Celia Jo Connor |
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SETZER |
Ada Laura Setzer
February 29, 1878
October 08, 1956
Age 77 yrs. 3 mo 5 days |
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Ada was the daughter of
Henry Theodore Setzer
and Laura Ada Huit
She was the granddaughter of
Jacob Lanier Setzer and Delila Deal |
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SETZER |
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Boyd Vestes Setzer
October 16, 1911
July 29, 1997 |
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Evelyn Estelene Anderson
September 29, 1925
March 25, 2000 |
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Boyd Vestus Setzer was the
son of John Vestus Setzer and Zella Rena Drum
He was the grandson of Jefferson Davis Setzer and Susan Camila
Shook
He was the great grandson of Jacob Setzer and Amy Emmela Herman
He was the great great grandson of Daniel Setzer and Polly Wike
He was the great great great grandson of
John Setzer I and
Catherine Bushart Barringer |
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SETZER |
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J. Bruce Astor Setzer
April 14, 1912
October 20, 1985 |
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Ruby Louise Pickel
June 07, 1916
November 25, 2009 |
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J. Bruce Astor Setzer was
the son of William Ellis Setzer and Laura Minnie Sherrill
He was the grandson of Henry Setzer and Barbara Dellinger
He was the great grandson of John Setzer II and Mary Maria
Whitener
He was the great great grandson of
John Setzer I and Catherine Bushart Barringer |
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Paul
was the grandson of Hiram Bryant Sherrill and Malisa Johnson
He was the great grandson of Alfred M. Sherrill and Elizabeth
Moore
He was the great great grandson of David Sherrill and
Rachel
Hamilton
He was the great grandson of
Robert Johnson and Mary Wilkinson
He was the 1st Cousin once removed of
John Henry "Pinkney"
Johnson
He was the 2nd cousin of
Beulah Vernesta Johnson |
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SETZER |
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Ernest Ray Setzer
June 20, 1917
December 19, 1979 |
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Ernest was the son of
Miles
Ernest Setzer and Effie Mae Lowrance
He was the grandson of
Patrick Sylvanus Setzer
and
Margaret
Elizabeth Witherspoon |
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Johnsie Nell Connor Setzer
July 18, 1919
February 11, 2002 |
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Johnsie was the wife of
Ernest Ray Setzer |
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SETZER |
Father
(Robert) Eulan Setzer
October 10, 1898
May 03, 1979 |
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Eulan was the son of Patrick
Henry J. Setzer and Lennis Clarissa Setzer
He was the grandson of
Marcus Elkanah Setzer and Harriet Yount
He was the great grandson of
Jacob Lanier Setzer and Delilah
Deal |
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Mother
Ida Vivian Lowrance
January 24, 1904
July 09, 1996 |
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Son
Jimmie Lee Setzer
December 18, 1927
Killed in Korea
February 21, 1947
T/5 U.S. Army |
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Eulan and Vivian had 3
children. Two died the day they were born
Son, Jimmie Lee Setzer, died at the age of 19 during the Korean
War |
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Infant Son of Robert Eulan &
Ida Vivian Setzer
Birth & Death: July 16, 1925 |
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Infant Daughter of Robert
Eulan & Ida Vivian Setzer
Birth & Death: October 25, 1934 |
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SETZER |
Henry Theodore Setzer
March 02, 1846
January 11, 1922 |
Henry Theodore Setzer was
the son of
Jacob Lanier Setzer and Delilah Deal
He was the brother of
Patrick Sylvanus Setzer
Henry was married three times: (1) Laura Ada Huit,
(2) Millie C. Edwards and
(3) Biddie Hunsucker Cline
He was buried at Friendship Methodist Church in Catawba County,
NC |
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Laura Ada Huit
August 09, 1854
December 27, 1937 |
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Laura was the wife of Henry
Theodore Setzer |
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SETZER |
Hoyle Columbus Setzer
March 21, 1891
May 13, 1959 |
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Hoyle was the son of
Henry
Theodore Setzer and Laura Ada Huit
He was the grandson of
Jacob Lanier Setzer and Delila Deal |
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Blakie Gaynell Hawn
November 15, 1895
August 12, 1978 |
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Blakie Hawn Setzer was the
wife of Hoyle Columbus Setzer |
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SETZER |
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John Marion Setzer
Born: May 08, 1879
Died: April 27, 1946 |
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John Marion Setzer was the son of
Patrick
Sylvanus Setzer and
Margaret Elizabeth Witherspoon |
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Emma Leola Lowrance
October 09, 1886
January 26, 1971 |
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Emma Leola Lowrance Setzer was the wife of
John Marion Setzer |
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SETZER |
Jones Garland Setzer
Son of
P. S. & M. E. Setzer
was born
May 23, 1877
and died
July 22, 1889
11yrs 1 m 30ds |
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Jones Garland Setzer was the
11-year-old son of
Patrick
Sylvanus Setzer and
Margaret Elizabeth Witherspoon |
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SETZER |
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Ned Clifton Setzer
September 19, 1918
October 31, 1969 |
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Lillian Marjorie Jones
1922
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Ned C. Setzer
North Carolina
Tec 4 858 Ord Ham Co.
World War II |
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Ned C. Setzer was the son of
Hoyle Columbus Setzer and Blakie Gaynell Hawn
He was the granddson of
Henry Theodore Setzer and Laura Ada Huit
He was the great grandson of
Jacob Lanier Setzer and Delilah
Deal
He was the brother of Mary Nell Setzer Fish |
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SETZER |
Patrick Sylvanus Setzer
May 11, 1843 - April 20, 1923
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His Wife
Margaret Elizabeth Witherspoon
November 2, 1845 - December 6, 1932 |
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Patrick was the son of
Jacob Lanier Setzer and Delilah
Deal
He was the father of
Ida Lillian Setzer,
Jacob Eli Setzer,
Miles
Ernest Setzer, Jones Garland Setzer,
John Marion Setzer,
Sallie
Ann Mae Setzer, Ivy Lee Setzer,
Elizabeth Pearl Setzer and
Daisy
McNeill Setzer
Margaret was the daughter of
Miles Rankin Witherspoon and
Sarah
Elizabeth
Aderholdt |
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SETZER |
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Paul William Setzer
September 15, 1908
August 14, 1969 |
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Mylmae P. (Unknown)
October 20, 1914
June 09, 1999 |
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Paul was the son of William
Ellis Setzer and Laura Minnie Sherrill
He was the grandson of Henry Setzer and Barbara Dellinger
He was the great grandson of John Setzer II and Mary Maria
Whitener
He was the great great grandson of
John Setzer I and Catherine Bushart Barringer |
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Paul
was the grandson of Hiram Bryant Sherrill and Malisa Johnson
He was the great grandson of Alfred M. Sherrill and Elizabeth
Moore
He was the great great grandson of David Sherrill and
Rachel
Hamilton
He was the great grandson of
Robert Johnson and Mary Wilkinson
He was the 1st Cousin once removed of
John Henry "Pinkney"
Johnson
He was the 2nd cousin of
Beulah Vernesta Johnson |
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SETZER |
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Samuel Woodrow Setzer
August 17 1914
November 14, 1970 |
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Sue Amy Crawford
July 31. 1914
February 28, 1998 |
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Samuel Woodrow Setzer was
the son of
Miles Ernest Setzer
and Effie Mae Lowrance
He was the grandson of
Patrick Sylvanus Setzer
and
Margaret Elizabeth
Witherspoon |
He was the great grandson of
Jacob Lanier Setzer and Delilah
Deal |
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SETZER |
Thad Durant Setzer
June 26, 1908
October 22, 1960 |
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Thad Durant Setzer was the
husband of Ahravia Willie Reitzel
He was the son of
John Marion Setzer & Emma Leola Lowarance
He was the grandson of
Patrick Sylvanus Setzer
and
Margaret Elizabeth
Witherspoon |
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SETZER |
William Ellis Setzer
August 15, 1860
August 03, 1923 |
William Ellis Setzer was the
son of Henry Setzer and Barbara Dellinger
He was the grandson of John Setzer II and Mary Maria Whitener
He was the great grandson of
John Setzer I and Catherine Bushart
Barringer |
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Laura Minnie Sherrill
Wife of
William Ellis Setzer & J. I. Caldwell
March 05, 1874
January 22, 1941 |
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Minnie was the daughter of
Hiram Bryant Sherrill and Malisa Johnson
She was the granddaughter of Alfred M. Sherrill and Elizabeth
Moore
She was the great granddaughter of David Sherrill and
Rachel
Hamilton
She was the granddaughter of
Robert Johnson and Mary Wilkinson
She was the 1st Cousin of
John Henry "Pinkney" Johnson
She was the 1st Cousin once removed of
Beulah Vernesta Johnson |
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WITHERSPOON |
Clarence Bryant Witherspoon
April 20, 1897
June 14, 1976 |
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Clarence was the son of
Leander Densford Lutz Witherspoon & Lydia Caroline Hawn |
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Willie B. Hoke
August 02, 1905
May 12, 2000 |
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Willie B. Hoke was the wife
of Clarence Bryant Witherspoon |
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WITHERSPOON |
Herbert Eugene Witherspoon
November 07, 1892
February 28, 1979 |
Herbert was the son of
Leander Denford Lutz and Lydia Hawn
He was the grandson of
Miles Rankin Witherspoon
and
Sarah
Elizabeth Aderholdt |
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Polly Neta Hewitt
October 12, 1891
June 27, 1956 |
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Polly Neta Hewitt was the
wife of Herbert Eugene Witherspoon |
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WITHERSPOON |
Ivey Aderholdt Witherspoon
PFC US Army World War 1
October 07, 1890
October 23, 1977 |
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Ivey Aderholdt Witherspoon was
the son of Leander Densford Lutz Witherspoon & Lydia Caroline
Hawn |
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Esther Hewitt
November 07, 1888
August 27, 1971 |
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Esther Hewitt was the wife
of Ivey Aderholdt Witherspoon |
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WITHERSPOON |
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Jacob Napoleon Witherspoon
October 07, 1856
November 28, 1926 |
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Jacob was the son of
Miles Rankin Witherspoon and
Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt
He was a brother to Margaret Elizabeth Witherspoon and a
brother-in-law to
Patrick Sylvanus Setzer |
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Candes (Candice/Candace) E.
Propst Witherspoon
April 04, 1861
February 19, 1944 |
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Candice E. Propst
Witherspoon was the wife of Jacob Napoleon Witherspoon |
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WITHERSPOON |
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Leander Densford Lutz
Witherspoon
November 11, 1861
November 20, 1941 |
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Leander Denford Lutz
Witherspoon was the son of
Miles Rankin Witherspoon
and
Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt |
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Lydia Caroline Hawn
Wife of L. D. L. Witherspoon
April 13, 1866
March 19, 1926 |
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Lydia was the wife of
Leander Denford Lutz Witherspoon |
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WITHERSPOON |
Loy Hawn Witherspoon |
November 19, 1904 |
December 8, 1935 |
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His Wife |
Catherine Wilson |
February 9, 1908 |
March 19, 1941 |
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Loy Hawn Witherspoon was the
son of Leander Densford Lutz Witherspoon and Lydia Hawn
He was the grandson of
Miles Rankin Witherspoon
and
Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt |
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Loy Hawn Witherspoon Jr.
January 17, 1930
"Deo Juvante" ("With God's Help" from the flag of Monaco)
[Death Unknown) |
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Loy Hawn Witherspoon Jr. was
the 1st of 3 children born to Loy Witherspoon Sr. and Catherine
Wilson
He was the grandson of Leander Denford Lutz Witherspoonh and
Lydia Hawn
He was the great grandson of
Miles Rankin Witherspoon
and
Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt |
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WITHERSPOON |
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Miles Rankin Witherspoon
March 13, 1817
February 09, 1892 |
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Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt
December 24, 1817
November 08, 1887 |
Aged: 74yrs 10m & 26d |
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Aged: 68y 10m 15ds |
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Miles Rankin Witherspoon was
the son of
Thomas Wesley Witherspoon & Margaret Rankin
Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt was the daughter of
Jacob Israel
Aderholt and Elizabeth Heavner
They were the parents of
Margaret Ann Elizabeth Witherspoon,
James P. Witherspoon, John Hart Witherspoon, Thomas Aderholdt
Witherspoon, Davide Hoyle Witherspoon, Jacob Napoleon
Witherspoon, Emanuel Alexander Witherspoon and Leander Denford
Lutz Witherspoon |
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If you're part of the "family" and you have family members
buried in the Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery that are not
listed on this page, email me and let me know and I'll try to
correct the situation. |
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