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(1787 - 1856)

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Wesley
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(1749 - 1790)

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(1726 - 1778)

John Witherspoon
(1700 - 17??)

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David Hoyle Witherspoon     Born: 09 May 1854, Catawba County, NC Died:  10 Apr 1928   David 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.   David Hoyle Witherspoon       In 1860, Miles Rankin Witherspoon and and his wife Sarah were living in Catawba Station and had seven children.  David was 6 years old.   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         By 1870 the family was living in Hamilton Township of Catawba County, NC and David was 16 years old.   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   ------- Densford 8 M W       NC         The 1880 Census shows David Hoyle Witherspoon living with his brother Thomas Aderholdt Witherspoon and Thomas' wife, Florence Arkansas Miller Witherspoon.  Thomas and Arkansas had two children: Robert Leroy (age 2) and Sarah Elizabeth (age 4 months0.  Thomas was working as a blacksmith and his younger brother, David (age 25), was working as a carriage maker.   1880 Catawba County, NC Census   Last Name First Name Race Sex Age Relation S/M/Wd Occupation Birth Self F M Witherspoon Thos. A. W M 28 Head M Blacksmith NC NC NC ------- F. Arkansas W F 22 Wife M Keeping House NC NC NC ------- Robt. L. W M 2 Son S   NC NC NC ------- Sarah E. W F 4/12 Daughter S   NC NC NC Hawn Wesley M. W M 21 Bparder S Blacksmith Ap. NC NC NC Witherspoon David W M 25 Bparder S Carriage Workman NC NC NC             David married Mary Frances "Mollie" Stallings on 29 Nov 1883.  Mollie was born 26 Jun 1862 and was the daughter of Willie "Wiley" P. Stallings (20 May 1820 - Apr 1894) and Sarah Lundy Stallings (1825 - 11 Sep 1874).                     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..                             The Descendants of John Witherspoon (b. 1650, SCOTLAND)     Compiled by H. Glenn Williams, 1997           A glimpse into the economy of World War I is seen in a letter from David to his son, G. (Grover) 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.                             The Descendants of John Witherspoon (b. 1650, SCOTLAND)     Compiled by H. Glenn Williams, 1997           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 and Mollie had six children.   Children of David Hoyle Witherspoon and Mary Frances "Mollie" Stallings Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Grover Cleveland Witherspoon 29 Jan 1885 Catawba Co, NC 22 Dec 1948 Carrollton, GA Bertha Ellen Stack m. 08 Sep 1914 William "Willie" Bristow Witherspoon 10 Jun 1887 Catawba Co, NC 03 Dec 1963 Pitt Co, NC Anne Jordan m. 10 Sep 1914 Sarah "Sadie" Rebecca Witherspoon 20 Mar 1890 Catawba Co, NC 02 Dec 1980 John D. Williams m. 1913 Alice Beverly Witherspoon 03 Jul 1894 Catawba Co, NC 07 Jan 1982 Mitchell Chisholm Walter L. Witherspoon 14 Jan 1898 Catawba Co, NC 25 Jan 1901 Catawba Co, NC (Died in Infancy)       The 1900 Census shows David and his family living in the Hickory Township of Catawba County, NC.  David is 45 and his wife Mollie is 37.  The Census shows that David and Mollie had been married for 16 years and had 5 children, all still living.  The Witherspoon children on the 1900 Census were: Grover Cleveland (age 15) who was working as a "Clerk" in a Furniture Store, Willie Bristow (age 12) was working as a "Printer", Sarah Rebecca (age 10), Alice B. (age 5) and Walter L. (age 2).  Mollie's mother, Rebecca (age 55), was also living with the Witherspoon family.  David's occupation was listed as "Wheelwright".   1900 Catawba County, NC Census    Name Relation Race Sex Birth Age S M Wd Yrs Md. Kids Birth Occupation Last First Mth Yr Born Live Witherspoon David H. Head W M May 1855 45 M 16     NC Wheelwright ------- Mollie F Wife W F Jun 1862 37 M 16 5 5 NC   ------- Grover C. Son W M Jan 1885 15 S       NC Clerk Furniture St. ------- Willie B. Won W M Jun 1887 12 S       NC Printer ------- Sarah R. Daughter W F Mar 1890 10 S       NC   ------- Alice B. Daughter W F July 1894 5 S       NC   ------- Walter L. Son W M Jan 1898 2 S       NC   Stallings Rebecca M-in-Law W F Oct 1844 55 Wd       NC         The 1910 Census shows David and Mollie (listed as "Mary") still living in Hickory, Catawba County, NC.  David's age was listed as 51 but he would have actually been 55 years old.  Only three children were still living at home: William (Willie Bristow), Sadie (Sarah Elizabeth) and Alice Beverly.  The Census shows that only four of Mollie's children were still living.  Son Walter L. Witherspoon died 25 Jan 1901 at the age of 3.  David was still working as a "Wheelwright"  David owned the family home.   1910 Catawba County, NC Census    Name Relation Sex Race Age S/M/W Kids Birth Occupation Home Last First   Yrs. Md Born Live Trade Ind. O/R F/M H/F Witherspoon David Head M W 51 M 27     NC Wheelwright Shop O F H ------- Mary Wife F W 46 M 27 5 4 NC None         ------- William Son M W 22 S       NC Printer Printing Co.       ------- Sadie Daughter F W 20 S       NC Laborer Printing Co.       ------- Alice Daughter F W 15 S       NC None               Mary Frances Stallings Witherspoon died 31 Oct 1926 at the age of 63 in Greensboro, Guilford County, NC.  The Death Certificate shows that she was born 26 Jun 1863 in Caswell County, NC.  Cause of Death was listed as "Molaris" and "Pulmonary TB" (Tuberculosis). The Death Certificate says she had been suffering from TB for 5 years.   Death Certificate for Mary Frances Stallings Witherspoon       David Hoyle Witherspoon died 10 Apr 1928.   David's Death Certificate lists the cause of death as "Chronic Myocarditis" or "inflammation of heart muscle".  David was 73 years, 11 months, and 1 day old at the time of his death.   Death Certificate for David Hoyle Witherspoon       David, Mary Frances and young Walter Witherspoon are buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Hickory, NC.   Headstone for David Hoyle Witherspoon at Oakwook Cemetery, Hickory, Catawba County, NC     Headstone for Mary Frances "Mollie" Stallings Witherspoon at Oakwook Cemetery, Hickory, Catawba County, NC     Headstone of Walter L. Witherspoon at Oakwook Cemetery, Hickory, Catawba County, 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.net           If you have additional information or photos of David Hoyle Witherspoon, please contact me.