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John Martin "Jack" Witherspoon

7 Mar 1846 – 14 Apr 1909

Birth	7 Mar 1846
Death	14 Apr 1909
Cemetery	Mount Zion Cemetery Midlothian , Ellis County , Texas , USA
Added by	Donna Harkins Fred on 28 Jun 2010
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27818984

Bio

s/o William Winfrey Witherspoon and Margaret Jane Davis Witherspoon . Served in Parson's Brigade, Company F, Ellis County Texas Rangers during the Confederate War. Married Nancy E. 'Nannie' Cooper. Had 11 children. John Calvin Witherspoon

Inscription

-- The incorrect information regarding John Martin Witherspoon's birth date is listed on the tombstone as 1870. It is also found incorrect on the 1870 Federal Census and two different genealogy books. -- The year 1841 is the year that John Martin Witherspoon was born. The proof is listed in the following sentences: 1. J. M. Witherspoon was listed on Infant Baptismal records page 223, line 15, September 20, 1841. New Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church Neosho, Missouri dated May 15,1837-1870 microfilm of Church records from Family History Center. 2. Three different Federal Census: 1850,1860 and 1880 recalculates the birth year as 184l. The 1900 Census lists his birth as Mar. 1841. 3. His enlistment papers for the War Between the States show he enlisted in Parsons 12th Cavalry Regiment in Ellis County, TX in August of 1861 at age 20 years old. This, again, would place his birth year in 1841. 4. An article was written about John Martin and he made this statement: "...his parents died when he was only 8 years old, and he came to this state with an uncle, James Boyd..." the article is located in the book titled "A Memorial and Biographical History of Ellis County, Texas" located in the Sims Library, Waxahachie,Texas. His mother died in 1844 and his father died in 1849.

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Family

Parents

• William Winfrey Witherspoon 1800–1849
• Margaret Jane Davis Witherspoon 1844–1844

Spouse

• Nancy E. "Nannie" Cooper Witherspoon 1847–1902

Siblings

• Joseph Henry Witherspoon 1824–1886
• Benjamin Franklin Witherspoon 1826–1899
• Nancy Ann Witherspoon Garvin 1831–1878
• Finis Ewing Witherspoon 1834–1910
• William Anderson Witherspoon 1836–1902
• Thomas Winfrey Witherspoon 1848–1904

Children

• Margaret Loraine "Maggie" Witherspoon Eastwood 1869–1913
• Ida N. Witherspoon 1871–1882
• Elmira L. "Ella" Witherspoon 1873–1882
• Lula Etta Witherspoon Witherspoon 1873–1946
• Sarah Frances Witherspoon Duvall 1876–1963
• Walter Lee Witherspoon 1877–1936
• Dosha Eliza Witherspoon Witherspoon 1882–1970
• William Winfrey "Wint" Witherspoon 1883–1969
• Ethel Witherspoon 1885–1892
• Lottie Mae Witherspoon Sanders 1887–1968

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