Date Original
1889 December 24
Description
This collection contains the hand-written autobiography of James Lafayette Witherspoon and a typed transcript of the autobiography. It also contains photographs of members of the Witherspoon and Cross families, as well as a photograph of Robert Ward Johnson, who was a planter, lawyer, and Confederate Senator from Arkansas. In addition, the collection contains a printed family tree of the Witherspoon family.
Biographical/Historical Note
James Lafayette Witherspoon was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on November 19, 1824, to James Blakely Witherspoon and Mary Ann Frierson. He married Mary Frances Cross on November 16, 1854, in Hempstead County, Arkansas. They had six children. Witherspoon was a lawyer in Little Rock and Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He died on June 9, 1890, in Hempstead County.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.176.007
Resource Type
Text
Collection
James Lafayette Witherspoon collection, SMC.176.007
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
James Lafayette Witherspoon collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
