John Witherspoon Goldthwaite
b. 3 February 1840, d. 4 January 1883
- Father: Henry Barnes Goldthwaite b. 10 April 1802, d. 19 October 1847
- Mother: Elizabeth Isabella Witherspoon b. 22 April 1816, d. 12 April 1884
- John Witherspoon Goldthwaite was born on 3 February 1840 in Alabama.
- He married Mary Purvis, daughter of Robert Purvis and Mary (?), circa 1859.
- Robert Purvis appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Mobile County, Alabama. Other members of the household included John Witherspoon Goldthwaite, Bessie Purvis, Cora Purvis, Fanny Purvis, Robert Purvis, John Purvis, Carie Purvis, William Purvis and Mary Purvis.
- He was a merchant, according to the 1860 census.
- John Witherspoon Goldthwaite appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Shiloh, Marengo County, Alabama, and his wife and children were enumerated in the Mobile household of his mother.. Also in the household was one German-born farmhand.
- He was a bookkeeper, according to the 1880 census.
- John Witherspoon Goldthwaite died on 4 January 1883 at age 42.
- His wife Mary Purvis became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama.
- Last Edited: 13 Nov 2015
Family: Mary Purvis b. circa 1838, d. 27 December 1909
- Henry Goldthwaite b. 1864, d. 15 February 1943
- Lilly Witherspoon Goldthwaite b. 1866, d. 30 January 1946