Celia and Patish Witherspoon
Item
Title
Celia and Patish Witherspoon
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Type
Image
Description
The first image is of Celia Witherspoon and the second is of her daughter Patrish Witherspoon, also sister to Iola Douglas. Celia was the wife of Rev. Willie Witherspoon. After emancipation, the Witherspoons purchased 140 acres on North Thomasville Road and later donated the land for the Horseshoe School. Celia lived to the age of 105 and passed away in Miracle Hill Nursing Home.
Genre
Photographs
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Physical Description
1 item
Identifier
JGRCMA-FC-B042A-I031
Topics
African American families
Pioneer Tallahassee families
African American children
African American women
Physical Location
Families Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.