Witherington Cemetery in Clayroot section of souther Pitt County, NC has three different spellings Joel K. WITHERINGTON b. 5-24-1864 d. 8-18-1931 I. K. WETHERINGTON b. 9-1-1861 d. 10-21-1907 I. K. WITHERINGTON b. 6-14-1827 d. 10-18-1905 Sarah W. WEITHERINGTON, Daughter of I. K. Weitherington Some of the spellings could be mistakes by the stone makers. I. K. is Ivan Kinsey Witherington b. 1827, is the father of Joel Kinsey Witherington. According to my notes Ivan's father was Reuben Witherington and his grandfather was Solomon Witherington.