I whanau a Witherspoon i Georgia a i mahi ia hei kaiawhina i roto i te United States Army Reserve. I mahi ia i te kura motuhake hei kairangahau tae noa ki te 2012. Ko tana whaea, ko Dr. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" (née Reese), no Harriman, Tennessee. Dr. Betty Witherspoon i whiwhi i nga tohu e rima i te katoa, tae atu ki te Ph.D i roto i te haumanu haumanu. I noho ia hei kaiwhakaako mo te haumanu i te Whare Wananga o Vanderbilt. Kua kii a Witherspoon i te uri o John Witherspoon, i hainatia te United States Declaration of Independence; heoi, kaore tenei i te whakaarohia e nga kaipānui o te Whare Wananga o Tulane i te wa o te kura nui. I whanau a ia i Georgia ka mahi hei kaitiaki i te United States Army Reserve. I whakahuatia e ona matua i te wa o te kura tuarua o te United States Army Reserve.
Ko Georgia