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Children of John Worth and either Julia Ann Drysdale or Mary Jane Lemon
i. Martha A., born about 1852 or 1853 (A8)
ii. Mary E., born about 1853 (A9)
iii. Stephen L., born about 1854 or 1855 (A10)
iv. Adalaska, born about 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859 (A11)
probably male
REFERENCES
1. Tombstone of Julia A. Worth in the Old Boggstown Cemetery, Boggstown, Shelby
County, Indiana. The inscription on the tombstone reads, "JULIA A. Wife of JOHN
WORTH DIED April 10 1856 Aged 40 Yrs 2 mo & 13 ds." This inscription was barely
visable when photographed on August 26, 2000, by Curtis L. Older. The cemetery was
vandalized sometime before the picture by Curtis L. Older was taken of the tombstone.
However, the inscription was confirmed by John German of Wanamaker, Indiana, who
visited the cemetery in the 1960s and wrote down the inscription at that time, which
was before the cemetery was vandalized and the tombstone broken.
2. Kentucky, Montgomery County, Marriage Records, February 15, 1809, John Drysdale
and Martha McGlaughlin.
3. 1810 U. S. Census for Kentucky, Montgomery County, Township - Not Stated, Roll
M252_7, Page 371, Image 387, James Drisdale household; 1820 U. S. Census for
Kentucky, Campbell County, Covington Township, Roll M33_20, Page 19, Image
Number 25, James Drysdale household; 1820 U. S. Census for Kentucky, Montgomery
County, Township Not Stated, Roll M33_25, Page 283, Image Number 155, James
Drisdale household; 1830 U. S. Census for Kentucky, Montgomery County, Township -
Not Stated, Roll 40, Page 30, James Drysdale household; 1820 U. S. Census for
Kentucky, Campbell County, Covington Township, Roll M33_20, Page 19, Image
Number 25, John Drisdale household; 1830 U. S. Census for Kentucky, Montgomery
County, Township - Not Stated, Roll 40, Page 30, John Drysdale household; 1840 U. S.
Census for Indiana, Daviess County, Township Not Stated, Roll 77, Page 42, John
Drysdale household; Kentucky, Montgomery County, Marriage Records, February 15,
1809, John Drysdale and Martha McGlaughlin.
4. Henry Boyals - of Campbell County, Kentucky, dated: March 29, 1816, wife - Martha,
witnesses - John Drysdale and James Drysdale, Will Book A, 1787-1821, Campbell
County Court House, Alexandria, Kentucky.
5. 1830 U. S. Census for Kentucky, Montgomery County, Township - Not Stated, Roll
40, Page 30, John Drysdale household; 1830 U. S. Census for Kentucky, Montgomery
County, Township - Not Stated, Roll 40, Page 30, James Drysdale household.
6. Indiana, Rush County, Marriages, February 15, 1838, Sanford David Turner and
Rachel Ann Drysdale.
7. "Just found out my great-great grandfather's name was Huey (Hugh?) Drysdale.
Records state he was born in or from Kentucky and married a women named Mandy
Collins born in Indiana. Could this be your Hugh? My name is Beth Drysdale Pribble, I
live in Indiana and my e-mail address is prib40@hotmail.com"; second message from
unknown sender.
9. E-mail to Curtis Older from Beth Drysdale Pribble. "My great great grandfather was
William Drysdale born in Montgomery County,Kentucky,August 28th,1815. He married
Elizabeth Earnest in March,1837 in Rush County,In. (she was from Sevier
County,Tennessee). I have the family tree on down from there and can't find Julia. I live
in Kennard, Indiana. That is only 20 min. from Rushville, IN Rush County. If I can help
your research IN ANY WAY please let me know!! Beth"
12. 1840 U. S. Census for Indiana, Daviess County, Township Not Stated, Roll 77, Page
34, William Drysdale household and John Worth household.
13. Indiana, Rush County, Marriages, June 5, 1837, John Worth and Julia Ann Drysdale,
p. 4:327.
15. The English ancestry of the Worth family is presented in A Genealogical History of the
Clark and Worth Families by Carol Clark Johnson. A caveat on the latter source is its
sporadic documentation and its reliance upon heralds' visitations. An unpublished, but
important source of Worth family information is the William C. Folger records of
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts families in possession of the Nantucket Historical
Association. Consisting of three large handwritten ledgers, the Folger collection is
criticized for its inaccuracies and total lack of documentation, however, the very age of
this effort, which began before the Civil War, gives it its own value as evidence. See
Genealogical Records of Nantucket Families, William C. Folger, MS, 3 vols., Nantucket
Historical Association, Nantucket, MA, vol. 3, p. 2,077; also see "Joseph and Lydia
(Gorham) Worth of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and Their Wandering Children",
Elizabeth Pearson White, C.G, F.A.S.G, F.N.G.S., and Edwin W. Coles, National
Genealogical Society Quarterly, 76 (December 1988), pp. 275-77.
16. Genealogical Records of Nantucket Families, William C. Folger, MS, 3 vols., Nantucket
Historical Association, Nantucket, MA, vol. 3, p. 2,077.
17. Ibid; Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, William Wade Hinshaw, (1936, rpt,
Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969), Page: 1:846.
18. U. S. Census of Indiana, 1840, Davies County, p. 64, John Worth, Free White Males -
under 5 years of age - 1, age 20 and under 30 - 1, Free White Females - age 5 and under
10 - 1, age 20 and under 30 - 1, Total people in family = 4, Persons employed in
Agriculture = 1, Number of white persons over age 20 who cannot read and write = 2.
19. 1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Rush County, Jackson Township, Roll M432_170,
Page 556, Dwelling #52, Family #54, John Worth household.
20. Genealogical Records of Nantucket Families, William C. Folger, MS, 3 vols., Nantucket
Historical Association, Nantucket, MA, vol. 3, p. 2,077; 1850 U. S. Census for Indiana,
Rush County, Jackson Township, Roll M432_170, Page 556, Dwelling #52, Family #54,
John Worth household.
21. 1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Davies County, Washington Township, Roll
M432_140, Page 112, Dwelling #395, Family #395, Robert Underwood household.
22. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Microfilm #1433573, Robert S.
Underwood, Mrs. Susannah Drasdale, February 10, 1849, Daviess County, Indiana.
23. 1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Rush County, Jackson Township, Roll M432_170,
Page 556, Dwelling #52, Family #54, John Worth household.
24. Kentucky, Campbell County, Marriage Records, May 3, 1817, Allen Hiatt and Polly
Drysdale.
25. "I am looking for the family of Allen Hiatt/Hyatt who married Mary "Polly"
Drysdale 3 May, 1817 in Campbell Co. KY. Allen was born ca. 1797 in PA. His parents
were William and Elizabeth "Betsy" Thatcher Hiatt. My Hiatt family came from PA,
NC, VA to OH in 1808-10. They stayed in OH and moved several times ending up at
Cincinnati OH and crossed into Campbell County ca. 1817 where two of the children
married. Allen HIATT b. ca. 1797 m. Mary "Polly" DRYSDALE 3 May 1817. Stephen
HIATT b. ca. 1798 m. Lucy MORRIS 6 Dec. 1817. Nancy HIATT b. ca. 1803 m. Landon
BONHAM 3 August 1818. Then the family moved on to Greenup County ca. 1820-27 as
that is when the others married. Sallie/Sarah HIATT b. ca. 1805 m. Jeremiah RICE 24
March, 1824. Elizabeth "Betsy" HIATT b. ca. 1807 m, Jesse Griffith 21 Aug. 1827. John
HIATT b. c. 1809 m. Mahala BRAMMER 16 July, 1830. All the last 3 marriages occurring
in Greenup Co. KY. Vivian at e-mail: VMcca43559@aol.com."
26. 1820 U. S. Census for Kentucky, Fleming County, Township Not Stated, Roll
M33_21, Page 43, Image 50, Allen Hiatt household, Free White Males - under 10 years -
1, of 16 and under 26 years - 1, Free White Females - under 10 years - 2, of 26 and under
45 years - 1, number of persons engaged in agriculture - 1.
27. 1830 U. S. Census for Indiana, Rush County, Township Not Stated, Roll 26, Page 278,
Allen Hiatt household, Free White Persons - Males of 5 and under 10 - 1, of 30 and
under 40 - 1, Females under 5 years of age - 1, of 5 and under 10 - 2, of 10 and under 15 -
1, of 30 and under 40 - 1.
28. 1840 U. S. Census for Indiana, Daviess County, Township Not Stated, Roll 77, Page
42, Allen Hyatt houshold, Free White Persons - Males 15 and under 20 - 1, 40 and under
50 - 1, Females 10 and under 15 - 2, 20 and under 30 - 1, 50 and under 60 - 1.
29. 1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Rush County, Jackson Township, Roll M432_170,
Page 556, Dwelling #52, Family #54, John Worth household.
37. U. S. Census of Indiana, 1850, Rush County, Jackson Township, John Worth, p. 556.
38. Newspaper Division of the Indiana State Library, National Volunteer, (Shelbyville,
Indiana), microfilm copy, September 3, 1854.
39A. Tombstone, Julia A., Wife of, John Worth, DIED, April 10, 1856, Aged, 40 Yrs 2
mo., & 13 ds., Old Boggstown Cemetery, Shelby County, Indiana.
39B. Shelby County, Indiana, Marriages, January 1, 1857, John Worth and Mary Jane
(Lemon) Stephens. She was born October 10, 1824 at Akron, Ohio, and died October 22,
1913, in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
40. Indiana State Board of Health, Death Certificate, Mary J. Worth, Tippecanoe Co.,
Indiana, October 22, 1913.
41. U. S. Census of Indiana, 1860, Montgomery County, Madison Township, post office -
Linden, family number 0161, dwelling number 0166, John Worth age 42; U. S. Census of
Indiana, 1860, Hendricks County, Middle Township, Pittsborough, family number 0823,
dwelling number 0823, John Worth age 42.
42. U. S. Census of Indiana, 1870, Montgomery County, Sugar Creek Township, post
office Darlington, enumerated June 17, 1870, John Worth age 52.
43. Letter from John Worth (New Ross, Indiana) to Hiram C. Worth (Greensboro, North
Carolina), 1 February 1886. Original letter at Hege Library, Friends Historical
Collection, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC. Transcript of letter dated January 1915,
made from original letter on loan from Laura D. Worth of Guilford College to Herbert
Folger, California Mayflower Society Historian. A copy of the transcript was in the
lineage documents of Arlie L. Rigsbee, General Number 4071, General Society of
Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
A1. Genealogical Records of Nantucket Families, William C. Folger, MS, 3 vols., Nantucket
Historical Association, Nantucket, MA, vol. 3, p. 2,077, John Worth married Elizabeth
Hyatt; 1840 U. S. Census of Indiana, Daviess County, p. 64, John Worth household, Free
White Females - age 5 and under 10 - 1; 1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Rush County,
Jackson Township, Roll M432_170, Page 556, Dwelling #52, Family #54, John Worth
household, Mary Hiatt, age 60, female, real estate value = $400, born in Kentucky,
cannot read or write.
A2. Seth Worth was born about 1839; 1840 U. S. Census for Indiana, Daviess County,
Township Not Stated, Roll 77, Page 34, John Worth household, Free White Males under
5 years of age - 1; 1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Rush County, Jackson Township, Roll
M432_170, Page 556, Dwelling #52, Family #54, John Worth household, Seth Worth, age
10, male, born in Indiana, attended school during year; 1860 U. S. Census for Indiana,
Montgomery County, Madison Township, Post Office - Linden, Roll M653_283, Page
386, enumerated July 24, 1860, Dwelling 166, Family 161, Seth Worth, age 21, male,
farmer, born in Indiana.
A3. James W. Worth was born about 1841 or 1841; 1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Rush
County, Jackson Township, Roll M432_170, Page 556, Dwelling #52, Family #54, John
Worth household, James Worth, age 9, male, born in Indiana, attended school during
year; 1860 U. S. Census for Indiana, Montgomery County, Madison Township, Post
Office - Linden, Roll M653_283, Page 386, enumerated July 24, 1860, Dwelling 166,
Family 161, James W. Worth, age 18, male, farmer, born in Indiana.
A4. John C. Worth was born May 8, 1845, and apparently was a twin of his sister, Mary
J. Worth; 1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Rush County, Jackson Township, Roll
M432_170, Page 556, Dwelling #52, Family #54, John Worth household, John Worth, age
5, male, born in Indiana; 1860 U. S. Census for Indiana, Montgomery County, Madison
Township, Post Office - Linden, Roll M653_283, Page 386, enumerated July 24, 1860,
Dwelling 166, Family 161, John C. Worth, age 15, male; National Archives, Civil War
Pension Records, John C. Worth, 120th Indiana Infantry, Private, Company C, soldier's
certificate #368-228, Can #7 730, Bundle #22, wife Rebecca J. Worth, number 497,241
appears on the cover of his folder, also #1,567,964. File contains copy of his Honorable
Discharge, copy of his Death Certificate, and copy of Death Certificate for Matilda
Worth. John C. Worth lost sight in his left eye, was partially deaf in both ears, and was
severely wounded in the left shoulder and right arm due to a shell explosion at the
Battle of Franklin, Tennessee; State of Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Marriages, John Worth
and Matilda Horn, May 14, 1866, Book C-11, p. 202.
A5. Mary J. Worth probably was a twin of John C. Worth, her brother, and probably
was born May 8, 1845. State of Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Marriages, George Horn and
Jane Worth, May 14, 1866, Book C-11, p. 202; 1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Rush
County, Jackson Township, Roll M432_170, Page 556, Dwelling #52, Family #54, Mary J.
Worth, age 5, female, born in Indiana. 1860 U.S. Census for Indiana, Hendricks County,
Middle Township, Post Office -Pittsborough, Roll M653_265, Page 799, enumerated July
12, 1860n Family 823, Dwelling 823, Mary J. Worth, age 15, female.
A6. Elizabeth A. Worth was born about 1847; 1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Rush
County, Jackson Township, Roll M432_170, Page 556, Dwelling #52, Family #54,
Elizabeth Worth, age 3, female, born in Indiana; 1860 U.S. Census for Indiana,
Hendricks County, Middle Township, Post Office -Pittsborough, Roll M653_265, Page
799, enumerated July 12, 1860, Family 823, Dwelling 823, Elizabeth Worth, age 13,
female; State of Indiana, Montgomery Co., Marriages, Jesse W. Lewellen and Elizabeth
Worth, married November 17, 1864, filed and recorded January 28, 1865, Book 6, p. 272;
State of Indiana, Montgomery Co., Births, 1882 to 1920, Book H-4, p. 141, male child of
Jesse Lewellen and Elizabeth Worth, born March 26, 1888; Lucy Jane Harmison, the only
wife of Chesterfield Worth, remarried on June 9, 1896, in Terre Haute, Indiana. Lucy
married Jesse Lewellen. Jesse was the widower of Elizabeth Worth, a sister of
Chesterfield. Elizabeth Worth Lewellen apparently died sometime between March 26,
1888, and June 9, 1896.
A7. Chesterfield Worth probably was born between June 28th and July 12, 1850; State of
Illinois, Vermilion Co., Marriages, Doctor Dillon and Lucy Harmison, September 7,
1872, Film #1298746 - 1298749; 1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Rush County, Jackson
Township, Roll M432_170, Page 556, Dwelling #52, Family #54, Chesterfield D. Worth,
age 1, male, born in Indiana; 1860 U.S. Census for Indiana, Hendricks County, Middle
Township, Post Office -Pittsborough, Roll M653_265, Page 799, enumerated July 12,
1860, Family 823, Dwelling 823, Chester F. D. Worth, age 10, male; Chesterfield Worth
apparently died in 1892 at Terre Haute, Indiana, probably sometime after March of that
year. The 1892 Terre Haute City Directory lists Lucy Worth as the widow of
Chesterfield. 1892 Terre Haute (Indiana) City Directory, "Worth, Lucy (wid
Chesterfield), lab, res 214 S 1st". Lucy also is listed as a widow of Chesterfield in the
1894 Terre Haute City Directory, residing at 22 Chesnut, and in the 1896 Terre Haute
(Indiana) City Directory, residing at 426 S. Water. Lucy Jane Harmison, the only wife of
Chesterfield Worth, remarried on June 9, 1896, in Terre Haute, Indiana. Lucy married
Jesse Lewellen. Jesse was the widower of Elizabeth Worth, a sister of Chesterfield. State
of Indiana, Vigo Co., Marriages, V 4-M, Nov 1892 - Dec 1896, p. 87, Box 60, June 9, 1896
(929.3177245 V); and also State of Indiana, Vigo Co., Marriages, June 9, 1896, Jesse
Lewellen and Lucy Worth, Book 14, p. 84.
A8. Martha A. Worth was born about 1851 or 1852; 1860 U.S. Census for Indiana,
Hendricks County, Middle Township, Post Office -Pittsborough, Roll M653_265, Page
799, enumerated July 12, 1860, Family 823, Dwelling 823, Martha A. Worth, age 9,
female; State of Indiana, Montgomery Co., Marriages, Johnathan Lewellen and Martha
A. Werth, married April 21, 1869, Book 7, original source p. 230; 1880 U. S. Census of
Indiana, Montgomery Co., Shannandale, Jonathan Lewellen, age 38, farmer, born in
Indiana, father born in NC, mother born in NC, Martha A. Worth, age 27, keeping
house, born in Indiana, father born in NC, mother born in Ohio, Nettie, age 9, at school,
Lillian, age 7, at home, Thomas, age 4, Arthur, age 2, Oliver, age 7/12.
A9. Mary E. was born about 1853. U.S. Census for Indiana, 1860 Hendricks County,
Middle Township, Post Office -Pittsborough, Roll M653_265, Page 799, enumerated July
12, 1860; Family 823, Dwelling 823, Mary E. Worth, age 7, female; 1870 U. S. Census for
Indiana, Montgomery County, Sugar Creek Township, Post Office - Darlington, Roll
M593_345, Page 196, image 400, enumerated June 17, 1870, Dwelling 34, Family 34,
Worth, Mary E., age 17, female, white, housekeeper, born in Indiana.
A10. Stephen L. was born about 1854 or 1855. He married Ellen Geiger on June 27, 1874,
in Montgomery County, Indiana. Index to Marriage Record 1860-1920 Inclusive Volume
III Letters P to Z Inclusive, Montgomery County, Indiana, W. P. A. Original Record
Located County Clerk's Office Crawfordsville Compiled by Indiana Works Progress
Administration 1938, Spouse 1: Stephen L Worth, Spouse 2: Ellen Geiger, Marriage
Date: 27 Jun 1874, County: Montgomery, Book: 8, Original Source Page: 181; 1860 U.S.
Census for Indiana, Hendricks County, Middle Township, Post Office -Pittsborough,
Roll M653_265, Page 799, enumerated July 12, 1860, Family 823, Dwelling 823, Stephen
S. Worth, age 6, male; 1870 U. S. Census for Indiana, Montgomery County, Sugar Creek
Township, Post Office - Darlington, Roll M593_345, Page 196, image 400, enumerated
June 17, 1870. Dwelling 34, Family 34, Worth, Stephen L., age 15, male, white, farm
hand, born in Indiana.
A11. Adalaska, born about 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, probably male. 1860 U. S. Census for
Indiana, Montgomery County, Madison Township, Post Office - Linden, Roll M653_283,
Page 386, enumerated July 24, 1860, Dwelling 166, Family 161, Adalaska Worth, age 4,
male, born in Indiana; 1870 U. S. Census for Indiana, Montgomery County, Sugar Creek
Township, Post Office - Darlington, Roll M593_345, Page 196, image 400, enumerated
June 17, 1870, Dwelling 34, Family 34, Worth, Adalaska, age 13, male, white, at school,
born in Indiana, attended school within year; 1880 U. S. Census for Indiana, Tippecanoe
County, Tippecanoe Township, Roll T9_313, Family History Film 1254313, Page 173D,
Enumeration District 21, Image 0600, Enumerated June 8 and 9, Dwelling 112, Family
120, Worth, Adalaska, white, male, 21, son, single, laborer, born in Indiana, father born
in North Carolina, mother born in Ohio.
A12. Indiana B. was born in 1860. 1860 U. S. Census for Indiana, Montgomery County,
Madison Township, Post Office - Linden, Roll M653_283, Page 386, enumerated July 24,
1860, Dwelling 166, Family 161, Indiana Worth, age 6 months, female, born in Indiana;
1870 U. S. Census for Indiana, Montgomery County, Sugar Creek Township, Post Office
- Darlington, Roll M593_345, Page 196, image 400, enumerated June 17, 1870, Dwelling
34, Family 34, Worth, Indiana F., age 10, female, white, at home, born in Indiana; not
included in 1880 Worth family census.
A13. Ida B. Worth, born August 12, 1862, died January 25, 1864. Cemeteries of
Montgomery County (Indiana), Crawfordsville Public Library, 1y5m13d, d/o John &
Mary.
A14. Eliza (Lydia), was born about 1868 and died between 1890 and 1900. Lydia Worth
married John Timmons, January 29, 1890, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Index to
Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Volume IV Letters Rog - Z Inclusive Roqevs, W -
Z, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, County Clerk's Office, Lafayette Compiled by Indiana
Works Progress Administration, Spouse 1: John Timmons, Spouse 2: Lydia Worth,
Marriage Date: 29 Jan 1890, County: Tippecanoe, Book: C-19, Original Source Page: 223;
Lydia Worth was not included in the 1870 Worth family census. 1880 U. S. Census for
Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Tippecanoe Township, Roll T9_313, Family History Film
1254313, Page 173D, Enumeration District 21, Image 0600, Enumerated June 8 and 9,
Dwelling 112, Family 120, Worth, Eliza, white, female, age 12, daughter, single, at
school, born in Indiana, father born in North Carolina, mother born in Ohio; 1900 U. S.
Census for Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Wea Township, Roll T623_406, Page 5B,
Enumeration District 117, Enumerated June 15, 1900, by James W. McBeth, Dwelling
#96, Family #96, Timmons, John, head, white, male, born October 1869, age 32, married,
1 year of marriage, born in Indiana, parents born in Germany, farm laborer; Timmons,
Nellie, wife, white, female, born April 1866, age 34, married, 1 year of marriage, mother
of 2 children, 2 children living in 1900, born in Iowa, parents born in Indiana; Timmons,
Tessie O., daughter, white, female, born March 1892, age 8, single; Timmons, Mary M.,
daughter, white, female, born June 1895, age 4, single Worth, Mary J., mother-in-law,
white, female, October 1824, age 75, mother of 7 children, 2 children living in 1900, born
in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in New Jersey; John Timmons remarried in
1899 and his new wife appears in the 1900 Tippecanoe census. Index to Marriage
Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Volume IV Letters Rog - Z Inclusive Roqevs, W - Z,
Tippecanoe County, Indiana, County Clerk's Office, Lafayette Compiled by Indiana
Works Progress Administration, Spouse 1: John Timmons, Spouse 2: Nellie Christ,
Marriage Date: 27 Feb 1899, County: Tippecanoe, Book: C-22, Original Source Page: 198.
A15. Louisa B., born 1868, probably died between 1870 and 1880. She was not included
in the 1880 John and Mary Worth census records.
Author:Susan Lederer
Date:22 Jun 2001 4:14 PM GMT
William T. Hiatt who married Levina Hedges was [we think and are trying to prove] a
son of Thatcher Hiatt and Esther HUNT, GREEN, MARKWELL HIATT.
We are almost sure Thatchers name is also William Thatcher but so far have no proof
even tho some researchers have added the names together without documentation.
William T. Hiatt b. 11 Feb. 1821 had only one brother and his name was Josiah Hiatt.b.
ca. 1824.
Thatcher Hiatt who married Esther HUNT, GREEN , MARKWELL was the son of
WILLIAM Hiatt b. ca. 1777 PA? and Elizabeth "Betsy" THATCHER.
They moved to OH then back to KY finally settling in Greenup Co. KY for a time.
There was one daughter of William and Betsy named Sallie but she was born ca. 1805
and Married Jeremiah RICE 24 March, 1824 in Greenup Co. KY.
It is entirely possible this Sarah Hiatt/Hyatt is one of the daughters of one of Williams.
b. ca. 1777 sons.
He had one named Allen b. ca. 1797 and married Mary "Polly" Drysdale. This Allen
was in Fleming Co. early taxes ca. 1820.
son named Stephen b. 1801 married Lucy Morris and a son named John b. 1809 married
Mahala Brammer 16 July, 1830.
It seems most likely none of these could be your Sarah's parents tho.
Looks like another Collins Drysdale connection May tie to Rush Cty IN.
Just found out my great-great grandfathers name was Huey ( Hugh ?
)Drysdale.Records state he was born in or from Kentucky and married a women
named Mandy Collins born in Indiana.Could this be your Hugh??My name is Beth
Drysdale Pribble,I live in Indiana and my e-mail address os prib40@hotmail.com
WORTH, J W
PVT US ARMY
CIVIL WAR
DATE OF DEATH: 09/06/1863
BURIED AT: SECTION A SITE 61
CAMP NELSON NATIONAL CEMETERY
RR#3 6980 DANVILLE ROAD NICHOLASVILLE , KY 40356
(859) 885-5727
Worth, J W, d. 09/06/1863, Plot: A 0 61, bur. 09/07/1863
James Worth (First_Last)
Regiment Name 1 Ohio Infantry
Side Union
Company ? F
Soldier's Rank_In ? Pvt
Soldier's Rank_Out ? Pvt
Alternate Name ?
Notes
Film Number M552 roll 121
WORTH, J W
PVT I 2 NY CAV
DATE OF DEATH: 11/17/1861
BURIED AT: SITE 551
SOLDIERS HOME NATIONAL CEMETERY
JULIA A.
Wife of
JOHN WORTH
DIED
April 10 1856
Aged
40 Yrs 2 mo
& 13 ds.
Image #1 - Julia Ann Drysdale Image #3 - Julia Ann Drysdale
Worth tombstone - Old Boggstown Worth tombstone - Old Boggstown
Cemetery, IN Cemetery, IN
Number of white persons over age 20 who cannot read and write = 2
1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Rush County, Jackson Township, Roll M432_170, Page 556
Julia A. Worth, age 35, female, born in Kentucky, cannot read or write
Seth Worth, age 10, male, born in Indiana, attended school during year
James Worth, age 9, male, born in Indiana, attended school during year
Mary Hiatt, age 60, female, real estate value = $400, born in Kentucky, cannot read or write
1810 U. S. Census for Kentucky, Montgomery County, Township - Not Stated,
Roll M252_7, Page 371, Image 387
James Drisdale household
Free White Males
age 16 through 25 - 1
age 45 and over - 1
Males
10 and under 15 - 1
50 and under 60 - 1
Females
10 and under 15 - 1
15 and under 20 - 1
20 and under 30 - 1
40 and under 50 - 1
1840 U. S. Census for Indiana, Daviess County, Township Not Stated, Roll 77, Page 34
William Drysdale household
Free White Males
under 5 years of age - 1 (should be Henry F., born 1838)
age 20 and under 30 - 1 (should be William, born 1815)
Henry F. Drysdale, age 12, male, born in Indiana, attended school during year
John N. Drysdale, age 10, male, born in Indiana, attended school during the year
James Drysdale, age 8, male, born in Indiana, attended school during the year
Joseph Leisure, age 40, male, farmer, real estate = $3,000, born in Kentucky
Elizabeth I. Leisure, age 13, female, born in Indiana, attended school during year
Lucinda Leisure, age 8, male, born in Indiana, attended school during year
Males
of 5 and under 10 - 1
of 30 and under 40 - 1
Females
under 5 years of age - 1
of 5 and under 10 - 2
of 10 and under 15 - 1
of 30 and under 40 - 1
1840 U. S. Census for Indiana, Daviess County, Township Not Stated, Roll 77, Page 42
Males
15 and under 20 - 1
40 and under 50 - 1
Females
10 and under 15 - 2
20 and under 30 - 1
50 and under 60 - 1
1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Davies County, Washington Township, Roll M432_140, Page 112
Robert Underwood, age 50, male, farmer, real estate = $800, born in North Carolina
Martha Drysdale, age 59, female, born in Kentucky, cannot read and write
Susan Underwood, age 38, female, born in Kentucky, cannot read and write
Anthony Underwood, age 18, male, farmer, born in Indiana, attended school within year
William Underwood, age 15, male, farmer, born in Indiana, attended school within year
Isaac Underwood, age 13, male, born in Indiana, attended school within year
Joseph Underwood, age 12, male, born in Indiana, attended school within year
U.S. Census for Indiana, 1860 Hendricks County, Middle Township, Post Office -Pittsborough,
Roll M653_265, Page 799, enumerated July 12, 1860
U.S. Census for Indiana, 1860 Hendricks County, Middle Township, Post Office -Pittsborough,
Roll M653_265, Page 799, enumerated July 12, 1860
Family 823, Dwelling 823
John Worth, age 42, male, Wagon Wright, personal property = $100, born in North Carolina
Mary J. Worth, age 35, female, born in Ohio, cannot write
Seth Worth, age 21, male, born in Indiana
James W. Worth, age 19, male
John C. Worth, age 15, male
Mary J. Worth, age 15, female
Elizabeth Worth, age 13, female
Armilda A. Worth, age 12, female
Chester F. D. Worth, age 10, male
Martha A. Worth, age 9, female
Mary E. Worth, age 7, female
Stephen S. Worth, age 6, male
Adalaska B. Worth, age 2, female
Indiana B. Worth, 4 months, female
1860 U. S. Census for Indiana, Montgomery County, Madison Township, Post Office - Linden,
Roll M653_283, Page 386, enumerated July 24, 1860
1860 U. S. Census for Indiana, Montgomery County, Madison Township, Post Office - Linden,
Roll M653_283, Page 386, enumerated July 24, 1860
John Worth, age 42, male, Wagon Maker, real estate = $75, personal property =$150, born in North
Carolina
Worth, John, age 52, male, white, farmer, personal property = $500, born in South Carolina,
male citizen 21 years or older
Worth, Mary, age 46, female, white, keeping house, born in Ohio, cannot write
Worth, Mary E., age 17, female, white, housekeeper, born in Indiana
Worth, Stephen L., age 15, male, white, farm hand, born in Indiana
Worth, Adalaska, age 13, male, white, at school, born in Indiana, attended school within year
Worth, Indiana F., age 10, female, white, at home, born in Indiana
Worth, John, white, male, age 61, married, Wagon Maker, born in North Carolina, parents born in
North Carolina
Worth, Mary, white, female, age 59, wife, married, keeping house, cannot write, born in Ohio,
father born in Ohio, mother born in New Jersey
Worth, Eliza, white, female, age 12, daughter, single, at school, born in Indiana, father born in
North Carolina, mother born in Ohio
Worth, Adalaska, white, male, 21, son, single, laborer, born in Indiana, father born in North
Carolina, mother born in Ohio
1900 U. S. Census for Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Wea Township, Roll T623_406, Page 5B,
Enumeration District 117, Enumerated June 15, 1900, by James W. McBeth
Dwelling #96, Family #96
Timmons, John, head, white, male, born October 1869, age 32, married, 1 year of marriage, born in Indiana, parents born in
Germany, farm laborer
Timmons, Nellie, wife, white, female, born April 1866, age 34, married, 1 year of marriage, mother of 2 children, 2 children living in
1900, born in Iowa, parents born in Indiana
Timmons, Tessie O., daughter, white, female, born March 1892, age 8, single
Timmons, Mary M., daughter, white, female, born June 1895, age 4, single
Worth, Mary J., mother-in-law, white, female, October 1824, age 75, mother of 7 children, 2 children living in 1900, born in Ohio,
father born in Ohio, mother born in New Jersey
Title: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Volume IV Letters Rog - Z Inclusive Roqevs, W - Z
Record Location: Tippecanoe County, Indiana
W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office, Lafayette Compiled by Indiana Works
Progress Administration
Spouse 1: John Timmons
Spouse 2: Nellie Christ
Marriage Date: 27 Feb 1899
County: Tippecanoe
Book: C-22
Original Source Page: 198
Title: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Volume IV Letters Rog - Z Inclusive Roqevs, W - Z
Record Location: Tippecanoe County, Indiana
W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office, Lafayette Compiled by Indiana Works
Progress Administration
Spouse 1: John Timmons
Spouse 2: Lydia Worth
Marriage Date: 29 Jan 1890
County: Tippecanoe
Book: C-19
Original Source Page: 223
25 August 2005 RE-EVALUATION, FILE #21: JULIA ANN DRYSDALE
Having looked at the three census years (1801, 1820, 1830) for the John and James
Drysdale families, I concur with your analysis regarding Julia Ann Drysdales
parentage. This is mostly based on her being the right age to be a female still in the John
Drysdale household in 1830.
However, I am less certain of the connection you make regarding John Drysdales
parentage, based on footnote 3. I dont see how this proves Johns fathers name.
Paragraph six:
Susan Lederers internet correspondence lacks a source for her material. Do you have
documentary proof of the marriage of John and Martha, as quoted in her e-mail?
Footnotes regarding Julia Anns marriage and also the Folger Manuscript are very
good, as are your conclusions drawn in the paragraph referencing footnotes 18 and 19.
I think that you are probably correct in believing that Mary Hiatt/Hyatt is either John
Worths first mother-in-law, or some other close kinswoman of his first wife Elizabeth.
She may have been caring for Johns child, which would have been her grandchild.
After his first wifes death, John Worth and his young daughter remained on the Hiatt
property. This is certainly logical, since John is listed as a wagon maker, not a farmer,
and would not have had the need for his own land. (One of my great-great
grandfathers in Iowa was a barrel maker and never owned land, making him very hard
to trace.)
Technically, John and Julia Ann Drysdale lived with Mary Hiatt, not vice versa, since
Mary Hiatt owned the land they lived on. I wonder how Julia Ann and Mary got
along? Two adult women in one household, with one holding the ace.the land!
Fascinating!
Moving on to John Worths children, it is difficult to prove Martha A., Mary E. and
Stephen L. as children of John and Julia Ann since Mary Jane may have brought one
or more of them into the marriage! Lets do the math. Julia Ann died 10 April 1856.
John remarried just a few months later, 1 January 1857. This is not unusual for that era,
since he was left with several young children who needed a mother.
Adalaska is listed as four in 1860 also as two in 1860; 13 in 1870; 21 in 1880. Therefore,
he has a birth date of possibly 1856, 1857, 1858, or 1859. He could have been born as
early as September of 1857, which would have made him a few months short of age
four in the 1860 census. There were a lot of children in the household in 1860. It would
be easy to make a mistake of a year or so in listing a childs age under those
circumstances. Note that the census taker got Adalaskas gender wrong on one of the
two census reports! (In your notes, where there are dual 1860 census entries, you
should enter both sets of data.) I do think it is safe to assume that Adalaska is a child of
John and Julia Anns.
More thoughts on whose children are whose:
Since Mary Jane was Mary Jane Lemon Stephens, supposedly, at the time of her
marriage to John Worth, the name Stephen becomes intriguing. Was Stephen named
for her late husband? Often when a woman with children remarried, the children were
listed with the stepfathers surname in censuses where they were minors living under
the same roof. Often as adults, male stepchildren revert to their fathers surnames. This
makes it much harder to determine parentage.
If one of the three mystery children is Mary Janes, I think it is Stephen, based on the
name Stephen, and the Stephens surname. That would make a total of seven children
for Mary Jane: Armilda, Stephen, Adalaska, Indiana, Ida, Eliza/Lydia, and Louisa B.
(Of course, Martha also is listed as having a mother born in Ohio in the 1870 census;
darn!)
Regarding Martha A. and Mary E. I doubt that Julia failed to produce at least one
child between Chesterfields birth in 1850 and her death in 1856, given her childbearing
pattern. I believe that Martha and Mary are most likely hers. This is only gut feeling on
my part.
This has been a really complex file, due to the marriages, re-marriages, dual censuses
and mystery children. Perhaps in time more documents will surface to help prove
conclusively who the parents of Martha A., Mary E., and Stephen were and who Mary
Jane Lemons husband was!
I will be tackling more files later this week, but wanted to get this one to you right
away.
Sandra Lassen