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ROBERT WORSHAM & RUTH WYNNE (Pages 131-249)
Robert Worsham b abt 1748 Prince George Co., VA s/o Joshua & Mary Wynne Worsham. H md Ruth Wynne abt 1771 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. He d bef 13 Aug 1807 Washington Co., VA.
Children:

William Worsham b abt 1772 Montgomery Co., VA md Hannah Smith 7 Feb 1792 Washington Co., VA. He died bef 16 Mar 1819 Washington Co., VA. His descendants lived in McMinn Co., TN; Fayette Co., KY; Monroe Co., TN; Wright Co., MO; Sullivan Co., TN. (Pages 134-149)

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1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.  Joseph Worsham b 18 Feb 1800.  His birth date and death date is on the back of his wife's stone in the cemetery in Upton, Texas Co., MO.  It reads died 21 Mar 1834, 34 years 1 month 3 days in east Tenn.  Amanda d/o John Lewis & Caroline Matilda Tankersley. (Don R. Seward, 2000)

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1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.  David Radford Worsham.  His wife Martha d/o James C. Norman and Mary Grammar. According to BENTON COUNTY, AR BIOGRAPHIES: James C. Norman, son of Robert and Patsey (Coffee) Norman, b April 18, 1818, in Bedford Co, TN, and is a citizen of Benton Co, AR. Robert Norman was a native of NC. When a young man he moved to TN. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, under Gen. Jackson, was at the battle of New Orleans, and received a land warrant of eighty acres for services. Robert Norman, after his marriage, lived on a farm until his children were grown, when he moved to Middle Tennessee, and afterward to Western TN where he died. James C. Norman remained with his father until twenty-one years of age and assisted him on the farm. He then md Miss Polly Grammar, a native of Bedford Co, TN, and to them were born four children, three now living: Milford, William and Mrs. Martha Warsham.  Mr. Norman immigrated to MO in 1854, and resided in Greene Co until 1877, when he moved to Benton Co, AR, and settled on his present farm, which consists of 220 acres, 100 under cultivation. He was on home duty at Springfield during the late war, and is a Democrat in his political views.

1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.1.  Melvina Mellisa Worsham d 1947 & bur Boatman Cem.  Robert L. Boatman b 29 May 1858, d 9 May 1897 & bur Boatman Cem. (Boatman Cemetery, Wright Co, MO read Aug 2000 by Loy Ellis and Randy Linton, received from Larry E. Worsham, 2000)  Children:
        1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.1.1.  Martha E. Boatman b 2 Nov 1877 d 25 Jan 1878 & bur Boatman Cem., Wright, MO.
        1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.1.2.  Tempa Boatman b Mar 1882
        1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.1.3.  Female Boatman b 27 Feb 1884 d 23 Apr 1884 & bur Boatman Cem., Wright, MO.
        1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.1.4.  William Boatman b Mar 1885
        1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.1.5.  Female Boatman b 25 Feb 1888 d 17 Dec 1889 & bur Boatman Cem.
        1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.1.6.  Eunice A. Boatman b 11 May 1891 d 6 Mar 1894 & bur Boatman Cem.
        1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.1.7.  Ada Elsie Boatman b 4 Oct 1893 d 18 Oct 1896 & bur Boatman Cem.,
        1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.1.8.  Ester Ethel Boatman b 18 Jan 1896 d 25 Apr 1914 & bur Boatman Cem.

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1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.3  James Madison Worsham born 5 Oct 1864, died 16 Dec 1937. Ona b. 1 Nov 1865 & d. 21 Oct 1945 (Joy G. Worsham, 2000)  Both are bur Boatman Cemetery, Wright Co., MO. (Boatman Cemetery, Wright Co, MO read Aug 2000 by Loy Ellis and Randy Linton, received from Larry E. Worsham, 2000)  Children:
    1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.3.1.  Ora Worsham d 1944 & bur Boatman Cem., as daughter of James & Ona Worsham.
    1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.3.4.  Bessie L. Worsham d 28 Sep 1914 & bur Boatman Cem.
    1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.3.6.  Male Worsham b abt 1897, d 29 Sep 1897 & bur Boatman Cem. as infant son of James & Ona Worsham.
    1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.3.7.  Ava B. Worsham old # 1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.3.6.
    1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.3.8.  Female Worsham b Oct 1901, d 15 Jan 1902 & bur Boatman Cem. as infant daughter of James & Ona Worsham.
    1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.3.9.  Arvy James Worsham.  Old # 1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.3.7.
    1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.3.10.  Male Worsham b 2 Nov 1907, d 8 Dec 1907 & bur Boatman Cem. As infant son of James and Ona Worsham.  The marker has information on more than one child.  The writing on the headstone starts out with "children of" and the rest is hard to read.

1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.3.3  Leonard Norman Worsham b. 6 Oct 1890 Ratburn, MO, d. 8 Mar 1952 Greenwood, ID. (Joy G. Worsham, 2000)
The Wright Co, MO General History, Vol 1, 1994, p333, has Rosa Nell d/o Margaret Elvira Gaither & Robert Mitchell Ellis md Leonard Worsham. Rosa Nell Ellis d. 12 Jun 1989.
1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.4.  Sarah Caroline Worsham & Jasper Clayton Ellis children:
1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.4.1.  Andrew W. Ellis b 13 Sep 1889 Wright Co., MO d 3 Jun 1890 Wright Co., MO & bur Boatman Cem. As son of J. C. and Sarah Ellis.
1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.4.2.  Male Ellis b 28 Aug 1890 Wright Co., MO, d 5 Sep 1890 Wright Co., MO & bur Boatman Cem. as son of J. C. and Sarah C. Ellis
1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.4.3.  Ruth A. Ellis b abt 1893 Wright Co., MO.
1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.4.4.  Mary E. Ellis b 5 Sep 1895 Wright Co., MO d 15 Feb 1896 Wright Co., MO & bur Boatman Cem. as daughter of J. C. and Sarah Worsham Ellis.
1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.4.5.  Earl C. Ellis b abt 1899 Wright Co., MO.
1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.4.6.  Ollie Gladys Ellis b abt 1904 Wright Co., MO.


1.3.2.4B.1.1.3.1.5.  William Ragon Worsham.  Sarah Vesta Myra Hutsell d/o Samuel
William Ragon Worsham,Sarah Vesa MyraA.JPG (96001 bytes) Rankin Hutsell & Vesta Jane Crewes.  Pictured are William and Sarah, ca. 1943.  William b. 24 Feb 1869 Wright Co, MO, d. 22 Dec 1949.  Sarah b. 25 Aug 1875 & d. 15 Jan 1978.  Wm. was the son of David Radford Worsham & Martha Elizabeth Norman and the grandson of Joseph Worsham & Amanda Melvina Lewis of Washington Co, VA.  Family on page 143.  Picture from Larry Worsham, 2000

 

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