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James J Worden 1838 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1838

Birth Location: Hicksville, Oakland County, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 21 Jan 1919

Death Location: South Lyon, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Father: Israel II

Mother: Mary Benjamin

Spouse(s): Mary Alvord, Patience Harper, Eliza McEnaney

Children(s): Eugene Worden, Dwella Worden, Mary Wordon

In 1838, James J Worden entered the world in Hicksville, Oakland County, Michigan, USA, born to Israel J. Worden II and Mary Ann Benjamin. In 1850, James J Worden resided in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA. James J Worden married Mary J Alvord, Patience Harper, Eliza (Lizzie) McEnaney, and had children including Eugene Edward Worden, Dwella E. Worden, Mary Anna Wordon. James J Worden passed away in 1919 in South Lyon, Oakland, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1838, James J Worden entered the world in Hicksville, Oakland County, Michigan, USA, born to Israel J. Worden II and Mary Ann Benjamin.
  • In 1850, James J Worden resided in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA.
  • James J Worden married Mary J Alvord, Patience Harper, Eliza (Lizzie) McEnaney, and had children including Eugene Edward Worden, Dwella E. Worden, Mary Anna Wordon.
  • James J Worden passed away in 1919 in South Lyon, Oakland, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Israel II
1795 – 1860
Birth Location: New York, USA
II
Mary Benjamin
1800 – 1852
Birth Location: New York, United States
MB

Spouses(s)

Mary Alvord
1842 –
Birth Location: –
MA
Patience Harper
1828 – 1904
Birth Location: England
PH
Eliza McEnaney
1843 – 1932
Birth Location: Riverstown, Ardee, Louth, Ireland
EM

Children(s)

Eugene Worden
1864 – 1950
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States of America
EW
Dwella Worden
1866 – 1883
Birth Location: Michigan
DW
Mary Wordon
1867 – 1946
Birth Location: Michigan
MW

James Worden's Ancestors

Self
James Worden
1838 – 1919
Birth Place: Hicksville, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Parents
Israel J. Worden II
1795 – 1860
New York, USA
Mary (Ann) Benjamin
1800 – 1852
New York, United States
Grandparents
Israel (Worden) I
1774 – 1817
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA
Rebecca (Andrus) (Andrews)
1762 – 1868
New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Dr Worden
1735 – 1807
Sarah Husted
1734 – 1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dr Worden
1679 – 1738
Martha Miller
1717 – 1752

James Worden's Descendants

1.
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James (J) Worden (1 Dec 1838 – 21 Jan 1919) m. Mary (J) Alvord (abt 1842 – ) m. Patience Harper (1 Jan 1828 – 25 Mar 1904) m. Eliza ((Lizzie)) McEnaney (12 Jul 1843 – 21 Jan 1932)
  1. 1. Eugene (Edward) Worden (1864 – 1950) m. Marguerite Heffernan (28 Aug 1867 – 27 Oct 1908) m. Emma (abt 1870 – )
    1. 1. Thomas (Eugene) Worden (25 Jan 1888 – Oct 1974)
    2. 2. Helen (M) Worden (4 Dec 1891 – 3 Feb 1919)
    3. 3. George (Armand (Aloysius)) Worden (17 Mar 1898 – 11 Dec 1934) m. Louise (Behret) Tragle
    4. 4. John (Patrick) Worden (3 Aug 1900 – 6 May 1970)
    5. 5. Gertrude (A.) Worden (2 Nov 1906 – about 1930)
    6. 6. Thos Worden (abt 1885 – )
  2. 2. Dwella (E.) Worden (Abt 1866 – 17 Apr 1883)
  3. 3. Mary (Anna) Wordon (Abt 1867 – 5 Oct 1946) m. Patrick (Adelbert) McFadden (26 Sep 1857 – 3 Jan 1936)
    1. 1. Nellie (Ann (Nettie)) McFadden (8 Dec 1885 – 6 Jul 1943) m. Edward (P) Kennedy (31 Dec 1875 – 18 Apr 1940)
    2. 2. Clara McFadden (25 Oct 1887 – 17 Nov 1887)
    3. 3. Edward (James) McFadden (30 Oct 1892 – 28 Apr 1975) m. Gertrude Robinson (8 Apr 1890 – 27 Jun 1932) m. Nellie (Elizabeth) Pentlin (1904 – 2005)
      1. 1. Lois (Ann) McFadden (12 Jul 1930 – 3 Jun 2011) m. Harry (Eugene) Aikman (26 Jul 1928 – 19 Sep 1990) m. Harold Rutherford ( – abt 2008)
      2. 2. Sally (Jane) Halpin (9 Nov 1932 – 29 Oct 2018) m. Charles (Lyman) Bidwell (24 Dec 1931 – 09 Jun 2021)
        1. 1. Debra (Kay Bidwell) Charters (Jun 1954 – ) m. Patrick (A.) Baginski (abt 1948 – ) m. Glenn (Ray) Boggs (24 Dec 1962 – 4 Oct 2018)
        2. 2. Diane Bidwell (27 Sep 1956 – ) m. Anthony Bybee

James Worden's Timeline

9 Records

1838
1 Dec 1838
Birth of James J Worden in Hicksville, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Hicksville, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
1838
1 Dec 1838
Birth of James J Worden in Hicksville, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Hicksville, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
1850
1850
Age 12
James J Worden resided here in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
1860
1860
Age 22
James J Worden resided here in Victor, Victor, Clinton, Michigan, USA
Victor, Victor, Clinton, Michigan, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 25
James J Worden resided here in Victor, Michigan, United States
Victor, Michigan, United States
1870
1870
Age 32
James J Worden resided here in Ionia, Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, USA
Ionia, Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, USA
1880
1880
Age 42
James J Worden resided here in Victor, Clinton, Michigan, USA
Victor, Clinton, Michigan, USA
1919
21 Jan 1919
Age 81
Death of James J Worden in South Lyon, Oakland, Michigan
South Lyon, Oakland, Michigan
1919
21 Jan 1919
Age 81
Death of James J Worden in South Lyon, Oakland, Michigan, USA
South Lyon, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1838
    Event Place: Hicksville, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Oakland County, Michigan Vital Records, 1800-1917

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1838
    Event Place: Hicksville, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
    [2] Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Bedford, Westchester, New York; Roll: 614; Page: 91a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Victor, Victor, Clinton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Victor, Clinton, Michigan; Page: 1121; Family History Library Film: 803540

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Victor, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Ionia, Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ionia, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: M593_676; Page: 441B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Victor, Clinton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Victor, Clinton, Michigan; Roll: 577; Page: 518D; Enumeration District: 056

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lyon, MI
    Record Source: Oakland County, Michigan Vital Records, 1800-1917

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, United States
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1919
    Event Place: South Lyon, Oakland, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Oakland County, Michigan Vital Records, 1800-1917
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1919
    Event Place: South Lyon, Oakland, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Roll of Honor, 1861-1865, Roll of Honor, Vol. X
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