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James Franklin Worthington 1893–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 October 1893

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 April 1937

Death Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA

Father: Samuel Worthington

Mother: Mary Mathis

Spouse(s): Winnie Hall

Children(s): Doyal Worthington, Ova Worthington, Virginia Worthington, Mary Worthington, Dennis Worthington

The story of James Franklin Worthington began in 1893 in Tennessee, USA. James Franklin Worthington married Winnie Vesta Stella Hall, and had children including Dennis Ray Worthington, Dorothy M Worthington, Doyal Willard Worthington, Mary Louise Ruby Worthington, Ova Lee Worthington, Rose Worthington, Virginia Mae Worthington. James Franklin Worthington passed away in 1937 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Franklin Worthington began in 1893 in Tennessee, USA.
  • James Franklin Worthington married Winnie Vesta Stella Hall, and had children including Dennis Ray Worthington, Dorothy M Worthington, Doyal Willard Worthington, Mary Louise Ruby Worthington, Ova Lee Worthington, Rose Worthington, Virginia Mae Worthington.
  • James Franklin Worthington passed away in 1937 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Worthington
1838–1918
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Mathis
1860–1940
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Winnie Hall
1897–1988
Birth Location: Rhea, Tennessee, USA
WH

Children(s)

Doyal Worthington
1917–1918
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Ova Worthington
1918–2022
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Virginia Worthington
1921–2015
Birth Location: Evensville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Worthington
1924–2017
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Dennis Worthington
1928–2017
Birth Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas
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James Worthington's Ancestors

Self
James Worthington
1893–1937
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Samuel P Worthington
1838–1918
Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Melzina) Mathis
1860–1940
Bledsoe, Tennessee
Grandparents
Robert (W) Worthington
1810–1873
Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Jane) Porter
1814–1899
Alabama, USA
Leander Mathis
1835–1922
Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Porter
1775–1840
Jane Dodson
1785–1845
James Mathis
1790–
Sidney Seagraves
1818–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Worthington's Descendants

1.
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James (Franklin) Worthington (16 October 1893–17 April 1937) m. Winnie (Vesta Stella) Hall (17 Sep 1897–15 Jun 1988)
  1. 1. Doyal (Willard) Worthington 1917–1918
  2. 2. Ova (Lee) Worthington 1918–2022 m. David (Lee Ellifritts) Jr. 1926–2015
  3. 3. Virginia (Mae) Worthington 1921–2015 m. William ("Bill") Robinson 1926–
  4. 4. Mary (Louise (Ruby)) Worthington 1924–2017 m. Robert (M) Burton 1919–1991
  5. 5. Dennis (Ray) Worthington 1928–2017

James Worthington's Timeline

2 Records

1893
16 October 1893
Birth of James Franklin Worthington in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1937
17 April 1937
Age 44
Death of James Franklin Worthington in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 October 1893
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1937
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
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