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Lydia Elizabeth Ransom 1854–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1854

Birth Location: Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1944

Death Location: Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Dr RANSOM

Mother: Mahala RANSOM

Spouse(s): Alton Worden

Children(s): Fred Worden

Lydia Elizabeth Ransom was born in 1854 in Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA, the child of Dr Giles Paddock Ransom And Mahala Ruth Jenks Ransom. In 1870, Lydia Elizabeth Ransom resided in Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois, USA. Lydia Elizabeth Ransom married Alton Montrose Worden, and had children including Fred Montrose Worden. Lydia Elizabeth Ransom passed away in 1944 in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lydia Elizabeth Ransom was born in 1854 in Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA, the child of Dr Giles Paddock Ransom And Mahala Ruth Jenks Ransom.
  • In 1870, Lydia Elizabeth Ransom resided in Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.
  • Lydia Elizabeth Ransom married Alton Montrose Worden, and had children including Fred Montrose Worden.
  • Lydia Elizabeth Ransom passed away in 1944 in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr RANSOM
1824–1892
Birth Location: Lancaster, New York, USA
DR
Mahala RANSOM
1825–1909
Birth Location: Saybrook, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States of America
MR

Spouses(s)

Alton Worden
1849–1930
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
AW

Children(s)

Fred Worden
1886–1916
Birth Location: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
FW

Lydia Ransom's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Ransom
1854–1944
Birth Place: Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Dr Giles Paddock RANSOM
1824–1892
Lancaster, New York, USA
Mahala (Ruth Jenks) RANSOM
1825–1909
Saybrook, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
SOLOMON (Jenks (DNA match) M) D
1796–1843
Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, United States
Lydia Walker
1799–1855
Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Shubael Jencks
1767–1847
Hannah Smith
1773–1834
Mercy Arnold
1776–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jease Jenks
1734–1827
Mary Smith
1737–1785
Solomon Sr
1746–1791
Mercy Carr
1752–1791

Lydia Ransom's Descendants

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Lydia (Elizabeth) Ransom (1 May 1854–18 May 1944) m. Alton (Montrose) Worden (June 18, 1849–February 7, 1930)
  1. 1. Fred (Montrose) Worden 1886–1916 m. Alice (Mae) Molander 1887–1977
    1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Worden 1910–1987 m. Harry Schoonover 1896– m. Harry (William) Schoonover 1906–
      1. 1. Robert (Allan) Schoonover 1934–2014 m. Maxine Hutchinson 1934–1995
      2. 2. Richard Schaonober 1936–2013
    2. 2. Fredrick (W) Worden 1916–1936

Lydia Ransom's Timeline

6 Records

1854
1 May 1854
Birth of Lydia Elizabeth Ransom in Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
Lydia Elizabeth Ransom resided here in Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1879
3 Apr 1879
Age 25
Lydia Elizabeth Ransom was married in Roscoe, Illinois
Roscoe, Illinois
1880
1880
Age 26
Lydia Elizabeth Ransom resided here in Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1944
18 May 1944
Age 90
Death of Lydia Elizabeth Ransom in Bellefontaine, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Bellefontaine, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
1944
18 May 1944
Age 90
Death of Lydia Elizabeth Ransom in Bellefontaine, Mobile, Alabama
Bellefontaine, Mobile, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1854
    Event Place: Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: 262; Page: 291A; Enumeration District: 233
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: M593_294; Page: 187A; Family History Library Film: 545793
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1879
    Event Place: Roscoe, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: M593_294; Page: 187A; Family History Library Film: 545793

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: 262; Page: 291A; Enumeration District: 233

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1944
    Event Place: Bellefontaine, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1944
    Event Place: Bellefontaine, Mobile, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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