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Mary Frances Worthington 1832–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1832

Birth Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: December 1869

Death Location: Sale Creek, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Worthington

Mother: Margaret Brown

Spouse(s): B Shirley, Jesse Worthington

Children(s): Margaret Shirley, Sarah Shirley, Hester Shirley, Catharine Shirley, Jesse Shirley

Mary Frances Worthington was born in 1832 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Franklin Big Spring Bill Worthington And Margaret Brown. In 1850, Mary Frances Worthington resided in Eastern District, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Mary Frances Worthington resided in District 11, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. Mary Frances Worthington married B L Shirley, Jesse C Worthington, and had children including Catharine Shirley, Hester Shirley, Jesse Shirley, Margaret Elizabeth Shirley, Sarah Shirley. Mary Frances Worthington passed away in 1869 in Sale Creek, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Frances Worthington was born in 1832 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Franklin Big Spring Bill Worthington And Margaret Brown.
  • In 1850, Mary Frances Worthington resided in Eastern District, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Mary Frances Worthington resided in District 11, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
  • Mary Frances Worthington married B L Shirley, Jesse C Worthington, and had children including Catharine Shirley, Hester Shirley, Jesse Shirley, Margaret Elizabeth Shirley, Sarah Shirley.
  • Mary Frances Worthington passed away in 1869 in Sale Creek, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Worthington
1805–1896
Birth Location: Sequatchie Valley, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
WW
Margaret Brown
1809–1853
Birth Location: Bledsoe, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

B Shirley
1833–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
BS
Jesse Worthington
1830–
Birth Location: Tennessee
JW

Children(s)

Margaret Shirley
1854–1937
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Sarah Shirley
1853–
Birth Location: Tennessee
SS
Hester Shirley
1858–
Birth Location: Tennessee
HS
Catharine Shirley
1859–
Birth Location: Tennessee
CS
Jesse Shirley
1874–
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
JS

Mary Worthington's Ancestors

Self
Mary Worthington
1832–1869
Birth Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Franklin Big Spring Bill Worthington
1805–1896
Sequatchie Valley, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
Margaret Brown
1809–1853
Bledsoe, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Worthington
1776–1858
Berkeley Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Mary Atkinson
1784–1867
Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sarah ("Sally" Worthington) Brown
1784–1873
Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Reuben Brown
1781–1850
Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Worthington
1746–1821
Elizabeth Carney
1754–1850
Rev. Murphy
1759–1834
Samuel Worthington
1746–1821
Elizabeth Carney
1754–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Worthington
1717–1788
Mahitabel Hammond
1708–1729
William Murphy
1732–1799
Thomas Carney
1731–1795
Mary CARROLL
1735–1801

Mary Worthington's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Frances) Worthington (1832–December 1869) m. B (L) Shirley (abt 1833–) m. Jesse (C) Worthington (abt 1830–)
  1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Shirley 1854–1937 m. James (Aaron) Freiley 1858–1913
    1. 1. Sarah (Kizziah "Sallie") Frieley 1879–1929 m. Louis (Monroe) Huddleston 1879–1966
      1. 1. Mae Huddleston 1901–1979 m. Jacob (Wiley) Headrick 1886–1946
        1. 1. Martha (Margaret "Eddy") Headrick 1922–1980 m. Orville (Henry) Loosier 1921–1995 m. Joseph (Southerland) Tanner 1920– m. Paul (Newton) Nickerson 1914–1996 m. Joseph (Southerland) Tanner 1916–1990
        2. 2. Aaron (Kin) Headrick 1918–1993
        3. 3. Juanita Headrick 1923–1972
        4. 4. Eulala (Ruth) Headrick 1924–1983 m. Grover FLETCHER 1921–1990
        5. 5. Orville (Raye) Headrick 1926–2005 m. Charles (Wade) Adams 1924–1999
        6. 6. Jessie Headrick 1932–1998
        7. 7. Eloise (A) Headrick 1915–
        8. 8. Fern (L) Headrick 1916–
      2. 2. Jesse (Burney) Huddleston 1904–1967
      3. 3. Alice (Raye) Thomason 1922–1989
      4. 4. Ita (Edna Willis) Stewart 1909–1985
      5. 5. Baby (Boy) Huddleston 1917–1917
      6. 6. Ruth Huddleston 1913–
      7. 7. Jeffie Huddleston 1903–
      8. 8. Grace Huddleston 1908–
      9. 9. Hezzy Huddleston 1907–
      10. 10. Louis Huddleston 1914–
    2. 2. John Freiley 1885–
    3. 3. Bessie Freiley 1894–
    4. 4. Landy Freiley 1879–
    5. 5. Essie Freiley 1894–
    6. 6. Jessie Freiley 1891–
    7. 7. Kitty Freiley 1883–
    8. 8. William Freiley 1888–
  2. 2. Sarah Shirley 1853–
  3. 3. Hester Shirley 1858–
  4. 4. Catharine Shirley 1859–
  5. 5. Jesse Shirley 1874–

Mary Worthington's Timeline

5 Records

1832
1832
Birth of Mary Frances Worthington in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 18
Mary Frances Worthington resided here in Eastern District, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
Eastern District, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 28
Mary Frances Worthington resided here in District 11, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
District 11, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1869
December 1869
Age 37
Death of Mary Frances Worthington in Sale Creek, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Sale Creek, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 68
Mary Frances Worthington resided here in Bass, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Bass, Jackson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bass, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 19; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0026
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Eastern District, Bledsoe, Tennessee; Roll: 870; Page: 383b
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Eastern District, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Eastern District, Bledsoe, Tennessee; Roll: 870; Page: 383b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 11, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bass, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bass, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 19; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0026

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1869
    Event Place: Sale Creek, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sale Creek, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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