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Sarah Dorcus Worley 1842–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1907

Death Location: Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Willis Worley

Mother: Jane Worley

Spouse(s): Thomas Higginbotham

Children(s): william Higginbotham, eliza Higginbotham, sarah Higginbotham, andrew Higginbotham, james Higginbotham, John Higginbotham, dillia ballou, Rachel Higginbotham

Sarah Dorcus Worley was born in 1842 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Willis Worley And Jane Worley. In 1880, Sarah Dorcus Worley resided in Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, United States. Sarah Dorcus Worley married Thomas M Higginbotham, and had children including Andrew J Higginbotham, Dillia Higginbotham Ballou, Eliza Ann Higginbotham, James A Higginbotham, John Crittendon Higginbotham, Rachel Ellen Higginbotham, Sarah Ann Higginbotham, William Higginbotham. Sarah Dorcus Worley passed away in 1907 in Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Dorcus Worley was born in 1842 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Willis Worley And Jane Worley.
  • In 1880, Sarah Dorcus Worley resided in Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.
  • Sarah Dorcus Worley married Thomas M Higginbotham, and had children including Andrew J Higginbotham, Dillia Higginbotham Ballou, Eliza Ann Higginbotham, James A Higginbotham, John Crittendon Higginbotham, Rachel Ellen Higginbotham, Sarah Ann Higginbotham, William Higginbotham.
  • Sarah Dorcus Worley passed away in 1907 in Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Worley's Ancestors

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Sarah Worley
1842–1907
Birth Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Willis Worley
1806–1860
Anson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Jane Worley
1808–1886
Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Wiley Worley
1775–1823
North Carolina
Dorcus Meadors
1786–1858
Elijah Prewitt
1783–1824
Henry, Virginia, USA
Susannah (Katherine) Demoss
1786–1855
Henry Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Worley
1727–1830
Elizabeth
1755–1820
Thomas Meadors
1736–1827
Keziah Moberly
1743–1830
David Prewitt
1746–1820
Jane Parrott
1751–1780
Andrew Demoss
1753–1842
Elizabeth Cotton
1760–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Worley
1680–1758
Ester Blount
1703–1757
Jason Meadors
1694–1776
Elizabeth Stone
1711–1778
Edward Moberly
1696–1765
Susannah Ruel
1702–1761
David Prewitt
1726–1780
Sarah
1726–
James Parrott
1722–1788
Charles Demoss
1731–1786
Frances Charles
1733–1765

Sarah Worley's Descendants

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Sarah (Dorcus) Worley (1842–1907) m. Thomas (M) Higginbotham (12 August 1841–12 September 1915)
  1. 1. william Higginbotham 1865–1880
  2. 2. eliza (ann) Higginbotham 1869–1951 m. robert (neal) Adkins 1869–1954
    1. 1. thomas Adkins 1894–1973
  3. 3. sarah (ann) Higginbotham 1866–1937 m. william (m) carringer 1872–1940
  4. 4. andrew (j) Higginbotham 1873–
  5. 5. james (a) Higginbotham 1875–
  6. 6. John (Crittendon) Higginbotham 1876–1957 m. Nannie Higginbothan 1896– m. julia (ann) Barton 1879–1918
    1. 1. Ola Higginbothan 1924–
    2. 2. Otis Higginbothan 1926–
  7. 7. dillia (Higginbotham) ballou 1878–1951
  8. 8. Rachel (Ellen) Higginbotham 1882–1915 m. Charles (T) Freeman 1880–1940
    1. 1. Alice Freeman 1912–1912
    2. 2. Noah Freeman 1909–1987 m. Carrie (Mae) Worthington 1909–1978
      1. 1. Rachel (Sue) Freeman 1944–2012 m. Arvil ("Bud") Bumgardner 1936–2024
      2. 2. Wanda (Mae) Freeman 1931–1989 m. Joe (Edward) Hamby 1928–1994
      3. 3. Margaret (F) Freeman 1933–1996 m. Bobby (Eugene) Stocks 1931–2002
      4. 4. Ruth (Norma Dean) Freeman 1935–1975 m. Clarence Tackett 1932–1985
      5. 5. Betty (Lou) Freeman 1937–2023 m. Bobby Smith 1940–2017
      6. 6. Bobby (Eugene) Freeman 1940–2017
      7. 7. Carolyn (Noline) Freeman 1941–2023 m. Aidern (Don) Parks 1937–2012
      8. 8. Marshidiann Freeman 1945–1945
      9. 9. Thomas (Wayne) Freeman 1947–2004
      10. 10. Noah (Kenneth) Freeman 1951–2003
    3. 3. Chester (Lewis) Freeman 1903–1938 m. Betty (Anna) Crider 1905–1999
    4. 4. Roy Freeman 1906–1984 m. Nesbitt Hensley 1907–
      1. 1. Jack (D) Freman 1926–
    5. 5. Docia (B) Freeman 1899–1966 m. Marion Ramesy 1895–
    6. 6. Ethel Freeman 1901–1986 m. Robert (E) Ramsey 1900–

Sarah Worley's Timeline

3 Records

1842
1842
Birth of Sarah Dorcus Worley in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 38
Sarah Dorcus Worley resided here in Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
1907
1907
Age 65
Death of Sarah Dorcus Worley in Goldburg,KY
Goldburg,KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Family History Film: 1254446; Page: 155A; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 0304.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Kentucky, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Family History Film: 1254446; Page: 155A; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 0304.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: Goldburg,KY
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Kentucky, Find a Grave Index

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