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William Franklin Worthington 1805–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1805

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 12 Oct 1896

Death Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA

Father: Samuel Worthington

Mother: Mary Murphy

Spouse(s): Margaret Brown, Mariah Hutcheson

Children(s): Mary Worthington

The story of William Franklin Worthington began in 1805 in Tennessee, USA. William Franklin Worthington married Margaret Brown, Mariah Hutcheson, and had children including Mary Frances Worthington. William Franklin Worthington passed away in 1896 in Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Franklin Worthington began in 1805 in Tennessee, USA.
  • William Franklin Worthington married Margaret Brown, Mariah Hutcheson, and had children including Mary Frances Worthington.
  • William Franklin Worthington passed away in 1896 in Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Worthington
1776–1858
Birth Location: Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA
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Mary Murphy
1784–1867
Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Margaret Brown
1808–1856
Birth Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
MB
Mariah Hutcheson
1821–1902
Birth Location: Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
MH

Children(s)

Mary Worthington
1832–1869
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MW

William Worthington's Ancestors

Self
William Worthington
1805–1896
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Samuel Worthington
1776–1858
Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA
Mary (R.) Murphy
1784–1867
Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Rev Jr.) Murphy
1759–1833
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Worthington's Descendants

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William (Franklin) Worthington (26 Feb 1805–12 Oct 1896) m. Margaret (*) Brown (11 Feb 1808–08 Jan 1856) m. Mariah Hutcheson (May 1821–01 Feb 1902)
  1. 1. Mary (Frances) Worthington 1832–1869 m. Blackmon (Ligon) Shirley 1829–1933
    1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Shirley 1854–1937 m. James (Aaron) Freiley 1858–1913
      1. 1. Bessie (Elvira) Freiley 1896–1928 m. Jacob (Wiley) Headrick 1886–1946 m. Jacob (Wiley) Headrick 1886–1946 m. Jacob (W) Headrick 1885–1946
        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. Akson Headrick 1919–
        3. 3. Janneta Headrick 1923–
        4. 4. Eula Headrick 1925–
        5. 5. Ona (May) Headrick 1935–2007
        6. 6. Eloise Headrick 1914–1973
        7. 7. Fern (Lee) Headrick 1916–1994
        8. 8. Aaron (Kin) Headrick 1918–1993
        9. 9. Juanita Headrick 1923–1972
        10. 10. Eulala (Ruth) Headrick 1924–1983 m. Grover FLETCHER 1921–1990
        11. 11. Orville (Raye) Headrick 1926–2005 m. Charles (Wade) Adams 1924–1999
      2. 2. John (B) Freiley 1887–
      3. 3. Kittie (J) Freiley 1886–

William Worthington's Timeline

2 Records

1805
26 Feb 1805
Birth of William Franklin Worthington in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1896
12 Oct 1896
Age 91
Death of William Franklin Worthington in Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1805
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
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