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1.5.4.1.2.1.3.2. David Dove b 18 Nov 1838 Pittsylvania Co., VA m. Julia E. Smithers 17 Dec 1863who was b 28 May 1842 Kanawha Co., VA now WV d/o Benjamin S. Smithers & Eliza S. Shrewsbury. He wrote his will 14 Dec 1867 in Franklin Twp., Jackson Co., OH:
"In the name of the Benevolent Father of all: I, David Dove, of Franklin Township, Jackson County, Ohio, do make and publish this my last will and testament. Item 1st. I give and devise to my beloved wife Julia in lieu of her dower all my property both personal and real of whatever kind I may have own or have an interest in at the time of my decease, to have hold and occupy as long as she may remain my widow, with full power to sell and convey the same as herein proved or any part, thereof at any time she may desire to do so. She to become responsible for and to pay out of my personal property any and all the debts that I may owe at the time of my decease, including my funeral expense, and in case my said beloved wife shall marry again, or sell any or all of my estate, then and in either case, Item 2, I give and devise to my beloved infant daughter Elisa S. one half of all my real Estate, and in case of sale by my said wife it is my will that my said daughter shall have and receive one half of the proceeds of such sale, Item 3, In case my wife shall sell any part or all of my real Estate, it is my will that the deed of conveyance shall be Executed by my wife & guardian of my said infant Daughter, jointly, if sold while she is a minor, upon the half of the proceeds convey to the hands of such guardian in trust for my said daughter, Item 4, I give and bequeath to my beloved Mother Elizabeth Warsham Dove all that sum of money and balance due and unpaid from her to me as part consideration for a certain tract of land sold to her and deeded by myself and wife in the summer of 1867, and release her from the payment of the same to my Exceutirs or administrators. Item 5, I appoint and nominate by beloved wife the Exectrix of this my last will and Testament,-Item 6, I hereby revoke all former wills made by me. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty Seven & the 14th day of December in said year. Signed & Sealed by said David Dove in our presence as his last will and testament and by us signed in his presence at his request. James Gripp, Thomas Walker." (Source-Wills of Jackson Co., OH, Courthouse Jackson, OH D#1366 researched by David L. Dove, 2002)
David d 12 Jan 1868 age 29 y 1 m 24 d & bur Fairmount Cem., Lick Twp., Jackson Co., OH (Cemetery Inscriptions of Jackson Co., OH by Mary J. Hixon p 478) After Julia d. she m. Frank Donally 19 Jan 1870 Kanawha Co., West Virginia
Children: Benjamin S. Dove b 21 Sep 1864 d 5 Jul 1865 & bur Fairmount Cem., Lick Twp., Jackson Co., OH as s/o David and Julia Dove & Elisa S. Dove.
1.5.4.1.2.4. Archibald William Worsham. Ronald Watson, 2003, wrote "In history of Partrick H. Washam says brother was W T Washam of Lick township, and parents were A. W. and Nancy J. So as William T. has father as William, listed as A. William. Were in/from Pittsylvania County, Virginia."
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1.5.4.1.2.1.4.1. Richard E. Worsham
b abt 1837 Pittsylvania Co., VA. He enlisted 19 Aug 1861 in Co. G 6th
Virginia Cavalry. To Cpl 15 Jan 1862. On detached service on 6 May
1862 roll. To Sgt on 8 Jul 1864 roll in Richmond Hosp. wounded in right
arm 3 Jul 1864 & d there of chronic diarrhea 15 Sep 1864. (6th
Virginia Cavalry by Michal P. Music & published in Lynchburg, VA by H. E.
Howard, Inc, 1990)
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.3. Patrick Henry Worsham
b abt 1842 Pittsylvania Co., VA. Enlisted 19 Aug 1861 in Co. G of the 6th
Virginia Cavalry, age 32, clerk. (He would have been age 19 instead of 32)
Present until discharged 18 Jan 1862 for enlargement of the heads of the bones
forming the knee joint, age 20. (6th Virginia Cavalry by Michal P. Music,
Published in Lynchburg, VA by H. E. Howard, Inc., 1990)
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.3C.2. Patrick Henry Washam, Jr. b 5 Feb 1884 Jackson Co., OH md. Beulah Electra Rhoads b. 23 Apr 1899 of Urlichsville, Ohio. Patrick and Beulah divorced abt 1921.
Child:
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.3C.2.1. George Alverton Washam b. 8 Nov 1921, d. 13 Jan 1992 & md. Mary Frances Hamrick. (Kathi Hall, 2000; Dorothy Rhoads Brooks, 2001) George was adopted by his grandparents (Blanche and George Alvin Rhoads) and kept their name. George and Mary divorced in 1991. They had 5 children, all girls, Mary Ellen Rhoads, Margaret Elizabeth Rhoads Fyfe, Suzanne Rhoads Thompson, Dorothy Jane Rhoads Brooks and Kathleen Ruth Rhoads Hall. (Kathi Hall, 2003)
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.3C.4. Washam b. 23 Jun 1887 & d. 29 Jul 1887 Jackson Co, OH. (Jackson Co OH - County Death Records, 6184a B 444 Washam, (twin) 1887 Jul 29 S 1m 6d Jackson 6184b B 444 Washam, (twin) parents- P. H. Washam and Almira Poor).
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.3C.5. Washam b. 23 Jun 1887 & d. 14 Aug 1887 Jackson Co, OH. (Jackson Co OH - Co Death Records, 6185a B 444 Washam, (twin) 1887 Aug 14 S 1m 21d Jackson 6185 b B 444 Washam, (twin) parents - P. H. Washam and Almira Poor)
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.3C.6. Washam b. & d. 11 Mar 1892 Bloomfield, Jackson Co OH . (Jackson Co OH - County Death Records, 6273a B 448 Washam, 1892 Mar 11 S stillborn Bloomfield Tp., parents- P. H. Washam and Almira Poor).
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.4. Joanna R. Worsham, change spelling of her name. She is in the 1850 Pittsylvania Co., VA Census age 7 living with parents looks like Joannah or Jennet. In the1860 North District, Pittsylvania Co., VA P. O. Riceville in the household of Jonathan B. Dawson as Joanna Warsham/Worsham age 17.
In Pittsylvania Co, VA mrg, James C. WILSON, age 30, single, occupation Farmer, son of John and Elizabeth H. Wilson to Joanah R. Worsham, age 24, single, daughter of Archer and Nancy Worsham. Married 22 December 1868 by Mordecai Hagood.
In the 1870 Subdivision North of Dan River, as Joanna Wilson age 25 with husband John C. Wilson age 31 & dau Alice age 2 & Fannie Worsham age 18 (her sister) In the 1880 Banister, Pittsylvania, VA as Joanna R. Wilson age 37 with husband James C. Wilson age 44 & dau Alice W. Wilson age 12. In the 1900 Banister, Pittsylvania, VA as Jennie Wilson age 53 b Nov 1846 m 30 years 1/1. Husband James Wilson age 63 b Jun 1837 m 30 years. In the 1910 Banister, Pittsylvania, VA as Johanna R. Wilson m 48 years 1/1 with husband Coleman J. Wilson age 72 m. 48 years. A granddaughter Louise A. Davis age 12 is living with them. In the 1920 Banister, Pittsylvania, VA is James C. Wilson age 82 father in law living in the household of George T. Davis age 54 & Alice Davis age 46.
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.6. Archibald W. Worsham d 2 Jul 1863 in Gettysburg, PA. American Civil War Soldiers, 1999:
Archibald W Worsham, Enlistment Date: 23 Dec 1862, Side Served:Confederacy, State Served: Virginia, Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 23 December 1862, Enlisted in Company H, 21st Infantry Regiment Virginia on 23 December 1862. Killed Company H, 21st Infantry Regiment Virginia on 2 Jul 1863 in Gettysburg, PA
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.6. John Worsham. John & his sister, Fannie, are in the 1860 Pittsylvania Co, VA cens (p.344), living with John R. Shields age 25 b VA, Ailey T. Shields age 25 b VA as John Worsham age 14 b VA & Fanney Worsham age 9 b VA. John and his brother Richard E. Worsham are also listed in the 1860 Pittsylvania Co, VA census (p. 345), in the home of Wm. Vaughan age 41 b VA, Sarah A. Vaughan age 42 b VA as Richard E. Worsham age 25 b VA & John Worsham age 10 b VA. (John is not in the home of Gartney H. Guthrie)
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1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. Fannie Worsham b 23 Aug 1851 Pittsylvania Co., VA. (Add as child of Archibald & Nancy Worsham) Fannie age 18 is living in the household of John C. & Joanna Wilson and their dau, Alice age 2. Joanna is her sister who m. James C. Wilson 22 Dec 1868 Pittsylvania Co., VA age 24 as d/o Archer & Nancy Worsham.
Lana Bowling, 2002 wrote:
My great great grandmother was Fannie Worsham, and she was a domestic servant at a "plantation" type home called Meadow Wood near Gretna, VA. It seems as though she was orphaned around age 6 because census reports indicate that she lived with two different families--1860 cens she lived with a Shields family in Pittsylvania Co--1870 census she lived with a Wilson family in Pittsylvania Co. Fannie was employed by the Wooding family that owned Meadow Wood for many years, and although she was not married, she had at least two children--Almedia (also spelled Almeda) and Leah. Almedia was my grandmother's mother. My grandmother was Dorothy Drayton Dove. Unconfirmed research suggest that a Wooding may have been the father of Fannie's children (Robert Wooding specifically was mentioned). I have since been in contact with someone related to that specific Shields family, and he hopes to provide me with some information about why Fannie was there. He also believes that the Wilson family with whom Fannie was living in the 1870 cens is somehow related to the Shields family. Fannie then went to work as a cook at Meadow Wood. She did indeed have two children, and she was not married, so the children went by the last name Worsham. One was my great grandmother, Almeda (also spelled Almedia) Worsham. Almeda born Dec 7, 1873 and died Dec 31, 1937. The other was named Alice Lee [not Leah as previously thought], born Apr 13, 1883 died May (or possibly Mar) 6, 1927.
The Bee (Danville, VA), Sep 26, 1922:
Wooding Family Holds Reunion in Pittsylvania: "The cook and helper, who has lived in the Wooding family over fifty years, Miss Fannie Worsham."
The Bee (Danville, VA), 6 Aug 1928 Chalk Level, VA:
"Mrs Fannie Worsham who had the 2nd stroke of paralysis last week is quite ill at the home of Mrs. Robert Wooding."
Children of Fannie Worsham:
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. 1. Almedia T. Worsham b 7 Dec 1873 Pittsylvania Co., VA (6-1880) Almedia m. Alonza Jackson Dove 5 Nov 1888 Pittsylvania Co., VA. Alonza b 23 Apr 1867 Pittsylvania Co., VA s/o Booker Dove & Nancy Ellen Wilson. Alonza d 26 May 1932 Pittsylvania Co., VA bur. Dove Cem., Pittsylvania, VA. Almedia d 31 Dec 1937 Pittsylvania Co., VA bur Dove Cem., Pittsylvania Co., VA.
Children:1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. 1.1. Edward C. Dove b 15 Mar 1890 Pittsylvania Co., VA (10-1900) d 3 Apr 1911 Pittsylvania Co., VA bur. Dove Cem., Pittsylvania Co., VA.
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. 1.2. Morris W. Dove b 21 Nov 1894 Pittsylvania Co., VA (5-1900; 15-1910)d 4 Mar 1922 Pittsylvania Co., VA bur. Dove Cem., Pittsylvania Co., VA.
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. 1.3. Arthur Jones Dove b 14 Jun 1898 Gretna, Pittsylvania, VA (2-1900; 12-1910; 22-1920; WWI Draft Registration) d Apr 1987 Gretna, Pittsylvania, VA (SSDI)
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. 1.4. Eugene Duncan Dove b. 29 Apr 1900 Gretna, Pittsylvania, VA (1 mo-1900; 9-1910; 19-1920; WWI Draft Registration) d Jul 1972 Gretna, Pittsylvania, VA (SSDI)
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. 1.5. Maria C. Dove b 9 Oct 1902, Pittsylvania Co., VA (7-1910; 17-1920) Roanoke Times, Feb 6, 1994, p D-3:FARTHING, Maria Dove, 91, of Gretna, died Friday, Feb 4, 1994, in Gretna Health Care Center. Born Oct 9, 1902, Pittsylvania Co, she was a daughter of the late Alonza Jackson Dove and Almedia Worsham Dove. She was a graduate of James Madison University and a retired Teacher with the Pittsylvania Co School System. She was married to George A. Farthing Sr.
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. 1.6. Hunt H. Dove b 17 Mar 1905 Gretna, Pittsylvania, VA 5-1910; 14-1920 as Hurston H.; 24-1930 as Hunt H.) d Feb 1983 Gretna, Pittsylvania, VA (SSDI)
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. 1.7. Alice N. Dove b abt 1908 Pittsylvania Co., VA (2-1910; 12-1920)
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. 1.8. Dorothy Drayton Dove b abt 1913 Pittsylvania Co., VA (7-1920; 17-1930)
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. 1.9. Clara B. Dove b abt 1913 Pittsylvania Co., VA (7-1920; 17-1930)
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. 1.10. Koy Odell Dove b abt 1915 Pittsylvania Co., VA (4 years 9 mo-1920; 14-1930) NewsAdvance.com, 24 Jul 2002:Koy Odell Dove, 87, of 1401 Bedford Avenue, Altavista, d Tue Jul 23, 2002 in Altavista. He was the husband of 62 years of Amy Dalton Dove. Born April 29, 1915 in Pittsylvania Co, he was a son of the late Alonza Jackson Dove and Almedia Worsham Dove. He was a retired postmaster and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served with Company A730, Railway Operations, from Jul 1943 to Mar 1946. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Arthur Dove, Eugene Dove and Hunt Dove and four sisters, Alice Bowen, Dorothy Owen, Maria Farthing and Clara Rowland. A graveside service will be Thur, Jul 25, 2002 in Green Hill Cemetery.
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. 2. Alice Lee Worsham b 13 Apr 1883 Pittsylvania Co., VA. Alice m. Samuel Burton Schwitzerlett 28 Nov 1897 Pittsylvania Co., VA. Samuel b 9 Apr 1877 of Pittsylvania Co., VA. Alice d 1927 Pittsylvania Co., VA. (Lana Bowling, 2002)
Children:
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. 2.1. Lena Bell Schwitzerlett b Oct 1899 Pittsylvania, VA m. Samuell Walter Rowland 28 Sep 1921. Samuell b 11 May 1894 Pittsylvania Co, VA.
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.10. 2.2. Samuel Thomas Schwitzerlett b 20 Jan 1900 Pittsylvania, VA.
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.11. Lewis B. Worsham d 26 Jan 1857 Pittsylvania Co, VA. (Renumber paragraph)
1.5.4.1.2.1.4.12. Nancy F. Worsham. (Renumber paragraph)
1.5.4.1.2.1.5. Louisa Worsham md Dabney Bibee. Dabney s/o William Bybee & Martha Worsham. (See 1.5.4.1.2.3. Martha Worsham)
1.5.4.1.2.2. Elizabeth Worsham b 1780 Chesterfield Co., VA d/o Henry Worsham & Agnes Kelly md Ezekiel East 8 Nov 1797 Pittsylvania Co., VA. (Added more information about their children. Birth order not known) Children:
1.5.4.1.2.2.1. Sarah East "Sallie" b abt 1798 md William B. L. Vaughan 4 Aug 1818 Pittsylvania Co., VA. William b abt 1789 VA. They are on the 1850 Pittsylvania Co., Census pp 187 & 188. He is age 65 Merchant b VA & Sally is age 53 b VA. They are on the 1860 Pittsylvania Co., VA census p 288. He is Wm B. L. Vaughan age 73 farmer b VA & Salley is age 67 b VA. Just Sallie is on the 1870 Pittsylvania Co., VA census age 73 b VA. She was probably the Sallie Vaughan who testified in the pension application of Mordecai Hagwood that she was 94 years old and witnessed the marriage of "Mortice Hagwood & Amelia in 1829 & present at the death of Mortice Hagwood.."
She was probably the Sallie Vaughan who testified in the pension application of Mordecai Hagwood that she was 94 years old and witnessed the marriage of "Mortice Hagwood & Amelia in 1829 & present at the death of Mortice Hagwood." Will of William B. L. Vaughan is recorded in Pittsylvania Co. WB 3, p. 18 9/15/1868 Prob: 9/29/1868:
; Son: William - has received full portion; Ethelbert (Elbert) - $120 already advanced; Jackson - storehouse and 39 1/4 acres; Dau: Julia Worsham - advanced 94.54; Elizabeth Mitchell $66.93 advanced; Matilda Dawson 88.53 and 120 acres; Sarah, dec'd - Christopher Lain - advanced 128 and 40 in right of wife Sarah; Malinda Kelly - 37 1/2; Manerva Bruce - stock, furniture and 110 acre; Sell 400 acres . . taking advancements into consideration equally between Dolly Worsham heir of Julia Worsham to Elizabeth Mitchell, Sarah Lain, Malinda Kelly's heirs and Ethelbert Vaughan's heirs . . .Wife: Sallie - 120 acres and house then to son Rawley Vaughan
Executors: Samuel Stone, friend
Wit: Jeremiah W. Graves
William H. Peak
James (X) King
Catherine East, 2006, wrote:
It appears that Julia Ann Vaughan, who married William Coleman Worsham, was the daughter of William B. L. Vaughan and Sarah East (daughter of Elizabeth Worsham and Ezekiel East, s/o Thomas and Obedience East).
Sallie d 23 Apr 1891 Pittsylvania, VA. Catherine East, 2006
Children b. Pittsylvania Co., VA:
1.5.4.1.2.2.1.1. William Vaughan b abt 1820 m. Sarah Ann McHaney 12 Jan
1841 Pittsylvania Co., VA. In the 1860 Pittsylvania Co, VA cens, p345, are Wm. Vaughan age 41 b VA, Sarah A. Vaughan age 42 b VA, Richard E. Worsham age 25 b VA, John Worsham age 10 b VA. Richard and John are children of Archibald William Worsham & Nancy G. Hagwood (page 273).1.5.4.1.2.2.1.2. Malinda Vaughan b abt 1823 & md Doctor Kelly 18 Dec 1843. Malinda d bef 1854 in Ohio.
1.5.4.1.2.2.1.3. Sarah Vaughan b abt 1824, m. 1st) Christopher Irby 11 May 1843 Pittsylvania Co., VA. She m 2nd) Christopher Lain 6 Nov 1848. (Catherine Hameeteman-East, 2006)
1.5.4.1.2.2.1.4. Matilda Vaughan "Tilda" b May 1825 VA, m. John B. Dawson. They are in the 1860 Riceville, Pittsylvania Co, VA census as Jonathan B. Dawson age 34 b VA, Matilda Dawson age 34 b VA, Raleigh Dawson age 2 b VA and Joanna Worsham age 17 b VA (the d/o Archibald William Worsham & Nancy G. Hagwood on page 273).
According to Catherine Hameeteman-East, 2006:
Matilda Vaughan (one of Wm. B.L. Vaughan and Sarah East’s daughter’s) md John B. Dawson, they had a daughter, Angeline Dawson, who md John W. Thurman, they had a daughter, Annie Lee Thurman, who md Jippy Y. Worsham (page 287 1.5.4.1.4.3.6.4.), and, it appears, that the Raleigh Dawson, who married Dolly B. (Blanks) Worsham, was also a son of Matilda Vaughan and John B. Dawson.
1.5.4.1.2.2.1.5. Elbert J. Vaughan b abt 1828 d. abt 1861 m. Abigail
Simpson 29 Jan 1852.1.5.4.1.2.2.1.6. Rawley T. Vaughan b Oct 1829 (20-1850) d aft 1910 m. Ann
Mary Franklin 13 Dec 1865 Pittsylvania Co., VA.1.5.4.1.2.2.1.7. Andrew Jackson Vaughan b abt 1834 (16-1850; 25-1860;
37-1870)1.5.4.1.2.2.1.8. Elizabeth Vaughan b abt 1835 (15-1850) & md James W. Mitchell. (Catherine Hameeteman-East, 2006)
1.5.4.1.2.2.1.9. Julia Ann Vaughan b abt 1838 (12-1850) & md William Coleman Worsham, the son of Archibald Dunnavant Worsham & Dolly M. Bruce.
1.5.4.1.2.2.1.10. Martha Vaughan "Minerva" b abt 1841 (10-1850; 18-1860)
d aft 1920 Pittsylvania Co., VA. M. Thomas Bruce.
1.5.4.1.2.2.2. Ezekiel East b abt 1807 (twin) md Mary. He made an
affidavit on 30 Jul 1890 stating he was an 83 year old pastor in Pittsylvania.
& claimed "Mortice Hagwood md Amelia 30 Mar 1829." Their
son James Mitchell East md Mary Frances Worsham 3 Jan 1868 Pittsylvania Co.,
VA. Mary d/o Samuel Thomas Worsham & Frances East. (See
1.5.4.1.4.1.4.) Another son John W. East md Martha A. Worsham 29 Apr
1868 Pittsylvania Co., VA. She was age 28, a widow d/o Saml &
Frances Worsham. He was age 21 s/o Ezekiel East & Mary A. East.
(See 1.5.4.1.4.1.2.)
1.5.4.1.2.2.3. Henry East b abt 1807 (twin) md Susan Lay
1.5.4.1.2.2.4. Obedience East b abt 1809 Pittsylvania Co., VA md James
King 9 Jan 1824 Pittsylvania Co., VA. They had a daughter Sarah King b
28 Sep 1826 who md Edward J. Dillard, a third lieutenant in the Confederate
army. Edward s/o Dr. Lynch Dillard and Mildred Ward. She d 11 Jun
1902.
1.5.4.1.2.2.5. John Wesley East b May 1810. He md Elizabeth Kelsey
from KY & d/o David Kelsey. In 1842 he crossed the plains on the 2nd
wagon train to the Oregon Territory in 1842. He was a surveyor by trade
and is said to have been well educated. After claiming a donation land
claim of abt 342 acres in Dallas, OR, he farmed the rest of his days.
They had 10 children. (Susan East Merrifield, 1999)
1.5.4.1.2.2.6. Thomas East b abt 1815 Pittsylvania Co., VA md Parthenia
Lane or Martha J. Laine 2 Dec 1839. Martha b abt 1824 Pittsylvania Co.
& d abt 1880 Halifax Co., VA. Martha d/o Pleasant Laine &
Elizabeth Crowder. (Family information from Mark Wilson, Silver Spring, MD,
5/2000)
1.5.4.1.2.2.7. Agnes East never md.
1.5.4.1.2.2.8. Permelia East md Thomas Eastham
1.5.4.1.2.3. Martha
Worsham "Patsy" md William Bybe
(Bybee) William Bybee md. Patsy Ussman d/o Henry Ussman--marriage
bond Dec. 20, 1812 in Campbell County. Ussman may be Worsham (Family
History Library Film 31050) Children: Nancy Bybee m.
Stephen Dove; Dabney Bybee md. 1st) Lockey Dove & 2nd) Louisa Worsham d/o
William Worsham & Dicy Holt & granddaughter of Henry Worsham & Agnes
Kelly (See 1.5.4.1.2.1.5.); Ann T. Bybee md Anderson. Crowder; Joseph Bybee;
Lockey Bybee b. 1823 md Dudley Crowder; Francis Bybee b 1828; Sarah Bybee b 1836
md Anderson D. Crowder. (Records of Pat Burke 6/13/2000)
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1.5.4.1.3. Phoebe Worsham b abt 1756 Amelia Co., VA md Abner Dunnivant 15 Apr 1785 Amelia Co., VA. Descendants lived in Amelia Co., & Chesterfield Co., VA. Will of Abner Dunnavant - 1832 (Amelia County, Va.)
I, Abner Dunnavant ( ) This my will
Item 1. I will all of my estate subject to the payment of my just debts.
Item 2. I will to my wife Phoebe Dunnavant during her natural life the plantation whereon I now live and ( ). Item ( ) the stock ( ) plantation utensils as well as ( ) household and kitchen furniture for the support of herself my two daughters Betsy and Patsy
Item 3. After the death of my wife I give to my daughter Patsy one negro named Charlotte and her increase one bed and furniture one trunk and a secretary.
Item 4th. After the death of my wife I give to my daughter Betsy one negro named Jim and one bed and furniture.
Item 5th. After the death of my wife I give to my son William Dunnavant one negro (man?) named Ned.
Item 6th. All ( ) that I have in my possession are the property of my three daughters Rebeccah, Patsy, and Nancy purchased (for) them several years ago and all the cattle was purchased by Rebeccah and Patsy which property I do not feel myself ( ) to dispose of.
Item 7th. I give to my son Daniel one negro by the name of (Jody?) to him and his heirs forever.
Item 8th. I give to my son John one negro by the name of Lucy to him and his heirs forever.
Item 9th. I give to my son Kennon one negro by the name of ( ) to him and his heirs forever.
Item 10th. I give to my daughter Rebeccah one negro by the name of ( ) to her and her heirs forever.
Item 11th. I give to my daughter Nancy one negro by the name of (Amy?) during her life and to her heirs. But if she dies without ( ) the same negro is to return to my heirs with her increase.
Item 12. I give to my son Leonard one negro by the name ( ) of to him and his heirs forever.
Item 13th. I give to my daughter Sally one negro by the name of Joseph to her and her heirs forever.
Lastly, I do hereby appoint my two sons John and Kennon Dunnavant executors to this my last will and testament. ( ) I have hereunto ( ) my hand and seal this nineteenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. Abner Dunnavant
Signed, Sealed, Published and ( ) in the presence of Richardson Dunnavant, Peter R. Dunnavant
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1.5.4.1.4. Essex Worsham b 1758 Amelia
Co., VA md Elizabeth Dunnavant 25 Dec 1786 Amelia Co., VA. He served as a
substitute for his brother, Henry Worsham in the Rev. War & applied for Rev.
War Pension 19 Nov 1832 from Pittsylvania Co., VA.. He lived in Prince Edward
Co., VA & Pittsylvania Co., VA. Essex d 19 Jan 1835 Pittsylvania Co., VA.
Descendants lived in Pittsylvania Co., VA; Campbell Co., VA; Whitley Co., KY Two
descendants were Lewis E. Worsham, Jr., a golfer nicknamed "The Chin"
won the U. S. Open Golf Tournament in 1947. His brother Virgil G. Worsham,
"Buddy" was also a golfer & friend to Arnold Palmer. 5. Mary
Worsham b abt 1761 Amelia Co., VA. It is believed Elizabeth
Dunnavant, his wife was b abt 1766 instead of 1760; therefore, she would
have been about 42 years of age when her youngest child, Elizabeth 1.5.4.1.4.3.
b. (See page 296) We do not have a record of any children born from
1786 until 1796 when their son, Henry Worsham b. (See Page 587)
Henry has been added as their son because of a baptismal record when he
converted to Catholicism in Louisiana stated he was s/o Essex and Elizabeth
Dunivant. (Information from Judy Riffel author of Iberville Parish
History, via James Noel Worsham, 2000)
They probably had other children who may not have survived or were unnamed in
the Court case of 28 Nov 1835, like Henry. Henry will be numbered as
1.5.4.1.4.1. Samuel Thomas Worsham will be numbered 1.5.4.1.4.2.
Archibald Dunnavant Worsham will be numbered 1.5.4.1.4.3. Elizabeth
Worsham will be numbered 1.5.4.1.4.4. Last line on page 280 "Agness
Worsham is also No. 77. Believe she is his (Essex) sister."
This Agness is Henry Worsham's daughter, that is Henry b 1754 Amelia Co, md
Agness Kelly. Agness Worsham, the daughter, b in Pittsylvania Co. 1796 (p
278), and was presumably still residing in Pittsylvania Co when Essex moved
there about 1813. (James Noel Worsham, 2000)
Pam Heaton, 2001, a descendant of Willie Mae Worsham (daughter of William H. Worsham page 289, 1.5.4.1.4.2.1B.1), has a letter given to her by her father-in-law that was written by a Sallie A. Worsham from Republican Grove, VA dated Mar 29, 1905. She is Sallie Ann Worsham (page 289, 1.5.4.1.4.2.1B.4) the dau of William Coleman Worsham. The following is a copy of the letter from Sallie Worsham exactly as she wrote it:
"Republican Grove, Virginia
March 29, 1905
Mr. John Worsham
Richmond, Virginia
Dear Sir,
You letter requesting a pedigree of our branch of the Worsham family rec’d. we have no written pedigree; therefore, I will have to depend on the memory of my father for all the information I give you.
My great, great grandfather came from some European country, possibly England and settled near Petersburg Virginia. I don’t know the date at which he came nor his christian name.
My great grandfather, whose name was Essex, fought in the Revolutionary War. He lived in Williamsburg, Va. for a number of years, then moved to Prince Edward county, Virginia. He married A Miss Doniphent. There were six children by this marriage, namely: Henry, Thomas, Samuel, Archebald, Elizabeth and Sallie. He then moved from Prince Edward to Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and settled near Staunton(spelling ?) river and there spent the rest of his life.
His son, Henry, went to Louisiana, married and made his home there. I don’t know whom he married.
I think all the others made their home in Virginia. Thomas and Sallie never married. Samuel married Fannie East, there were six children by this marriage namely: Myles, Issac, Thomas, Martha, Elizabeth and Mary. Elizabeth married William Smith, they had only one child, a daughter, whose name I think was Martha though they always called her Puss.
Archebald, my Grandfather, married Dollie Bruce. He had seven children, namely: William C. Thomas, Henry, Elizabeth, Archebald, John and Essex. William C. first married Julia Vaughn, there were three children by this marriage namely: Dollie, James and John. His second wife was Parthenia Payne (my mother). There were six children by this marriage, namely: William H., Elizabeth, Susan, Sallie A., Samuel E., and Charles E.
Henry Worsham married Emma Green. They had six children. Thomas Worsham married Susan Layne and they had seven children. John never married, he died in Petersburg while fighting in the Civil War. Archebald married Lelia Carr; they had eight children. Essex married Martha Hubbard, they had seven children. Elizabeth Worsham married William Moon.
My great grandfather had a brother by the name of Hal or Henry. I don’t know whom he married, but he had three sons named William, John and Patrick. My great grandfather’s brother henry fought in the War of 1812 and he was also in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. My great grandfather had a cousin by the name of Branch Worsham living in Prince Edward County a few years ago. I suppose that he or some of his descendants still live there. My father, William C., is doubtless the oldest member of our branch of the Worsham family. He is now seventy-six years old. I am sorry that I cannot give Miss Harrison and yourself a better history of our branch of the Worsham family, but I hope this will be of some benefit.
Sincerely,
Sallie A. Worsham"
This letter confirms most of the
information on the family of Essex Worsham. However, the letter has Thomas
& Samuel are two different people and that Essex had another daughter named
Sallie. We have added these two new children.
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1.5.4.1.4. Essex Worsham. On page 281 we wrote: Essex Worsham d 19 Jan 1835 in Pittsylvania Co and it was certified in the court. Thomas Samuel, Archibald, & Elizabeth Smith late Elizabeth Worsham are the only children & heirs of the said Essex Worsham & that they are of lawful age & that the said Essex left no widow. :
The EXACT wording of 10 Nov 1835, Order Book 33 page 12 Pittsy co, Va . There is NO Thomas mentioned. " It is ordered to be certified that it appears to the satisfaction of the court, that Essex Worsham late a Revolutionary Pensioner departed this life on the 19th day of January 1835. That Samuel Worsham, Archibald Worsham and Elizabeth Smith late Elizabeth Worsham are the only children & heirs of the late Essex Worsham and they are of lawful age and the said Essex Worsham left no widow."
1.5.4.1.4.1. Thomas Worsham b. abt 1789 Prince Edward Co., VA. Thomas has been added as a son of Essex. A 29 Mar. 1905 letter from Sallie A. Worsham states Thomas is a son of Essex: "Thomas and Sallie never married."
1.5.4.1.4.2. Sallie Worsham b abt 1791 Prince Edward Co., VA
1.5.4.1.4.3. Henry Worsham b. abt 1796 Prince Edward Co., VA. Henry has been added as their son because of a baptismal record when he converted to Catholicism in Louisiana stated he was s/o Essex and Elizabeth Dunivant. (Information from Judy Riffel author of Iberville Parish History, via James Noel Worsham, 2000) A 29 Mar. 1905 letter from Sallie A. Worsham states Henry is a son of Essex: "His son, Henry, went to Louisiana, married and made his home there. I don’t know whom he married." (Pam Heaton, 2001) Henry's family is discussed on page 587.
1.5.4.1.4.4. Samuel Worsham was 1.5.4.1.4.1. Samuel Thomas Worsham is Samuel Worsham b. abt 1798. A 29 Mar. 1905 letter from Sallie A. Worsham states Thomas & Samuel were sons of Essex. An 1832 newspaper wrote: "Married on Monday, May 14, 1832 by Rev. Benjamin Kidd, Samuel Worsham to Miss Frances East, all of Pittsylvania. (Lynchburg Virginia pg 3, Col 3 Date of Pub. 21 May 1832).
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1.5.4.1.4.3.1.1. Robert
Essex Worsham "Bob" of
Campbell Co., VA b. 16 Jan 1856, d. 6 Jun 1920, bur Edge Hill Baptist Church Cem,
Campbell, VA. Susan J. Worsham "Susie Jane" Aug. 17, 1860 Mar.
16, 1936. (Ed Jones, 2000)
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.1.1. Rosa Lee Worsham b 1 Dec 1881 & d Oct 1972 Washington, DC. Her middle name is Lee. She md Archibald Joel Worsham (See 1.5.4.1.4.2.7.4. page 295) 1901 in Pittsylvania Co, VA.
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.1.2. John W. Worsham. His middle name is William and he md Nannie D. Moon abt 1906. (Family records of Elsie Roberts, 31 May 2000). Nannie b 26 Mar 1888 of Pittsylvania Co., VA. They are in the 1910 Pittsylvania Co., VA Census. He is age 26 and she is age 22. They are on the 1920 Pittsylvania Co., VA Census. He is age 36 & Nannie D. is age 31. Nannie d Mar 1974 Long Island, Campbell, VA. (Social Security Death Index) Bur. in Edge Hill Baptist Church Cem, Campbell Co, VA, John William Worsham July 13 1883 - Aug. 27 1963; Nannie Moon Worsham Mar. 26, 1888 - Mar. 23, 1974. (Ed Jones, 2000)
Children:
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.1.2.1. Walter William Worsham b 30 Dec 1906 Pittsylvania Co., VA. (3-1910; 13-1920) md Carrie Belle Moon. He d Jan 1968 Long Island, Campbell, VA. (Social Security Death Index) On a double-wide marker, Edge Hill Baptist Church Cem, Campbell Co, VA: Carrie M. Worsham Aug. 15, 1910 -, & Walter W. Worsham Dec. 20, 1906 Jan. 13, 1968. (Ed Jones, 2000) Children: Helen Vinez md Harry Carlton Roberts, Jr., Kathleen md Oliver George Hancock, Jeanette, Carter O. died young, Frances E. died young. On a marker in Edge Hill Baptist Church Cem, Campbell Co, VA is "Our Babies" Carter O. Worsham July 15, 1931 - Aug. 1, 1935; Frances E. Worsham Oct. 5, 1934 - Oct, 11, 1936. (Ed Jones, 2000)
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.1.2.2. Harlsie G. Worsham b 7 Oct 1908 Pittsylvania Co., VA. (1910; 11-1920) md Lucy Blackstock. He d Apr 1971 Long Island, Campbell, VA & Lucy b. 2 Jul 1913, d. 7 May 1999 Long Island, Campbell, VA (Social Security Death Index) Bur in Edge Hill Baptist Church Cem, Campbell Co, VA, Harlsie G. Worsham Oct. 7, 1908 Apr. 29, 1971. (Ed Jones, 2000) Children: Wyonnia, Yvonne
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.1.2.3. Susie Doris Worsham b abt 1911 Pittsylvania Co., VA. (9-1920) md John Hutcherson. Children: Roy, Marvin, Edna, Connie, Richard.
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.1.2.4. Chesley C. Worsham b Apr 9, 1912 Pittsylvania Co., VA, d. May 1974. (7-1920) md Ella Bell Nester. Children: Jean, Herman, Carter, John William (Jake)
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.1.2.5. Jessie Nathan Worsham b 23 Apr 1918 Pittsylvania Co., VA. (1 8/12-1920) md Ida Compton. He d May 1976. (Social Security Death Index) On a double-wide marker in Edge Hill Baptist Church Cem, Campbell Co, VA: Jessie Nathan Worsham, Sr. Apr. 23, 1918 May 27, 1976; Ida Mayhew Worsham Apr. 6, 1921 - . (Ed Jones, 2000) Children: Cassie, Nathaniel, Virgil, Calvin, Minerva.
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.1.2.6. Janie Worsham (unmarried)
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.1.2.7. John Irvin Worsham md Evelyn Mayhew. Children: Bobby Lee, Douglas (Bud), John Irvin.
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.1.2.8. Evelyn Worsham md George Hutcherson. Children: Tommy, Cheryl
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.1.3. Samuel E. Worsham is Samuel Essex
Worsham. Ed Jones, 2000, wrote: Samuel Essex Worsham (my grandfather) and George Robert Worsham, married Hamlett sisters (which made for a lot of double cousins). Samuel md. Sirena G.
Hamlett.
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.1.4. George R. Worsham is George Robert
Worsham. George d 30 Nov 1975 Pittsylvania Co., VA & bur Straightstone Baptist Cem., Pittsylvania Co., VA. He md Mattie Hamlett b 15 Sep 1892, d 27 Jul 1962 & bur Straightstone Baptist Cem. (Tombstone copied by Mark Wilson, 2000) Their son William E. Worsham is William Edison Worsham b 3 Jan 1918 & d 20 May 1976. He is bur in Straightstone Baptist Cem. Tsgt US Army WW II.
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1.5.4.1.4.3.1.1.6. Alexander T. Worsham b 7 Jun 1891. He md. 1st) Emma Armstrong 1916 Halifax Co, VA. He md 2nd) Evelyn H. who was b 28 Dec 1908. Alex d. 13 Feb 1971 Nathalie, Halifax, VA according to SS Death Index as Alex. Evelyn d 11 Dec 1998. Both are bur Clover Bottom Baptist Church Cemetery. The church is side by side with Oak grove United Methodist, Hwy. 40 at Stovall. (Halifax Co., Cemetery Book by George Calvin Waldreps)
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.3.1.1. Lewis
Elmer Worsham Jr. "Lew" the son of Lewis Elmer Worsham
& Irene 
Lena Worsham.
Lew was the pro golfer winner of the US Open in 1947. Lew
is pictured (l to r) with Freda Myrl, Hazel Cleo "Peggie", Iva Margaret & Virgil G. Worsham with their Grandfather, Essex David Worsham in front of an old tobacco barn.
Essex David and grandchildren picture
from Lisa Worsham Kipps-Brown, 2000. Essex David Worsham is the
father of Irene Lena Worsham and he is on page 293. Lew m. Virginia Shoemaker
3 Jun 1940.
Lew Worsham's most notable victory was his triumph over Sam Snead in an 18-hole playoff for the U.S. Open in 1947. He shot a 69 to edge Snead by a single shot at the St. Louis Country Club in Clayton, MO, after the two had tied with
72 hole scores of 282. He won the 
Tam O' Shanter World
Championship in 1953 in Chicago, golf's first $100,000 tournament, with an eagle two on the 18th hole. Worsham's victory in the Open earned him a place on the United States Ryder Cup team. Worsham played on the PGA tour from 1946 to 1955. He
played in the Masters tournament for 16
years. The picture to the left is titled "The Two Kings
of Swat": Lew
Worsham & Babe Ruth 1947 photograph. Babe Ruth
picture from James Noel Worsham, 2000; Lew
Worsham golf ball picture from Larry Washam, 2001.
Children of Lew & Virginia:
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.3.1.1.1. Lynda Margaret Worsham.
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.3.1.1.2. Richard Lewis Worsham
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.3.1.1.3. Thomas Edward Worsham
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1.5.4.1.4.3.1.3.1.2. Virgil G. Worsham's
nickname is "Buck" instead of "Buddy" and is still living according to Frieda
Kipps, South Boston, VA 21 May 2000. "Buddy" is his younger brother Marvin Clifford Worsham 1.5.4.1.4.1.1.3.1.5.
1.5.4.1.4.1.1.3.1.5.
Marvin Clifford
Worsham "Buddy" d.
22 Oct 1950. During his senior year, Arnold Palmer met Bud
Worsham, whose brother Lew was a professional golfer. At Worsham's urging,
Palmer accepted a golf scholarship to Wake Forest College in North Carolina. He
enrolled at Wake Forest in 1947, and quickly began winning, or coming close to
winning, every amateur and intercollegiate tournament in sight. During
Palmer's senior year in college, Bud Worsham, his best friend and roommate, was
killed in a car accident. "After Wake's 1950
homecoming
game against North Carolina, Palmer was groggy from a few bourbon and Cokes. He declined Worsham's pressing invitation to join he and Gene Scheer for dinner and the homecoming dance at a Durham hotel. Drinking and dancing were not allowed on Wake's Baptist campus. Worsham and Scheer were crushed in a crash that night when their Buick flipped into a rocky creek bed on the way home. Palmer had to identify the bodies the next day. "It was the worst thing I'd ever seen," he said in his book. Palmer didn't return to school after Christmas, joining the Coast Guard instead. "Wake without Bud was unthinkable," he wrote. "He was the reason I'd gone there in the first place, the reason I'd stayed, the reason I'd become one of the best college golfers in America." He returned to Wake in 1954, playing and acting as interim golf coach when Johnny Johnston took over as athletics director after Weaver became the first ACC commissioner. Palmer won the first ACC tournament that
year but fell a few hours short of earning his degree."
(News-Record.com, Piedmont Triad, NC, Arnold Palmer, 4-16-2000, By Scott Michaux,
staff writer, News & Record) Picture on the left is Arnold Palmer,
coach Johnny Johnston
and Buddy Worsham (circa 1948) from Clyde
Johnston Designs Inc., Hilton Head Island, SC.
The photo to the right and the
following interview is from The Publisher’s Page, "An interview with Arnold Palmer, the world’s most
esteemed golfer" by Edward F. Pazdur, Publisher Executive
Golfer"
"Arnie, pictured left, and his best pal, Bud Worsham, as golf scholarship students at Wake Forest. Their undisciplined personalities were a perfect match."
Palmer and Buddy Worsham, the younger brother of National Open champion Lew Worsham, became pals as teenagers. Today, 54 years later, Palmer still mentions him in his books and at golf clinics, as he did at Peninsula Papagayo. Because Worsham was the most important and memorable part of Palmer’s young life, I thought you would like to know about it. They were the same age (17), enjoyed the same food and liked the same kind of girls. Their unruly, undisciplined personalities were a perfect match. Their friendship bonded and Worsham had a greater impact on Palmer’s life than he could have ever imagined.
They partied together, looked after each other, and double-dated together. Because Worsham was more introverted and shier, it was up to Palmer to arrange the dates.
On weekends, Palmer sometimes went to Worsham’s house in Maryland, or Worsham would visit Palmer’s home in Latrobe. Both earned golf scholarships at Wake University and it was Worsham, with his work ethic, who made Palmer keep up his grade point average to avoid losing his scholarship.
“In retrospect,” recalled Palmer, “my junior year at Wake Forest was probably the most fun of all of my college years. There were plenty of parties and plenty of pretty girls, lots of laughs and more competitive golf than I ever played in my life.”
Fate Steps In
In the fall of 1950, it was Wake Forest’s homecoming football game and emotions around campus were high. Arnie and Bud planned to attend the game, have dinner afterward and maybe go to the homecoming dance in Durham.
Bud went to the stadium to sell programs and Arnie went to the dorm to take a nap. Bud returned a short time later and pressured Arnie to join him and their next door neighbor, Gene Scheer, for dinner and the dance in Durham.
Arnie sleepily told them he wasn’t interested in the dance and suggested a movie instead. However, Bud and Gene were adamant and went to the dance in Durham. Arnie hit the sack, and after enjoying a nice nap, he went to the movies, and got back before midnight.
The bodies were lying on a table in the morgue. Arnie, numb and distraught, said: “It was the worst thing I’ve ever seen.” That was over 54 years ago. Arnie still quietly mourns Worsham.
In the morning, he noticed Bud’s bed had not been slept in. He quickly checked next door and learned Gene Scheer’s bed hadn’t been slept in either. That was unlike Bud. He would not stay out all night without letting Arnie know beforehand. Concern changed to worry and worry changed to panic.
Later that morning, golf coach Johnny Johnson came to the dorm and broke the news that Bud and Gene were probably killed in an auto accident and the funeral director wanted Arnie to identify the bodies.
He was distraught and numb with disbelief. When he was taken into a room where both bodies were lying on a table, it was, said Arnie, “the worst thing I’ve ever seen.”
He reeled with grief and is haunted to this day that if he had only gone with Bud that night to Durham, he would have driven the car and the entire tragedy might have been avoided.
His life at that point in time took a severe detour. Going back to Wake Forest without Bud was unthinkable. However, peer pressure and his parents forced Arnie to finish his fall term.
He could not bring himself to re-enroll for the second semester and joined the U.S. Coast Guard the following January in 1951 for a three year hitch.
His scholarship was reactivated three years later and he resumed playing golf aggressively. His springboard to professional fame and fortune came in 1954 when he won he U.S. Amateur Championship.
You know the rest of the story
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1.5.4.1.4.1.1.3.5. Jossie K. Worsham b 19 Feb 1896 Pittsylvania Co., VA is Josephine Kate Worsham "Josie" d. Jan 1976 Brookneal, Campbell, VA md. Sandy Martin Sowell 19 Nov 1914. Sandy b 7 Jun 1893 d 18 Mar 1967 Brookneal, Campbell, VA. Both are bur Sharon United Methodist Church, Naruna, VA (Janet Sowell Blanks,1998) They are in the 1920 Falling River District, Campbell Co., VA census, p 19A. He is S. M. Sowell age 26 b VA & Josephine is age 23. They are in the 1930 Fall River, Campbell, VA census. He is age 36 md. age 21 & Josephine is age 28 md. age 17.
Children:
1.5.4.1.1.3.5.1. Martin P. Sowell b 24 Aug 1915 of Campbell Co., VA d 1 Apr 1994 Lynchburg, Campbell, VA (SSDI)
1.5.4.1.1.3.5.2. Wingfield Sowell b abt 1918 of Campbell Co., VA
1.5.4.1.1.3.5.3. William Irvin Sowell b 6 Aug 1920 Campbell Co., VA d Sep 1984 Brookneal, Campbell, VA (SSDI)
1.5.4.1.1.3.5.4. Page Eugene Sowell b 31 Jan 1922 Campbell Co., VA d 29 Sep 2003 Brookneal, Campbell, VA (SSDI)
1.5.4.1.1.3.5.5. Aubrey Sowell b 24 Jan 1924 Campbell Co., VA d Nov 1971 Campbell Co., VA (SSDI)
1.5.4.1.1.3.5.6. Kenneth Sowell b 20 Nov 1927 Campbell Co., VA d 14 Nov 1996 Brookneal, Campbell Co., VA (SSDI) Father of Janet Sowell Blanks, 1998)
1.5.4.1.1.3.5.7. Emma Sowell b abt 1929 Campbell Co., VA (9 months 1930)
1.5.4.1.1.3.5.8. Mary Frances Sowell
1.5.4.1.1.3.5.9. Walter Thomas Sowell
1.5.4.1.1.3.5.10. Edward Randolph Sowell
1.5.4.1.4.3.1.3.2.
Willie Whitfield Worsham was bur as Whit A. Worsham in the Straightstone Baptist Church Cem.
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1.5.4.1.4.3.1.4.
James P. H. Worsham b 1860 Pittsylvania Co., VA. James is age 48 b VA, Laura is 58 & Roofus Stevens (stepson) 30 VA in the 1910 Campbell Co., VA Census. This data indicates that the Rufus Worsham (1.5.4.1.4.1.1.4.2) may be a step son from Laura's prior mrg to Mr. Stevens. Bodson Worsham and possibly Sallie Worsham could also be Stevens' children and listed in the 1900 census as Worsham.