Brief Life History of Levi
When Levi Worthen was born on 30 May 1860, in Ava, Jackson, Illinois, United States, his father, James O Worthen, was 35 and his mother, Martha Caroline Garrett, was 30. He married Lavina Crisler on 19 August 1883, in Jackson, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Kinkaid Township, Jackson, Illinois, United States for about 20 years and Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States in 1937. He died on 9 June 1937, in Somerset Township, Jackson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Lone Oak Cemetery, Levan Township, Jackson, Illinois, United States.
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- Levi Worthers, "United States Census, 1900"
- Levi Worthen, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Levi Worthen, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Old English worthign ‘enclosure, homestead’ or a habitational name from any of several places so named, such as Worthen in Shropshire or Worthing in Norfolk.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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