Mary Louisa Wortham

Brief Life History of Mary Louisa

When Mary Louisa Wortham was born on 29 July 1829, in Amherst, Virginia, United States, her father, Elliot Wortham, was 34 and her mother, Nancy Beverly Davis, was 26. She married James A Tinsley about 1851, in Amherst, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Caroline, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Justice Precinct 5, Red River, Texas, United States in 1880. She died on 2 September 1895, in Red River, Texas, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Tinsley Cemetery, Red River, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James A Tinsley
1829–1905
Mary Louisa Wortham
1829–1895
Marriage: about 1851
James D. Tinsley
1860–1951
Nannie E. Tinsley
1861–1914
Charles B. Tinsley
1864–1867

Sources (14)

  • Mary L Wortham in household of Elliott Wortham, "United States Census, 1850"
  • M. L. Wortham, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Mary Louisa Wortham Tinsley, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1836

Historical Boundaries: 1836: Red River, Republic of Texas 1845: Red River, Texas, United States

1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established

Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.

Name Meaning

English (Middlesex): habitational name from Wortham in Suffolk, named with Old English worth ‘enclosure’ + hām ‘village, homestead’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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