Brief Life History of Eddison
When Eddison Worth was born in July 1867, in Branch, Michigan, United States, his father, Charles Worth, was 29 and his mother, Mary Adeline Knapp, was 25. He married Mary Dayton on 21 September 1890, in Union City, Union Township, Branch, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Clarendon, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1910. He died on 31 January 1924, in Otsego, Allegan, Michigan, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Otsego, Allegan, Michigan, United States.
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- Addison Worth in household of Charles Worth, "United States Census, 1870"
- Addison Worth, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Addison Worth, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Worth, for example in Cheshire, Dorset, Sussex, and Kent, from Old English worth ‘enclosure, settlement’. The vocabulary word probably survived into the Middle English period in the sense of a subsidiary settlement dependent on a main village, and in some cases the surname may be a topographic name derived from this use. Compare Worthy .
North German: topographic name from Middle Low German wort ‘enclosure, elevated piece of land, farmstead’, or a habitational name from a place so named in northern Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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