When Caroline Worthen was born on 30 January 1853, in Meigs, Ohio, United States, her father, Charles Worthen, was 38 and her mother, Phoebe Hugg, was 35. She married James Irwin Mc Mains on 18 August 1881, in Meigs, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Portland, Meigs, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Barlow, Washington, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. She died on 9 September 1930, in Vincent, Barlow Township, Washington, Ohio, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Barlow Cemetery, Barlow, Washington, Ohio, United States.
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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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