Henry Moody Worsham

about 1814–11 April 1872 (Age 58)
Petersburg, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Henry Moody

When Henry Moody Worsham was born about 1814, in Petersburg, Virginia, United States, his father, John Worsham, was 40 and his mother, Dosha Cook Jennings, was 29. He married Mary Dickson in 1846. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Missouri, United States in 1870. He died on 11 April 1872, in Point, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Moody Worsham
1814–1872
Mary Dickson
1830–1908
Marriage: 1846
Henry Dickson Worsham
1847–1934
Charles F. Worsham
1849–1872
William E. Worsham
1851–1900
John Jennings Worsham
1855–
Mary Ida Worsham
1858–1948

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1846
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 5
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
    1821
    Age 7
    Missouri is the 24th state
    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 16
    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.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from either of two places called Worsham, in Oxfordshire and Sussex. The first is named from the Old English personal name Wulfmǣr + hām ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’; the second is from an unattested Old English personal name Wyrtel + hā.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Wisham
    Wishon

    Sources (9)

    • H M Warsham, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Hy M Worsham, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
    • H M Worsham, "United States Census, 1850"

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