Individual Details
Jacob Peter Worthen
(5 Mar 1874 - 17 Jun 1927)
- Gives middle name [2]
- Name: J. P. Worthen [3]
[1] 1900 US Census (D)
[2] WW 1 Draft registration (O)
[3] Ohio County Marriages, 1789-2013, Jacob P. Worthen
Legend:
- * = Primary Source
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Events
| Birth | 5 Mar 1874 | Indiana, United States |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 28 Jun 1880 | (Joseph Worthen and Malissa C. Limerick) Licking Township, Blackford, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Census-shared | 1900 | (Charles Worthen) Jefferson Township - Montgomery County, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Will-shared | 23 Jun 1902 | (Elizabeth Snyder) Blackford County, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 15 Apr 1908 | Montgomery County, Ohio, United States - Laura H. Meredith | | | |
| Residence | 15 Apr 1908 | 43 Reuben Ave, Hartford City, Blackford, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | 12 Sep 1918 | 162 Baker, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - Laura H. Meredith | | ||
| Military | 12 Sep 1918 | WW 1 Draft Registration - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Signature | 12 Sep 1918 | Jacob Peter Worthen - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Description | 12 Sep 1918 | Medium height, Medium Build, Blue eyes, Light hair - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Misc.-shared | 22 Oct 1926 | (Mary Jane "Aunt Mollie" Worthen) mentoned in the obituary for Jacob D. White - Hartford City, Blackford, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Bef 17 Jun 1927 | Supt of Construction, H. R. Blagg & Co. | | ||
| Death | 17 Jun 1927 | auto accident - Ohio Masonic Home, Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Burial | 20 Jun 1927 | Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Reference No | ID0664 | ||||
| Occupation | | | |||
| Education | | | |||
| Parents | Joseph Worthen and Malissa C. Limerick | | |
Families
| Spouse | Laura H. Meredith (1878 - ) |
| Father | Joseph Worthen (1850 - 1893) |
| Mother | Malissa C. Limerick (1847 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Charles Worthen (1872 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Worthen (1876 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Arthur Worthen (1878 - ) |
| Sibling | Rosa B. Worthen (1880 - 1896) |
Notes
Birth
- Date of Birth (Month, Year) [1]- Gives age, approx DOB [2]
- Gives exact date of birth [3]
- Birth: 5 March 1874, Hartford City, Indiana [4]
[1] 1900 US Census
[2] "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013,"
[3] WW 1 Draft registration
[4] Death Certificate, Jacob P. Worthen, Doc4331.pdf
Census (family)-shared
From Image:1] J. H. Worthen: Head of household - 31, white male - Farmer - Born Indiana, Father born Ohio, Mother born Pennsylvania
2] Melissa Worthen: wife of head - 32, white female - Keeping House - Born Ind - Birthplace of parents "Don't Know"
3] Charles Worthen: son of head - 8, white male, attended school - he and parents born Indiana
4] Jacob Worthen: Son of head - 6, white male, attended school - he and parents born Indiana
5] Elizabeth Worthen: Daughter of head - 4, white female - She and parents born Indiana
6] Rosa B. Worthen: Daughter of head - 5/12, white female, Born Jan - She and parents born Indiana
Census-shared
From Image:1] Charles Worthen: Head of household - 28, white male, born Jun 1872, widow, was married 8 yrs. Born Indiana, Father born Indiana, Mother born Ohio - Occupation: Farmer
2] Jacob P. Worthen: Brother of head - 26, white male, single - Born March 1874 - Born Indiana, Father born Indiana, Mother born Ohio - Occupation: Carpenter
3] Caroline Kibbons: Mother-in-law of head - 75, white female, born April 1825 - Widowed, married for 35 years - had 7 children, 6 are living - Born Pennsylvania, Father born Pennsylvania, Mother born Maryland - Occupation: Housekeeper
Household:
- All persons able to read, write and speak English
- Own Farm with Mortgage - Farm Schedule 124
Will-shared
Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth WorthenKnow all men by these presents, that I, Elizabeth Worthen, of Hartford City, Blackford County, State of Indiana, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament:
Item 1. I give and devise to my son, William A. Worthen, and his wife Mattie Worthen, to be held by them as tenants in the entirety during the lives of them both and to be held by the survivor of them during his or her life, and then at his or her death to go in fee simple to the children of the said William A. Worthen and Mattie Worthen, the following real estate to-wit: a part of lot number Thirteen (13) in Bailey's Addition to the town (now city) of Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana, described as follows to wit: beginning on the south line of said lot at a point four (4) feet west of the southeast corner thereof and running thence north parallel with the east line of said lot one hundred twenty (120) feet, thence west thirty (30) feet, thence south one hundred twenty (110) feet, thence east thirty (30 feet, to the place of beginning. This devise is made on the condition that said William A. Worthen shall pay out in full the mortgage on said Lot number thirteen (13) now held by a Building and Loan Association.
Item 2: My son Marvel N. Worthen, has already received the full amount to which he is entitled out of my estate and for that reason nothing is given to him by this last will.
Item 3: All the residue of my personal property and real estate, I give to my husband James Perry Worthen, to be held by him for and during his natural life, subject only to the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses.
Item 4. Upon the death of my said husband if he shall survive me an dif not then upon my death and subject to the payment of my debts and funeral expenses, as aforesaid, all my property of every kind, both real and personal shall go to and be vested in my three children, to wit: Mary J. White, John H. Worthen, and Emma A. Reed, to be shared equally between them after the following payments have been made vis. to said Mary J. White, Two Hundred Fifty (250.00) dollars, to Emma A. Reed Two Hundred (200.00) dollars, and to my three grandsons, Charles, Jacob, and Arthur Worthen, children of my son Joseph Worthen, deceased, there shall be paid ten ($10.00) Dollars, each.
The distribution is to be made in the foregoing manner for the reason that my son John H. has already received from me Two Hundred ($200.00) dollars, and the payment of two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars, to my daughter Mary J. White is provided because she assisted myself and my husband to the amount of Fifty ($50.00) many years ago. I revoke all former wills by me at any time made.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd day of June 1902.
Attest: B. G. Shinn
Elizabeth (her Mark) Worthen, (Seal)
Signed and acknowledged by said Elizabeth Worthen, as her last Will and Testament, in our presence and signed by us as witnesses thereto at her request and in the presence of each other
Signed: C. Keller. Benjamin G. Shinn.
Marriage
License Date: 15 Apr 1908 [1]Marriage Date: 15 Apr 1908 [1]
Official: William A. Hale [1]
- This document names Laura as his wife [2]
[1] Marriage record: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013,"
[2] WW 1 Draft Registration
Death
[Ohio] Department of Health/ Division of Vital Statistics/ Certificate of DeathRegistration District 175, File No. 33312
Name: Jacob P. Worthen, White male, Married, Spouse: Laura M. Worthen
Death: 17 June 2017, 230pm, Ohio Masonic Home, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
Cause of Death: Crushed left breast, , left lung punctured and heart crushed. Broken ribs on left side accidentally cruyshed by motor truck.
Birth: 5 March 1874, Hartford City, Indiana
Occupation: Supt of Construction, H. R. Blagg & Co.
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Informant: Mrs. Laura M. Worthen, Dayton, Ohio
Burial: 20 June 1927, Dayton, Ohio [1]
[1] Death Certificate, Jacob P. Worthen, Doc4331.pdf
Occupation
1900: Carpenter [2]15 Apr 1908: Finisher [1]
1918: Carpenter for H. R. Blagg & Co., 71, ??? Dayton, Montgomery, O [3]
[1] DB: "Ohio County Marriages, 1789-2013"
[2] 1900 US Census
[3] WW 1 Draft registration
Education
1880: Attended School1900: Able to read, write and speak English
Parents
- Father born Indiana, Mother born Ohio [1][1] 1900 US Census
Endnotes
1. Database On-line, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDG1-WYL : 14 Nov 2021), J. H. Worthen in entry for Jacob P. Worthen, ID0664 and Laura H. Meredith, ID5861, 1908. Doc2816.pdf.
2. 1900 US Census, Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, SD 2, ED 89, Page 7B, Line 97, Charles Worthen, ID0666 household. Original Data: NARA T623_1308, page 7B. FHL microfilm: 1241308. www.ancestry.com, accessed 10 May 2015.
3. Database On-line, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M150.
4. 1880 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, SD 6, ED 165, page 28A, Line 4, Dwelling & Family 270, J. H. Worthen, ID0660 household. Original Data: NARA, T9_266. Family History Film: 1254266; Page: 444D. www.ancestry.com, accessed 10 May 2015.
5. Death Record, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X821-Z56 : 24 Aug 2017), Jacob P Worthen, ID0664 17 Jun 1927; citing Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, reference fn 33312; FHL microfilm 1,985,067. Doc4431.pdf.
6. 1880 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, SD 6, ED 165, page 28A, Line 4, Dwelling & Family 270, J. H. Worthen, ID0660 household. Original Data: NARA, T9_266. Family History Film: 1254266; Page: 444D. www.ancestry.com, accessed 10 May 2015.
7. 1900 US Census, Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, SD 2, ED 89, Page 7B, Line 97, Charles Worthen, ID0666 household. Original Data: NARA T623_1308, page 7B. FHL microfilm: 1241308. www.ancestry.com, accessed 10 May 2015.
8. "Indiana Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999". Database Online. Original Data: Indiana County, District and Probate Courts. www.ancestry.com,, 11 Sept 2015. Elizabeth Worthen, ID0407. Blackford County, Wills Vol. B (1910-1918), page 382, 383, Image 11. Doc3150.pdf.
9. Database On-line, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDG1-WYL : 14 Nov 2021), J. H. Worthen in entry for Jacob P. Worthen, ID0664 and Laura H. Meredith, ID5861, 1908. Doc2816.pdf.
10. Database On-line, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M150.
11. Death Record, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X821-Z56 : 24 Aug 2017), Jacob P Worthen, ID0664 17 Jun 1927; citing Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, reference fn 33312; FHL microfilm 1,985,067. Doc4431.pdf.
12. Database On-line, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDG1-WYL : 14 Nov 2021), J. H. Worthen in entry for Jacob P. Worthen, ID0664 and Laura H. Meredith, ID5861, 1908. Doc2816.pdf.
13. Database On-line, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M150.
14. Database On-line, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M150.
15. Database On-line, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M150.
16. Database On-line, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M150.
17. Obituary, Jacob D. White, 22 Oct 1926. The Hartford City News (Hartford City, Indiana), page 1 and 4. Scan from microfilm, Hartford City Public Library and photocopy from Blackford County Historical Society, accessed 7 Sept 2017. Doc4450-001.pdf.
18. Death Record, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X821-Z56 : 24 Aug 2017), Jacob P Worthen, ID0664 17 Jun 1927; citing Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, reference fn 33312; FHL microfilm 1,985,067. Doc4431.pdf.
19. Newspaper Article, "Hartford City Short Notes." The Muncie Morning Star (Muncie, Indiana), 20 June 1927, page 3, Col. 6. www.newspapers.com, accessed 24 Aug 2017. Doc4429.pdf.
20. Death Record, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X821-Z56 : 24 Aug 2017), Jacob P Worthen, ID0664 17 Jun 1927; citing Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, reference fn 33312; FHL microfilm 1,985,067. Doc4431.pdf.
21. Death Record, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X821-Z56 : 24 Aug 2017), Jacob P Worthen, ID0664 17 Jun 1927; citing Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, reference fn 33312; FHL microfilm 1,985,067. Doc4431.pdf.
22. Database On-line, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDG1-WYL : 14 Nov 2021), J. H. Worthen in entry for Jacob P. Worthen, ID0664 and Laura H. Meredith, ID5861, 1908. Doc2816.pdf.
23. 1900 US Census, Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, SD 2, ED 89, Page 7B, Line 97, Charles Worthen, ID0666 household. Original Data: NARA T623_1308, page 7B. FHL microfilm: 1241308. www.ancestry.com, accessed 10 May 2015.
24. Database On-line, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M150.
25. 1900 US Census, Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, SD 2, ED 89, Page 7B, Line 97, Charles Worthen, ID0666 household. Original Data: NARA T623_1308, page 7B. FHL microfilm: 1241308. www.ancestry.com, accessed 10 May 2015.
26. 1880 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, SD 6, ED 165, page 28A, Line 4, Dwelling & Family 270, J. H. Worthen, ID0660 household. Original Data: NARA, T9_266. Family History Film: 1254266; Page: 444D. www.ancestry.com, accessed 10 May 2015.
27. 1900 US Census, Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, SD 2, ED 89, Page 7B, Line 97, Charles Worthen, ID0666 household. Original Data: NARA T623_1308, page 7B. FHL microfilm: 1241308. www.ancestry.com, accessed 10 May 2015.
28. 1880 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, SD 6, ED 165, page 28A, Line 4, Dwelling & Family 270, J. H. Worthen, ID0660 household. Original Data: NARA, T9_266. Family History Film: 1254266; Page: 444D. www.ancestry.com, accessed 10 May 2015.