10. Documentation for Chesterfield D.

Worth
(1850 to after March 1892 and before 1893)
father of Ethel Leona Worth
(08 January 1893 to 26 December 1976)
Chesterfield D. Worth was born in 1850 in Rush County, Indiana. He probably
was born between June 28th and July 12th. The U. S. Census for Indiana, 1850,
enumerated September 4, lists Chesterfield D. Worth as 1 year old.(1) The U. S. Census
for Indiana, 1860, enumerated July 12th, lists Chester F. D. Worth as 10 years old.(2) The
U. S. Census for Illinois, 1880, enumerated June 28th, lists Chesterfield Worth as age
29.(3) The census records for 1850 and 1860 indicate Chesterfield Worth had a middle
initial of "D".
Chesterfield was the son of John Worth and Julia Ann Drysdale.(4) John Worth
and Julia Ann Drysdale were married June 5, 1837, in Rush County, Indiana.(5)
According to the U. S. Census for Indiana, 1850, John and Julia Ann Worth were the
parents of at least six children, all born in Indiana: Seth, James, John C., Mary J.,
Elizabeth, and Chesterfield Worth.(6) Julia Ann (Drysdale) Worth died April 10, 1856,
and was buried in the Old Boggstown Cemetery at Boggstown, Shelby County,
Indiana.(7) John and Julia Worth may have had other children between the time of the
1850 census and the date of Julia's death in 1856.
John Worth married Mary Jane (Lemon) Stephens in Shelby County, Indiana, on
January 1, 1857.(8) The U. S. Census for Indiana, 1860, for the John and Mary J. Worth
household probably includes children from both of their previous marriages.(9)
Chesterfield Worth married Lucy Jane Harmison.(10) She was the daughter of
Isaiah Harmeson and Melissa Perkins.(11) Lucy Jane Harmison was born in April 1851
in the state of Indiana.(12) The date of marriage for Chesterfield Worth and Lucy Jane
Harmison is not known. A marriage record for Lucy Harmison and Doctor Dillon was
found in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, with a September 8, 1872, marriage
date.(13) The first child of Chesterfield and Lucy Worth, Elizabeth A. Worth, probably
was born in 1873.(14) Isaphine Worth, a daughter of Chesterfield and Lucy Jane
(Harmison) Worth, gave her father's name as "Dock Worth" on her marriage license
application in Terre Haute, Indiana.(15)
Chesterfield Worth and Lucy Jane Harmison were the parents of seven children:
Elizabeth Ann, Jesse, Clara Belle, Mellisa (Melessia M.), Margaret, Isaphine, and Ethel
Leona Worth.(16) Annie Worth (Elizabeth A. Worth) died at age 18. She was buried at
Highland Lawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, Indiana, on September 23, 1891.(17)
Chesterfield Worth apparently died in 1892 at Terre Haute, Indiana, probably
sometime after March of that year. The 1892 Terre Haute City Directory lists Lucy
Worth as the widow of Chesterfield.(18) Ethel Leona Worth, the youngest child of
Chesterfield and Lucy Worth, was born January 8, 1893, in Terre Haute, Indiana. Both
the death certificate and the social security application form of Ethel Leona (Worth)
Older show that her father was Chesterfield Worth and that her mother was Lucy Jane
Harmison.(19) No will or estate papers have been found for Chesterfield Worth nor is it
known where he is buried.
Lucy Jane Harmison, the only wife of Chesterfield Worth, remarried on June 9,
1896, in Terre Haute, Indiana. Lucy married Jesse Lewellen.(20) Jesse was the widower
of Elizabeth Worth, a sister of Chesterfield. Jesse Lewellen and Elizabeth Worth were
married in Montgomery County, Indiana, on November 17, 1864. "The proper Consent
having been first filed by Jesse Lewallyn & John Worth a resident of said county." Jesse
Lewallyn was the father of Jesse Lewellen, and John Worth was the father of Elizabeth
Worth, Chesterfield's sister.(21) The 1896 Vigo County marriage record proves Jesse
Lewellen was the same man who married Elizabeth A. Worth in 1864 in Montgomery
County, Indiana. Elizabeth (Worth) Lewellen died sometime after March 25, 1888, and
before June 1896.(22)
There is no reason to doubt Jesse Lewellen and Lucy Jane (Harmison) Worth
knew each other many years before they married in 1896. Chesterfield and Lucy Jane
Worth named two of their children after Jesse and Elizabeth Lewellen. The U. S. Census
for Illinois, 1880, Vermilion County, Oakwood Township, indicates the first female
child of Chesterfield Worth and Lucy Jane (Harmison) Worth was named Elizabeth.
Their first male child was named Jesse.(23)
A number of census records connect various members of the Worth and
Lewellen families with Shannandale, Montgomery County, Indiana. Jonathan Lewellen,
perhaps a cousin of Jessie Lewellen, married Martha A. Worth, a sister or step-sister of
Chesterfield Worth, on April 21, 1869, in Montgomery County, Indiana.(24) Jonathan
and Martha A. (Worth) Lewellen are listed in the U. S. Census for Indiana, 1880, in
Shannandale, Montgomery County, Indiana.(25)
George Horn married Mary J. Worth, a sister of Chesterfield, on May 14, 1866, in
Tippecanoe County, Indiana.(26) In the same wedding ceremony, John C. Worth, a
brother of Chesterfield, married Matilda Horn, a sister of George Horn.(27) John C.
Worth served in the 120th Indiana Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.(28) Records
in his service file clearly identify him as a son of John Worth in Montgomery County,
Indiana.
George and Mary Jane (Worth) Horn are listed in the U. S. Census for Indiana,
1880, in Shannandale, Franklin Township, Montgomery County.(29) John C. and
Matilda (Horn) Worth and Jesse and Elizabeth (Worth) Lewellen, are listed on the same
page in the U. S. Census for Indiana, 1880, for Shannandale, Montgomery County.(30)
The father of Jesse Lewellen also was named Jesse Lewellen. He is listed in the U. S.
Census for Indiana, 1870, Montgomery County, Franklin Township, with a post office of
Shannandale.(31)
Lucy Jane (Harmison) (Worth) Lewellen died January 30, 1908, in Terre Haute,
Indiana.(32) Because she was impoverished, she was given a county burial. She was
buried at Highland Lawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, Indiana, where her grave has no
tombstone.(33)
The following list provides information about the seven children of Chesterfield
Worth and Lucy Jane Harmison:
1) Elizabeth Ann Worth was born in 1873 and died at age 18. According to records
at Highland Lawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, Indiana, she was buried September 23,
1891. She has no tombstone because she was impoverished and received a county
burial. Elizabeth was named after Chesterfield Worth's sister who married Jesse
Lewellen in 1864 in Montgomery County, Indiana.(34)
2) Jesse Worth was born in February 1876 in Vermilion County, Illinois. The U. S.
Census for Illinois, 1880, Vermilion County, Oakwood Township, lists Jesse in the
Chesterfield and Lucy Jane Worth household, as age 4, born in Illinois, father born in
Indiana, mother born in Indiana. The U. S. Census for Indiana, 1900, Vigo County, Jesse
Lewellen household, lists Jessie Worth as born February 1876, age 24, born in Illinois,
father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana.(35)
 The 1894 Terre Haute City Directory lists Jesse Worth as a laborer at the J. Hanley
Mfg. Co. with residence at 22 Chesnut. The 1896 Terre Haute City Directory lists Jesse
Worth as a tobacco maker at Fred J. Biel and a residence at 426 S. Water.(36)
Jesse Worth married Ida May Luther in Terre Haute, Indiana, on August 10,
1901.(37) Jesse Worth murdered his wife, Iva May, on 23 March 1925, a Monday. She
was beaten to death and her body thrown on a river bank three miles south of Terre
Haute. The Terre Haute Tribune on page 1, 24 March 1925, carried a gruesome picture
of the murdered wife and the location where her body was found. An article also on
page 1 of the paper indicates Jesse killed his wife at their home and grocery store at
1008 South Thirteenth Street early Monday morning. The dead woman had been
identified by a sister who telephoned (Jesse) Worth that his wife was in the morgue. A
picture also appears on page 1 of the paper entitled "The Slayer", which presumably is a
picture of Jesse Worth about the time of the murder. The 1930 Indiana census lists the
home of a Jesse Worth, age 53, born about 1876, as Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana.
The location is presumed to be that of an Indiana state prison.(38)
Clara Belle Worth was born May 2, 1878, in Illinois. She married William H.
Duke.(39) Clara Belle died January 11, 1967, in Long Beach, California.(40) She was
buried in Roosevelt Memorial Park, Long Beach. Aunt Clara helped raise Ethel Leona
Worth after the death of Chesterfield.(41)
4) Mellisa (Melessia M.) Worth married Cuby V. Hutchings on April 11, 1898.(42)
She was erroneously listed as a son, not daughter, of Chesterfield and Lucy Worth on
her birth record in Champaign County, Illinois. The birth record also gives Chesterfield
Worths middle initial as S.
5) Margaret Worth died in Norwalk, California. She married first: Weisenberg;
second: Riley. Bruce Weisenberg, a son, changed his name to Worth during World War
II. Bruce Weisenberg had two daughters. His last known address was in Simi Valley,
California.(43)
6) Isaphine Worth was born in January 1885. She first married Herbert Kiefner on
July 29, 1903.(44) She later married a man with a last name of Strandtman in Houston,
Texas. Helen Strandtman, a daughter, lived in Houston.(45)
7) Ethel Leona Worth was born January 8, 1893, in Terre Haute, Indiana.(46) She
married Roy Burton Older, March 1, 1911, in Decatur, Illinois.(47) Roy and Ethel were
the parents of Truxton James, Wilma Jane, and Robert Burton Older.(48) Ethel Leona
(Worth) Older died at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, Ventura County,
California, December 26, 1976, at age 83.(49) She is buried next to her husband at
Springhill Cemetery in Danville, Illinois.(50)
Pictures of Lucy Jane (Harmison) Worth and the brothers and sisters of Ethel
Leona Worth, excepting Melissa Worth, are in the possession of Curtis Lynn Older.
Curtis is a grandson of Ethel L. (Worth) Older. He obtained the pictures from Wilma
Jane (Older) Zillman, a daughter of Ethel L. (Worth) Older.
Chesterfield Worth is listed in the John Worth household in the U. S. Census of
Indiana, 1850 and 1860.(51) Chesterfield was not found in the U. S. Census of Indiana or
Illinois, 1870. He did not live in the John Worth household in 1870.(52) Chesterfield and
Lucy Jane Worth are in the U. S. Census of Illinois, 1880, Vermilion County, Oakwood
Township.(53)

Children (Worth), born:

i. Elizabeth A., born in 1873 in Vermilion County, Illinois
ii. Jesse, born in February 1876 in Vermilion County, Illinois
 iii. Clara Belle, born May 2, 1878, in Vermilion County, Illinois
iv. Mellisa or Melessia M., born August 20, 1880, Champaign County,
Illinois(54)
v. Margaret, date of birth unknown
vi. Isaphine, born January 1885
vii. Ethel Leona, born January 8, 1893, in Terre Haute, Indiana

ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIAL to support the RELATIONSHIP between

CHESTERFIELD WORTH and his daughter ETHEL LEONA WORTH
1) Death certificate for Ethel Leona Older State of California Certification of Vital
Record, Ventura County, local registration district 5600, certificate number 2405, date of
death 26 December 1975, date of birth 08 January 1893, informant Mrs. Wilma Zillman,
a sister of Truxton J. Older. Chesterfield Worth appears as the father and Lucy Jane
Harmeson as the mother.
2) Obituary for Ethel Older in the Danville Commercial News dated approximately
27 or 28 December 1976 which lists Chesterfield Worth and Lucy Jane Harmeson Worth
as her parents. There may be an obituary in a Ventura, California, newspaper as well.
3) Social Security application form of Ethel Leona Worth, SSN #562-21-4615, also
listed under Roy Burton Older SSN #329-09-0236, applied for at Ventura, California,
which lists her father as Chesterfield Worth and her mother as Lucy Jane Harmeson.
4) 1892 Terre Haute (Indiana) City Directory, "Worth, Lucy (wid Chesterfield),
lab, res 214 S 1st". Lucy also is listed as a widow of Chesterfield in the 1894 Terre Haute
City Directory, residing at 22 Chesnut, and in the 1896 Terre Haute (Indiana) City
Directory, residing at 426 S. Water.
5) State of Indiana, Vigo Co., Marriages 1880 - 1920, R-Z, p. 190, Sup. Mt. v. 19,
Clara Belle Worth, Isaphine Worth, Jessie Worth, and Malessia M. Worth. Name of
bride - Isaphine Worth, name of father - Dock Worth, mothers maiden name - Lucy
Harmeson, female, white, age next birthday - 19, date of marriage - July 29, 1903, Book
7, p. 42. The marriage record of Isaphine Worth substantiates that Chesterfield Worth
also was known as "Doc" [Dock} [Doctor] Worth. This supports the marriage license in
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, that was for Doctor Dillon and Lucy Harmison.
Doctor Dillon must have been Chesterfield Worth. Chesterfield Worth could not read or
write at the time he married. He signed his marriage record with an X on page two.
State of Illinois, Vermilion Co., Marriages, Doctor Dillon and Lucy Harmison,
September 7, 1872, Film #1298746 - 1298749.
6) Pictures of Lucy Jane Harmison and the brothers and sisters of Ethel Leona
Worth which include inscriptions on the back side consisting of My darling mother,
my mother, My sister, William H. Duke Terre Haute, Ind. When he and sister
Clara first met. When I was 12 years old, Isa, Clara Worth Age 18, Sister Anna,
and Uncle Herbert. Copies of these pictures were made by Curtis L. Older and are
included in his genealogical records related to Ethel Leona Worth and Chesterfield
Worth. The pictures were originally in the possession of Wilma Jane Older Zillman after
her mother, Ethel Leona Worth, died.
7) U. S. Census of Illinois, 1880, Vermilion Co., Chesterfield Worth, age 29, born
in Indiana, Lucy Jane Worth, age 27, born in Indiana, Elizabeth Worth age 7 daughter,
and Jesse Worth age 4 son.
8) Ethel L. Worth is listed as a step-daughter by Jessie Lewellen in the 1900
Indiana census. Jessie Lewellen married Lucy Jane Harmison Worth in 1896. Jesse had
previously married Elizabeth Worth, a sister of Chesterfield. Apparently Elizabeth
Worth Lewellen died between 1888 and 1896. Chesterfield and Lucy Jane named their
first son Jessie and their first daughter Elizabeth after Jessie Lewellen and Elizabeth
Worth Lewellen. 1900 U. S. Census for Indiana, Vigo County, Harrison Township, Terre
Haute City, Roll T623_409, Page 11B, Enumeration District 110, House 125, Dwelling
#230, Family #267, Lewellen, Jesse, head, white, male, born June 1845, Lewellen, Lucy J.,
wife, white, female, born April 1851, Worth, Jessie, stepson, white, male born February
1876, age 24, single, born in Indiana, white,, father born in Indiana, mother born in
Indiana, day laborer, can read, write, and speak English, Worth, Isaphine, stepdaughter,
white, female, born January 1885, age 15, Worth, Ethel L., stepdaughter, white, female,
born January 1893, age 7.
9) State of Indiana, Vigo Co., Marriages, V 4-M, Nov 1892 - Dec 1896, p. 87, Box
60, June 9, 1896 (929.3177245 V); State of Indiana, Vigo Co., Marriages, June 9, 1896,
Jesse Lewellen and Lucy Worth, Book 14, p. 84.

REFERENCES
1. U. S. Census of Indiana, 1850, Rush Co., Jackson Township, enumerated September 4,
1850, by Isabael L. Sutton, p. 556, dwelling 52, family 54, Chesterfield D. Worth, age 1,
born in Indiana.

2. U. S. Census of Indiana, 1860, Hendricks Co., Middle Township, Pittsborough,

enumerated July 12, 1860, by Asa S. White, dwelling 0823, family 0823, Chester F. D.
Worth, age 10.

3. U. S. Census of Illinois, 1880, Vermilion Co., Oakwood Township, e. d. 219, sheet 41,
dwelling 298, family 299, enumerated June 28, 1880, by Magruder W. Selby,
Chesterfield Worth, age 29, born in Indiana.

4. U. S. Census of Indiana, 1850, Rush Co., Jackson Township; U. S. Census of Indiana,

1860, Hendricks Co., Middle Township.

5. State of Indiana, Rush Co., Marriage Records, June 5, 1837, John Worth and Julia Ann
Drysdale, p. 4:327.

6. U. S. Census of Indiana, 1850, Rush Co., Jackson Township, John Worth, age 34, born
in North Carolina, wagon maker, Julia A. Worth, age 35, born in Kentucky; Seth Worth,
age 10, James Worth age 9, John Worth, age 5, Mary J. Worth, age 5, Elizabeth Worth,
age 3, and Chesterfield D. Worth, age 1.

7. Tombstone of Julia Ann (Drysdale) Worth, Old Boggstown Cemetery, Shelby Co.,
Indiana. John German viewed the tombstone in the 1960s. John recorded in his notes
that the tombstone read as follows: JULIA A., Wife of, JOHN WORTH, DIED, April 10
1856, Aged, 40 Yrs 2 mo, & 13 ds. Elizabeth Worth German, a sister of John Worth, was
an ancestor of John German. She also was buried in the Old Boggstown Cemetery.
Before Curtis L. Older visited the Old Boggstown Cemetery on August 26, 2000,
vandals damaged many tombstones. The upper-left portion of the Julia Ann Worth
tombstone, which included the letters "Juli", was broken off.
8. State of Indiana, Shelby Co., Marriages, January 1, 1857, John Worth and Mary Jane
(Lemon) Stephens.

9. The John and Mary J. Worth household is listed twice in the U. S. Census of Indiana,
1860. Once record is for Montgomery Co., Madison Township, post office - Linden,
family number 0161, dwelling number 0166. The second record is for Hendricks Co.,
Middle Township, Pittsborough, family number 0823, dwelling number 0823.

10. U. S. Census of Illinois, 1880, Vermilion Co., Chesterfield Worth, age 29, born in
Indiana, Lucy Jane Worth, age 27, born in Indiana; State of Indiana, Vigo Co., Marriages
1880 - 1920, R-Z, p. 190, Sup. Mt. v. 19, Clara Belle Worth, Isaphine Worth, Jessie Worth,
and Malessia M. Worth; 1892, 1894, and 1896 Terre Haute (Indiana) City Directory,
"Worth, Lucy (wid Chesterfield).

11. Indiana State Board of Health, Certificate of Death, Lucy Lewellen, location of death
- Harrison Township, Vigo Co., Terre Haute, N 4th St., date of birth April 1851, age 57
years, widow, father Isaiah Harmeson, mother - not known, date of death January 30,
1908, burial Highland Lawn, information given by Jesse Worth, N 4th St.

12. Ibid; U. S. Census of Indiana, 1900, Vigo Co., Vol. 78, E. D. 110, Sheet 11, Line 77,
Lucy J. Lewellen, born April 1851, age 49, number of years in present marriage - 3,
number of children - 7, number living - 6, born in Indiana, father born in Ohio, mother
born in Indiana.

13. State of Illinois, Vermilion Co., Marriages, Doctor Dillon and Lucy Harmison,
September 7, 1872, Film #1298746 - 1298749.

14. U. S. Census of Illinois, 1880, Vermilion Co., Elizabeth A. Worth, age 7, born in
Illinois.

15. State of Indiana, Vigo Co., Marriages, 1880-1920, R-Z, p. 190: name of bride -
Isaphine Worth, name of father - Dock Worth, mothers maiden name - Lucy Harmeson,
female, white, age next birthday - 19, date of marriage - July 29, 1903, Book 7, p. 42.

16. Pictures of Lucy Jane (Harmison) Worth and the brothers and sisters of Ethel Leona
Worth, excepting one sister, Melissa Worth, are in the possession of Curtis Lynn Older,
a grandson of Ethel L. (Worth) Older. The pictures were obtained from Wilma Jane
(Older) Zillman, a daughter of Ethel L. (Worth) Older. Each picture has writing on the
back by Ethel L. (Worth) Older that identifies each picture; U. S. Census of Indiana,
1900, Vigo Co., line 77, Lucy J. Lewellen, born April 1851, age 49, number of years in
present marriage - 3, number of children - 7, number living - 6.

17. Highland Lawn Cemetery, 4420 East Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, Vigo Co.,
Indiana, Annie Worth, age 18, buried September 23, 1891, Section 20, Lot 8, Block 5, no
stones, county burial - impoverished.

18. 1892 Terre Haute (Indiana) City Directory, "Worth, Lucy (wid Chesterfield), lab, res
214 S 1st". Lucy also is listed as a widow of Chesterfield in the 1894 Terre Haute City
Directory, residing at 22 Chesnut, and in the 1896 Terre Haute (Indiana) City Directory,
residing at 426 S. Water.

19. State of California, Ventura Co., Certificate of Death, local registration district 5600,
certificate number 2405, Ethel Leona (Worth) Older, date of death December 26, 1975,
date of birth January 8, 1893, father - Chesterfield Worth, mother - Lucy Harmison;
Application for Social Security Number, April 25, 1972, Ventura, California, Ethel L.
Older, maiden name Ethel Leona Worth, parents - Chesterfield Worth and Lucy Jane
Harmison.

20. State of Indiana, Vigo Co., Marriages, V 4-M, Nov 1892 - Dec 1896, p. 87, Box 60,
June 9, 1896 (929.3177245 V); State of Indiana, Vigo Co., Marriages, June 9, 1896, Jesse
Lewellen and Lucy Worth, Book 14, p. 84.

21. State of Indiana, Montgomery Co., Marriages, Jesse W. Lewellen and Elizabeth
Worth, married November 17, 1864, filed and recorded January 28, 1865, Book 6, p. 272.

22. State of Indiana, Montgomery Co., Births, 1882 to 1920, Book H-4, p. 141, male child
of Jesse Lewellen and Elizabeth Worth, born March 26, 1888.

23. U. S. Census of Illinois, 1880, Vermilion Co., Oakwood Township, e. d. 219, sheet 41,
Chesterfield Worth, age 29, born in Indiana, Lucy Jane Worth, age 27, born in Indiana,
Elizabeth A. Worth, age 7, born in Illinois, Jesse Worth, age 4, born in Illinois, Clara
Belle Worth, age 2, born in Illinois.

24. State of Indiana, Montgomery Co., Marriages, Johnathan Lewellen and Martha A.
Werth(Worth), married April 21, 1869, Book 7, original source p. 230.

25. U. S. Census of Indiana, 1880, Montgomery Co., Shannandale, Jonathan Lewellen,

age 38, farmer, born in Indiana, father born in NC, mother born in NC, Martha A.
Worth, age 27, keeping house, born in Indiana, father born in NC, mother born in Ohio,
Nettie, age 9, at school, Lillian, age 7, at home, Thomas, age 4, Arthur, age 2, Oliver, age
7/12.

26. State of Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Marriages, George Horn and Jane Worth, May 14,
1866, Book C-11, p. 202.

27. Ibid, John Worth and Matilda Horn.

28. National Archives, Civil War Pension Records, John C. Worth, 120th Indiana
Infantry, Private, Company C, soldier's certificate #368-228, Can #7 730, Bundle #22,
wife Rebecca J. Worth, number 497,241 appears on the cover of his folder, also
#1,567,964. File contains copy of his Honorable Discharge, copy of his Death Certificate,
and copy of Death Certificate for Matilda Worth. John C. Worth lost sight in his left eye,
was partially deaf in both ears, and was severely wounded in the left shoulder and right
arm due to a shell explosion at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee.
29. U. S. Census of Indiana, 1880, Montgomery Co., Franklin Township, Shannandale,
enumerated by F. H. Marshall on June 11, 1880, enumeration district 102, p. 15, dwelling
147, family 147, George Horn, age 34, Mary Jane, age 34.

30. U. S. Census of Indiana, 1880, Montgomery Co., Shannandale, enumerated June 11,
1880, by F. H. Marshall, p. 16, e. d. 102, John Worth, wife Matilda, dwelling 151, family
152, Jesse Lewellen, wife Elizabeth, dwelling 158, family 159.

31. U. S. Census of Indiana, 1870, Montgomery Co., Franklin Township, post office
Shannandale, dwelling 302, family 303, p. 40, Jesse Leuallen, age 50, occupation -
cooper, born in Ohio, cannot read or write, Ruth A., wife. Jesse Lewellen, the father of
Jesse Lewellen who married Lucy Jane (Harmison) Worth, was born April 7, 1820, in
Ohio. He married Grace Clinton September 21, 1841, in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
Co., Indiana. He married second Ruth Anna Pickering July 10, 1861, in Crawfordsville.
He died January 30, 1899.

32. Indiana State Archives, Vigo Co., Indiana Death Index, name of deceased - Lucy
Lewellyn, female, white, age at death 57, date of death January 30, 1908, Terre Haute,
CH-49, p. 26; The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, January 31, 1908; Lucy
Lewellen obituary, p. 2; The Terre Haute Indiana Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, February 1,
1908, Lucy Lewellen obituary, p. 3.

33. Highland Lawn Park Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, Lucy Lewellen, burial in Lot
59, B. A. Sec. 11.

34. Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, Annie Worth, age 18, buried
September 23, 1891, Section 20, Lot 8, Block 5, no stones, county burial - impoverished.

35. State of Indiana, Vigo Co., Marriages, 1880-1920, R-Z, p. 190, Sup. Mt. v. 19.
(Genealogy 977.201 V689U, v.19): name of groom - Jesse Worth, name of father -
Chesterfield, mothers maiden name - L Thompson, male, white, age next birthday - 26,
date of marriage - Aug 10, 1901, Book 6, p. 23. (Note: L Thompson for the mother is not
correct.)

36. 1894 Terre Haute (Indiana) City Directory, Jesse Worth, laborer, J. Hanley Mfg. Co.,
residence 22 Chesnut; 1896 Terre Haute (Indiana) City Directory, Jesse Worth, tobacco
maker, Fred J. Biel, residence 426 S. Water.

37. State of Indiana, Vigo Co., Marriages, 1880-1920, R-Z, p. 190, Sup. Mt. v. 19, date of
marriage - Aug 10, 1901, Book 6, p. 23.

38. Terre Haute Tribune newspaper, pages 1 and 2, 24 March 1925.

39. State of Indiana, Vigo Co., Marriages, 1880-1920, R-Z, p. 190, Sup. Mt. v. 19,
(Genealogy 977.201 V689U, v.19): name of bride - Clara Belle Worth, name of father -
Chester, mothers maiden name - Lucy Harmison, female, white, age next birthday - 19,
date of marriage - February 25, 1896, Book 4, p. 80.
40. Social Security record, Clara Belle (Worth) Duke, born May 2, 1878, died January 11,
1967, Los Angeles, California, mother's maiden name - Harmeson.

41. Statements by Truxton James Older and Wilma Jane (Older) Zillman made to Curtis
L. Older.

42. State of Indiana, Vigo Co., Marriages, 1880-1920, R-Z, p. 190, Sup. Mt. v. 19.
(Genealogy 977.201 V689U, v.19): name of bride - Malessia M. Worth, name of father -
Chesterfield, mothers maiden name - Harmison, female, white, age next birthday - 19,
date of marriage - April 11, 1898, Book 5, p. 31.

43. Data from Janet Kay (Zillman) Shinkle, granddaughter of Ethel Leona (Worth) Older
and daughter of Wilma Jane (Older) Zillman.

44. State of Indiana, Vigo Co., Marriages, 1880-1920, R-Z, p. 190, Sup. Mt. v. 19.
(Genealogy 977.201 V689U, v.19): name of bride - Isaphine Worth, name of father -
Dock, mothers maiden name - Lucy Harmeson, female, white, age next birthday - 19,
date of marriage - July 29, 1903, Book 7, p. 42.

45. Information from Janet Kay (Zillman) Shinkle to Curtis L. Older.

46. State of California, Ventura Co., Certificate of Death, local registration district 5600,
certificate number 2405, Ethel Leona (Worth) Older, date of birth January 8, 1893. U. S.
Census of Indiana, 1900, Vigo Co., 1900, Ethel Worth, born January 1893, age 7.

47. Statement by Wilma Jane (Older) Zillman made to Curtis L. Older. No marriage
record was found for Roy Burton Older and Ethel Leona Worth.

48. State of Illinois, Macon Co., Decatur, Birth Certificate, date of birth September 28,
1911, residence of the mother and location of birth - 1165 North Edward Street, Decatur,
Illinois, name of child added to the birth certificate per affidavit of Truxton James Older,
July 3, 1973; Birth certificates for Wilma Jane Older and Robert Burton Older should be
on record at the Court House, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois; U. S. Census of Illinois,
1920, Vermilion Co., Danville, Newell Township, enumeration district #173,
enumerated January 5, 1920, by Blanche Miller, Roy Older household; U. S. Census of
Illinois, 1930, Vermilion Co., Danville, Ward Four, enumerated April 3, 1930, Roy Older
household.

49. State of California, Ventura Co., Certificate of Death, local registration district 5600,
certificate number 2405, Ethel Leona (Worth) Older, date of death December 26, 1975.

50. Springhill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Lot 337, Block 21.

51. U. S. Census of Indiana, 1850, Rush Co., Jackson Township, p. 556, John Worth
household; U. S. Census of Indiana, 1860, Hendricks Co., Middle Township,
Pittsborough, John Worth household.
52. U. S. Census of Indiana, 1870, Montgomery Co., Sugar Creek Township, Post Office -
Darlington, dwelling 34, family 34, enumerated June 17, 1870, by J. S. McLaughin, John
Worth household.

53. U. S. Census of Illinois, 1880, Vermilion Co., Oakwood Township, e. d. 219, sheet 41,
Chesterfield Worth household.

54. Champaign County, Illinois, official record #0405000002065. Title: Champaign

County Register of Births, Entry 2065, Comments: Registration of Birth for Malissa
Worth, Born August 20, 1880, in Champaign. Son of Chesterfield S. and Lucy Worth.
1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Rush County, Jackson Township, Roll M432_170, Page 556

Dwelling #52, Family #54

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1850 U. S. Census for Indiana, Rush County, Jackson Township, Roll M432_170, Page 556

Dwelling #52, Family #54

John Worth, age 34, male, wagon-maker, born in North Carolina

Julia A. Worth, age 35, female, born in Kentucky, over 20 and cannot read and write
Seth Worth, age 10, male, born in Indiana attended school during the year
James Worth, age 9, male, born in Indiana, attended school during the year
John Worth, age 5, male, born in Indiana
Mary J. Worth, age 5, female, born in Indiana
Elizabeth Worth, age 3, female, born in Indiana
Chesterfield D. Worth, age 1, male, born in Indiana
Mary Hiatt, age 60, female, value of real estate = $400, born in Kentucky, over 20 and cannot read
and write
1860 U. S. Census for Indiana, Hendricks County, Pittsboro Township, Post Office - Pittsboro,
Roll M653_265, Page 799

Dwelling #823, Family #823

John Worth, age 42, male, wagon wright, personal property $100, born in North Carolina
Mary J. Worth, age 35, female, born in Ohio, over 20 and cannot read or write
Seth Worth, age 21, male, born in Indiana
James W. Worth, age 19, male
John C. Worth, age 15, male, attended school within the year
Mary J. Worth, age 15, female, attended school within the year
Elizabeth, age 13, female, attended school within the year
Armilda A., age 12, female, attended school within the year
Chester F. D. Worth age 10, male, attended school within the year
Martha A. Worth, age 9, female, attended school within the year
Mary E. Worth, age 7, female, attended school within the year
Stephen L. Worth, age 6, male
Adalaska B. Worth, age 2, female
Indiana B. Worth, age 4 months, female
1860 U. S. Census for Indiana, Montgomery County, Madison Township, Roll M653_283,
Page 386, Post Office - Linden

Dwelling #166, Family #161

John Worth, age 42, male, wagon maker, real estate = $75, personal property = $100, born in North
Carolina
Mary J. Worth, age 36, female, born in Ohio
Seth Worth, age 21, male, farmer, born in Indiana
James H. Worth, age 18, male, farmer, born in Indiana
John Worth, age 14, male, born in Indiana
Mary J. Worth, age 14, female, born in Indiana
Elisabeth Worth, age 10, female, born in Indiana
Chesterfield Worth, age 8, male, born in Indiana
Adalaska Worth, age 4, male, born in Indiana
Indiana Worth, age 6 months, female, born in Indiana
1880 U. S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Oakwood Township, Roll T9_255,
Family History Film 1254255, Page 555A, Enumeration District 219, Image 0598

Dwelling #398, Family #399

1880 U. S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Oakwood Township, Roll T9_255,
Family History Film 1254255, Page 555A, Enumeration District 219, Image 0598

Dwelling #398, Family #399

Worth, Chesterfield, white, male, age 29, married, works on farm, born in Indiana, parents born in
Indiana

Worth, Lucy Jane, white, female, age 27, wife, married, keeping house, born in Indiana, father born
in Ohio, mother born in Indiana

Worth, Elizabeth, white, female, age 7, daughter, single, attended school in year, born in Illinois,
parents born in Indiana

Worth, Jesse, white, male, age 4, son, single, born in Illinois, parents born in Indiana
1880 U. S. Census for Indiana, Montgomery County, Shannondale,
enumerated June 11, 1880, by F. H. Marshall
1880 U. S. Census for Indiana, Montgomery County, Shannondale,
enumerated June 11, 1880, by F. H. Marshall

Dwelling #152, Family #153 (This is the family of John C. Worth, a brother of Chesterfield
Worth)

Worth, John, white, male, 34, married, laborer, cannot read, cannot write, born in Indiana, parents
born in North Carolina
Worth, Matilda, white, female, age 26, wife, married, keeping house, cannot write, born in Indiana,
parents born in Virginia
Worth, Alice M., white, female, age 2, daughter, single, at home, attended school, cannot write,
born in Indiana, parents born in Indiana
Worth, William, white, male, age 9, son, single, attended school, born in Indiana, parents born in
Indiana

Dwelling #158, Family #159 (This is the family of Elizabeth Worth Lewellen, a sister of
Chesterfield Worth)

Lewellen, Jesse, white, male, age 33, married, farmer, born in Ohio, parents born in Ohio
Lewellen, Elizabeth, white, female, age 33, wife, married, keeping house, cannot read, cannot
write, born in Indiana, parents born in Virginia
Lewellen, Martha J., white, female, age 13, daughter, single, at home, attended school, born in
Indiana, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana
Lewellen, Hattie A., white, female, age 6, daughter, single, attended school, born in Indiana, father
born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana
1900 U. S. Census for Indiana, Vigo County, Harrison Township, Terre Haute City,
Roll T623_409, Page 11B, Enumeration District 110

House 125, Dwelling #230, Family #267

Lewellen, Jesse, head, white, male, born June 1845

Lewellen, Lucy J., wife, white, female, born April 1851
Worth, Jessie, stepson, white, male born February 1876, age 24, single, born in Indiana, white,
father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana, day laborer, can read, write, and speak English
Worth, Isaphine, stepdaughter, white, female, born January 1885, age 15
Worth, Ethel L., stepdaughter, white, female, born January 1893, age 7
1900 U. S. Census for Indiana, Vigo County, Harrison Township, Terre Haute City,
Roll T623_409, Page 11B, Enumeration District 110

House 125, Dwelling #230, Family #267

Lewellen - Worth household

Letter sent to Curtis L. Older along with a copy of the Social
Security Application Form for Ethel Leona (Worth) Older
Page One of the Birth Register - Champaign County, Illinois - #2065, Malissa Worth, female,
born August 20, 1880, white, 4th child of this mother, father American, born in Indiana
 Page Two of the Birth Register - Champaign County, Illinois - mother American, born in
Indiana, age 28, Lucy Worth, maiden name _______, residence Ogden, Illinois, Chesterfield
Worth, day laborer, medical attendant J. M. Sriggett, Ogden Illinois, certificate made by same
and returned by same.