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John Oscar Worthen
21 Nov 1881 – 24 Feb 1959
| Birth | 21 Nov 1881 |
| Death | 24 Feb 1959 |
| Cemetery | Mahoney Cemetery Mahoney , Hopkins County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | C. C on 02 Oct 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55245153 |
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► Genealogical Citations • 1910 United States Census, "1910 - Population", Texas, Delta County, Precinct 1 (West Half), Supervisor District 1, Enumeration District 41, Sheet 5B, Line 68, "Worthen Oscar" • 1918 United States Draft Registration, WWI, P.M.G.O. Form No. 1 (Red), Serial Number 1879, Texas, Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs, 12 Sept 1918, "John Oscar Worthen", Next of Kin: "Mary Jane Worthen" • 1920 United States Census, "1920 - Population", Texas, Hopkins, Justice Precinct 2, Supervisor District 1, Enumeration District 63, Sheet 15B, Line 58, "Worthen Oscar J" • 1930 United States Census, "Population Schedule", Texas, Hopkins County, Precinct 1, Supervisor District 5, Enumeration District 112-5, Sheet 1B, Line 77, "Worthen J, O." • 1940 United States Census, "Population Schedule", Texas, Hopkins County, Justice Precinct 1, Supervisor District 1, Enumeration District 112-6, Sheet 3B, Line 79, "Worthen, John O" • 1942 United States Draft Registration², WWII, D.S.S. Form 1, Serial Number U8, Texas, Hopkins County, "Sulphur Spgs", 27 April 1942, "John Oscar Worthen", Next of Kin: "Mrs Mary Worthen" • 1950 United States Census, Form P1 "1950 Census of Population and Housing", Texas, Hopkins County, Enumeration District 112-6, Sulphur Springs, Sheet 38, Line 20, "Worthen, John O" • 1959 Death Certificate¹, Texas, State File No 7302, Dallas County, Dallas, Baylor Hospital, Local Filing Date: 24 Feb 1959; Usual occupation: Farmer, Cause of Death: Chronic perforated duodenal ulcer with peritonitis; Informant: L E Worthen ► Memorial Maintainer Footnotes ¹ The mother's maiden name on the death certificate is an error, stating "Tennie Camelia". John Oscar's father, William Reuben Worthen, is documented through marriage certificate to have married Tennessee Ann Hamilton on 3 Nov 1881 in Grant County Arkansas,shortly before John Oscar's birth. She subsequently died and William remarried to Rebecca Jane Jones four years later on 5 Mar 1884. The informant on the death certificate is "L E Worthen", which aligns with John Oscar's eldest son Lewis Eugene Worthen. Lewis had a sister named "Tennie C Worthen" and it's likely that she was named, homophonically rather than directly, after William's first wife "Tennessee" Hamilton Worthen, perhaps as a subtle way to honor her memory. Lewis presumably was not fully aware of this while informing on the death. ² The WW II draft registration identifies John Oscar's birth location as "Brant Arkansas". There is no such place. There is a "Bryant" Arkansas in Saline County, near the city of Little Rock. There is also a "Grant" County Arkansas where John Oscar's parents were married. It's likely that the Draft Board registrar misheard "Grant" as "Brant". Additionally, the draft card indicates John Oscar's birth as 21 Nov 1881, shortly after his parents married in Grant County. It's reasonable to conclude that John Oscar was actually born in Grant County Arkansas. Biography by: Great-granddaughter Kimberly L. Green
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- Alva May Worthen Walters 1885–1948
- Willie Bell Worthen Burrus 1887–1944
- Robert Earl Worthen Sr 1893–1984
Children
- Lewis Eugene Worthen 1908–1998
- Reuben Raymond "R.R." Worthen 1910–1998
- James William "J.W." Worthen 1913–1994
- Tennie C. Worthen Martin 1915–1998
- Oscar Rayfield Worthen 1918–1918
- Jarrell Bruce Worthen 1923–2010
- Mary Evelyn Worthen Bean 1925–2000
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