Joseph W Worden
10 April 1834 to 01 November 1912
Birth: Dutchen County, New York
Death: Garden Grove, Decatur County, Iowa
Married: Cynthia H. Davis
Marriage: May 1860
Married: Priscilla Laura Delk
Marriage: 5 November 1865, Weldon, Decatur County, Iowa
Children: J. Frank, Harry Colfax, Emma Kate (1869-1956) Ida A. Meda M. (1875-1976) Ira. A. (-1953)
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| Birth: | Apr. 10, 1834 |
| Death: | Nov. 1, 1912 |
 Husband of Laura P. Joseph Watkins Worden: B:10 Apr 1834 in Pawling, Dutchess, New York D: 1 Nov 1912 in Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa Civil War: 18th Regiment Iowa Infantry, Company B 1862-1865 Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa, (Lewis Publishing Company (1887)), pp. 562-63: "J. W. WORDEN, a native of Dutchess County, New York, was born April 10, 1834, a son of Jared N. and Maria T. (Denton) Worden. He remained at home until his majority, and in the spring of 1855 started, in company with L. B. Chase, for Iowa, Garden Grove being their objective point. They came with the intention of making a permanent settlement if they found the country to be in accordance with the estimate others had put upon it. Being pleased with the outlook, he remained a year, and in the meantime bought eighty acres of land. In 1856 he returned to his native State, and in the spring of 1856 started again for the West, accompanied by his father and family. His father bought 140 acres of land in Franklin Township, which is now a part of the farm owned by his son Silas. Mr. Worden subsequently sold his first purchase and bought the farm which is now his home, on section 15, Franklin Township. This he has brought under cultivation, and has erected good building improvements. He owns 180 acres of the best land in the township, and his farm shows the result of having a thrifty and energetic owner. July 26, 1862, Mr. Worden enlisted in the war of the Rebellion, and was assigned to Company B, Eighteenth Iowa Infantry, and served his country three years, returning home uninjured, although he had many narrow escapes, and saw much hard service. He was married in May, 1860, to Miss Cynthia H. Davis, daughter of William Davis. She died the July following her marriage. November 5, 1865, he married Miss Priscilla L. Delk, daughter of John and Sarah Ann Delk. They have had a family of six children -- J. Frank, Harry Colfax, Emma Kate, Ida A., Meda M. and Ira A. Harry Colfax is deceased." (Submitted to the Decatur County GenWeb site by Christy Jay |
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