Jones M. Worden (1817 - 1909)

Born 21 Jan 1817 in Oneida County, New York

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Died 6 Apr 1909 at age 92 in Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois

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Descendants of Roger Worden - Genealogy.com

vii. LOUISE WORDEN. viii. ESTHER WORDEN, b. 1815. ix. JONES WORDEN, b. 1817-1909.

Source 3:

Jones Worden Born 1819 - 1820 New York Married 1845 - 1853 Spouse: Elizabeth Grover Born: 1829 - 1830 Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio

Child 1: Frank Worden Born: 10 Oct 1853 Galina, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Died: 19 Aug 1931 Alton, Madison County, Illinois Buried: 22 Aug 1931 Alton, Madison County, Illinois Spouse: Josephine Benbow Married: About 1875 Illinois

Child 2: George Worden Born: 1855 - 1856 Illinois

Jones Worden and family are listed in the 1860 census for Galena Ward 2, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. The household consists of:

Jones Worden, age 40, born NY, occupation: "Steam Boat Captain" Elizabeth, age 30, born Ohio Frank, age 6, born Illinois George, age 4, born Illinois Jerome Worden, age 24, born Michigan, occupation: "watchman Steam Boat" Carlia [name hard to read] B., age 20, born NY.

Source 4:

1. Name: Worden, Jones, of Galena and Dubuque Born: 1817, Oneida County New York Area: *1838, Great Lakes 1855, Dubuque - St. Paul Boats: *1830', mid, First found employement as a wheelman on a great lakes steamer, then became a second mate and later first mate. *1838, shortly after, master, CHESAPEAKE 1846, mate on ARGO 1855 or 56, Mate, WAR EAGLE *1855-57, Master and possibly part-owner, FANNY HARRIS *1861, Master, G.W. GRAHAM, probably for one trip St. Louis-Memphis. 1857-62, KEY CITY *1863 or so-65, JOHN D. PERRY during Civil War Service *1863, for a brief time, JENNIE WHIPPLE 1867, HAWK-EYE STATE 1870-74, LAKE SUPERIOR *Also possibly, CHESAPEAKE, SUCKER STATE, Companies associated with: 1857-62, Galena Dubuque, Dunleigh and Minnesota Packet Company 1870-74, Northern Line Packet Company *1863-65, Memphis Packet Company

Comments: Third son was named Grant after Ulysses S. Grant whose family The Worden family had come to know.  : *1860, Federal census shows he and his family in Galena with property valued at $1,000. *Jones Worden's Steamboats and Steamboating Career by Frederick J. Worden.

Source 5: Jones M. Worden Birth: Jan. 21, 1817 Oneida County New York, USA Death: Apr. 6, 1909 Upper Alton Madison County Illinois, USA

Family links: Parents: Robert Worden (1770 - 1856) Lucy Randall Worden (1766 - 1866)

Spouse: Elizabeth Ann Grover Worden (1829 - 1917)

Children: Frank Worden (1853 - 1931)* Grant Worden (1861 - 1940)*

Siblings: Dudley Worden (1805 - 1859)* Robert Worden (1809 - 1893)* Jones Worden (1817 - 1909)

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Burial: Oakwood Cemetery Upper Alton Madison County Illinois, USA

Created by: Mookie Record added: Apr 16, 2015 Find A Grave Memorial# 145088609

Sources

1. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/a/Peter...-/GENE2-0013.html

2. http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85329558/

3. http://www.benbowfamily.com/familygroup.php?familyID=F2298&tree=B1

4. http://www.riverboatdaves.com/captains/w-x.html

5. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=145088609