William H. H. Worden (abt. 1841 - 1909)

Born about May 1841 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut

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Died 26 Mar 1909 at about age 67 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut

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Biography

Note: William H. Worden and his brother Zenos M. Worden are mixed up in this family tree, by the census enumerators. Zenos is the older brother in the 1860 and 1870 census. Wm. H. is the older brother in the 1880 census. The important question is, which brother married Elizabeth and had sons Joseph and Henry? We are leaving it to the reader to decide. Updated: January 2019 the Indiana County Marriages reference shows Zenas married Lizzie Ensminger in 1865. Mystery solved.

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Source 1: Name: William H. Worden Sex: M Birth: 1841 in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT Occupation: Painter 1880 Death: AFT 1880

Father: Andrew Worden b: 1804 in Connecticut Mother: Amanda ? b: 1808 in Connecticut

Source 2: US Federal Census 1860 Zeynus M Worden city, Fairfield, Connecticut abt 1840 William H Worden city, Fairfield, Connecticut abt 1842

Source 3: Note: Spelling of Worden as Wooden!

William H Worden found in the 1870 census at Fairfield County, Connecticut living with his widowed mother Amanda Timpany Worden, and his brother Zenas Worden. Wm. H. is married to Lizzy W. and has two sons Joseph and Harry.

US Federal Census 1870 Amanda Wooden [Amanda Worden] city, Fairfield, Connecticut abt 1809

Zenas M Wooden [Zenas M Worden] city, Fairfield, Connecticut abt 1839

William Wooden [William Worden] city, Fairfield, Connecticut abt 1842

Lizzy W Wooden [Lizzy W Worden] city, Fairfield, Connecticut abt 1846

Joseph C Wooden [Joseph C Worden] city, Fairfield, Connecticut abt 1868

Harry Wooden [Harry Worden] city, Fairfield, Connecticut abt 1869

Source 4: Note: There is some confusion between the 1870 census and the 1880 census as to the age of Zenas Worden born 1839 in the 1870 census, and 1842 in the 1880 census. It seems that the enumerators got Zenas and Wm. H. mixed up. So we are assuming that Wm. H. married Lizzy W. and two sons, Joseph and Henry. Amanda {Timpany} Worden was the mother of Wm. & Zenas.

We will leave it to the reader to figure out who married who and who was the widower, etc... Update January 2019 the Indiana County Marriages reference shows that Zenas Worden married Lizzie Ensminger in 1865, mystery solved!

US Federal Census 1880 Name: Wm. Worden Age: 41 Birth Year: abt 1839 Birthplace: Connecticut Home in 1880: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Widower Spouse's Name: Elisebeth Worden Father's Birthplace: Connecticut Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Painter H.

Household Members: Name Age Wm. Worden 41 Zenas Worden 38 Elisebeth Worden 35 Joseph Worden 12 Henry Worden 10 Elisebeth Worden 10 Isabella Worden 2m Amanda Worden 71

Source 5: William H Worden United States Census, 1900 Name William H Worden Event Type Census Event Year 1900 Event Place Greenwich township (excl. Greenwich borough), Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Gender Male Age 59 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) W Relationship to Head of Household Brother Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Brother Birth Date May 1841 Birthplace Connecticut Father's Birthplace Connecticut Mother's Birthplace Connecticut

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Zena Worden Head M 61 Connecticut Lizzie Worden Wife F 55 Indiana Lulu Worden Daughter F 20 Connecticut Lila Worden Daughter F 12 Connecticut William H Worden Brother M 59 Connecticut Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9QF-S4T : accessed 2 February 2016), William H Worden in household of Zena Worden, Greenwich township (excl. Greenwich borough), Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing sheet 5A, family 97, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,133.

Source 6: William H. H. Worden Birth May 1841 Death 26 Mar 1909 (aged 67) Burial Union Cemetery Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Memorial ID 187242745 · View Source

Sources

1. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gen1775&id=I54905

2. US Federal Census 1860.

3. US Federal Census 1870.

4. US Federal Census 1880.

5. US Federal Census 1900. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9QF-S4T

6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187242745/william-h_h_-worden