Josie Ruth (Worthy) Mahaffey (1900 - 1957)

Born 30 Oct 1900 in Chester, South Carolina, United States

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Descendants

Died 12 Feb 1957 at age 56 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Josie Worthy was born on October 30, 1900 in Chester, South Carolina, United States. ^[1] Her parents were Henry Worthy and Sarah Montgomery. ^[2]

Josie married John Mahaffey.^[3]

Together they had the following children:

1. Henry Mahaffey

She died on February 12, 1957 in Chester, South Carolina, United States ^[2]

Burial

Brushy Fork Cemetery, Chester County, South Carolina, USA. ^[4]

John Wesley Mahaffey (20 Feb 1896–1 Sep 1965)

- Find A Grave: Memorial #87513357

John Wesley Mahaffey (20 Feb 1896–1 Sep 1965) (spouse)

- Find A Grave: Memorial #87513382

Sources

1. ↑ "Rites Held for 1 of 2 Wreck Victims", obituary, The State (Columbia, South Carolina), 14 February 1957, P.15, col. 3; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 1 October 2021).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SK-4F93 : 21 April 2016), Josie Ruth Worthy Mahaffey, 12 Feb 1957; citing Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States, , Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 2,098,722.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K48G-1F2 : 11 January 2021), Josey Mahaffey in household of John W Mahaffey, Baton Rouge, Chester, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12-2, sheet 15A, line 16, family 236, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3798.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87513382/john-wesley-mahaffey: accessed ), memorial page for John Wesley Mahaffey (20 Feb 1896–1 Sep 1965), Find A Grave: Memorial #87513382, citing Brushy Fork Cemetery, Chester County, South Carolina, USA.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M56G-GPH : accessed 1 October 2021), Josie Worthy in household of Henry P Worthy, Pinckney, Union, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 118, sheet 9B, family 183, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1474; FHL microfilm 1,375,487.