Lydorania (Boyer) Schaeffer (1819 - 1895)

Born 5 Jul 1819 in Herkimer, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Parley Worden — married about 1836 in Herkimer County, New York

Wife of John Schaeffer — married 18 Sep 1880 in Shelby, Oceana, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1895 at age 76 in Shelby, Oceana County, Michigan

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Biography

Lydorania (Boyer) Worden was born on July 5, 1819 in Herkimer, New York, United States. Her parents were Leonard H. Boyer (1797 - 1883) and Margaret (Lepper) Boyer (1795 - 1878).

Lydorania married Parley Worden (~1795 - 1862) in 1836 in Herkimer County, New York.

Their children were...

1. Ahira Harvey Worden (1838 - 1916)
2. Arnold Worden (1840 - 1922)
3. Abigail (Worden) Ferris (1842 - 1917)
4. Sylvinia (Worden) Waltersdorf (1844 - 1915)
5. Atahualpa Worden (~1849 - 1914)
6. Sanford Hewitt Worden (1855 - 1937)
7. Dudley Worden (1859 - 1934).

In 1850, Lydorania was living in Chester, Eaton, Michigan, United States; Birth Year (Estimated): 1821; Birthplace: New York; Race: White. By 1860, the family is in Oceania Co, Michigan.

Parley died in 1862.

Lydorana Worden nee Boza [sic] married John Schaffer on 18 Sep 1880 in Shelby, Oceana, Michigan.^[1][2]

Lydorania died on July 11, 1895 in Shelby, Oceana County, Michigan aged 76.

Census

• 1850 US Census: Name: Lidoviana Worden; Sex: Female; Age: 29; Event Place: Chester, Eaton, Michigan, United States; Birth Year (Estimated): 1821; Birthplace: New York; Race: White

Parley Worden M 54 New York

Lidoviana Worden F 29 New York

Arnold Worden M 10 Michigan

Abagail Worden F 8 Michigan

Sylvena A Worden F 5 Michigan

Atahualpa Worden M 1 Michigan

Ahira Worden M 12 Michigan^[3]

• 1860 US Census: Name: Lidrana Worden; Sex: Female; Age: 41; Event Place: Chester, Eaton, Michigan, United States; Birth Year (Estimated): 1819; Birthplace: New York; Race: White

Parley Worden M 65 New York

Arnold Worden M 20 Michigan

Salvina Worden F 16 Michigan

Atahualpha Worden M 11 Michigan

Sanford H Worden M 5 Michigan

Dudley Worden M 1 Michigan

Alvian Worden M 22 Michigan

Elizabeth Worden F 14 New York^[4]

• 1870 US Census: Name: Lydia Wordon; Sex: Female; Age: 53; Event Place: Shelby, Oceana, Michigan, United States; Birth Year (Estimated): 1817; Birthplace: New York; Race: White

Lydia Wordon F 53 New York

Sanford Wordon M 16 Michigan

Dudly Wordon M 11 Michigan^[5]

• 1880 US Census: Name: Liderona Worden; Sex: Female; Age: 59; Event Place: Barnett, Oceana, Michigan, United States; Birth Year (Estimated): 1821; Birthplace: New York, United States; Marital Status: Widowed; Occupation: Border; Race: White; Relationship to Head of Household: Mother; Father's Birthplace: New York, United States; Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States

Ahira Worden Self M 42 Michigan, United States

Elizabeth Worden Wife F 38 New York, United States

Leonard Worden Son M 16 Michigan, United States

Jenny Worden Daughter F 3 Michigan, United States

Liderona Worden Mother F 59 New York, United States^[6]

Research Notes

• Many family records show her as being born in Michigan, especially her children’s later census records.

• (Cari's note: Named last son Atahualpa. Many cargo ships carried 2nd class passengers. It is possible her family roots can be found in ships logs of the Atahualpa Packet British Columbia.)

Sources

1. ↑ Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 20; Film Description: 1880 Marquette-1881 Berrien
2. ↑ Second Marriage: "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952"
   Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 20; Film Description: 1880 Marquette-1881 Berrien
   Ancestry Sharing Link • Ancestry Record 9093 #3557913 (accessed 9 October 2021)
   Lyderana Worden marriage to John Schaffer on 18 Sep 1880 in Shelby, Oceana, Michigan, USA.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8D-3BZ : 22 December 2020), Lidoviana Worden in household of Parley Worden, Chester, Eaton, Michigan, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWD5-T8L : 18 February 2021), Lidrana Worden in entry for Parley Worden, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHC8-C9X : 29 May 2021), Lydia Wordon, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW3W-M87 : 19 February 2021), Liderona Worden in household of Ahira Worden, Barnett, Oceana, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 212, sheet 515B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,599.

See also:

• http://boards.ancestry.ca/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.oceana/311/mb.ashx
• Nellis–Nelles, Immigrants From the Palatinate, 1710, Vol. 1, published in 1997 by The Nellis and Nelles Family Associations and the Herkimer County Historical Society #2573 page 385