Amasa Mesiah Worden (abt. 1820 - abt. 1880)

Born about 1820 in New York

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Evans) Worden — married 31 Oct 1849 in Cass County, Michigan

Husband of Sophia Ware — married 4 Mar 1860 in Pike County, Illinois

Died about 1880 at about age 60 in Indiana [uncertain]

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Biography

Source 1: Note: Amasa Mesiah Worden is transcribed as Armisa M Wordon, universalist clergyman.

Armisa M Wordon United States Census, 1850 Name Armisa M Wordon Event Type Census Event Year 1850 Event Place Berrien county, Berrien, Michigan, United States Gender Male Age 30 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1820 Birthplace New York House Number 1906

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Armisa M Wordon M 30 New York Mary J Wordon F 18 New York Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8C-1MB : 12 April 2016), Armisa M Wordon, Berrien county, Berrien, Michigan, United States; citing family 1934, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Source 2: An M Worden, a.k.a. Amasa M. Worden was found in the 1860 census at Barry Twp., Pike County, Illinois, married, age 39, to Sophia Ware.

An M Worden United States Census, 1860 Name: An M Worden Event Type: Census Event Year: 1860 Event Place: Barry Township, Pike, Illinois, United States Gender: Male Age: 39 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1821 Birthplace: New York Page: 58 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M653 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace An M Worden M 39 New York Sophia Worden F 20 Illinois Augustin J Worden M 8 Michigan Flora Worden F 7 Michigan A A Worden M 4 Michigan Household ID: 403 , GS Film Number: 803219 , Digital Folder Number: 004213724 , Image Number: 00548

Source 3: Amasa Worden United States Census, 1870 Name: Amasa Worden Event Type: Census Event Year: 1870 Event Place: Indiana, United States Gender: Male Age: 49 Race: White Race (Original): W Birth Year (Estimated): 1820-1821 Birthplace: New York Page Number: 19 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Amasa Worden M 49 New York Sophie Worden F 30 Illinois Flora Worden F 17 Michigan Ella Worden F 6 Illinois Jennie Worden F 4 Michigan

Household ID: 151 , Line Number: 35 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M593 , GS Film number: 000545859 , Digital Folder Number: 004263247 , Image Number: 00467."

Source 4: Amasa Worden was a minister, m1: Mary J. Evans b: OH 1832 m: 1849; m2: Sophie Ware b: IL 1840 m: 1860.

shown as An M Worden in the 1860 census, possibly has a US patent for vehicle running gears?

Source 5: . M. WORDEN.

Running-Gears for Vehicles.

Paten'd May19, 1874.

l t jh? A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEo AMASA M. VORDEN, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN RUNNING-GEARS FOR VEHICLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 151,069, dated May 19, 1874; application filed October 6, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMASA M. WORDEN, of the city of South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain Improvements on Buggies, Wagons, Carriages, and all vehicles of a kindred nature, which improvements are herein set forth, as follows:

My improvements relate more particularly to the gearing of such vehicles; and-the object of my invention is to obtain, by a novel construction and arrangement of the parts, lightness, economy of material, and avoiding, as far as possible, friction and wear.

And it goes on...

AMASA MESIAH WORDEN.

Witnesses:

JOHN F. KIRBY, T. G. TURNER.

Source 6: WORDEN, A M married 4 Mar 1860 in PIKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, U.S.A. a bride named SOPHIA WARE.

Sources

1. US Federal Census 1850. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8C-1MB

2. US Federal Census 1860. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXC7-Y5D

3. US Federal Census 1870. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6Z-3ZZ

4. Symons genealogy

5. https://patents.google.com/patent/US151069A/en

6. http://sortedbyname.com/pages/w187216.html