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Perry W. Worden

Born 30 Apr 1893 in Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin

Ancestors

Son of George Harrison Worden and Nancy Rhoda Adams

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Zoa L. (Durkee) Worden — married 30 Aug 1914 in Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin

Descendants

Father of Kenneth George Worden

Died after 21 Apr 1965 after age 71 in Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin

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Biography

Source 1: Note: Perry W. Worden was an adopted son of George Harrison Worden & Nancy R. Adams.

Perry Worden United States Census, 1900 Event Place: Amherst township Amherst village, Portage, Wisconsin Relationship to Head of Household: Foster son

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace George H Worden Head Male 61 New York Nancy R Worden Wife Female 50 Vermont Perry Worden Foster-son Male 6 Wisconsin

Source 2: Note: Perry's wife transcribed as Joa, actually was Zoa Durkee.

Perry Worden United States Census, 1940 Name Perry Worden Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Amherst, Amherst Village, Portage, Wisconsin, United States Gender Male Age 46 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Wisconsin Birth Year (Estimated) 1894 Last Place of Residence Same House

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Perry Worden Head M 46 Wisconsin Joa Worden Wife F 43 Wisconsin Kenneth Worden Son M 18 Wisconsin Sandra Worden Daughter F 4 Wisconsin Phillip Shaw Son-in-law M 24 West Virginia Marie Shaw Daughter F 21 Wisconsin Phyllis Shaw Granddaughter F 5 Wisconsin Perry Len Shaw Grandson M 3 Wisconsin Catharine Shaw Granddau F 1 Wisconsin Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7NB-TS9 : accessed 16 February 2016), Perry Worden, Amherst, Amherst Village, Portage, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49-6, sheet 6B, family 125, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4513.

Source 3: Perry W Worden BIRTH 30 Apr 1893 Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin, USA DEATH 21 Apr 1965 (aged 71) Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin, USA BURIAL Greenwood Cemetery Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin, USA MEMORIAL ID 74695552 · View Source

WORDEN Dies; Former Road Commissioner Perry W. Worden, 71, retired highway commissioner of Portage County, died Wednesday afternoon at his home on Lake Thomas in the Town of Stockton.

He had been in ill health for three years.

Mr. Worden was highway commissioner from 1940 to 1963.

In this post he supervised the operations of the county Highway Department.

His death was announced late Wednesday afternoon near the close of the Portage County Board's spring reorganization session, and members observed a minute of silence in his memory.

Mr. Worden was born April 30, 1893, and grew up in Amherst, where he attended school. His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. George Worden.

He was a brick mason, operated a butcher shop and then was a potato buyer for Okray Produce for 17 years. He lived in Amherst during this time, coming to Stevens Point when he was named highway commissioner.

In 1962, he moved to Lake Thomas.

Mr. Worden was married Aug. 30, 1914, at Amherst to the former Zoa Durkee.

Surviving are his wife; two daughters. Mrs. Carol (Alfred) Gilbertson, Hollandale, and Mrs. James (Sandra) Selby, Route 3, Stevens Point; a son, Kenneth Worden, Amherst; 15 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Childs, Gilroy, Calif., and Mrs. Ralph Lea, Amherst.

A daughter, Mrs. Philip (Marie) Shaw, and three sisters preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Boston Funeral Home, with the Rev. Perry H. Saito of St Paul's Methodist Church officiating.

Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Amherst Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday. A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Worden's name.

CLIPPED FROM Stevens Point Journal Stevens Point, Wisconsin 22 Apr 1965, Thu • Page 1

Contributor: VA Marten (49308691)

Spouse: Zoa L. Durkee Worden 1896–1990 (m. 1914)

Children: Photo Kenneth George Worden 1921–2009

Source 4: Family: Perry W. Worden/Zoa L. Durkee (F35048) m. 30 Aug 1914

Father | Male Perry W. Worden

Born: 30 Apr 1893 Amherst, Portage County, WI USA Died: 21 Apr 1965 Stockton, Portage County, WI USA Buried: 24 Apr 1965 Greenwood Cemetery/St. James, Amherst, Portage County, WI USA Married: 30 Aug 1914 Amherst, Portage County, WI USA Father: George (A.) Harrison Worden | F35049 Group Sheet Mother: Nancy R. Unknown | F35049 Group Sheet

Mother | Female Zoa L. Durkee

Born: 10 Dec 1896 Died: 30 Oct 1990 Buried: Greenwood Cemetery/St. James, Amherst, Portage County, WI USA Father: Mother:

Child 1 | Female Carol Worden

Born: 27 May 1915 Died: Nov 1977 Dodgeville, Iowa County, WI USA Buried: Spouse: Alfred Gilbertson | F35056 Married:

Child 2 | Female + Marie Worden

Born: 1 Jul 1918 Amherst, Portage County, WI USA Died: 30 Dec 1961 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI USA Buried: 4 Jan 1962 Greenwood Cemetery/St. James, Amherst, Portage County, WI USA Spouse: Phillip L. Shaw | F35047 Married: 18 Aug 1934 Waukegan, Lake County, IL USA

Child 3 | Male + Kenneth G. Worden

Born: 23 Dec 1921 Amherst, Portage County, WI USA Died: 22 Mar 2009 Stevens Point, Portage County, WI USA Buried: 28 Mar 2009 Greenwood Cemetery/St. James, Amherst, Portage County, WI USA Spouse: Dorothy E. Bach | F24744 Married: 22 Apr 1946

Child 4 | Female + Sandra Worden

Born: 18 May 1935 Amherst, Portage County, WI USA Died: 21 May 2003 Park Ridge, Portage County, WI USA Buried: Spouse: James Selby | F35057 Married: 4 Oct 1957 Stevens Point, Portage County, WI USA