Addenda to Worsham and Washam Family History

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1.5.3.1.4.2.2. John Dickey Worsham. Confederate Research Sources Vol 3 W, p. 1165; Worsham, J. D., Pvt. Sergt. Co. A, 4th La. Inf. En. May 25, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on all Rolls to Oct, 1862. Roll Nov. and Dec, 1862, Absent, detached service at Clinton, La. Rolls Jan., 1863, to Aug, 1864, Present. Roll to Feb 28, 1865, Absent, wounded Aug 31, 1864, in right hip. From Cottonwood Cem, Lottie, Pointe Coupee Pa, LA records: Sgt. J.D. Worsham, Co. S. 4 La. Inf. CSA, b. 12-4-1836, d. 7-12-1896. According to Pointe Coupee Parish History, Riffel, 1983, p352, John Dickey Worsham, b. 1834 East Feliciana & d. 1888 Fordoche. Children:

1.5.3.1.4.2.2.1  Miss. Worsham b. abt. 1867 of East Feliciana, LA

1.5.3.1.4.2.2.2  Clarence Worsham b. May 1876 of Pointe Coupee, LA. (43-1920)

1.5.3.1.4.2.2.3  Ganfer Worsham b. Apr 1878 of Pointe Coupee, LA.

1.5.3.1.4.2.2.4  John Henry Worsham b. Apr 1880 of Pointe Coupee, LA, md Mary L. abt. 1906. Children: Williard H. Worsham, Percy O. Worsham, George E. Worsham, Olive A. Worsham, Mary H. Worsham. (30-1910; 39-1920)

1.5.3.1.4.2.2.5  Mary Worsham b. 14 Oct 1884 of Pointe Coupee, LA, d. 31 Aug 1949, bur. Roark Stewart Fam. Cem, Marion, Union Pa, LA. She md. Mr. Allen.

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1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1. William Henry Worsham b Jan 1865 LA. Should be 27 Jan 1865. He d 10 Aug 1924. His wife Fannie Christine & William are bur Alexander Methodist Church Cem., Brazos Co., TX.   Frances Blume, d/o Darling Pickney Blume & Delaney Evans Looney, md. 1st) Sol Goodman.

William & Marandel children:

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.1. Mary Lear Worsham & Roger Mills Josey children: Henry Roger Josey; Robert Lee Josey; Clifford Josey.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.2. William Walter Worsham b 24 Oct 1888 m. Claudia Nelson who probably is the Claudia Worsham was b 20 Apr 1893 d. 10 May 1975 Borger, Hutchinson, TX 

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.3. Ruble Harrison Worsham b 13 Jan 1890 d 12 Oct 1969 Irving, Dallas, TX (TX Death Index-widowed) m. Vera Miller. Children: Harrison Worsham; D. Worsham; Ellie Worsham; Alma Worsham; Hubert Worsham; Louise Worsham & Mable Worsham.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.4. Henry Plummer Worsham m. Esther Marie Miller 19 Oct 1918 who was b 17 Oct 1900 d Jul 1982 Houston, Harris, TX. He d 18 Apr 1982 Houston, Harris, TX & bur Forest Park Cem., Houston, TX.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.5. Joseph Luster Worsham m. Arella Gregg. Children: Katherine Elizabeth Worsham; Violet Dean Worsham & 5 others.

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1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.6. Russell Pinkney Worsham b 16 May 1895 Belton, Bell, TX, d 21 Dec 1978 Houston, Harris, TX m. Marie Dorothy Stehlik who was b 12 Apr 1904 Schallersdorf, Austria. Marie left Mähren, Austria & immigrated to the US on 9 Dec 1910, at the age of 6.  She was Bohemian. She traveled from Bremen, Germany aboard the ship named Cassel arriving in Galveston, TX with a final destination of Houston, where her father lived.  On the ship, she was accompanied by her mother, Marie M. Stehlik age 28 & sister, Matilda Stehlik.  Marie M. Stehlik was b 2 Sep 1882 Vienna, Austria.  In 1917, Marie's father, Johann Stehlik "John" b 2 Aug 1878 Strelica?, Austria.  John immigrated to the US through Galveston 14 Oct 1909 from Bremen, Germany aboard the Breslau.  In 1917, John Stehlik was a ship carpenter at Midland Bridge Co. in  Houston, TX.  In 1930 John was a cabinet maker in Houston.  The passport photo is of Marie Dorothy Stehlik's mother, Mrs. Marie M. Stehlik, issued 18 Mar 1922 to visit her mother & sisters. Travel was to Germany, Czecho Slovakia, France & Holland.  She was 5 ft 8 in, with blue eyes, brown hair.
 

Russell had blue eyes & light hair and in 1917 was a farmer.   In 1930 he worked as a floor finisher & lived at  55 Payne, in Houston, TX.  Marie d 6 Nov 1976 Houston, Harris, TX.  Russell d 21 Dec 1978 Houston, Harris, TX.

Children:

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.6.1.  Richard Russell Worsham b 19 Sep 1928 Houston, Harris, TX & m. Phyllis Adelle Hill.  Phyllis, dau of Andrew Joseph Hill & Ethel Lee Read, was b 28 Nov 1930 Harris Co, TX.

Children of Richard & Phyllis:

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.6.1.1.  Jerry Janice Worsham.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.6.1.2.  Jackie Lynn Worsham.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.6.1.3.  Unknown Worsham.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.6.2.  Floyd John Worsham b 17 Nov 1939 Houston, Harris, TX. Floyd m 1st) Mary Lucille Hawkins 18 Jan 1957 Harris Co, TX.  Mary m 2nd) Harold Eugene Draughon 29 Mar 1966 Waller Co, TX.  They had 2 children, Bryan Kevin Draughon & David Scott Draughon, and divorced 10 Feb 1975 Harris Co, TX.

Floyd m 2nd) Carolyn Jo Johnson.  Floyd died 5 Jan 1992 Harris Co., TX.

Children of Floyd & Mary:

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.6.2A.1.  Felicia Dalayne Worsham m John Douglas Crowley.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.6.2A.2.  Floyd John Worsham m Ann Julie Kirby.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.6.2A.3.  Mary Elise Worsham m Larry Dwayne Gilchrist.

Children of Floyd & Carolyn:

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.6.2B.1.  Loretta Roushell Worsham m Gabriel Nolaw Mullane.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.7. Albert Christopher Worsham b 31 Oct 1896 m. 1st) Lucille Galatin. Children: Estelle; Thomas Henry; Ila Daisy & 3 others. Albert m. 2nd) Clara. He d 24 Apr 1993 Tomball, Harris, TX. There was a Clara M. Worsham b 31 Mar 1906 & d 5 Jun 2002 Cypress, Harris, TX in the SSDI.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.8. James Frank Worsham

Children:

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1A.8A.1.  Gladys Nell Worsham b 1 Aug 1920 Brazos, TX md 1st) Walter Raymond Allen & 2nd) Fred Pershing Miller.

Picture of Gladys is from Canon Funeral Home Chapel, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gladys d 25 Feb 2006:

Gladys Nell Miller, age 85 of Tomball, passed away on Feb 25, 2006. Mrs. Miller is preceded in death by her husband, Fred P. Miller; sons, Larry Miller, and Fred “PeeWee” Miller Jr.; and daughters, Charlotte James, and Joanna Sivley; and is survived by sons, Fred G. “Doodle” Miller and wife Freida, Jim D. “Herbie” Miller and wife Terri, and Jim T. Miller and wife Heather; daughters, Carol Edwards and husband George, Pam Cochrane and husband Billy, and Molly Russ and husband Steve; brother, Frank Worsham Jr. and wife Billie; sister, Elizabeth Leibrock. Visitation will be Tuesday, Feb 28, 2006 at Canon Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, Mar 1, 2006 at Canon Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Miller officiating. Interment will follow at Macedonia Cemetery.

William & Fannie children:

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1B.1. Tennie May Worsham m. Harland S. Miller & d. 27 Dec 1993 Houston, Harris, TX. They are in the 1930 Houston, Harris, TX census. She is age 28 m. age 20. Harland is age 26 b IL with son Wallace H. age 4 years 4 months. Her brother, Allen Worsham, age 15 is living with them. Harland b 6 Jul 1903 & d Dec 1983 Houston, Harris, TX.and son, Wallace Harland Miller was b 25 Aug 1925 Houston, Harris, TX.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1B.2. Delaney Worsham b. 8 Jul 1903 & d. 14 Sep 1997 Channelview, Harris, TX (SSDI) m. Geeter Boyd Elmore who was b. 5 Feb 1893 & d. Feb 1974 Harris Co., TX.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1B.3 Bessie M. Worsham b. 29 Aug 1908 d. 21 Jan 1977 Houston, Harris, TX (SSDI) md. Edwin Emory Bullock according to TX birth records of their children. Edwin b 27 Apr 1904 & d 12 Sep 1982 (SSDI) They are on the 1930 Brazos Co., TX census. She is Bessie Bullock age 21 m. age 16. Edwin is age 26 b TX & son Edwin S. Bullock is age 5 months. Edwin Emory Bullock, Jr was b 24 Oct 1929. Bessie & Edwin had 6 other children.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1B.4 Sam Houston Worsham b. 13 Jan 1911 Baylor Co, TX, d. 30 Jul 1968 Harris Co, TX md. Oletha Randolph. Her obituary is as follows:

Oletha Worsham, 87, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2004 in Bellville. She was born on July 31, 1916 in Walker County, Texas to John Aaron and Jennie Texana Woods Randolph. She was a lifelong resident of the Heights. She retired from the Harris County Tax Office. Oletha is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Sam Houston Worsham; her brother, John Eugene Randolph; and her son-in-law, Ray Kahanek. She is survived by her daughter, Jennie Kahanek; and grandson, Mark Kahanek. The family will receive friends on Friday, June 4, 2004 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Heights Funeral Home, 1317 Heights Boulevard. The funeral service will be Saturday, June 5, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Heights Funeral Home with Rev. Ernest Izzard officiating. Interment will follow in McAdams Cemetery in Huntsville. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to Mr. K's Halfway House for Hounds and Kittys Too Pet Shelter, 9203 Jackrabbit Road, Houston, Texas; Houston Chronicle Newspaper Location: Houston, TX.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1B.5. Woodrow Wilson Worsham m. 1st Ada Morris & 2nd Beulah Norris. He d Nov 1986 Bismark, Hot Springs, Arkansas. (SSDI) There is a Beulah E. Worsham b 2 Oct 1922 d 5 Apr 2002 Bismark, Hot Springs, AR also in the SSDI

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1B.6 Allen Smith Worsham b 1 Mar 1915 md. Galetha Ellen Cobb. (TX birth records) d. 5 Feb 2003 Ingram, Kerr, TX (SSDI as Allen S. Worsham) He is in the 1994 & 2000 Houston, TX Telephone Directory as Allen S. Worsham.

Children: Sue Ellen Worsham, Robert Allen Worsham. (TX birth and death record) & 3 other children

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.1B.7. Dorothy Ruth Worsham b 23 Mar 1921 (Eleanor Colson, 2003) m. Clifton Clovis Putnam. (Billy R. Wilson, 2002) Clifton C. Putnam b 15 Jan 1919 & d 3 Jul 1995 Channelview, Harris, Texas. (SSDI)

The 17 Mar 2008 Houston Chronicle:

DOROTHY RUTH WORSHAM PUTNAM passed away March 14, 2008. Visitation will be held Monday, March 17, from 6pm to 9pm at Forest Park Lawndale. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, March 18, 2008 in the Main Chapel at Forest Park Lawndale. Interment will follow after service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.3.  Rogilla Worsham d. 1945, John Franklin Yeager d. 1929 and are both buried at Pankey Cem, near Iola, Grimes Co, TX.

1.5.5.1.4.2.3B.4.  James Malone Worsham was James M. Worsham.  He md Alice Virginia Hensley who was b 30 Dec 1878. Alice d 19 Jul 1971. Both are bur Lake Grove Cem., Grimes Co., TX.  Melba Wells copied the information in the Bible that belonged to Virginia Alice Hensley Worsham on 2 Feb. 1969 in Iola, TX. Virginia and Melba’s grandmother were first cousins:

BIBLE RECORDS OF VIRGINIA ALICE HENSLEY WORSHAM

Jim Worsham and Alice Hensley were married Oct. 6, 1896
Garrett Barefield and Edna Worsham were married July 1, 1914
Edna Worsham Barfield married Freeman Rice 1931

Jim Worsham was born Sept 16, 1874
Alice Worsham was born Dec. 30 1878
Edna Lee Worsham b Sept. 19, 1897 Grimes Co., TX
James Claude Worsham b July 22, 1899 Grimes Co., TX
John Elbert Worsham b Sept 22 1901 Grimes Co., TX
Anna Myrtle Worsham b Jan. 9, 1904 Brazos, Co., TX
William Felix Worsham b Apr. 23 1908 Grimes Co.,TX Bedias
Oscar Weldon Worsham b Sept. 11, 1911 Grimes Co., TX

Garrett Alton Barefield died Jan 5, 1922
J. M. Worsham died March 26, 1928
Junior Gorbet died March 19, 1933 (Myrtle's baby)
Willie Mae Worsham died July 18, 1938 (Elbert's 1^st wife)
Carroll Worsham died July 14, 1939 (Felix's son)
Sharon Worsham died Aug. 9, 1953 (Felix daughter)

James Claude Worsham married Oma McWilliams
Edna Lee Worsham m/1 Barefield m/2 Freeman Rice (no kids)
John Elbert Worsham m/1 Willie Mae Wells m/2 Nancy Nobles
Anna Myrtle Worsham married Joe Gorbet
William Felix Worsham married Opal Landers
Oscar Weldon Worsham married Lizzie Ora Edenburg

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1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.4.2. James Claude Worsham instead of Claud b 28 Jul 1899 Grimes Co., TX md Annie Naoma McWilliams "Oma" instead of Ona who was b 1 Oct 1900 TX instead of abt 1901. Texas death records have her name as Annie Naomi Worsham. Oma d 7 Jan 1986 & James d 9 Oct 1991. Both are bur Lake Grove Cem. 

Add children: (Bessie D. Mitchell, 2001)

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.4.2.1.  Naomi Estelle Worsham b. 10 May 1919 Grimes Co, TX, d. 7 Mar 1986, bur Panky Cem, Houston, TX.  She md Cecil Eugene Shiflet 6 Jul 1939, b. 3 May 1914, d. 15 Nov 1963.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.4.2.2  Audrey Faye Worsham b. 18 Sep 1921 Grimes Co, TX, d. 26 Aug 1996 Madison Co., TX.  She md John Hiram Mc Knight 7 Dec 1939 Madison, TX who d. 22 Jul 1975.  Both bur. Madison City Cem, Madison Co, TX

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.4.2.3  James Paul Worsham b 18 Feb 1924 Grimes Co, TX, d. 10 Sep 1984 Harris Co, TX, bur Lake Grove Cem, Mesa, Grimes, TX.  He md 1st) Mary Breland 19 Dec 1945, b. 1926.  He md 2nd) Lillie Mae Brackett 3 May 1968 Harris Co, TX, who d. 28 May 1991.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.4.2.4  Bessie Dee Worsham b 5 Nov 1927 Grimes Co, TX & md 1st) Henry Warren Burkhardt 1 Sep 1943, b. 25 Mar 1925.  She md 2nd) A. B. Billy Mitchell 3 Sep 1956, b. 4 Mar 1926.

1.5.3.1.4.3B.4.3. John Elbert Worsham b 22 Sep 1901 Grimes Co., TX instead of 1902 TX. He d 15 Nov 1976 Grimes Co., TX & bur Lake Grove Cem., Grimes Co., TX.

1.5.3.1.4.3B.4.4. Anna Myrtle Worsham b 9 Jan 1904 Grimes Co., TX & d. 15 Apr 2008 College Station, TX. She md Joe Gorbet.  Her obit was published by Day Funeral Home in Madisonville, TX:

Myrtle Worsham Gorbet Born: January 9, 1904Place of Birth: Grimes County Resided in: Iola, TX. Died: April 15, 2008Visitation: Wednesday April 16, 2008, 4 - 6 PM, at Day Funeral Home Chapel Service: Apr 17, 2008 - 10:00am, at Iola Missionary Baptist Church Burial: Apr 17, 2008, at Zion Cemetery in Iola Myrtle Anna (Worsham) Gorbet, 104, of Iola died Tuesday, April 15, 2008 in College Station, Texas. Funeral services are set for 10:00 AM Thursday, April 17, 2008 at Iola Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Zion Cemetery in Iola. Bro. Doug Jones will officiate. Visitation will be held at Day Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 from 4-6 PM. Ms. Gorbet was born January 9, 1904 in Grimes County to James Worsham and Alice Hensley Worsham. Ms. Gorbet was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Joe Gorbet. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law Joyce and Roland Yeager of Iola along with her nieces and nephews.

 

 

1.5.3.1.4.3B.4.5. William Felix Worsham b 23 Apr 1907 Grimes Co., TX & d. 15 Nov 1995 Grimes, TX. He md 1^st) Ola Opal Landers & 2^nd) Irene J. Mayes. Children of Ola: Waymon Kenneth Worsham, Jerry Lynn Worsham, James Dennis Worsham, Virginia Ann Worsham, Ola Vivian Worsham, John Earl Worsham, Donna Jean Worsham.

1.5.3.1.4.3B.4.6. Oscar Weldon Worsham b 11 Sep 1911 Grimes Co., TX & d. 12 May 1993 Houston, Harris, TX. He md Lizzie Ora Edinburg. Child: Jimmie Sue Worsham.

1.5.3.1.4.3B.5. Charles Bunyan "C. B." Worsham born Dec 1874 md 1st) Maggie A. Hensley born May 1876. C. B. md 2nd) Teen Hayes. He was the son of William Thomas & Tennessee Rogillio Worsham. William was b. 5  Jan 1839 East Feliciana Pa, LA. According to Becky Bass Bonner and Josephine Lindsay Bass, a family story claims William Thomas Worsham and Tennessee moved to Texas in 1875 because William T. had killed his brother back in Louisiana.  William T. served in the Civil War and applied for pension from Mesa, Grimes Co, TX on 15 Nov 1903 when he was 68 years old. In the application, he stated he had lived in TX 27 years. He enlisted at Camp Moore, LA on 29 Mar 1862 for two years in Co. A 27th Louisiana infantry. Family on page 323.  Picture of Charles and Maggie from "Yoakum County From Sod To 1996", p. 244

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.5.1. Mabel Elizabeth Worsham. She was b 28 Jul 1895 & md William Frank Upton 16 Nov 1913 in Arkansas. William b 11 May 1894 & d Oct 1972 Tokio, Yoakum, TX. Mabel d Dec 1972 Tokio, Yoakum, TX.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.5.2. Fannie Ray Worsham "Annie" instead of Annie R. Worsham. She was b 25 Sep 1897 instead of Sep 1897. She d 21 Sep 1900 Grimes Co., TX & bur Lake Grove Cem., Grimes Co., TX.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.5.3. Charles Dixon Worsham instead of D. He was b 19 Sep 1899 instead of Sep 1899. He d 13 Jun 1902 Grimes Co., TX & bur Lake Grove Cem., Grimes Co., TX.

2.15.1.4.2.3B.6.  Elizabeth L. Worsham b 12 Jan 1876 & md John Joseph Colson. 

The photograph from the Colson Family Genealogy, http://members.aol.com/eleanorcol/colsonfam.html, 2003, is titled “John J. Colson family of Iola, Grimes Co, TX, Back Row, left to right - Jimmie, Johnnie, Edith, Amy; Front Row, left to right - Roy, John J. Colson, Lizzie Worsham Colson, Ray; Missing from picture are Belle, Frank, John, and Gaines; Picture taken in 1924”

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1.5.3.1.4.2.4. James Henry Worsham b. 1849 md 1st) Mary E. Woodard 8 Nov 1869 across the border from East Feliciana Pa, LA in Amite Co, MS. He md 2nd) Mary L. Gayle. Renumber children as children of second wife.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.8. Thomas Jefferson Worsham d 18 Feb 1962 & bur Lake Grove Cem., Grimes Co., TX.

1.5.3.1.4.2.3B.8.1.  Mason Arthur Worsham b. Feb 17, 1909 & d. Apr 17, 1979 Brazos Co, TX.

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1.5.3.1.4.3.  Bolin Greene Worsham sometimes appears also as "Green," or "Greenby," or "Greenberry."

1.5.3.1.4.3.1.  James H. Worsham change to James Henry Worsham. (Jim Worsham, 2005)

1.5.3.1.4.3.2.  Harriet G. Worsham change to Harriet Gay Worsham.

1.5.3.1.4.3.3.  P. G. Worsham change to Thomas Jefferson Worsham. (Jim Worsham, 2005)

1.5.3.1.4.7. Samuel Jackson Worsham b 10 Sep 1819 probably Clinton, East Feliciana Parish) LA. The following was written by Jim Worsham, 2005:

The Civil War came in 1861 (272 Worshams fought for the South, 10 of them from LA). Three of Samual and Levinia's sons (whose father d 1858 and whose mother had remarried), Gustavus Adolphus, Samual Jackson, and John Farley, aged 15, 12, and 10, left LA and struck out for Indian Territory (now OK). (Possibly the boys were accompanied by their Uncle John Farley Worsham and his son Albert Malone who are believed to have left LA in 1867 and settled in Waco, TX. Albert later returned, permanently, to LA, but Uncle John Farley stayed and may have married an Indian woman there.) En route to Indian Territory, while stealing a mule, Gustavus was shot by a Confederate soldier. (When Gustavus d in 1922, he still had that lead ball buried in his hip.) In Indian Territory, Gustavus, Samual and John Farley began raising cotton on separate farms. They did not 'own' the land as all land belonged to the Chickasaw Nation. Their land was located near the town of Joiner City, in Pickens County. This is near the current town of Wilson, Carter County. Joiner City was destroyed by a tornado in the 1930's. Only the foundation of the schoolhouse remains today.
John Farley m Lucrecia McGee in 1880, a full blood Chickasaw, born on Pennington Creek, which is today Tishomingo, OK, by Judge Anderson. Gustavus (m 1880) and Samual (m 1881) married half-sisters Julia Ann Palmer and Mary Ella Palmer Perry by Robert Harris who later became Governor of the Chickasaw Nation. All three sons were married 'according to the laws of the Chickasaw Nation.'
By 1885, it became apparent that the federal government, in preparation for OK statehood, intended to liquidate commonly held tribal land and institute 'personal' ownership of land. Individual Indians would be allotted individual parcels of land which they would 'own.' It become important that Indians be registered as Indian.
Sarah Palmer (mother of Julia Ann and Mary Ella) petitioned the Chickasaw Council for citizenship. She was rejected. Probable causes: Sarah spent her early years in FT. Smith, AR (which was not Indian Territory), married two white men in Ft. Smith, and her mother Mary Gamble Moseby (1/2 Chickasaw from Pigeon Roost, MI) had also settled in Ft. Smith. In late 1885, the Dawes Commission was created by the federal government to register all Chickasaws. John Farley and Lucrecia registered, with their children. Sarah hired a lawyer and filed, again, with the Dawes Commission for citizenship at Vinita, Indian Territory. The family members included in Sarah's application were:

    Emma Mosbey   May Thompson         Bessie Worsham        Julia Worsham

    Sarah Palmer    Nettie Thompson      Ella Worsham           Sam Worsham

    Sadie Palmer     Herbert Thompson   Ella Worsham           Sophia Worsham

    Earl Palmer       Bertha Thompson      Harry Worsham       Thomas Worsham

    Della Palmer      Rufus Thompson       Jeptha Worsham      Catherine Young

    Alice Palmer      Sophia Trentham      Jessie Worsham       Geo W. Young

    Charles Palmer  Joseph Trentham      John Worsham         Wellington Young

                                                                                                           Roy Young

 

Fourteen people testified on Sarah's behalf. Her application was denied 15 Nov 1896. Sarah Palmer appealed, in 15 Dec 1896, to The U.S. Court of The Southern District of Indian Territory at Ardmore, I.T. The appeal was upheld 8 Jan 1897 (reversing the Dawes Commission decision). Chickasaw citizenship was granted on 5 Feb 1898 to all applicants except Samual Worsham and Gustavus Adolphus Worsham. The Chickasaw Nation appealed this decision to The U.S. Supreme Court 11 Jul 1898. On 15 May 1899, The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the U.S. Court of the Southern District of Indian Territory favoring Sarah Palmer, et al, putting the applicants back onto the citizenship list. In 1902, Chickasaw and Choctaw officials convinced the U.S. Congress to create a new Choctaw-Chickasaw Citizenship Court to make all decisions on citizenship. The Citizenship Court immediately declared all prior citizenship decisions, by all commissions and courts, null and void…. In March 1903, Sarah, et al, once more, petitioned for citizenship, Case 39. Her case was made more difficult by the Citizenship Court's decision that all evidence from previous trials was disallowed. Sarah was able to gather 11 testimonies as some witnesses had moved away, or had died. The decision took one year and a half. On 28 Nov 1904, the Court denied her petition. Sarah's denial seems to have been part of an attitude of a Court utterly dedicated to the rejection of applications: of 3,679 applications, only 156 were added to the Chickasaw-Choctaw Rolls. Today, only an act of Congress can add a name to the Chickasaw Rolls. It has never been done.
As for Samual Jackson Worsham, the decision was a disaster. His farmland could be claimed by any Chickasaw or Choctaw who wished to claim it. He and his brother John Farley worked a deal. John Farley asked for Samual's land as a part of his (John's) Indian allotment. In 1906, the governments of the 'Five Civilized Tribes' were legally terminated. On that day, John Farley sold Samual's land back to Samual for one dollar.
The house currently on what was Samual's land in Carter Co, OK is not the original house. That house burned down in 1922, while everyone was at church. Daughters Audrey and Julianna had a house moved from Wilson, OK to the site of the original house.

"Julia was 1/8 Chickasaw. Her father was white, Thomas J. (James) Palmer, and her mother, Sarah Moseby Palmer was ¼ Chickasaw. This was Sarah’s 2nd marriage. Her 1st marriage was to Thomas’s brother, Frederick Palmer. Julia acquired U.S. citizenship in 1886 ‘by allotment’ (per 1900 Federal Census). Prior to 1886, Julia was Chickasaw citizen. Thomas d 1865, at Pine Bluffs, AR after being conscripted into the Arkansas Confederate Army." 

Gustavus d 1929 (date from funeral home), Julia d abt 1936 & they bur at Bomar Point Cemetery, Wilson, Carter Co, OK with a ‘marker’ – no headstone. (Jim Worsham, 2005)

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.1. Jessie Worsham b Joiner City, Pickens  Co, Indian Territory, 1/16 Chickasaw Indian.  Today, Joiner City and Pickens County are gone. Wilson and Carter County are current names. (Jim Worsham, 2005)

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.2. Joseph O. Worsham. Correct paragraph number.  He was 1/16 Chickasaw Indian & b 14 Dec 1888 Tishomingo, Johnston, Indian Territory. In 1918 Joseph, single, with brown eyes & light hair, farmed near Joiner, OK in Carter Co, OK. (WWI draft registration)  He died abt 1942. (Jim Worsham, 2005)

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.3. John Farley Worsham 'Johnny' was b 15 Jul 1891, 1/16 Chickasaw Indian. Jim Worsham, 2005, has his birth as Joiner City, Pickens County, Indian Territory. According to World War I Draft Registration Cards, he was born in Heldton, Chickasaw Co, Indian Territory & had dark blue eyes & light hair.  He md Letha I. Tipps abt. 1909 of Carter Co., OK. The record at funeral home in Wilson, OK has his death as 18 Jul 1962. (Jim Worsham, 2005) Both bur Bomar Point Cem., Wilson, Carter Co. OK.

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4. Harry Otis Worsham was 1/16 Chickasaw Indian.  He md. Addie Ruth Kimbrell.  Both are bur in Bomar Point Cemetery, Wilson, Carter Co, OK.

Children:

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.1.  Allene Worsham b abt 1913, (1/32 Chickasaw) Wilson, Carter Co, OK. She md Lowell Sanders. (Allene was born “Ellyne,” but had her name changed.) (Jim Worsham, 2005)

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.  Kelly Cariol Worsham was b 17 Feb 1915 Western Carter Co., OK & d. 10 Oct 1998 Healdton, Carter Co., OK.  (1/32 Chickasaw)  He md. 1^st) Treva Leotha Callaham who d 4 Jul 1964. He md 2^nd) Wanda N. Dunigan 22 Sep 1975 Cooke, TX.  Wanda b abt 1932. His obituary is in the Oct 12, 1998, The Daily Ardmoreite, Ardmore, OK:

Wilson-Services for Kelly C. Worsham, 83, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Ash Street Church of Christ with his son, Ronnie Worsham, officiating. Interment will be at Bomar Point Cemetery. Worsham died Oct. 10, 1998, in Healdton. He was born Feb. 17, 1915, in Western Carter County, to Harry O. and Addie Ruth Kimbrell Worsham. Mr. Worsham was a lifelong resident of western Carter County where he was employed by Cox and Hammons Oil Co. From 1949 until his retirement in 1980. He grew up in the Wilson area where he attended school at Zaneis, graduating in 1936. He married the former Treva Leotha Callahan. She preceded him in death July 4, 1964. He later married Wanda Dunigan. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Mr. Worsham was preceded in death by infant twin daughters in 1938; three sisters, Allene Saunders, Faye Morrison and Rita Lawrence; and a brother, Haskell Worsham. He is survived by his wife, Wanda, of the home in Healdton; three daughters and their husbands, July and Jim Enos of Winterhaven, Fla., Jane and Bill Strickland of Velma, and Joy and Bob Doyle of Plano, Texas; five sons and their wives, Dean and Shirley Worsham of Elmore City, Don and Karen Worsham of Tom Bean, Texas, Tom and Jackie Worsham of Healdton, Jackie and Pam Worsham, and Ronnie and Tana Worsham, of Plano; a brother and his wife, Grady and Myrtle Worsham of Wilson; 20 grandchildren; and 20 great grandchildren. Bearers are grandsons, Larry, Mike, Wade, Brandon, Kale, Casey and James Worsham, Lance and Justin Strickland and Weston Doyle. The family will receive friends this evening from 7 to 8 p.m. at Alexanderson Funeral Home, Wilson.

Children of Kelley and Treva: (Jim Worsham, 2005)

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.1. Cariol Dean Worsham b 27 May 1937, Ringling, Jefferson Co, OK. (1/64 Chickasaw). He md Shirley Lee. They live in Elmore City, Garvin Co., OK.  Shirley father's obit appeared in The Grove Sun Newspaper,10 Jul 2004:

GROVE - Carl Wesley Lee was born Nov 23, 1915 in Wynnewood, OK and passed away Feb 5, 2004, at his home in Grove. He was the son of John Arnold and Johnnie Lou Lee. He was a long time resident of Garvin Co, and had moved to Grove approximately 6 years ago. Carl was a charter member of Midway Baptist Church, Pernell, OK. for fifty years before moving his membership to First Baptist Church, Wynnewood, OK. Carol retired from the Sun Oil Company after 43 years of service. He enjoyed quail hunting, training and working with bird dogs. Carl also enjoyed playing dominoes with his friends at the Honey Creek Retirement Village in Grove. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was a military police during his time spent in the military. Carl married Fern Louise Mann on Dec 24, 1934. She preceded him in death Nov 20, 1997. He is survived by 4 children: Pat Morris and her husband, James, of Tulsa; Shirley Worsham and her husband, Dean, of Elmore City, OK; Lawanda Bass and her husband, Lendell of Grove; Larry Lee and his wife Bunny, of Hennepin, OK and a daughter-in-law, Golinda Lee of Mexia, TX. Carl is also preceded in death by a son, Arnold Keith Lee of Mexia, TX. Carl and Fern have 9 living grandchildren: Carla Coffman, Kent Bass, Sonya Crowder, Teri Allison, Larry Worsham, Angie Hisaw, J. Wes Lee, John W. Lee, and Tanya Swinburn. they also have 3 deceased grandchildren: Sherri Worsham, Jacqualine Lee, and Andrew Lee. They have sixteen great-grandchildren.

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.2. & .3. Unnamed twin daughters, d. at birth, 1938, Ringling, Jefferson Co, OK. (1/64 Chickasaw)

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.4. Donald Gene Worsham "Don" b 12 Feb 1940 Ringling, Jefferson Co, OK. (1/64 Chickasaw). He md Karen Sue Fry & they live in Tom Bean, TX.

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.5. Julia  Ann Worsham "Judy" b 12 Sep 1942 Ringling, Jefferson Co, OK. (1/64 Chickasaw) & md James Ray Enos "Jim" born 7 Nov 1941 in Seminole, OK. They lived in Winterhaven, FL.

Children: (Julia Ann Worsham Enos, 2005)

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.5.1. Treva Diane Enos md Miles Hampton Plowden. Children: Treva Ann Plowden, Taylor James Plowden, and Tucker Miles Plowden. They live in Winter Haven, FL.

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.5.2. Melissa Kay Enos md Scott Hunter Smith. Children: Amy Marie Smith and Maya Hunter Smith. They live in Orlando, FL.

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.6. Thomas Haskell Worsham b 9 Feb 1944 Ringling, Jefferson Co, OK. (1/64 Chickasaw). He md Jacklyn Lou Herndon & lived in Healdton, OK.

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.7. Barbara Jane Worsham b 27 June 1947 Ringling, Jefferson Co, OK. (1/64 Chickasaw). She md Bill Strickland & lived in Velma, Stephens Co, OK.

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.8. Karen Joy Worsham b 11 Jan 1949 Ringling, Jefferson Co, OK. (1/64 Chickasaw). Joy md Robert John Doyle "Bob" 14 Feb 1984 in Plano, Collin, TX. Bob b 13 Oct 1950 KS.

Karen had a son before she married Bob:

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.8A.1. Robert Wade Worsham b 30 Jan 1970. Wade married Angela Lea Adams. Wade obit appeared in Collin Co, TX Obits:

On Sat, Jan. 29, 2000, our dear and loving son, brother, dad, companion, nephew, cousin and friend, Wade Worsham, lost his five-year battle with cancer, one day before his 30th birthday. However, he won the war as he went on to be with God and other loved ones that have gone before him. Wade is survived by his parents, Joy and Robert Doyle; his daughter and her mother, Ashtyn Worsham and Angela Adams; and his brother, Weston Doyle. He also leaves a large, close-knit family of uncles, aunts and cousins, the families of Dean and Shirley Worsham, Don and Karen Worsham, Judy and Jim Enos, Tom and Jackie Worsham, Jane and Bill Strickland, Jack and Pam Worsham and Ronnie and Tana Worsham. He is also survived by his step-grandparents, Clarence and Mary Ellen Doyle. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Kelley and Treva Worsham. Wade graduated from Plano East Senior High in 1988 and from East Texas State University in Commerce in 1994 where he completed a bachelor of science degree in radio and television. Wade was a gifted songwriter and musician and loved most kinds of sports. He was a member of the Northeast Church in Garland. A special fund has been established at Wade's church for his two-year old daughter, Ashtyn.

Child:

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.8A.1. 1. Ashtyn Melody Worsham b 16 Apr 1997 Dallas Co., TX.

Child of Bob & Joy:

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.8B.1. Weston Hughes Doyle b 14 Mar 1985 Collin Co., TX.

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.9. Jackie Charles Worsham "Jack" b 17 Jan 1951, Ringling, Jefferson Co, OK. (1/64 Chickasaw) Jack md  Pamela Gaylene Briscoe "Pam".  Children: Leslie Anne Worsham & James Randal Worsham.

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.2.10. Ronnie Lee Worsham b 9 Jul 1952 Wynnewood, Garvin Co, OK. (1/64 Chickasaw). He md Tana Kim Poteet & lived in Plano, TX. Children: Brandon Lee Worsham (b. 6 May 1979 Grayson Co., TX), Kale William Worsham (b. 9 Sep 1983), Casey Michael Worsham (b. 11 Jul 1985), and Brianna Kim Worsham (b. 8 Sep 1988)  (Ronnie Lee Worsham, 2005)

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.3. Granville Worsham b abt 1917 Wilson, Carter Co., OK & d 5 Jan 1920. Granville was 1/32 Chickasaw & was bur Bomar Point Cem, Wilson, Carter Co, OK. (Jim Worsham, 2005)

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.4. Grady Isaac Worsham b 28 Jul 1918 Wilson, Carter Co. OK. 1/32 Chickasaw Indian.  He married Myrtle. (Jim Worsham, 2005)

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.5. Haskel Worsham b 11 Mar 1922 Wilson, Carter Co., OK d. Nov 1984 Ringling, Jefferson, OK. (Social Security Death Index) He was 1/32 Chickasaw Indian. He md Beatrice.

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.6. Faye Worsham b. 24 Apr 1924 Carter Co., OK d. Feb 1985 Springer, Carter, OK. (6-1930; Social Security Death Index) She was 1/32 Chickasaw Indian.  Faye md. Cecil Morrison. (Tom Worsham, 2002)  Faye md Jack Hodges. (Jim Worsham, 2005)

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.4.7. Rita Joy b. abt 1932 Wilson, Carter, OK & md. Robert Lawrence. She was 1/32 Chickasaw Indian.  She d. 6 Apr 1991 Denton, Denton, TX & bur. Fairview Cem., Gainesville, Cooke, TX.  Her death was reported in the The Ft Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr 1991, p3:

GAINESVILLE- Rita Lawrence of Gainesville, a homemaker, died Saturday at a Denton hospital. She was 59. Funeral will be today at Commerce Street Church of Christ in Gainesville, where she was a member. Burial will be in Fairview Cem in Gainesville. Mrs. Lawrence was born in Wilson, OK. Survivors: Husband, Robert Lawrence of Gainesville; 2 dau, Sharon Voyles of Whitesboro & Lisa Krebs of Garland; 2 brothers, Kelly Worsham & Grady Worsham, both of Wilson, OK; sis, Allene Sanders of Wilson, OK

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.5.  Ramer Worsham "Raymon" His name is spelled Raymer on his headstone. He was b Joiner City, Healdton Township, Indian Territory, 1/16 Chickasaw Indian, & bur Bomar Point Cemetery, Wilson, Carter Co, OK. (Jim Worsham, 2005)

1.5.3.1.4.7.2.6 Patricia Aurelia Worsham may be an adopted daughter of Gustavus Adolphus Worsham. Her obit says she was born to Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Worsham 10 Oct 1917 in Carter Co, OK. She is in the 1930 Hewitt, Carter Co, OK census living with the son of Gustavus and Julia Worsham named Joe Worsham. She is listed as his niece named Aurelia age 12 b OK and both her parents b in OK. Joe's mother, a widow, Julie Worsham age 69 b AR is also in the home.
The Cottage Grove Sentinel, 19 Jan 2005, included her photo:

"Patricia Aurelia Wysong, a 46-year resident of Cottage Grove, died Jan 14 at the age of 87 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was born to Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Worsham in Carter County, Okla., on Oct 10, 1917. She graduated from high school and lived in Silver City, N.M., Texas and Oklahoma. She married Autrey Wysong in Reno, Nev., on Jan 14, 1959. He died on Dec 9, 1988. She was a homemaker. Her hobbies included attending church and church functions, gardening, plants and playing cards. She was a member of the Church of Christ on Pennoyer Avenue. She is survived by her stepson and his wife: JP and Sharon Wysong of Dallas, Texas; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild and one great-great-grandchild. A service was held Tue. Interment will be at the Private Lane Memorial Gardens.Memorial contributions can be made to Operation Independence, PeaceHealth of Cottage Grove or the Church of Christ."

Mary Ella Palmer was dau of Sarah Moseby (1/4 Chickasaw) and Frederick Palmer, Sarah’s 1st husband. Mary Ella was the ½ sister of Julia Ann Palmer who m Gustavus Adolphus Worsham.  Mary Ella Palmer, herself, was previously m to Guy T. Perry, nicknamed “Rat,” who was a traveling salesman. Guy was b abt 1853, m Mary Ella 1 Sep 1876 in Tishomingo, Tishomingo Co, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. Guy was divorced abt 1880 and d before 1897, probably in Kansas. Their children were raised by Mary Ella and Samual.

Children of Mary Ella and Guy Perry:

1.  Frederick Oscar Perry b 11 Oct 1877, d 6 Jan 1969, m Mary Ella Putman.  Children: Paul Raymond Perry b 17 Mar 1923 at Cornish, Jefferson Co, OK. md Wanda Jean Chin, b abt 1925, dau of Buford Chin.  Paul and Wanda had a son Dana Paul Perry b abt 1949 in Pico Rivera, CA, who m Deborah Alaniz 12 Oct 1974. Dana and Deborah have a son.

2.   Ada Perry b abt 1878, d before 17 Aug 1896, unmarried.

Top row, from left son Jeptha Fry Worsham, son Frederick Oscar Perry holding his dau Lillian Irene Perry, dau Audry Worsham, dau Julianna Worsham Moore, son Thomas Jefferson Worsham.  Middle row: father Samuel Jackson Worsham, son Richard Lester Perry, mother Mary Ella Palmer Perry Worsham (her first husband was Guy T. "Rat" Perry), son William Frederick Perry, dau Sophia Adelia Worsham McNutt holding her dau Cleta Juanita McNutt Wood, Oleda Burkleo Jones, dau Mary Ella Worsham Burkleo holding her dau Mary Irene Burkleo Bailey, Vernon Burkleo.  Bottom row: Mary Edith Perry (White, Sanford), Norma McNutt Stansbury, Aurora Marie McNutt McNees, Rossie Estelle McNutt Barnes, Veda Burkleo Bridwell.  Picture from James Noel Worsham, 2000

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