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Personal data Robert Worthen 

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Household of Robert Worthen

(1) He is married to Rebecca Elizabeth Hooker Martin.

They got married in the year 1830 at Williamson, Illinois, USA, he was 29 years old.

The couple were divorced from 1837 at Jackson Co, Illinois, Verenigde Staten.


(2) He is married to Rebecca Parmley.

They got married in the year 1840 at Jackson, Illinois, USA, he was 39 years old.


Notes about Robert Worthen

Sources; Joh Jenson, Evelyn Worthen "History of Jackson County", cemetery records, Carbondale death records Robert Moved from Jackson to Williamson County before 1820, where he took up land in Section 17, Corinth Twp. In the 1820 census for that county he is shown with one other male in the household, probably his brother Isham. In 1821 Robert was employed to lay out a new route on higher ground for a portion of the Kaskaskia road, through what is now Williamson County, then a part of Franklin. This became known as the "Worthen Trail" In about 1830, Robert married Rebecca Hooker. In 1832 he served under Capt. Obediah West int he Blackhawk War. While he was away in the war, his wife Rebecca had a son, Joshua, with was fathered by Robert's brother Isham. His marriage to Rebecca ended in separation and divorce. He returned to Jackson county in 1837. In 1840 he married again, to Rebecca Parmley. His first wife, Rebecca Hooker married his brother Isham. Montague's Directory for 1854 shows him as a Methodist minister. He died in 1854 and his widow married his brother Richard in 1859. 1810 1820 Williamson Co. 1830 Married Rebecca Hooker 1840 Jackson Co., married Rebecca Parmley 1850 Census, living with Hiram Lee 1854 Died Nov 15

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Robert Worthen

Mary Ann Lambert
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Nancy Puckett
1765-1820

Robert Worthen
1801-1854

(1) 1830

Rebecca Elizabeth Hooker Martin
1810-1852

(2) 1840

Rebecca Parmley
1813-1879


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    1. 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1840; Census Place: Jackson, Illinois; Roll: 61; Page: 271; Image: 1137; Family History Library Film: 0007642 / Ancestry.com
    2. 1820 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Franklin, Illinois; Page: 37; NARA Roll: M33_11; Image: 43 / Ancestry.com
    3. 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, 1830; Census Place: Franklin, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 22; Page: 111; Family History Library Film: 0007647 / Ancestry.com
    4. 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1850; Census Place: Northern District, Jackson, Illinois; Roll: M432_110; Page: 208B; Image: 141 / Ancestry.com
    5. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

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    Day of death November 15, 1854

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