Worth, J. B.

WORTH, HOLT, SCHENCK, YOCUM, WILSON, BRUCE

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WORTH, J. B.
Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Monroe; born in Greene Co., Ky. in 1829. He removed with his parents to Morgan Co., Illinois, where he married Miss Eliza E. HOLT. She was a native of Virginia. They moved to Jefferson Co., this State, in 1843 where they remained until February of the next year. They then moved to Marion Co.; thence to this county in April 1846. They have six children living - Clarinda (she married A. SCHENCK), Samuel (he married Miss Anna YOCUM), Charles C. (he married Miss Margaret WILSON), Joseph H. (he married Miss Mary J. YOCUM), Nathan T., Sarah Ann (she married O. BRUCE). Mr. WORTH owns 209 acres of land. Himself and wife are members of the Regular Baptist Church. He has held various local offices. ~ Fairview Township Biographies "The History of Jasper County" (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878)