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1847–1868

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Birth Date
24 December 1847
Death Date
10 February 1925
Gender
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William Hallam Worthen

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  • Son of Samuel Worthen and his wife Sarah.   The family appears in the 1850 Iowa census and the 1856 Utah Territorial census under the surname "Worthing."    Further research is needed to confirm the year of their travel and determine the name of the pioneer company with which they traveled.

    His name is shown as "William Halum Worthen" on his death certificate.

Unknown Companies (1847-1868)

  • Age at Departure: Infant

Traveled with

  • Sarah Ellen Worthen (Age: 23)
  • Samuel Worthen (Age: 21)
  • Joseph Smith Worthen (Age: 1)
  • Sarah Jane Worthen (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
  • 1856 Utah census, Great Salt Lake County.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Lever, W. H. History of Sanpete and Emery Counties, Utah: With Sketches of Cities, Towns, and Villages; Chronology of Important Events; Records of Indian Wars; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens (Salt Lake City: Tribune Job Printing Co, 1898), 643
  • "Obituary, Jos. Worthen," Washington County News, 27 October 1921, 11.
  • "Samuel Worthen Dead," Deseret News, 22 February 1888, 5.
  • Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.