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Surnames: Dickey Washam Kellum Newbold Parish Worsham Rea Messersmith Kinder
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Pat,
In our book, Worsham and Washam Family History, we wrote (excerpts from pages 199 to 203:
"Nancy (Washam) d 17 Jul 1859 age 64 years 6 days & bur Worsham Family Graveyard,
Connersville, Fayette Co. He d 20 Oct 1861 Fayette Co., IN & bur Worsham Cem.,
Connersville Twp. Fayette Co., R. H. Steven Farm. His estate was filed by George W.
Worsham & James C. Rea is Administrator. It lists his wife as Elise (?) who had died
before him. His personal property was valued at $1500. In the distribution of the
estate, William Worsham had been advanced $100 and Ephraim Messersmith had been advanced
$100. The amount of $179.76 was distributed to each heir: William, John, Matilda, George
W., Jeremiah, Francis M., Joseph J., heirs of Elizabeth R. Dickey 3 share, heirs of Ruth
Dickey 2 shares."
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"Elizabeth R. Worsham b 24 Dec 1813 Connersville, Fayette, IN. md Robert C. Dickey 4
Feb 1838 Fayette Co., IN.386 Robert s/o John & Mary Dickey. She d 18 Jan 1847
Fayette Co., IN & bur Worsham Cemetery west of Connersville in Fayette Co. age 34 y 24
d. Robert md 2nd) Lucinda Kinder and had Ophemia, Josephine, and Joseph.
Children: ..."
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"1.3.2.4B.1.8.3. Ruth Worsham b abt 1819 Connersville, Fayette, IN. md 1st) John
Dickey 6 Apr 1837 Connersville, Fayette Co., IN. Her name is spelled Washam. John s/o
John & Mary Dickey. She md 2nd) Jacob M. Kellum 1845. In 1846, Jacob Kellum (Kellam)
became guardian for Mary A. & Robert Dickey. They were listed as infants. Her
husband was md 1st) to Susanna Parish in 1828. Ruth d 6 Oct 1850 in Fayette Co. & bur
Dickey Family Cem. near Harrisburg, Fayette Co. as Ruth R. Kellum w/o Jacob Kellum.
Ruth & John children:
1.3.2.4B.1.8.3A.1. Mary Ann Dickey b 15 Apr 1838 Fayette Co., IN. md Francis Marion
Newbold 10 Mar 1859 Fayette Co., IN by Wm. A. H. Tate, JP. She d 4 Apr 1862 in Fayette
Co., IN.
1.3.2.4B.1.8.3A.2. Robert Jeremiah Dickey b abt 1840 Fayette Co., IN & d 15 Sep
1875 Johnson Co., IN."