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Below is a family biography included in The History of Carroll County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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John I. Worthington was born at Neosho, Mo., on March 28, 1857, and is a son of Maj. J. I. Worthington, a native of Johnstown, Penn. The latter was reared and married in his native State. His first wife died there, and he came to Arkansas in 1854, after which he married Nancy Erwin, a native of Tennessee. Soon after his second marriage he removed to Neosho, Mo., and engaged in the practice of law. Remaining there until the Civil War broke out, he took his family to Springfield, Mo., and enlisted in the Union army, joining the Sixth Kansas Cavalry. Soon after he was commissioned captain to make up a company for the First Arkansas Cavalry, in which regiment he was later promoted to a major’s rank, and served in that capacity until the close of the war, or until he was discharged, on March 12, 1865. Returning home he remained in Greene County, Mo., until his death, in 1870, after which his family removed to Carroll County, Arkansas. Here Mrs. Worthington resided until her death, in December, 1884. John I. Worthington came to this county with his mother, and remained with her until he reached manhood. He received a good English education in the common schools, with about two years in the Carrollton High-school. While attending school he taught several terms during the summer seasons. He also read law in the meantime, and was admitted to the bar in February, 1883. Opening an office at Carrollton, he began the practice of his profession, and has continued with good success. In the summer of 1887 he purchased and located on the farm where he still resides, but he still attends to all law business entrusted to him. His farm contains 215 acres, with eighty under cultivation with good improvements. His marriage with T. E. Leathers was celebrated in Carroll County on October 28, 1879, and to them have been born four children, viz.: Arliss, John I., Jr., Hall V. and Willard. Mrs. Worthington was born in Carroll County, and is a daughter of John D. Leathers, deceased. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Worthington is a Mason, and in politics endorses and supports the principles of the Republican party. He is a leading member of his party in the county, and is a member of the County Central Committee.

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This family biography is one of 82 biographies included in The History of Carroll County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Carroll County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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