Debbi et al, My Armel/Armiel WORTHEY(Y) was married to Dica/Dicey (Unknown). They were married by 1818 as that's when their son Absalom was born. In 1818 they were living in Franklin Co., GA. I show the family in Monroe Co., TN in 1830 and believe they moved to southern IL around 1837. In the 1850 Census, Armiel is in Calhoun Co., IL and his son Absalom in neighboring Jersey Co., IL. Anderson WORTHY (same age range as Armel) was in Franklin Co. GA and Monroe Co., TN the same time as Armel - possibly borthers? Also George WORTHY (age range to be father of above) was in Franklin Co. GA and Monroe Co., TN at the same time. Dick

Dick I got looking at my records plus the George Worthey family story submission in the early 1990's Jersey County History Book. Somewhere I thought I saw where George A Worthey who was the father of Armel (b 1857) and James Frank (b 1866) was connected to Absalom. Also there is a Rootsweb Worthey surname message board which several of the descendants of Armel are participating in. You may want to check into it. Don't know how much any one person has on the Worthey family. Several mention the Worthey/Sinclair marriages. It seems that one was raised not knowing anything about her father's family - the Worthey's. And in the last 18 months has found out she has plenty of first cousins from her father's other marriage. Debbi __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover http://greetings.yahoo.com/