"Hardin County, Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts 1909" compiled by Carolyn Wimp. Tuesday, January 5, 1909 Miss Addie Wortham visited her sister, Mrs. R. L. Bishop in Louisville. Friday, January 15, 1909 Ira Fuller died at his home at White Mills on Tuesday from Bright's disease at the age of about 40 years. Was a native of Pa. and came to Hardin Co. several years ago. Survived by his wife, who was form- erly Miss Wortham. Funeral was yesterday at White Mills. Friday, January 26, 1909 Mr & Mrs Chas. Wortham and their nephew, Master Wortham Lesher, visited their parents, Mr & Mrs John Wortham in Elizabethtown. (Mays Grove News) Tuesday, February 9, 1909 Miss Mary Moorman of St. John visited her cousin, Miss Stella Wortham of May's Grove. Friday, February 27 (26?), 1909 Mrs. Zula Wortham visited her uncles, R. W. and C. N. McGill in Hod- genville. (Mays Grove News) Friday, March 5, 1909 Miss Zula Wortham visited her grandfather, John T. Wortham of near Elizabethtown. Friday, April 16, 1909 Mrs. Susan Tabb of Melrose visited her sister, Mrs. James Wortham of Sonora. Friday, June 18, 1909 Miss Nellie Wortham of Smiths Grove visited her sister, Miss Lyda Wortham of Sonora. Tuesday, July 20, 1909 Mrs. Mary Wortham died at White Mills yesterday after a long illness. Member of Baptist Church. Miss Maggie Hickerson of Mays Grove visited her grandparents, Mr & Mrs John Wortham of Elizabethtown. Friday, July 23, 1909 Miss Iva Wortham of near Glendale visited her uncle, T. M. Lewis and family and other relatives. (East View News) Friday, July 30, 1909 John Wortham of Elizabethtown visited his son, Chas. Wortham of Mays Grove. Mr & Mrs C. N. McGill visited with sister, Mrs. Chas. Wortham. (Mays Grove News) Friday, August 13, 1909 Mr & Mrs John Wortham of Elizabethtown visited his son, Chas. Wor- tham of Mays Grove. Friday, August 20, 1909 Miss Zula Wortham visited her uncle, Chas. Moorman of near St. John. Tuesday, September 28, 1909 Stephen Wortham died at the age of 82 years at his home near Leitch- field of senility. Was a pioneer of Grayson Co. Friday, October 8, 1909 Warfield McGill and wife of Hodgenville visited his sister, Mrs. Chas. Wortham and other relatives of Mays Grove. Friday, November 5, 1909 Evarts Wortham, who lives with his brother, Wilbur Wortham in Dry Grove, is very sick with typhoid fever and little hope of recovery. Friday, November 19, 1909 Evarts Wortham died at the home of his brother, Wilbur Wortham in the Dry Grove area near Sonora last night of typhoid fever. Was 23 years old and unmarried. Survived by brother, Wilburn Wortham and a sister, Miss Lida Wortham. Member of Baptist Church. Burial in Harrodsburg. Friday, November 26, 1909 Mrs. Mary Nicol of Birmingham, Ala. sister of Mrs. B. C. Summers of Sonora, died at the home of her daughter in Birmingham, Ala. Burial in Franklin, Ky., the same day as the funeral of Mr. Summer's nephew, Evarts Wortham, which was last Friday. Mrs. B. C. Summers, Mr & Mrs Wilbur Wortham, Miss Lida Wortham and Miss Nellie Wortham of Smiths Grove, accompanied the remains of Evarts Wortham to Harrodsburg, where he was buried beside his mother on Saturday. (Sonora News)