Madison County Military

Veteran's Name: Worthing, John E		Father: Richard Worthing
Residence:		Father's nativity: Wales
Occupation: Farmer & Hotel Owner		Mother: Sarah Ingram
Date of birth: 15 Oct 1845		Mother's nativity: Wales
Place of birth: Coshocton County, Ohio		Wife: Julia Barger, born 04 Nov 1846, died 20 Aug 2
Date of death: 15 Oct 1933		2nd wife: Isabelle C. Walker, B. 1849, Indiana, married 1925, Truro, Iowa
Place of death: Peru, Madison, Iowa		3rd wife:
Place of burial: Truro, Iowa
Cause of death:		Children 1st marriage Blanche A (Mills B) Alldredge, 1054 45th St., Des Moines, Iowa Barger A. Worthing, 2257 Larimer St., Denver, Colorado Richard S. Worthing, Whipple, Arizona, World War Veteran, Vet Hospital Arnette Bradshaw, 2046 Lilac Lane, Glendale, California Alta Queen, New Virginia, Iowa

War record
Rank: Private	Company: A		Regiment: 172nd
State: Ohio		Organization: Infantry
Enlistment date: 27 Arp 1864
Enlistment age: 18		Residence:
Mustered out: 03 Sep 1864 at Gallipolis, Ohio, service 100 days
Discharged:
Transfers:
GAR membership
Post name: J. D. Craven		Date joined: 2nd term 1892
Post No.: 198 (66)		Age at joining:
Place: Macksburg		Transfers:
Post name: Pitzer		Date joined: 1st term 1904
Post No.: 55 (S)		Age at joining:
Place: Winterset		Transfers: Sus. 2nd term 1907

Sources: Ex-Soldiers Living Iowa 1886: Warthing, john - Truro; Roster Ohio Soldiers: (John E)

Notes: Letter from Mrs. may Shearer, daughter of Mrs. Isaac Worthing (16 Feb 1944): Isabell C. Walker & John E. Worthing were married in Peru about 19**. She was first married to a man by name Smith by whom she had 3 children, as follows living: Sam Smith, Holly Colo; Fred Smith, Douglas, Wyo.; and Mrs. Shearer, Peru, Iowa. His youngest brother, Baron was killed in Civil War.