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The Worthington Family

1,912 Worthington records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

1,912Records in our database
1836Earliest birth
2Documented families
See the Worthington family trees →63 Worthington families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers
At a glance

1,912 Worthington records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

North Dakota: 4 Worthington recordsSouth Dakota: 3 Worthington recordsNebraska: 38 Worthington recordsKansas: 145 Worthington recordsMinnesota: 33 Worthington recordsIowa: 71 Worthington recordsMissouri: 192 Worthington recordsWisconsin: 83 Worthington recordsIllinois: 190 Worthington recordsMichigan: 192 Worthington recordsIndiana: 184 Worthington recordsOhio: 487 Worthington records4338145337119283190192184487
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When they were born

Born in the 1820s: 120Born in the 1830s: 1Born in the 1840s: 040Born in the 1850s: 1Born in the 1860s: 060Born in the 1870s: 26Born in the 1880s: 10680Born in the 1890s: 237Born in the 1900s: 3131900Born in the 1910s: 463Born in the 1920s: 33020Born in the 1930s: 152Born in the 1940s: 8740Born in the 1950s: 45Born in the 1960s: 2260Born in the 1970s: 6Born in the 1980s: 180Born in the 1990s: 3
  • Most records: Ohio (487 of 1,912)
  • Most common birth decade: the 1910s
  • Earliest birth in the database: Nicholas E. Worthington, born 1836, Illinois
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Worthington families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

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Worthington people in our records

120 of the 1,910 Worthington people in our records, from every state where the name turns up: the earliest born and the most recent deaths, newest first. Tap a name to open that person's page. Someone listed in two public indexes is shown once. Search every Worthington record →

Darrell Lee Worthington
1945 to 2022
Winfield, Kansas
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Edward C Worthington
1925 to 2022
Higginsville, Missouri
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Jack Marshall Worthington
1949 to 2022
Seville, Ohio
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Richard Fred Worthington
1948 to 2022
Sturgis, South Dakota
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Bob E Worthington
1932 to 2021
Augusta, Michigan
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Donal James Worthington
1937 to 2021
Missouri
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James Harvey Worthington
1946 to 2021
Homer, Michigan
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Lawrence V Worthington
1938 to 2021
Holland, Michigan
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Dale Lang Worthington
1973 to 2020
Washington, Minnesota
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John M Worthington
1949 to 2020
Grove City, Ohio
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David P Worthington
1962 to 2019
Saint Johns, Michigan
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Eldred William Worthington
1945 to 2019
Douglas, Nebraska
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Everett W Worthington
1931 to 2019
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
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Frederick Wallis Worthington
1924 to 2019
Feesburg, Ohio
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George Clair Worthington
1928 to 2019
Arcadia, Ohio
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Janet Grace Worthington
1955 to 2019
Seville, Ohio
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Shirley A Worthington
1938 to 2019
Augusta, Michigan
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Dennis Caven Worthington
1952 to 2018
Fletcher, Ohio
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Donald William Worthington
1959 to 2018
Seville, Ohio
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Earl Gene Worthington
1921 to 2018
Scottville, Michigan
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Dennis R Worthington
1927 to 2017
Edwardsville, Kansas
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James M Worthington
1945 to 2017
Pleasantville, Iowa
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Billy Eugene Worthington
1932 to 2016
Grant, Wisconsin
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Jack R Worthington
1940 to 2016
Evansville, Indiana
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Leonard Lee Worthington
1933 to 2016
Bushnell, Illinois
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Roy J Worthington
1934 to 2016
Manhattan, Kansas
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Vincent Worthington
1931 to 2016
Kenton, Ohio
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Edward A Worthington
1935 to 2015
Clinton, Indiana
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Eugene Worthington
1930 to 2015
Berryton, Kansas
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John Thomas Worthington
1945 to 2015
Rushville, Illinois
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Mary V Worthington
1928 to 2015
Cloverdale, Indiana
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Robert M Worthington
1927 to 2015
Michigan City, Indiana
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David Dean Worthington
1935 to 2014
Shelby, Ohio
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John T Worthington
1942 to 2014
Kellerton, Iowa
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Catherine M Worthington
1920 to 2013
Illinois
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Doris Worthington
1924 to 2013
Illinois
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Frances Worthington
1923 to 2013
Indiana
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Germaine M Worthington
1932 to 2013
Illinois
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Clarke S Worthington
1930 to 2012
Illinois
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Katherine R Worthington
1937 to 2012
Ohio
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Margaret Worthington
1921 to 2012
Ohio
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Doris F Worthington
1922 to 2011
Missouri
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Edward J Worthington
1945 to 2011
Ohio
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James C Worthington
1919 to 2010
Yorba Linda, Orange County, California
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John C Worthington
1962 to 2010
Destin, Okaloosa County, Florida
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Kathleen B Worthington
1923 to 2010
Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee
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Larry P Worthington
1938 to 2010
La Porte, LaPorte County, Indiana
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Norma E Worthington
1922 to 2010
Westminster, Adams County, Colorado
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Patricia A Worthington
1927 to 2010
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
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Patricia Worthington
1933 to 2010
Texhoma, Texas County, Oklahoma
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Tracy Worthington
1939 to 2010
Monroeville, Monroe County, Alabama
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Dennis E Worthington
1920 to 2009
Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho
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Donald Willmer Worthington
1931 to 2009
Wimer, Jackson County, Oregon
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Lois Irene Worthington
1924 to 2009
Bowling Green, Pike County, Missouri
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Zeke Worthington
1925 to 2009
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
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Benjamin Richard Worthington
1929 to 2008
Montgomery City, Montgomery County, Missouri
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Edna L Worthington
1895 to 1990
Nebraska
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Elmer L Worthington
1910 to 1990
North Dakota
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Helen L Worthington
1899 to 1990
North Dakota
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Laura Worthington
1881 to 1983
Louisburg, Miami County, Kansas
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Charles Worthington
1882 to 1980
Howard County, Indiana
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Maude Worthington
1907 to 1980
Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota
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Alice Worthington
1889 to 1979
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
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Berenice Worthington
1882 to 1979
Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
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Ella Worthington
1882 to 1979
Mahoning County, Ohio
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Marlys Worthington
1937 to 1979
North Dakota
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Gurney C Worthington
1881 to 1978
Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri
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Lillian Worthington
1879 to 1978
Lone Rock, Kossuth County, Iowa
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Caroline Worthington
1883 to 1976
Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin
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Ida B Worthington
1879 to 1976
Harvard, Clay County, Nebraska
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Lulu Worthington
1888 to 1976
Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Roy Worthington
1905 to 1976
Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota
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Cedar Worthington
1883 to 1975
Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio
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Hattie Worthington
1879 to 1974
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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Lee Worthington
1874 to 1974
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
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Emily T Worthington
1882 to 1973
University City, St. Louis County, Missouri
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Edith T Worthington
1882 to 1972
St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri
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Alice Worthington
1878 to 1971
Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio
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Iva Worthington
1880 to 1971
Sherwood, Defiance County, Ohio
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Nettie Worthington
1877 to 1971
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Samuel Worthington
1885 to 1971
St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida
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Daniel Worthington
1877 to 1970
Indianapolis city, Marion County, Indiana
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Ida Worthington
1883 to 1970
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
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Katherine Worthington
1883 to 1970
Woodfin, Buncombe County, North Carolina
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Zenas Worthington
1877 to 1970
Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas
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Charles Worthington
1879 to 1969
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
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Frances S Worthington
1880 to 1969
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
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Harlow Worthington
1881 to 1969
Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Harry A Worthington
1884 to 1969
Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri
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Rhoda Worthington
1882 to 1969
Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan
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Wilda Worthington
1882 to 1969
Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio
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William Worthington
1881 to 1969
Derby, Pickaway County, Ohio
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Cora Worthington
1885 to 1968
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
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Minnie Worthington
1881 to 1968
Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa
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Emma Worthington
1874 to 1967
Sherwood, Defiance County, Ohio
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George Worthington
1874 to 1967
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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James Worthington
1875 to 1967
Pleasant City, Guernsey County, Ohio
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James Worthington
1875 to 1967
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
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James Worthington
1880 to 1967
Hermantown, St. Louis County, Minnesota
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Mattie Worthington
1871 to 1967
Dousman, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
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Gertrude Worthington
1878 to 1966
Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio
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Mary Worthington
1875 to 1966
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
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Mary Worthington
1879 to 1966
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
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Millard Worthington
1883 to 1966
Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
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William H Worthington
1872 to 1966
Mendon, St. Joseph County, Michigan
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William Worthington
1879 to 1966
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
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Elsie Worthington
1880 to 1965
Missouri
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Hazel Worthington
1882 to 1965
Missouri
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Wyatte Worthington
1873 to 1965
Tennessee
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Archie Worthington
1895 to 1963
Wisconsin
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Charles Worthington
1879 to 1963
Kansas
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Fred Worthington
1876 to 1963
Indiana
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James Worthington
1881 to 1963
Michigan
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James Worthington
1874 to 1963
Illinois
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John Worthington
1882 to 1962
Indiana
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Sarah Worthington
1873 to 1962
Illinois
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James B Worthington
1857 to 1936
Woodford County, Illinois
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Nicholas E. Worthington
1836 to 1916
Illinois
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William Worthington
born 1870
Fayette County, Ohio
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William H. Worthington
1828 to 1862
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Worthington genealogy: FAQ

Where were Worthington ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 1,912 Worthington records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (487), then Michigan (192) and Missouri (192).

How far back does the Worthington family tree go?

The earliest Worthington birth in our database is 1836: Nicholas E. Worthington, Illinois. We have pieced together 63 Worthington family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Worthington family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

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