John Duke Wortham
- Born: Abt 1841, Warren Co., N.C.
- Marriage: Nannie E. A. Blackwell on 14 Apr 1866 in Granville (Now Vance) Co., N.C.
- Died: After 12 Sep 1918, Granville (Now Vance) Co., N.C.
 General Notes:
John D. Wortham enlisted as a Private on August 16, 1861 at the age of 18 in Company D, 8th Infantry Regiment North Carolina. He was discharged from Company D, 8th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on September 14, 1861.
The 1870 Federal Census for Sassafras Fork Township, Granville Co., NC records Jno D. () and Nannie E. (30) Wortham with their newborn son, Jno W. Wortham (1/12).
The 1880 Federal Census for Henderson Township, Granville Co., NC, District 98 records John D. (39) and Annie (36) Wortham with their sons, William (9) and Allexander (6).
Nannie dies ca 1885 and several years later, John Duke Wortham marries Mary Jane Renn. The 1900 Federal Census for Geneva Township, Granville Co., NC, District 63 records John D. (July 1842) and Mary J. (May 1856) Wortham with children Mamie (April 1890), Lenorah L. (May 1893), Gertrude (Jan 1895), and George R. (Feb 1899). John and Mary J. have been married for 12 years and have had 5 children of which 4 are still living.
The North Carolina Birth Index at ancestry.com records the birth of George Robert Wortham on 6 Feb 1899 in Granville Co., NC to parents John D. Wortham and Mary Jane Renn.
The 1910 Federal Census for Tally Ho Township (Geneva), Granville Co., NC, District 88 records John D. (68) and Mary J. (49) Wortham with children Lillian (17), Gertrude (14), and George R. (11). John and Mary J. have been married for 20 years and have had 5 children of which 4 are still living. It is the 2nd marriage for John and 1st for Mary J.
J D Wortham of Oxford, Granville Co., NC is listed as the nearest relative on the 1918 WWI Draft registration for his son, George Robert Wortham.
John married Nannie E. A. Blackwell, daughter of John Pomphrette Blackwell Sr. and Mary Ann Amy Webb, on 14 Apr 1866 in Granville (Now Vance) Co., N.C. (Nannie E. A. Blackwell was born on 18 May 1840 in Granville/Vance Co., N.C 1 and died circa 1885 in Granville (Now Vance) Co., N.C..)
Marriage Notes:
North Carolina marriage records indicate the John Wortham and Nannie Blackwell married on April 14, 1866 in Granville Co., NC.
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