Obituary from Kansas City Kansan July 22, 1947:
Dies of Injuries in Elevator Accident
Amon Worthington, 57, of Edwardsville, died yesterday afternoon in St. Margaret's hospital from a skull fracture which he suffered Thursday at the Santa Fe A grain elevator near Turner, Kan., where he was a spout operator.
No one saw the accident and he did not regain consciousness to relate what had happened. He had been employed about five years at the elevator, which is now operated by the Tex-O-Kan Flour Mills company.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Katty Worthington, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Blunt, Turner, Kan.; five sons, David Worthington, Waterloo, Ia.; Everett Worthington, 2041 South Fourteenth; Paul Worthington, Clarence Worthington and Alvin Worthington, all of Turner; a brother, Edward Worthington, Pikeville, Tenn.; and a half-brother, Ross Cos, Washington, D. C.
Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock tomorrow in the Turner Baptist church. Burial will be in Maple Hill cemetery.
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World War I Registration, June 5, 1917: Worthington, Ammon; age 27; residence: Iconium, MO; N. Jackson Pct., St. Clair County, MO; born August 1, 1889 Bled saw [sic] County, Tenn.; farming; wife and 3 children
Marriage:
Ammon Worthington to Kittie Brown; January 11, 1912 Bledsoe County, Tennessee [Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950; Bledsoe County; vol. 1, p. 259; FamilySearch]
Census:
1910: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township; Worthington, Ammon; age 19; b. TN; hired man (0ne of 2) in household of Frederick W. Dreyer; single; farm laborer, truck farm
1915: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township; Worthington, A.; 25 b. TN; gardener; Katy, 24 b. TN; Paul D., 2 b. KS
1920: Arkansas: Searcy County: Bear Creek Township; Worthington, Ammon; 30 b. TN; farmer; Katy, 30 b. TN [both sets of parents born in Tennessee]; Paul, 7 b. MO; David, 4 years 8 months b. MO; James, 2 years 10 months b. MO; Clarence, 1 year 1 month b. MO
1925: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township: Turner; Worthington, Amon; 35 b. TN; farmer; Katie, 36 b. TN; Paul D., 13 b. KS; David, 11; Evart (sic), 8 b. KS; Clarence, 6 b. KS; Ruth, 4 b. KS; Alvin N., 11 months b. KS
1930: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township; Worthington, Ammon; 40 b. TN [parents TN]; truck farmer; renter; Katy, 41 b. TN; married age 23; Paul D., 17 b. KS; William D., 14 b. KS; James E., 13 b. MO; Clarence T., 11 b. MO; Ester R., 8 b. AR; Newton A., 6 b. KS
1940: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Wyandotte Township; Worthington, Amon; 50 b. TN; farmer; grade completed: 4th; Katie, 52 b. TN; grade completed: 8th; James A., 23 b. MO; farmer, father’s farm; Esther R., 18 b. KS; Newton A., 16 b. KS; Paul D., 28 b. KS; laborer, cement block; Lucile (daughter-in-law), 28 b. MO; Delee (grandson), 6 b. KS; value of home $1000; owner
Dies of Injuries in Elevator Accident
Amon Worthington, 57, of Edwardsville, died yesterday afternoon in St. Margaret's hospital from a skull fracture which he suffered Thursday at the Santa Fe A grain elevator near Turner, Kan., where he was a spout operator.
No one saw the accident and he did not regain consciousness to relate what had happened. He had been employed about five years at the elevator, which is now operated by the Tex-O-Kan Flour Mills company.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Katty Worthington, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Blunt, Turner, Kan.; five sons, David Worthington, Waterloo, Ia.; Everett Worthington, 2041 South Fourteenth; Paul Worthington, Clarence Worthington and Alvin Worthington, all of Turner; a brother, Edward Worthington, Pikeville, Tenn.; and a half-brother, Ross Cos, Washington, D. C.
Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock tomorrow in the Turner Baptist church. Burial will be in Maple Hill cemetery.
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World War I Registration, June 5, 1917: Worthington, Ammon; age 27; residence: Iconium, MO; N. Jackson Pct., St. Clair County, MO; born August 1, 1889 Bled saw [sic] County, Tenn.; farming; wife and 3 children
Marriage:
Ammon Worthington to Kittie Brown; January 11, 1912 Bledsoe County, Tennessee [Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950; Bledsoe County; vol. 1, p. 259; FamilySearch]
Census:
1910: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township; Worthington, Ammon; age 19; b. TN; hired man (0ne of 2) in household of Frederick W. Dreyer; single; farm laborer, truck farm
1915: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township; Worthington, A.; 25 b. TN; gardener; Katy, 24 b. TN; Paul D., 2 b. KS
1920: Arkansas: Searcy County: Bear Creek Township; Worthington, Ammon; 30 b. TN; farmer; Katy, 30 b. TN [both sets of parents born in Tennessee]; Paul, 7 b. MO; David, 4 years 8 months b. MO; James, 2 years 10 months b. MO; Clarence, 1 year 1 month b. MO
1925: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township: Turner; Worthington, Amon; 35 b. TN; farmer; Katie, 36 b. TN; Paul D., 13 b. KS; David, 11; Evart (sic), 8 b. KS; Clarence, 6 b. KS; Ruth, 4 b. KS; Alvin N., 11 months b. KS
1930: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township; Worthington, Ammon; 40 b. TN [parents TN]; truck farmer; renter; Katy, 41 b. TN; married age 23; Paul D., 17 b. KS; William D., 14 b. KS; James E., 13 b. MO; Clarence T., 11 b. MO; Ester R., 8 b. AR; Newton A., 6 b. KS
1940: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Wyandotte Township; Worthington, Amon; 50 b. TN; farmer; grade completed: 4th; Katie, 52 b. TN; grade completed: 8th; James A., 23 b. MO; farmer, father’s farm; Esther R., 18 b. KS; Newton A., 16 b. KS; Paul D., 28 b. KS; laborer, cement block; Lucile (daughter-in-law), 28 b. MO; Delee (grandson), 6 b. KS; value of home $1000; owner
Obituary from Kansas City Kansan July 22, 1947:
Dies of Injuries in Elevator Accident
Amon Worthington, 57, of Edwardsville, died yesterday afternoon in St. Margaret's hospital from a skull fracture which he suffered Thursday at the Santa Fe A grain elevator near Turner, Kan., where he was a spout operator.
No one saw the accident and he did not regain consciousness to relate what had happened. He had been employed about five years at the elevator, which is now operated by the Tex-O-Kan Flour Mills company.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Katty Worthington, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Blunt, Turner, Kan.; five sons, David Worthington, Waterloo, Ia.; Everett Worthington, 2041 South Fourteenth; Paul Worthington, Clarence Worthington and Alvin Worthington, all of Turner; a brother, Edward Worthington, Pikeville, Tenn.; and a half-brother, Ross Cos, Washington, D. C.
Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock tomorrow in the Turner Baptist church. Burial will be in Maple Hill cemetery.
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World War I Registration, June 5, 1917: Worthington, Ammon; age 27; residence: Iconium, MO; N. Jackson Pct., St. Clair County, MO; born August 1, 1889 Bled saw [sic] County, Tenn.; farming; wife and 3 children
Marriage:
Ammon Worthington to Kittie Brown; January 11, 1912 Bledsoe County, Tennessee [Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950; Bledsoe County; vol. 1, p. 259; FamilySearch]
Census:
1910: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township; Worthington, Ammon; age 19; b. TN; hired man (0ne of 2) in household of Frederick W. Dreyer; single; farm laborer, truck farm
1915: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township; Worthington, A.; 25 b. TN; gardener; Katy, 24 b. TN; Paul D., 2 b. KS
1920: Arkansas: Searcy County: Bear Creek Township; Worthington, Ammon; 30 b. TN; farmer; Katy, 30 b. TN [both sets of parents born in Tennessee]; Paul, 7 b. MO; David, 4 years 8 months b. MO; James, 2 years 10 months b. MO; Clarence, 1 year 1 month b. MO
1925: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township: Turner; Worthington, Amon; 35 b. TN; farmer; Katie, 36 b. TN; Paul D., 13 b. KS; David, 11; Evart (sic), 8 b. KS; Clarence, 6 b. KS; Ruth, 4 b. KS; Alvin N., 11 months b. KS
1930: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township; Worthington, Ammon; 40 b. TN [parents TN]; truck farmer; renter; Katy, 41 b. TN; married age 23; Paul D., 17 b. KS; William D., 14 b. KS; James E., 13 b. MO; Clarence T., 11 b. MO; Ester R., 8 b. AR; Newton A., 6 b. KS
1940: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Wyandotte Township; Worthington, Amon; 50 b. TN; farmer; grade completed: 4th; Katie, 52 b. TN; grade completed: 8th; James A., 23 b. MO; farmer, father’s farm; Esther R., 18 b. KS; Newton A., 16 b. KS; Paul D., 28 b. KS; laborer, cement block; Lucile (daughter-in-law), 28 b. MO; Delee (grandson), 6 b. KS; value of home $1000; owner
Dies of Injuries in Elevator Accident
Amon Worthington, 57, of Edwardsville, died yesterday afternoon in St. Margaret's hospital from a skull fracture which he suffered Thursday at the Santa Fe A grain elevator near Turner, Kan., where he was a spout operator.
No one saw the accident and he did not regain consciousness to relate what had happened. He had been employed about five years at the elevator, which is now operated by the Tex-O-Kan Flour Mills company.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Katty Worthington, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Blunt, Turner, Kan.; five sons, David Worthington, Waterloo, Ia.; Everett Worthington, 2041 South Fourteenth; Paul Worthington, Clarence Worthington and Alvin Worthington, all of Turner; a brother, Edward Worthington, Pikeville, Tenn.; and a half-brother, Ross Cos, Washington, D. C.
Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock tomorrow in the Turner Baptist church. Burial will be in Maple Hill cemetery.
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World War I Registration, June 5, 1917: Worthington, Ammon; age 27; residence: Iconium, MO; N. Jackson Pct., St. Clair County, MO; born August 1, 1889 Bled saw [sic] County, Tenn.; farming; wife and 3 children
Marriage:
Ammon Worthington to Kittie Brown; January 11, 1912 Bledsoe County, Tennessee [Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950; Bledsoe County; vol. 1, p. 259; FamilySearch]
Census:
1910: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township; Worthington, Ammon; age 19; b. TN; hired man (0ne of 2) in household of Frederick W. Dreyer; single; farm laborer, truck farm
1915: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township; Worthington, A.; 25 b. TN; gardener; Katy, 24 b. TN; Paul D., 2 b. KS
1920: Arkansas: Searcy County: Bear Creek Township; Worthington, Ammon; 30 b. TN; farmer; Katy, 30 b. TN [both sets of parents born in Tennessee]; Paul, 7 b. MO; David, 4 years 8 months b. MO; James, 2 years 10 months b. MO; Clarence, 1 year 1 month b. MO
1925: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township: Turner; Worthington, Amon; 35 b. TN; farmer; Katie, 36 b. TN; Paul D., 13 b. KS; David, 11; Evart (sic), 8 b. KS; Clarence, 6 b. KS; Ruth, 4 b. KS; Alvin N., 11 months b. KS
1930: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Shawnee Township; Worthington, Ammon; 40 b. TN [parents TN]; truck farmer; renter; Katy, 41 b. TN; married age 23; Paul D., 17 b. KS; William D., 14 b. KS; James E., 13 b. MO; Clarence T., 11 b. MO; Ester R., 8 b. AR; Newton A., 6 b. KS
1940: Kansas: Wyandotte County: Wyandotte Township; Worthington, Amon; 50 b. TN; farmer; grade completed: 4th; Katie, 52 b. TN; grade completed: 8th; James A., 23 b. MO; farmer, father’s farm; Esther R., 18 b. KS; Newton A., 16 b. KS; Paul D., 28 b. KS; laborer, cement block; Lucile (daughter-in-law), 28 b. MO; Delee (grandson), 6 b. KS; value of home $1000; owner
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