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Anthony Worsham
by Larry Washam
1. Anthony John Washam
b abt 1837 of
Wayne Co., KY and d 1909 Wayne, KY. He probably had a brother named Harry
Worsham b abt 1842. (see section on Harry below) Anthony m Mary
 E. Weaver b abt 1852 of
Wayne, KY. Anthony Washam is in the 1870 Wayne Co, KY cens, age 33 KY,
living with his wife, Marietta, age 24. (p.26) In the 1880 Wayne Co., KY cens,
he is listed as Anthony Worsham and his wife is Mary.
Photo on left is Anthony
Washam from the dedication page of "Documentation of African-American Civil War Union
Soldiers from Wayne County Kentucky" by Jackie Daffron and Harlan Ogle. Harlan Ogle of Monticello, Wayne Co, Kentucky
provided the photo and he serves as the Director/Curator
of the Wayne County Museum and in the process of an ordinary day receives many
calls from people who want to talk about Wayne County history. Harlan Ogle’s
websites are: http://mykentuckyworld.com and
http://waynecountykymuseum.com.
Harlan Ogle wrote: (2009)
We have just discovered about 500 documents about 47 African-American
soldiers from Wayne
 County Kentucky who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Up until
now, we only knew about Anthony. These documents open a whole new
world for us here in Wayne County about this chapter in our history.
I am the Executive Curator/Director of the Wayne County Museum and we have scanned those documents and made a book of them.
I decided that it would be appropriate to dedicate the book in memory of Anthony and
have done so. The dedication page includes a photograph of him and one of his grave
marker as it once stood in its original site.
I have also been working on the history of the 28 "free blacks" that lived in Wayne
County in 1860. This is another of those chapters that will greatly improve our
knowledge of our Wayne County history.
I have found an original will of Garrett Buster, a free black man. The will is dated
1854! In it he mentions that he has purchased his wife and two of his children. What a
story!
You may purchase this book and find more Wayne Co, KY information on
The Wayne County Museum Website at http://www.waynecountykymuseum.com or write
the William Crenshaw Kennedy, Jr. Memorial Museum, PO Box 67, Monticello, KY 42633.
Anthony Washam served in
Co. E, Pvt., 5th Regmt. Cav., United States Colored Troops. In the U.S. Colored
Troops Military Service Records, 1861-1865, Cavalry, 5th US Colored Cavalry; Anthony
Washam b Wayne Co, KY enlisted 3 years, 5ft 10", mustered in 9 Sep 1864, name of owner:
Cannon Washam, mustered out 16 Mar 1866 Helena, Arkansas.
(See
photo at right)
On 16 Aug 1909, his
wife is in the KY Military Records, as Mary E., widow of Anthony and his service
is listed as E5 USC Cav., 1888; 682415; 506925.
His 1909 will is recorded in
Wayne Co., KY will Bk. A, 455-6, as Anthony, and names children Mary, Celia
& Jenny. Mary E. Worsham is in the 1910 Wayne Co., KY census, age 56 KY.
The picture of Anthony’s stone, courtesy of
Harlan Ogle, 2004, was taken several years ago when it was still in one piece. On
24 Oct 2004 Harlan wrote:
"This morning I talked to a
gentleman who grew up in Monticello and said he remembered  a cemetery on his
parent’s farm with just one marker with an inscription. He said there were
other graves marked with field stones. There has been much building in the area where the cemetery was
and the cemetery is no longer in existence as a cemetery. But, he remembered
this one stone and wondered what had happened to it. He had heard stories that
the stones were removed and stacked in another part of the field. That led him
to go back and see if he could find the stone. He did! (At least a part of it.) It is the stone of Anthony Washam with his name and the
group he was with in the Union Army. We are very much desirous to treat that
stone with the utmost respect and dignity and would love to know more about
Anthony Washam... The sad story is that a gentleman brought the stone in for
me to see this morning and he only has about 25% of the stone. He is meeting
with the JROTC cadets this week in an attempt to find the remainder of the
stone."
Children:
1.1.
Soloman Washam
b Jun 1867 of Wayne, KY. (4-1870; 43-1910; 53-1920) He m Annie F. Koger, b Mar 1874 of Wayne, KY.
Annie d 22 Mar 1932 in Wayne, KY.
Children:
1.1.1. Neva C. Washam
b Apr 1896 Wayne, KY. (14-1910; 23-1920)
1.1.2. Elmer Asberry Washam
b Oct 1898 Wayne, KY. (11-1910; 21-1920) He m Annas.
Child:
1.1.2. 1. Frank W. Worsham
b abt 1919 TN.
1.1.3. Lona E. Worsham
b abt 1902 Wayne, KY. (8-1910; 18-1920)
1.1.4. Ruby P. Worsham
b abt 1903 Wayne, KY. (6-1910; 17-1920)
1.1.5. Loran Worsham
b 25 May 1908 Wayne, KY & d 23 Feb 1927 Wayne, KY. (nr-1910; 11-1920)
1.1.6. Jasper T. Worsham
b abt 1911 Wayne, KY; d 7 Jul 1928 Wayne, KY. (8-1920)
1.1.7. Edna E. Worsham
b abt 1915 Wayne, KY. (5-1920)
1.1.8. Frank
Worsham b abt 1919 Wayne Co, KY. (11-1930)
1.2.
Harry Worsham
b abt 1869 Wayne, KY.
(1-1870)
1.3. Charles Washam
b abt 1870
Wayne, KY
(10-1880).
1.4.
Raliegh Washam "Rollie" b May 1873 Wayne, KY. He
m Leann Koger b 11 Feb 1872 Wayne, KY and d 23 Apr
1940
Monticello, Wayne, KY. Leann was the dau of Isra & Sarah Koger "Coga."
Children of Rollie Washam and Lean:
1.4.1. Milburn Washam
b 18 Apr 1894 of Wayne, KY & d 5 Feb 1973 Monticello, Wayne, KY. Social security records
spelled his name Worsham, however, KY death records spelled it Washam. He m
Minnie b 20 Sep 1893 of Wayne, KY & d 27 Sep 1975 Escambia,
FL.
1.4.2.
John Washam b Sep 1895 of
Wayne, KY. John m Mary F. Kendrick.
Children:
1.4.2.1. Ray Otho Washam
b 11 Feb 1923 Wayne, KY and m Thelma Inez b 26 Nov 1921.
They lived in Detroit, MI.
1.4.2.2. Thomas Arnold Washam
b 2 Jun 1926 Wayne, KY & d 26 Aug 2001 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA.
1.4.2.3.
Kendrick Washam b 17 Nov 1932 Wayne, KY. He
lived in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan with his wife, Bernice
b 1935.
1.4.3. Pearley Mae Washam
b May 1899 Wayne, KY & m Clarence McKnight.
1.4.4. Mary
Washam b abt 1902 Wayne, KY.
1.4.5. Claude Washam
b 17 Feb 1902 Wayne, KY & d 23 Mar 1969 Monticello, Wayne, KY. (Twin) KY death records
spelled his name Worsham. Claude m
Ethel.
1.4.6. Clyde Washam
b 17 Feb 1902 Wayne, KY. (Twin)
1.4.7. Koger Gilbert Washam
b 19 Oct 1904 Wayne, KY. Koger m Gertie Lee Seay m 19
Mar 1931 Wood Co, OH. Gertie b 1 Jun 1912 of Wilson Co, TN & she d 5 Oct 1981
Highland Park, Wayne, MI. Gertie was living with her grandparents, Sam & Jane Debow, in
the 1920 Wilson, Tennessee census. In 1930, Gertie was working as a servant in the home in
Marshall T Boden in Detroit, Wayne, MI. Koger d 13 Nov 1974 Highland Park, Wayne,
MI.
Children: (Jacqueline Kailimai, 2009)
1.4.7.1. Walter
Gilbert Washam
1.4.7.2.
Jacqueline Washam
1.4.8. Earl Washam
b abt 1910 Wayne, KY. Earl m Leota Emma Thacker b 11 Mar 1908 Mercer, KY & d 7 Oct
1995 Harrodsburg, KY.
Children:
1.4.8.1. Jewell
Washam
1.4.8.2. Earl
Washam b 3 Feb 1937 Mercer, KY.
1.4.9. Dorothy Washam
b 8 Jul 1912 Wayne, KY m Hobart
Hawkins.
Children:
1.4.9.1.
Guardenia Hawkins.
1.4.9.2. Gloria
M Hawkins.
1.4.9.3. Sarah
V Hawkins.
1.5. Celia Washam
b Apr 1874
Wayne, KY. In
the 1900 Wayne Co., KY cens Celia was living with E. M. Jones, as a servant. In
1910 Ceily age 29, is in the Wayne Co, KY cens, living with her mother Mary E.
Worsham.
1.6. Harvey Washam
b abt 1877 Wayne, KY (3-1880) & m Littie. Harvey d 13 Feb 1933 Boyle, KY.
1.7. Mattie Washam
b abt 1880 Wayne, KY.
1.8.
Darkus Worsham b abt 1889 Wayne, KY.
(21-1910)
1.9. Henry C
Worsham b abt 1890 Wayne, KY.
1.10. Polly
Worsham b abt 1891 Wayne, KY & d 22 Nov 1940 Fayette, KY. Polly m
Thomas Hardy.
1.11. Susie
Worsham b Sep 1892 Wayne, KY & d 12 Mar 1925 Boyle, KY. She m Mr. Knight.
2. Harry Worsham b abt 1842 of Wayne, KY. He
married Lettice abt 1861 of Wayne, KY. She was born abt 1838 of Wayne, KY.
(28-1870) He probably had a brother Anthony Worsham b abt 1837. (see section on
Anthony)
Child of Harry Worsham and Lettice:
1.1. Londero Worsham
b abt
1862 Wayne, KY.
(8-1870)
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