History of Henderson County, Kentucky by Edmund L. Starling, 1887 Reprinted
Unigraphic, Inc., Evansville, IN, 1965, pp 630-631.  Henderson Co

     DE WITT CLINTON WORSHAM is the third living son of Elijah W. and 
Miriam J. Worsham.  He was born in Henderson County, on the fifth day of 
May, 1857, and it seems that, that happy event to the parental head of the
family, and his now hundreds of friends and warm admirers, had a concurrent
bearing with him.  It is by no means a coincidence, but an evidence of 
taste on the part of our subject to have celebrated his twenty-ninth 
birthday by wooing, winning and uniting unto himself for life, in marriage,
a lady so gifted in all the graces so necessary to make man's abode in this
mundane sphere happy and contented. Yet all this is true, for on the fifth 
day of May, 1886, this solemn and sacred rite was celebrated at the First 
Presbyterian Church of this city, the contracting parties being De Witt 
Clinton Worsham and Miss Fannie R. Walbridge.  On the third day of Jun, 
1887, there was born unto them Ellen Frances, a bright blooming daughter.
     In August, 1873, our subject accompanied his father to California, and
while there graduated from "The California College," located at Vacaville. 
He lived in the Golden State with his father for eight years, and returned 
to Henderson on the fourth day of September, 1881.  During his life on the 
Pacific Coast he studied and mastered the art of telegraphy, and at one 
time was in charge as business manager of one of the principal offices of 
that part of this great country.  It is due to say, however, that the 
Western Union Telegraph Office at Henderson deserves the credit of his 
beginning his studies; yes, it was here, that, in 1870, he first 
contracted a liking for the mystic art.  Our subject gave up telegraphing 
for several years, but of late months a good part of his time has been 
given to the service of the Western Union.  That he is competent to accept
any position in the art "Lightening," the writer of this has no doubt.  For
three years last past, Mr. Worsham has served his State in the capacity of
a soldier member of the "Carlisle Rifles" State Militia.  He was never 
called to do dangerous duty, but no matter, he held himself in readiness, 
and it was no fault of his that he was not in the field doing active duty.
He held the position up to the time the company was disbanded by process of
law, which only occurred a few months ago.  Mr. Worsham is a Democrat in 
politics, a Mason in the mystic tye, [sic] and so far as the writer knows, 
holds no partial church leaning.  He is associated with his father and 
brother in the wholesale liquor and distilling business, and serves the 
great business in the capacity of bookkeeper.  For several years he 
successfully engaged in the sale of boots and shoes, but resigned that 
trade to enter a partnership with his father.

Worsham Walbridge
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Vacaville-Napa-CA Henderson-Henderson-KY

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