Bernice Worthy: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Bernice Worthy was born on 5 Jan 1912 (daughter of John Henry Worthy and Ollie Mae Whitehead); died on 30 Jul 1939 in Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary, in her transcription of the Brookeland Cemetery, shows her as the daughter of John Henry Worthy and Ollie Mae Whitehead.

Family/Spouse: Walter Homer Bloodsworth. Walter (son of William Jefferson "Jeff" Bloodsworth and Ellen Jane Dainwood) was born on 17 Mar 1906 in Texas; died on 6 Jan 1994 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Living
Dorothy Bloodsworth was born on 27 Nov 1937 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Jan 2003 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Generation: 2

John Henry Worthy was born on 8 Feb 1885 in Tyler County, Texas; died on 14 Oct 1966.

Notes:

Son of John and Martha Shepherd Worthy. (White and Toole, p 88).

John married Ollie Mae Whitehead. Ollie (daughter of John F. Whitehead and Matilda Ellis Goodman) was born on 12 Feb 1893 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Feb 1971. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ollie Mae Whitehead was born on 12 Feb 1893 in Sabine County, Texas (daughter of John F. Whitehead and Matilda Ellis Goodman); died on 14 Feb 1971.

Children:

1. Bernice Worthy was born on 5 Jan 1912; died on 30 Jul 1939 in Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.

Generation: 3

John F. Whitehead was born on 16 Sep 1853 in Sabine County, Texas (son of Martin Whitehead and Mary Jane Martin); died on 14 Jul 1926; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, SubDiv 84
Enumerated 16 and 17 Jun 1880
Pages 5A and 6B SD 1 ED 84
45-49
Whitehead, John W M 24 Farmer Tx La Miss
Whitehead, Mathilder W F 25 Wf Keeping House La Miss Tx
Whitehead, Ella W F 6 Dau Tx Tx La
Whitehead, Wm W M 5 Son Tx Tx La
Whitehead, Ann W F 4 Dau Tx Tx La
Whitehead, Norry W M 2 Son Tx Tx La
Whitehead, Lula W F 1/12 Apr Dau Tx Tx La
46-50
Whitehead, Martin W M 49 Farmer La --- ---
Whitehead, Jane W F 47 Wf Keeping House Miss --- Ga
Whitehead, Wm. W M 19 Son Farmer Tx La Miss
Whitehead, Cornelius W M 14 Son Farmer Tx La Miss
Whitehead, Eveline W F 13 D Tx La Miss

John married Matilda Ellis Goodman. Matilda was born on 26 Dec 1852 in Louisiana; died on 25 Oct 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Matilda Ellis Goodman was born on 26 Dec 1852 in Louisiana; died on 25 Oct 1940.

Children:

3. Ollie Mae Whitehead was born on 12 Feb 1893 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Feb 1971.
William Whitehead was born about 1875 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Ann "Annie" Whitehead was born about 1876 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Norrie Whitehead was born about 1878 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Lula Whitehead was born in Apr 1880 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

Generation: 4

12.

Martin Whitehead was born between 1831 and 1834 in Louisiana; died on 29 Dec 1913 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

At the time of the 1850 Federal census, 26 year old Martin Whitehead, and 20 year old John Whitehead, were both listed as Farmers, and living in the household of William and Nancy ESTUS of Sabine County, Texas.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Bare Creek Beat No. 6
Enumerated 10 July 1860
Page 33
245-245
Thomas and Rebecca Martin and family
246-246
Martin Whitehead 26 M Farmer $--- $ 435 La
Mary J Whitehead 27 F Miss
George W Whitehead 7 M Tx
John F Whitehead 5 M Tx

1870 Census
not located

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, SubDiv 84
Enumerated 16 and 17 Jun 1880
Pages 5A and 6B SD 1 ED 84
45-49
Whitehead, John W M 24 Farmer Tx La Miss
Whitehead, Mathilder W F 25 Wf Keeping House La Miss Tx
Whitehead, Ella W F 6 Dau Tx Tx La
Whitehead, Wm W M 5 Son Tx Tx La
Whitehead, Ann W F 4 Dau Tx Tx La
Whitehead, Norry W M 2 Son Tx Tx La
Whitehead, Lula W F 1/12 Apr Dau Tx Tx La
46-50
Whitehead, Martin W M 49 Farmer La --- ---
Whitehead, Jane W F 47 Wf Keeping House Miss --- Ga
Whitehead, Wm. W M 19 Son Farmer Tx La Miss
Whitehead, Cornelius W M 14 Son Farmer Tx La Miss
Whitehead, Eveline W F 13 D Tx La Miss

Martin married Mary Jane Martin on 5 Feb 1851 in Sabine County, Texas. Mary (daughter of William Martin and Harriett ???) was born between 1831 and 1833 in Pike County, Mississippi; died on 20 Jan 1918 in Texas; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Mary Jane Martin was born between 1831 and 1833 in Pike County, Mississippi (daughter of William Martin and Harriett ???); died on 20 Jan 1918 in Texas; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

US Confederate Pension

Name Mrs Mary J Whitehead
Application Date 15 Jan 1914
Application Place Sabine, Texas
Birth Year abt 1833
Birth Place Pike, Mississippi
Age 81
Spouse Martin Whitehead
Marriage Date 5 Feb 1851
Marriage Place Sabine, Texas
Spouse Death Date 29 Dec 1913
Spouse Death Place Sabine, Texas
Pension File Number 25935
Application Type Widow

Children:

George W. Whitehead was born about 1853 in Sabine County, Texas; died about 1933; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
6. John F. Whitehead was born on 16 Sep 1853 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Jul 1926; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
William Martin Whitehead was born on 16 Aug 1860 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 24 May 1931; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
Cornelius Whitehead was born about 1866 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Clementine Eveline Whitehead was born on 6 Dec 1867 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Jul 1917; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.