William Thomas Worthington

  General Notes:

William Thomas Worthington, born January 11, 1844 in Greene County, North Carolina; died March 11, 1918 in Lenoir County, North Carolina; married (1) Penelope Kirkpatrick; married (2) Hannah Jane Lyons August 18, 1869 in Greene County, NC.


Notes for William Thomas Worthington:
From Confederate War Records: (also confirmed by Jelaine's notes)

William Thomas Worthington (listed as W.T. Weathington) enlisted in the Confederate Army in Greenville in Pitt. County on May 12, 1962 at age 18. His branch of service was NC Troops. He was in the 17th Regiment, Company G (or K), and was a courier in Eastern, NC. Then he and they joined Robert E. Lee's army in Virginia and met him at Gettysburg. At the Battles of Cold Harbor, Va. (Seven Pines, Cold Harbor) on July 30 1864 before Grant went to Petersburg. He said 13,000 Yankees were killed in 20 minutes). The hardest fight was at Wise Forks near Kinston where he was shot in the knee and take to hospital on March 9, 1865 (he said Salisbury but records indicate Greensboro). He was admitted to unspecified hospital on May 20, 1865. He was wounded 5 times. He took oath of allegiance on June 7, 1865.

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Source: [email protected]
Jelaine had him in Company K, 7th NC Infantry.

At the close of the Civil War, he returned to Greene Co., NC and remained there until 1896. He then continued his farming interests in Lenoir Co. He was an active Democrat. He was his party's candidate to represent Lenoir County in the General Assembly. He failed to be elected by only a few votes.

He was a faithful member and liberal supporter of the Methodist-Episcopal Church, south. He was married twice, 1)Hannah Jane Lyons, children: Annie, Florence, William Carney, Mattie Martha Victoria, Emma Lee, Heber H., David Earl and Thomas Roscoe (twins). Grover Cleveland, Dessie Lessie, Leslie Dessie (as an adult, changed his name to Lester Dodson), Hannie Jane. Married 2nd wife, Penelope Kirkpatrick. A very loving and dedicated step-mother.

!Ref: FGR 9086, notes from Ada (Worthington) Watson, Charlotte, NC, Dec 1995. William's death date recorded earlier as 19 Nov 1918, however Ada lists his death date as 3/11/1918, Lenoir Co., NC.

!Ref: FGR 1189, family data from Ada Worthington Watson, Charlotte, NC, Dec 1995 and 25 Jan 1996.

Ref: FGR 0887, Personal Data Sheet for Josiah Turnage, printed 1/24/1996 by descendant, Ada (Worthington) Watson, Charlotte, NC. for the following excerpts and notes from Josiah Turnage's Bible, which is presently in possession of Bill Worthington, of Kinston, NC. (1996). Ada added "when my great grandfather William Thomas Worthington entered the Civil War, his name was spelled Wetherington. He apparently could not write and made his mark. When he signed the Oath of Allegiance at the end of the war, he signed it, W. T. Worthington".

Source: Mom's notes?.
Also went by Tom. He was born in Ormondsville section of Greene County. He moved to Lenoir County in 1896. He bought a farm in 1897.

Might have been in Dobbs County Militia ("Wm. Weatherington")

1880 Census of Greene County lists Wm. Tho. Worthington and Hannie J. Lyons.

The Wayne County Heritage Book lists Luseum M. as additional middle names.?.

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Source: [email protected]
Buried in Kinston Cemetery
Had death date as 3/11/1918 per pic of gravestone he e-mailed me.

He met Gen. Lee. The General once approached him while he was on picket duty. He recalled that "a kinder, more polite, more considerate man" he had never met. He sated that one of the hardest battles in which he fought was the Battle of Cold Harbor where 13,000 Yankees were killed in twenty minutes.

Another was at Petersburg, July 30, 1864, when Grant mined and blew up the fortifications protecting the city. The Yankees got in, but they got out in a hurry. He was once on the skirmish line in one of the Virginia campaigns in which it was his duty to run the Yankee pickets out of the dugouts and take possession of same. He remembered that for the most part the attempt was a failure. He did manage to run out a Yankee, who in his haste to depart left behind his knapsack. Since he was very much in need of the things the fleeing Yankee left behind, he decided to take the time to exchange the items in his knapsack for those left behind by the departing solider. He believed that an even swap was not the same as robbery. By the time the exchange was made, the Yankees were pouring shots over the abandoned dugouts. He did manage though to get out in safety and flee to a nearby woods.

He was wounded five times during his time in the Civil War.

MILITARY RECORDS HAVE HIM LISTED AS "WEATHERINGTON" AS WELL AS THE GREENE COUNTY 1850 CENSUS.

More About WILLIAM THOMAS WORTHINGTON:
Burial: Maplewood Cemetery---Kinston, NC located 50 yards from corner of Davis St. and Lincoln St.
Enlisted: May 12, 1862, Company K, 17th North Carolina Infantry--Greenville, NC
Military service: The battle of Cold Harbor--where 13, 000 Yankees were killed
Occupation: Farmer
Resided: 1896, Came to Lenoir Co. and spent a year looking for a farm

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Notes for Penelope Kirkpatrick:
Source: [email protected]

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Source: [email protected]
Burial: Maplewood Cemetery---Kinston, NC located 50 yards from corner of Davis St. and Lincoln St.

Notes for Hannah Jane Lyons:
Source: Chris Burns [email protected]
Burial: Maplewood Cemetery---Kinston, NC located 50 yards from corner of Davis St. and Lincoln St.

From 1906 Kinston Industrial Magasine

W.T. WORTHINGTON Living on his farm a mile and a half North of Kinston is Mr. W. T. WORTHINGTON, familiarly known as Uncle TOM, a jovial farmer, a strenuous soldier of by-gone days, a good talker and all-around good fellow. He was born in the good county of Greene the 11th of January, 1844. In 1896 Mr. WORTHINGTON, came to Lenoir and lived on ADKINS Hill, near Kinston, then on the R.F. HILL place near Lousan Swamp, and than he came to his present place on Snow Hill road where he built a neat cottage home. The home tract consists of 78-1-2 acres of as fine land as there is in Lenoir county. All of this but about 10 acres is cleared and under cultivation, producing anything that is planted. Uncle TOM has been married twice. His first wife was Miss HANNIE J. LYONS of Greene County. The children are Mrs. ANNIE FLORENCE HEATH, W.C. WORTHINGTIN, MATTIE WORTHINGTON, Mrs. EMILEE EDWARDS, HEBER, DAVID and TOM, twins, and GROVER CLEVELAND, DESSIE, (deceased), LESSIE, and HANNAH JANE. Mr. WORTHINGTON'S second wife was Miss PENELOPE KILPATRICK. Mr. WORTHINGTON likes to read and talk about civil war times. At the early age of 18 he entered the confederate service, May 1862. He volunteered at Greenville and saw service all over eastern Carolina where he was detailed as courier. He next went to LEE'S army in Virginia and took part in the hard campaigns of that great command. Among Uncle TOM'S treasures of memory are two conversations which he had with the peerless LEE. The great commander approached him while on picket duty and a kinder, more polite, more considerate man, Mr. WORTHINGTON never knew. One of the hardest battles that he was ever in was that of Cold Harbor when 13,000 Yankees were killed in twenty minutes. That was a "hot time," too on July 30,1864, before Petersburg when GRANT mined the fortifications protecting the city blew up. The Yankees got in, but Uncle TOM says they got out again. In one of the Virginia campaigns Uncle TOM was on the skirmish line whose duty it was to run the Yankee pickets out of their "dugouts" and take possession. The attempt as a whole was a failure; but Uncle TOM ran his men out and entering, took possession of the dugout and its contents, for the fleeing Yankee did not take his knap sack with him. Uncle TOM at that time was very much in need of just such things as his departing friend had left behind ; so thinking an even swap no robbery he exchanged the contents of his knap-sack for those of the one he found. Meanwhile the Yankees were pouring shot over the dugout, but Uncle TOM got out and to the cover of the woods in safety. His hardest fighting was at Wises' Fork, near Kinston, where he was severely wounded and taken to the Salisbury hospital. During the war he was wounded five times; but he suffers no inconvenience now from those wounds.



Abstracted from the Lenoir County Death Records Book 6. These records are housed at the Lenoir County Register of Deeds Office, Kinston, NC.--
WORTHINGTON, WILLIAM THOMAS
74YR 2MTS
3-11-1918
CARNEY WORTHINGTON
SUSAN TURNAGE
6
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  Research Notes:

American Civil War Soldiers Record
about W T Weathington
Name: W T Weathington ,
Residence: Greene County, North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 12 May 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Unit Numbers: 128
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 May 1862 Enlisted in Company K, 17th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 12 May 1862.
Hospitalized on 09 March 1865 at Greensboro, NC Hospitalized on 20 May 1865 (Gunshsot wound) Took Oath of Allegiance on 07 June 1865 Released on 07 June 1865



American Civil War Regiments Record
Regiment: 17th Infantry Regiment NC
Date Mustered: 26 April 1865
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers </cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=hdssoldiers&ti=5542&F11=128&F9=Confederacy> Regimental History Battles Fought Fought on 29 August 1861 at Fort Hatteras, NC. Fought on 08 February 1862 at Roanoke Island, NC </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=4135>. Fought on 06 September 1862 at Washington, NC </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=5028>. Fought on 10 December 1862 at Plymouth, NC </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=3858>. Fought on 15 January 1863 at Hamilton, NC. Fought on 08 March 1863 at Plymouth, NC. Fought on 16 May 1863 at Perquimans County, NC. Fought on 31 May 1863 at Washington, NC. Fought on 03 July 1863 at Wilmington, NC. Fought on 21 July 1863 at Tarboro, NC. Fought on 29 July 1863 at Foster's Mills, NC. Fought on 08 September 1863 at North Carolina. Fought on 01 October 1863 at Old Ford, NC. Fought on 30 October 1863 at Martin County, NC. Fought on 30 October 1863 at Old Ford, NC. Fought on 01 November 1863 at Old Ford (Mineola). Fought on 01 November 1863 at Old Ford, NC. Fought on 23 December 1863 at Plymouth, NC. Fought on 31 January 1864 at Plymouth, NC Or Jamesville. Fought on 02 February 1864 at Newport Barracks, VA. Fought on 18 February 1864 at Newport News, VA. Fought on 28 February 1864 at Washington, NC. Fought on 24 March 1864 at Plymouth, NC. Fought on 03 May 1864 at Plymouth, NC. Fought on 08 May 1864 at "Bomb Shell", Plymouth. Fought on 15 May 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=1984>. Fought on 18 May 1864. Fought on 18 May 1864 at Bermuda Hundred, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=468>. Fought on 18 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=4561>. Fought on 18 May 1864 at Virginia. Fought on 19 May 1864 at Bermuda Hundred, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=468>. Fought on 20 May 1864 at Bermuda Hundred, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=468>. Fought on 20 May 1864 at Near Bermuda Hundred, VA. Fought on 21 May 1864 at Bermuda Hundred, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=468>. Fought on 30 May 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 30 May 1864 at Virginia. Fought on 31 May 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 01 June 1864 at Bermuda Hundred, VA. Fought on 01 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=1488>. Fought on 03 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=1488>. Fought on 06 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=1488>. Fought on 10 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=1488>. Fought on 10 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 11 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=1488>. Fought on 15 June 1864. Fought on 15 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA. Fought on 15 June 1864 at Near Petersburg, VA. Fought on 16 June 1864 at Near Petersburg, VA. Fought on 16 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=3762>. Fought on 17 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=3762>. Fought on 18 June 1864 at Near Petersburg, VA. Fought on 18 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=3762>. Fought on 19 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=3762>. Fought on 20 June 1864. Fought on 20 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=3759>. Fought on 21 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=3759>. Fought on 22 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=3759>. Fought on 23 June 1864 at Near Petersburg, VA. Fought on 24 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=3759>. Fought on 25 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=3759>. Fought on 26 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=3759>. Fought on 28 June 1864 at Near Petersburg, VA. Fought on 28 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=3759>. Fought on 30 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=3759>. Fought on 01 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 02 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 03 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 04 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 05 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 07 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 08 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 09 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 15 July 1864 at Virginia. Fought on 16 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 21 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 29 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 30 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=5291>. Fought on 01 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 03 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 05 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 07 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 12 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 15 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 17 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 29 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 09 September 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 10 September 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 11 September 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 14 September 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 15 September 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 26 September 1864. Fought on 01 October 1864 at Chaffin's Bluff, VA. Fought on 02 October 1864 at Chaffin's Bluff, VA. Fought on 07 October 1864. Fought on 27 October 1864. Fought on 27 October 1864 at Burgess' Mill, VA. Fought on 27 October 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Fought on 05 December 1864 at Plymouth, NC. Fought on 24 December 1864 at Roanoke Island, NC. Fought on 25 December 1864 at Fort Fisher, NC </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=5382>. Fought on 25 December 1864 at Sugar Loaf, NC. Fought on 27 December 1864 at Wilmington, NC. Fought on 13 January 1865 at Raleigh, NC. Fought on 15 January 1865 at Fort Fisher, NC </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=2241>. Fought on 19 January 1865 at Sugar Loaf, NC. Fought on 11 February 1865 at Fort Anderson, NC. Fought on 11 February 1865 at Fort Fisher, NC. Fought on 11 February 1865 at Home At Martin County, NC. Fought on 11 February 1865 at Jamesville, NC. Fought on 15 February 1865 at Fort Anderson, NC. Fought on 16 February 1865 at Fort Anderson, NC. Fought on 16 February 1865 at Near Wilmington. Fought on 16 February 1865 at Wilmington, NC. Fought on 18 February 1865 at Wilmington, NC. Fought on 19 February 1865 at Fort Fisher, NC. Fought on 26 February 1865 at Gates County, NC. Fought on 01 March 1865 at Kinston, NC. Fought on 03 March 1865 at Jamesville, NC. Fought on 08 March 1865 at Kingston, GA. Fought on 08 March 1865 at Wise's Forks, NC. Fought on 10 March 1865 at Kinston, NC </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=2860>. Fought on 10 March 1865 at Wise's Forks, NC. Fought on 11 March 1865 at Kinston, NC. Fought on 15 March 1865 at Bentonville, NC. Fought on 16 March 1865 at Kinston, NC. Fought on 18 March 1865 at Raleigh, NC. Fought on 19 March 1865 at Bentonville, NC </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=463>. Fought on 20 March 1865 at Goldsboro, NC. Fought on 20 March 1865 at White Hall, NC. Fought on 21 March 1865 at Bentonville, NC </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=463>. Fought on 22 March 1865 at Bentonville, NC </cgi-bin/sse.dll?&ti=5542&db=hdsbattle&f0=463>. Fought on 01 April 1865 at Kinston, NC. Fought on 01 April 1865 at Winston, NC. Fought on 02 April 1865 at Jaratt's Station, VA. Fought on 03 April 1865 at Richmond, VA. Fought on 12 April 1865 at Salisbury, NC. Fought on 13 April 1865 at Raleigh, NC. Fought on 13 April 1865 at Raleigh, NC Hospital. Fought on 17 April 1865 at Greensboro, NC. Fought on 20 April 1865 at Raleigh, NC.

William married Hannie (Hannah) Jane Lyons, daughter of William Lyons and Emily Carman, about 1869. (Hannie (Hannah) Jane Lyons was born on 2 Nov 1849 in Greene Co., died on 2 Sep 1891 in Lenoir Co. or Greene Co. and was buried in Sep 1891.)

William next married Penelope Kilpatrick. (Penelope Kilpatrick was born on 29 Feb 1852 and died on 31 Oct 1924.)