Major Gen. William Jenkins WORTH^{[1, 2]}

1794 - 1849  (55 years)

• Name	William Jenkins WORTH
  Prefix	Major Gen.
  Born	1 Mar 1794	Hudson, Columbia Co., New York
  Gender	Male
  _UID	303F16E07EA2CA41B861DF1C3A00BBBA5395
  Died	7 May 1849	San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas
  Buried	Worth Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York
  Person ID	I18873	Branch 001 Roger De Toneii 1029 FR
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2018

  
  

  Family	Margaret STAFFORD,   b. 1799, Albany, Albany Co., New York ,   d. 21 Jun 1869, St Augustine, St. Johns Co., Florida  (Age 70 years)
  Married	18 Sep 1818	New York
  Children	1. Mary WORTH,   b. 1822, West Point, Orange Co., New York ,   d. 6 Nov 1876, St. Augustine, St. Johns Co., Florida  (Age 54 years)   2. Margaret WORTH,   b. 1828, New York ,   d. Aft 1904  (Age > 77 years)   3. Josephine WORTH,   b. 1831, Albany Co., New York ,   d. 31 Aug 1920  (Age 89 years)   4. Brevit Brig. Gen. William Scott WORTH,   b. 6 Jan 1840, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F7139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  United States Army General. He served with distinction in the United States Army. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, the Second Seminole War in Florida and the Mexican-American War. Commandant of Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1820-1828. After the Mexican-American War, he was appointed as the Administrator of the Texas and New Mexico military districts. He died of cholera in San Antonio, Texas in 1849. Ft. Worth, Texas, Lake Worth, Florida, Worthville, Pennsylvania, and Worth County, Georgia are named for him.

  
  

• Sources

  [S154] Imported GEDCOM file. [S345] Stafford Data Branch 4.