Making a connection, using the Find-A-Grave website

Great find and confirmation by Cousin Russ. Tune in to his blog and enjoy! Find a grave is an awesome place to check information. I located a gentleman on find a grave and saw a note posted at the bottom saying we miss you uncle Milton, RIP. I followed up with the name in the note and found out that her grandmother was my grandfather’s half sister! Yes use Find a grave!

Russ Worthington's avatarA Worthington Weblog

As I posted earlier in the week, I mentioned going to Monocacy and the Worthington House there. I met several “cousins” there as we were able to tour the building.

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What we didn’t know for sure, is HOW WE are related. I knew how I was related to the owners of the house, be not sure how they were related.

I had taken a book with me, that I created in 1999, for the opening of a Walking Trail at the Worthington House. During lunch, I shared that book with the cousins, Joe Worthington and his two daughters.

Joe found his ancestor in my book, very good news, but I had not searched down further on that line, because I was focusing at the time to Judge Glenn Howard Worthington.

He mentioned Lavinia a number of times and there was a cousin connection to the owners of the Worthington House…

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