Addenda to Worsham and Washam Family History

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1.5.5A.2B.4.3.1.  Delete Milton Worsham.

1.5.5A.2B.4.3.4. Louis Welton Worsham b 6 Mar 1878 Hopkins, TX. Louis m. Annie Gambati.  He married Annie Gambatti according to their son’s obituary.  Louis b. 6 Mar 1877 Hopkins Co., TX (World War I Draft Registration)  His wife is Annie Worsham living in Genoa, Harris, TX. He has blue eyes & Blond hair)  He d. 17 May 1944 Goliad Co., TX (Texas Deaths)

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1.5.5A.2B.4.3.4.1 Louis Welton Worsham b 19 Dec 1913 Houston, Harris, TX, m 1^st) Ruth Genell Schulze abt. 1940 of Bee Co, TX. Ruth b. 31 Jan 1919 & d. 1 Mar 1993 Victoria, TX.  Welton md 2^nd) Lillie M. Strieber 24 Sep 1994 Refugio, TX. She m 1st) Mr. Sobotik.  The Victoria Advocate, 13 Dec 2006:

GOLIAD - Welton Worsham, 92, of Goliad passed away December 12, 2006. He was born December 19, 1913 in Houston, Texas, to the late Louis Welton and Anne Gambatti Worsham. Mr. Worsham spent his childhood in Clint, Texas, and attended Rice University and the University of Texas at Austin. He was a lifelong farmer and rancher in Goliad County. He is survived by his sons Bruce Worsham and his wife Carolyn of Richmond, Louis Worsham and wife Gale of Goliad, and Gary Worsham and wife Marcy of Victoria, his wife Lil Strieber Worsham of Jonesboro, grandchildren Cheryl Worsham, Bruce David Worsham and wife Sara all of Richmond, Ryan Worsham and wife Catherine of Goliad, and Wendy Worsham of Victoria; great-grandchildren Matthew Casassa of Richmond and Marcus Casassa, Samantha Worsham and Carissa Worsham of Richmond. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Schulze Worsham. Visitation will be Wed, Dec 13 at Colonial Funeral Home in Goliad. Funeral services will be held at St. Johns Lutheran Church, Thur, Dec 14. Pallbearers: Bruce David Worsham, Ryan Worsham, John Worsham, Curtis Reagan, John Kolodzey, and Norman Power. Honorary pallbearers: Roland Karnei, Chris Thompson, Larry Lockhart, E.J. Bammert, Daryl Franke, Arnie Schulze and Don Stiles.

 

Ruth’s children: Bruce David Worsham, John Louis Worsham, Gary Wayne Worsham.

1.5.5A.2B.4.3.5. Joseph Albert Worsham "Joe" was Joab Worsham. Joe b. 13 Jun 1881 Hopkins Co, TX & d. 5 Sep 1976 Dallas, TX. (1-1880; 20-1900; 37-1920) He m Annabel Irion b. 29 Jul 1887 & d. 6 Jan 1980 Dallas, TX. Joe and his son founded the law firm Worsham, Forsythe & Wooldridge, according to the company home page: 

“Their history is Worsham, Forsythe & Wooldridge, L.L.P. traces its beginnings back over sixty years ago when Joe Worsham and his son, Irion, set out to establish a different kind of law firm, one in which a commitment to personal service was paramount. They named the new firm Worsham & Worsham. Joe Worsham was a skilled debater and he was elected to the Texas Legislature in May 1902, shortly before his twenty-first birthday. Over the years Joe Worsham practiced with many of Dallas's finest attorneys and began his long association with the emerging electric utility industry, the interurban lines, railroads and construction companies. Irion Worsham joined his father in 1936, shortly after graduation from Harvard Law School. In 1932 a young lawyer from Maryland who had just graduated from Yale Law School stopped over in Dallas en route to California. Earl Forsythe's stopover turned into a permanent relocation. By the time he joined Joe and Irion Worsham in 1951, Earl Forsythe had already earned an excellent reputation in the Dallas legal community and he brought a number of prominent clients to the firm, renamed at that time as Worsham, Forsythe & Riley. In 1970 the firm welcomed Bob Wooldridge's addition and the stage was set for the adoption of the present name of the firm. Throughout its sixty-year history, many other highly capable attorneys have practiced with our firm, which now has more than sixty attorneys striving to maintain Joe and Irion Worsham's commitment to personal service. Unlike other Dallas law firms, WF&W has resisted the temptation to expand too rapidly in size during "boom" years, maintaining, instead, a steady pattern of growth. This decision has enabled the firm to maintain a consistent level of quality and stability that others may have sacrificed in the interest of rapid growth. Our firm has always offered client s the opportunity to enjoy the personal attention that can better be found in smaller firms, coupled with the skills, professionalism and sophistication typically found in the largest firms.” (http://www.worsham.net/history.htm, 2000) 

In 1929, Joe A. Worsham in Dallas, TX was also in a venture with his siblings as a VP of Worsham Bros. Motor Co. Inc. in Houston, TX.

1.5.5A.2B.4.3.5.1 Joseph Albert Irion Worsham b. 30 Mar 1913 Dallas, Dallas, TX & d 14 Oct 2008 Dallas, Dallas, TX. (6-1920) Abt. 1913 he m. Harriet Louise Lang.  Harriet, the d/o William Lang & Alice Higginbotham, was b 28 Nov 1915 Dallas, Dallas, TX & d 29 Nov 2008 Dallas, Dallas, TX.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right photo of Joseph was in the Texas Bar Journal - Oct 22, 1956 - Vol. 19, No. 9 - On cover is Members of Board of Law Examiners. From left Jos. Irion Worsham, Dallas; Mallory B. Blair, Austin; William Robert Smith, San Antonio; Paul Strong, Houston; Chairman Ira Butler, Fort Worth; and Howard P. Steinle, Austin, who is the secretary.

 

 

According to the Dallas Morning News, National Geographic joins SMU in Tate lecture series, by Robert Miller, 13 Nov 1997, p. 3D: 

“On Friday evening you'll find, gathered at the Dallas Museum of Art, the numerous admirers of two prominent Dallas attorneys, hailing their decades of service - not only to the legal fraternity, but to the Dallas community at large. They are Jos. Irion Worsham, 84, and Earl A. Forsythe, 92, both now serving of counsel at the firm of Worsham, Forsythe & Wooldridge LLP, which, incidentally, is celebrating 60 years of practice this fall. Mr. Worsham helped found the prestigious St. Mark's School of Texas, and Mr. Forsythe helped establish the Dallas Community Chest and its successor, the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, along with Erik Jonsson. Mr. Worsham founded the firm in 1937, a year after the Texas Centennial, with his father, Joe A. Worsham, and recalls that his first case involved a claim of only $18. A longtime client was Dallas Power & Light Co., through which he helped create the city's growing electric utilities business. Other aspects of the practice dealt with real estate, oil and gas and probate law. He served on the Town Council of Highland Park and the Highland Park Community League and was a trustee of St. Philips Episcopal School and Community Center and Gaston Episcopal Hospital. Mr. Forsythe, previously in legal practice at other firms, joined Mr. Worsham to create Worsham, Forsythe & Riley in 1951. By the way, Mr. Worsham graduated from Harvard Law School.”

The Dallas Morning News, JOSEPH WORSHAM AND EARL FORSYTHE, Longtime legal partners are also selfless civic boosters PORTRAITS, 6 May 1998, p 5N, 

“They grew up in different worlds: Joseph Irion Worsham, the son of an established Dallas lawyer and state legislator, and Earl Forsythe, the son of a Maryland farmer. But the two men shared a love for the law and a commitment to community - a desire to make the Dallas area a better place to live. Mr. Worsham and Mr. Forsythe serve as of-counsel to Worsham, Forsythe & Wooldridge, a 60-year-old firm Mr. Worsham and his father, the late Joe A. Worsham, founded. The legal enterprise has operated on the belief that lawyers should actively take part in charitable, civic and religious endeavors. Mr. Worsham, the son, and Mr. Forsythe, who joined the firm in 1951, have led by example. Whether helping establish the St. Mark's School of Texas or the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas or supporting their beloved Episcopal church, the two have played significant roles in the education and nonprofit worlds of Dallas. The two Highland Park residents were honored last fall with a special reception upon the firm's 60th anniversary.

"They really are two remarkable men," says Mark Wasem, a lawyer with the firm. Perhaps most remarkable is that they have given so selflessly to countless causes, stepping in whenever time, money or legal expertise was needed. Both men say the lessons of charity were taught at home. Mr. Worsham joined his father at the Dallas law firm Worsham, Burford, Ryburn and Hincks in 1936, following graduation from Harvard Law School. A year later, father and son spun off to form Worsham & Worsham. Mr. Worsham's legal career has focused on utility representation, real estate, oil and gas and probate issues. He served as a member to the Board of Legal Examiners of Texas for 16 years. Just a glance at a 1940s photograph of Mr. Worsham in his office brings back vivid memories of his early law days. "I'm sure we closed the windows for the picture, but I know they were open because it was in the summer and the building didn't have air conditioning," he says recalling the sweltering summer day and less-comfortable climate control. As Mr. Worsham's professional life grew, so did his activities across the city. He has served as a trustee to the Gaston Episcopal Hospital, St. Philip's Community Center, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Shelter Ministries Foundation and Southwestern Medical Foundation. He served on the Highland Park Town Council from 1986 to 1990. Mr. Worsham also has held numerous national and local positions with the Episcopal church; he is a founding member of Trinity Episcopal Church. He is a current member of the Salesmanship Club and a founding member of the St. Mark's School of Texas. "We were just taught these are things you do," says a soft-spoken Mr. Worsham, who hesitates to discuss in detail his generosity.

Caption: PHOTO (S): (DMN: David Woo) Mr. Worsham, 84, (left) and Mr. Forsythe, 93, who have worked together 47 years, have also long exemplified their firm's commitment to taking part in service, city and church beneficent undertakings.”

The Dallas Morning News, 20 Jun 1999, p 2H:

“Some important gifts to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas follow: Well-known Dallas attorney and civic leader Jos. Irion Worsham recently gave $500,000 through the Southwestern Medical Foundation, which the foundation will match, to enable researchers at UT Southwestern to learn more about Alzheimer's disease and develop better diagnostic techniques and treatments. The donation will establish the Harriet L. Worsham Fund for Alzheimer's Disease Research. "I wanted to establish an endowment for Alzheimer's research because it is such a surging problem," said Mr. Worsham, who named the fund for his wife of 61 years. Medical reports say that by the time the majority of baby boomers reach the age when many people fall prey to the brain-degenerative disease, 14 million Americans will have Alzheimer's. "It is devastating our older population," said Mr. Worsham, a Southwestern Medical Foundation honorary trustee and its legal adviser for years. "I want to do something to help defeat this debilitating disease."

After graduating cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1936, Irion Worsham returned to Dallas to join his father in the practice of law. Over the years, his practice focused primarily on electric utilities, real estate, oil & gas and probate matters. Well known for his legal scholarship, Worsham was appointed by the Texas Supreme Court in 1952 to the Board of Law Examiners--a position he held for sixteen years. He has held numerous leadership positions on a national, diocesan and parish level in the Episcopal Church. Active in community affairs, he served the Town of Highland Park as a member of its Town Council (1986-1990) and as a long-time member of its Community League. Many Dallas area civic organizations have benefited from Worsham's leadership and counsel. Among these are the Salesmanship Club, Gaston Episcopal Hospital, St. Phillip's School and Community Center, Dallas Society for Crippled Children and St. Mark's School of Texas, which he helped establish. Although retired from the active practice of law, he remains Of Counsel to the firm he and his father founded.”

 

The 16 Oct 2008 Dallas Morning News:

Jos. Irion Worsham, Passed away October 14, 2008 at the age of ninety-five following a lengthy struggle with congestive heart failure. He was born in Dallas, Texas on March 20, 1913 to Joe A. and Annabel Irion Worsham a the home of his grandmother on the corner of Swiss and Peak streets. He graduated from the Terrill Preparatory School for Boys in 1928, The University of Texas in 1933 (Summa cum Laude) and Harvard Law School in 1936 (Cum Laude). He followed his father into the practice of law, first with the firm of Worsham, Burford, Ryburn and Hincks, and thereafter different successor firms that eventually became Worsham, Forsythe and Wooldridge, L.L.P. (later merged with Hunton and Williams). In 1952 he was appointed by the Texas Supreme Court as a member of the Board of Legal Examiners and served in that capacity until 1968. He was a member of the American, Texas and Dallas Bar Associations, the American Judicature Society and (formerly) the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Texas, the federal District Courts of the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was a lifelong and devoted member of the Episcopal Church, first with the Church of the Incarnation, and later with Trinity Episcopal Church, where he was a founding member, vestryman and senior warden. Nationally, he served as a Deputy to the Episcopal General Convention on eight different occasions, and locally, was chancellor of the Diocese of Dallas for many years, as well as its parliamentarian, and received the Layman of the Year award in 1956. He served his country in World War II as Naval Intelli- gence officer, based in Galveston, Texas. His civic credits include service on the Town Council of Highland Park and the Highland Park Community League, St. Phillips Community Center and Gaston Episcopal Hospital. He was a founder of St. Marks School of Texas and one of its original trustees. He was a Member of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, Little Sandy Hunting and Fishing Club, Dallas Country Club and the Northwood Club, where he served as its fourth President in 1950. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Josephine Worsham Moore, and a great granddaughter, Elizabeth Anne Worsham. He is survived by a large and loving family, including his wife of seventy-one years, Harriet Lang Worsham, his daughter, Alice Worsham Bass and her husband, Richard D. Bass, his son, Joseph A. I.. Worsham and his wife Donna S. Worsham, and his daughter, Raguet Worsham Hall and her husband, Thos. R. Hall. Also surviving are ten grand- children: Susan Aston Barge, James W. Aston, III, Ann Aston Ratelle, Joseph Lang Aston, Lucy Aston Witte,Anne Worsham Oden, Joseph Irion Worsham, II, Michael Dunning Anderson, William Lang Anderson, Anna Anderson Lammens and eighteen great grandchildren. The family would like to thank Karen Cagle, Stella Heady, Aaron Jordan, Clara Martinez and Lynda Stuart for their special care and attention. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Salesmanship Club of Dallas and the Episcopal Foun- dation of the Diocese of Dallas. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 AM, October 17, 2008, at the Church of the Incarnation, 3966 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, Texas. The family will receive friends following the service in the Great Hall of the church.

The 1 Dec 2008 Dallas Morning News:

Harriet Lang Worsham passed away November 29, 2008, one day after her ninety-third birthday, following a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born in Dallas in 1915 to William Joseph and Alice Higginbotham Lang at the home of her parents on Swiss Avenue. She graduated from the Hockaday School in 1932, attended SMU and graduated from Smith College in 1936. She was an active member of the Junior League of Dallas, the Visiting Nurses Association, the Lighthouse for the Blind, and a past president of the Hockaday Alumnae Association. Most of her life centered around her family and friends, and she provided caring support for her husband in pursuit of his legal career. Some of her fondest memories involved days and weekends spent with friends and family at the Little Sandy Hunting and Fishing Club, as well as summer vacations in Evergreen, Colorado. A talented stitcher, she cherished her time spent teaching her daughters and granddaughters the fine art of needlepoint. She was very proud of the fact that both branches of her family were early residents of Dallas: The Lang family in the late 1880's and the Higginbotham's in the early 1910's. She was preceded in death six weeks ago by her husband of seventy-one years, Jos. Irion Worsham, her parents, her brother, William Joseph Lang, Jr., and a great granddaughter, Elizabeth Anne Worsham. She is survived by a large and loving family, including her daughter, Alice Worsham Bass and her husband, Richard D. Bass, her son, Joseph A. I. Worsham and his wife, Donna Stracener Worsham, and her daughter, Raguet Worsham Hall and her husband, Thomas R. Hall. Also surviving are ten grandchildren: Susan Aston Barge, James William Aston, III, Ann Aston Ratelle, Joseph Lang Aston, Lucy Aston Witte, Anne Worsham Oden, Joseph Irion Worsham, II, Michael Dunning Anderson, William Lang Anderson, Anna Anderson Lammens and eighteen great grandchildren. The family would like to thank Karen Cagle, Stella Heady, Aaron Jordan, Clara Martinez and Lynda Stuart for their special care and attention. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Harriet L. Worsham Fund for Alzheimer's Research, Southwestern Medical Foundation, 2305 Cedar Springs Road #150, Dallas, Texas 75201-7805. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM, December 2, 2008, at the Church of the Incarnation, 3966 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, Texas.

Children: Margaret Anne Worsham, Alice Ewing Worsham, Anna Raguet Worsham, Joseph Albert Irion Worsham.

1.5.5A.2B.4.3.5.2. Eleanor Josephine Worsham b 21 Jun 1917 Dallas, Dallas, TX. (add) She d 7 Aug 2001 Dallas, Dallas, TX.  She m 1st) William Fite Burrow.  She m 2nd) Thomas Griffith Moore 27 Apr 1968 Dallas, TX.

1.5.5A.2B.4.3.6 Ann Worsham "Annie" b. 17 Feb 1882 Hopkins Co, TX. (TX Births, Ann Worsham, Hopkins Co, 2/17/82, #432314)  Ann m Jubal Boggs b 31 Oct 1878 of Hopkins, TX & d 9 Jun 1960 Dallas, Dallas, TX.

Patrick James Regan, 2001, wrote:

"William Albert Knight, had a sister named Laura Knight.  Laura md Albert Abner Worsham.  ... grandmother's Aunt Laura married into that (Worsham) family, and according to my grandmother, William A. Knight (her father) and his sister Laura's husband Albert Abner Worsham were good friends, and the two families were generally close.  I am comfortable that this is true, as one of W. A. Knight's sons (my grandmother's brother) was named Abner......... and according to my grandmother (Mary M. Knight), was named specifically after Albert A. Worsham.  Further, I enclose a photo taken of the Wm. A. Knight family ca. 1897, just a little prior to the birth of my grandmother. It may be of interest to you to note that the young lady standing in the back was identified specifically by my grandmother to be Ann Worsham."

Identified in the photo are (l-r) Odessa Knight, Sammie (Sherman) Knight, Abb Knight, Ann Worsham, William Albert Knight, Shed Knight, Jim Knight (standing), Dick Knight, William Gulliver Knight.

1.5.5A.2B.4.3.7. James Monroe Worsham “Jim” b 6 Sep 1884 Hopkins Co., TX & d. 24 May 1976 Santa Ana, Orange Co, CA. (15-1900) md Ruby E. Easterli b 17 Oct 1896 MS & d. 13 Nov 1978 Orange Co, CA. In 1917, James M Worsham, was President of Houston Typewriter Exchange, and in 1929 was president of Worsham Buick in Dallas, TX. Children: Mary Worsham & James Monroe Worsham.  The banner in this photo proclaims, "First Carload Automobiles Over Texas Electric Railway for Worsham Buick Co. Dallas". Picture taken at the Texas Electric Railway's Dallas freight terminal, a 1929 Buick is being unloaded from the freight trailer car, The photographer was Frank Rogers, and the photo is in the City of Plano Parks and Recreation Department. In the photo are probably brothers, James Monroe Worsham & Joseph A. Worsham.

1.5.5A.2B.4.3.8. Jesse Lee Worsham was Jessie S. Worsham.  He was b 20 Jan 1887 Sulfur Springs, Hopkins, TX & d 3 Aug 1932 Houston, Harris, TX.  Jesse m Annie Lee Mills b 25 Oct 1896 Brushy Creek, Anderson, TX & d 14 Jun 1985 Houston, Harris, TX.

Children: John William Worsham, Jesse Lee Worsham "Bubba" & Gene Worsham.

 

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