Eliza CUMPSTON

  General Notes:

1815-1818 BIRTH of Eliza Cumpston (cemetery records provide 1818; Eliza's mention in her husband's bio, below, provides 1815)

1850 CENSUS, Ohio, Licking County, Hartford Township ("George," age 40, "Farmer") (wife "Eliza," age 37) ("Warrick" in census)

1854 MIGRATION from Licking County, Ohio to Woodford County, Illinois

1857 MIGRATION from Woodford County, Illinois to Livingston County, Illinois

1860 CENSUS, Illinois, Livingston County, Belle Prairie Township, Fairbury ("George," age 50, "Farmer") (wife "Eliza," age 46) ("Warrick" in census)

1870 CENSUS, Illinois, Livingston County, Belle Prairie Township, Fairbury ("George W.," age 61, "Farmer") (wife "Eliza," age 59) ("Wonik" in some census indexes)

1872 DEATH of mother, Mary Cumpston

1880 CENSUS, Illinois, Livingston County, Belle Prairie Township ("George," age 70, "Farmer") (wife "Eliza," age 66) ("Wornick" in some census indexes)

1882 DEATH of father, Jacob Cumpston

1889 DEATH of husband, George Worrick at approximately 79 years

1896 DEATH, Eliza (Cumpston) Worrick at approximately 80 years




BOOK: HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS published by W. LeBaron, Jr. & Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1878, page 793:

GEORGE WORRICK, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Potosi; born in Maryland, Jan. 26, 1810; removed to Greene Co., Penn., in childhood, with his parents, in 1819, where he resided until 23 years of age; then removed to Licking Co., Ohio; came to Illinois in October, 1854, locating in Washburn, Woodford Co.; removed to his present home in March, 1857; owns 287 acres of land, valued at $12,000. Married in 1832 to Miss Eliza Cumpston, who was born in Greene Co., Penn., July 31, 1815; eight children by this union, seven of whom are living--Henry, Luther, Charles, Jacob, Mary (wife of William Johnson), Mariah (wife of Alex. McKnab), Harriet (wife of John Skein); lost one, John, died Aug. 7, 1871.

Eliza married George WORRICK in 1832 in Greene County, Pennsylvania. (George WORRICK was born on January 26, 1810 in Maryland, died in December 1889 in Livingston County, Illinois and was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury, Livingston County, Illinois.)