Rachel Worman
Rachel Worman (maiden name: Forgus) was born on July 16, 1836, in New Jersey, to John and Priscilla Forgus. The family lived in Greenwich, New Jersey, and her father died sometime before 1850. She married Thomas Worman on March 18, 1854, and they had at least six children: Robert, born around 1855; John, born around 1856; Charles, born around 1858; Sarah, born around 1859; Daniel, born around 1861; and William, born around 1868.
 
They lived in Franklin, New Jersey, and her husband worked as a farmer. By 1860, they owned $1,200 of personal property. They moved to East Allen, Pennsylvania, in the 1860s, and by 1870, they owned $2,000 of personal property. By 1900, they were living in Bath, Pennsylvania. Her husband died around 1904. She remained in Bath, living with her sons Robert and Daniel. She died of “senile pneumonia” in East Allen on January 6, 1925.
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(2106)Worman, Rachael ~ Forgus, Rachael1836-07-161925-01-06
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 10

  • (6485) [recipient] ~ Daniel R. Forgus to Thomas Worman and Rachael Worman, 12 September 1861
  • (6486) [recipient] ~ Daniel R. Forgus to Thomas Worman and Rachael Worman, 26 September 1861
  • (6487) [recipient] ~ Daniel R. Forgus to Thomas Worman and Rachael Worman, 13 November 1861
  • (6488) [recipient] ~ Daniel R. Forgus to Thomas Worman and Rachael Worman, 22 December 1861
  • (6489) [recipient] ~ Daniel R. Forgus to Thomas Worman and Rachael Worman, 11 January 1862
  • (6490) [recipient] ~ Daniel R. Forgus to Thomas Worman and Rachael Worman, 29 January 1862
  • (6501) [recipient] ~ Daniel R. Forgus to Thomas Worman and Rachael Worman, 16 February 1862
  • (6502) [recipient] ~ Daniel R. Forgus to Thomas Worman and Rachael Worman, 18 March 1862
  • (6506) [recipient] ~ Daniel R. Forgus to Thomas Worman and Rachael Worman, 22 February 1863
  • (6509) [recipient] ~ Daniel R. Forgus to Thomas Worman and Rachael Worman, 20 August 1863

People - Records: 2

  • (2104) Forgus, Daniel R. is the [sibling of] (2106) Worman, Rachael
  • (2105) Worman, Thomas is the [husband of] (2106) Worman, Rachael

Places - Records: 2

  • (415) [birth] ~ New Jersey
  • (1630) [death] ~ East Allen, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

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SOURCES

1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; New Jersey Marriage Records, 1670-1965, available from Ancestry.com; Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1968, available from Ancestry.com.