Susan G. Wort
Susan G. Wort (maiden name Hendershot) was born on January 11, 1833, in Pennsylvania. She married Loyal B. Wort on January 4, 1853, and they had at least eight children: Elizabeth, born around 1854; Eugene, born around 1856; Cordelia, born around 1858; Louisa, born around 1861; Rose, born around 1864; Jennie, born around 1867; Carrie, born around 1869; and Maggie, born around 1874. They lived in Hicksville, Ohio, and by 1860, they owned $150 of real estate and $75 of personal property. A decade later, they owned $400 of real estate and $150 of personal property. Her husband died on April 30, 1893, and she received a widow’s pension soon afterward. She earned a living as a “wash woman” in Hicksville. She died on January 26, 1914.
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(5357)Wort, Susan G. ~ Hendershot, Susan G.1833-01-111914-01-26
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (4202) [recipient] ~ Loyal B. Wort to Susan G. Wort, 23 September 1863

People - Records: 1

  • (5357) Wort, Susan G. is the [wife of] (4782) Wort, Loyal Barber

Places - Records: 2

  • (277) [birth] ~ Pennsylvania
  • (3349) [death] ~ Defiance County, Ohio

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SOURCES

1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; The Hicksville (OH) Tribune, 5 February 1914