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.