George Washington Wortham

(b. 1823)

Biographical Data

Important Dates

George Washington Wortham was born in 1823, in Granville County, NC.

Occupations

• Lawyer.
• Colonel. George Washington Wortham was a Colonel in the Civil War.

Relatives

• Parents: James L. Wortham (1797-1866) and Rowena Washington (1807-1841).
• Maternal grandparent: John Washington.
• Siblings:
  • three brothers, James J. Wortham (b. 1828), Robert Maben Wortham (1833-1833) and Jonathan W. Wortham (b. 1840).
  • four sisters, Ann Rebecca Wortham (1830-1853), Mary J. D. Wortham (1837-1869) , Sally Lewis Wortham (1826-1852) and Susan A. Wortham (b. 1834).