Barton County KS Archives Biographies.....Worden, C. B. 1844 - 
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Author: Great Bend Tribune

C. B. WORDEN

THE subject of this, sketch, Chas. B. Worden, together with C. L. Roudebush,
planted the first crop in Walnut township near Albert. This was in March, 1871.
The crop consisted of corn, potatoes and sorghum, and after making a nice start
was destroyed by the dry weather which fallowed in that year. The remnants of
the crop were eaten by the buffaloes which were plentiful in this county at that
time. Mr. Worden was born in West Virginia January 1, 1844. He came to this
county in 1871 and immediately began the work of farming. He located a homestead
near Albert in Walnut township. He farmed until 1910 when he sold his farm and
moved to town and now occupies a nice residence at the corner of Ninth and
Holland streets, in Great Bend.

   He was married Dec. 15, 1875 to Miss Ada Brown of Walnut township and they
are the parents of ten children as follows: Ella L., 35 years, is now Mrs. John
Gallon of Great Bend; Hattie D., 34 years of age, is now Mrs. F. E. Peugh of
Hoisington; Marsena L., 32 years, is farming near Albert; Alice, 28 years, is
now Mrs. E. P. Cowman of Coffeyville, Kansas; Ira L., 27 years, is an optician
and jeweler in business at Albert; Alvin H., 25 years, is in the postal service
at Albert; Charles L., 17, is employed at the McLaughlin Produce Company's
establishment in Great Bend; Blanche E., 15 years, is a student in the Great
Bend schools. (John W., nine months and Julia A, two years and one month, are
deceased.)

[photo] Farm Home of C. B. Worden

   Mr. Worden is one of the really old timers to whom this county owes its
development and high standing among the best counties in the State of Kansas.
During his residence in this county he has served as county commissioner, and
has held township and school board offices in the district where he lived. He is
one of those hardy pioneers who reclaimed this section of the country from the
buffalo and Indians and he played no small part in the early history of this
county and is one of the best known men in this part of the state. He sold his
farming interests when he retired but owns his residence and a number of lots
and is an enterprising and progressive citizen.

   Mr. Worden is a member of the Pap Thomas Post, G. A. R., Great Bend. He
served almost four years in the Eighth W. Virginia Infantry, Company F and
Seventh W. Virginia Cavalry; also in Company F. He took part in the battles of
Cross Keys, Freeman's Ford, White Sulphur Springs, Second Bull Run, Droop
Mountain and Lynchburg as well as others. He served three years and ten months
and saw much active service in his country's defense.


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Biographical History Of Barton County


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