BIOGRAPHIES - WORNALL, Oliver Perry, Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: Oliver Perry WORNALL _________________________________________ Birth: October 12, 1819, Clark County, Kentucky Death: January 28, 1889, Bourbon County, Kentucky Age: 69 Father: COL Thomas WORNALL (1775-1838) Mother: Sarah RYON (1777-1854) Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Elizabeth Ann EWALT Birth: January 23, 1827, Bourbon County, Kentucky Death: June 29, 1902, Bourbon County, Kentucky Age: 75 Father: Samuel EWALT (1792-1878) Mother: Cynthia PUGH (1795-1833) Marriage: February 25, 1845 Children: Samuel Ewalt (1846-); Thomas Parker (1847-1891) PERRY WORNALL,1 farmer; P. O. Paris. Perry Wornall, one of the representative farmers of Bourbon County, residing six miles north-west of Paris, was born in Clark County, this State, Oct. 12, 1819, son of Col. Thomas Wornall and Sarah Ryan. Our subject resided in Clark County until the fall of 1845, when he removed to Bourbon County, bought a farm on Townsend Creek, where he lived until 1852, when he exchanged his farm for the one he now owns. Feb. 25, 1815, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Ewalt, Sen., and Cynthia Pugh. The fruit of this marriage was two sons: Samuel E., born March 27, 1845, and Thomas P., born Dec. 13, 1847. Samuel E. resides near Kansas City, Mo.; was married in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 25, 1877, to Alice Wakefield, daughter of Dr. Joseph R. and Ann Rowan Buchanan. They have one child, Rowan B. Thos. P., who lives on the home farm, married Kate K., youngest child of John K. and Emily (Moran) Spears, Oct. 27, 1877; they have one son, William P., born March 2, 1879. Col. Thomas Wornall, the father of our subject, was born of English parents—Ruby and Edith Wornall, Dec. 13, 1775; and married Sallie, daughter of John B. and Susan Ryan, in Loudoun County, Va., Jan. 24, 1797. Shortly afterward he came to Clark County, Ky., and settled between Winchester and the Kentucky river, but soon changed his location to one six miles north-east of Winchester, one of the most productive spots in all the Blue Grass region; on this farm he lived until his death, which occurred Nov. 3, 1838. In 1809-10 he represented his county in the Kentucky Legislature, and during the war of 1812, commanded a company of Cavalry; after his return he was made a Colonel in the Kentucky Militia. He was clerk of his Church, the Regular Baptist, at Stony Point, in Bourbon County, for many years, and served in the same capacity for the Licking Association of Baptists from 1828 to 1834. For many years previous to his death he officiated as Sheriff, County Surveyor, and Master Commissioner of Clark County. He was evidently a man for peace a man to whom his neighbors and friends could and did go for advice in settlement of personal and financial difficulties. Susan Ryan, his wife, died at F. P. Clay’s, in Bourbon County, Sept. 23, 1834. They had ten children born to them; John and Keturah died in infancy; Richard settled in Missouri; had one son, John B., who was elected to the Legislature and Senate in Missouri; Thomas settled in Harrison County, Ky.; Alfred in Bourbon County, Ky., Mary married Samuel Clay, of this county; Susan married Frank P. Clay, brother of Samuel, Eliza married George Anderson, and resides in Clark County; Jas. R. died in 1879; Perry resides in Paris Precinct, and is the subject of this sketch. Sources 1. Perrin, p. 498 ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.