Wilburn William Worrell b. 5 Feb 1859 Carroll Co., VA d. 1 Jul 1932 Hinton, Summers Co., WV: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1859 - 1932 (73 years)

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Name	Wilburn William Worrell
Birth	5 Feb 1859	Carroll Co., VA [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Death	1 Jul 1932	Hinton, Summers Co., WV [4]
Death	Cause: cerebral hemmorhage
Burial	3 Jul 1932	Sandstone, Summers Co., WV [4]
Person ID	I26004	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	3 Nov 2025

Father	Luke Worrell, b. 1830, Carroll Co., VA d. 16 Oct 1894, Foss, Summers Co., WV (Age 64 years)
Mother	Mildred "Millie" Dalton, b. 21 Jun 1830, Carroll Co., VA d. 27 Jan 1909, WV (Age 78 years)
Marriage	25 Dec 1849	Carroll Co., VA [5]
	22 Dec 1849, Luke Worrell and Mildred Dalton, daughter of William Dalton, Sr. who consents. Reuben Fry, surety. Amos Worrell, Sr. consents. Married 25 Dec 1849 by Rev. William Thompson, Sr.
Family ID	F10072	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	J. Lutitia Hall, b. 1868, Giles Co., VA d. Bef 1889 (Age 20 years)
Marriage	10 Feb 1881	Mercer Co., WV [6]
Family ID	F10077	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	3 Nov 2025

Family 2 Mary Lillie Gill, b. Feb 1870, Mercer Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown

Marriage 19 Mar 1889 Summers Co., WV [1]

Children

	1. Vonna H. Worrell, b. Sep 1890, Summers Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Porter A. Worrell, b. May 1892, Summers Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Fannie B. Worrell, b. May 1894, Summers Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Freddie L. Worrell, b. Feb 1896, Summers Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Pearl M. Worrell, b. Jan 1898, Summers Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Beulah C. Worrell, b. Nov 1899, Summers Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F18160 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Nov 2025

Event Map

	Marriage - 10 Feb 1881 - Mercer Co., WV
	Marriage - 19 Mar 1889 - Summers Co., WV
	Death - Cause: cerebral hemmorhage - 1 Jul 1932 - Hinton, Summers Co., WV
	Burial - 3 Jul 1932 - Sandstone, Summers Co., WV

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Notes

The Independent-Herald, Hinton, WV, Thursday, 7 Jul 1932, p. 1, col. 1
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-herald-obituary-for-wilb/184248720/

Wilbur Worles Dead

Wilbur Worles, who had reached the advanced age of 81 years, died in the Hinton Hospital, Friday morning, July 1, 1932, at 5:20 o'clock, following a stroke of paralysis.

Mr. Worles is survived by six sons, Ross Worles, of McAlpin, Fred, Jessie, Pearl and Beulah of this city, and Amos Worles, of Oklahoma, four daughters, Mrs. Anna Godby, of Sprague, Mrs. Fannie Godby, of Slab Fork, Mrs. Cora Adkins and Mrs. Vonnie Adkins, of Hinton, and 18 grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock at the home of Marshall Adkins, at Sandstone, Rev. H. P. Hackney, officiating.

Sources

[S1661] West Virginia. Summers County., Summers Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2010.), marriage register, 2: 1, Worrell-Gill, 1889; accessed 29 Oct 2025. (Reliability: 3).
[S2500] Virginia, Carroll County, FCR: Carroll Co., VA 1860, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M653, roll 1339, Dugspur, p. 835, dwelling 451, family 455, Wilburn Worrell, accessed 31 Oct 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2186] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, 1853-1911, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2022)), accessed 31 Oct 2025), Virginia. Carroll County. William Worrell, 1859; citing Register of Births, p. 29, line 65. (Reliability: 3).
[S1384] West Virginia State Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, WV State Department of Health Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :2009.), death certificate 8392 (1932), Wilber Worlds, accessed 3 Nov 2025. (Reliability: 3).
[S2501] William Albert Porter M.D. and Mrs. Virginia McMillian Porter, Unindexed Marriage Records of Carroll County, Virginia, (N.p.: n.p., 1970.), 43. (Reliability: 3).
[S1540] West Virginia. Mercer County., Mercer Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2010.), marriage register, 1: 34, line 12, Worrell-Hall, 1881; accessed 3 Nov 2025. (Reliability: 3).