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departments of Palaeontology, Dr. J. V. Z. Blaney in analysis 

 and Mr. Henry Engleman in chemistry and detailed county 

 work. 



There were born to Prof. Worthen and his wife Sarah, six 

 sons, all of whom survive him, and one daughter, whose death in 

 early years was mourned during their whole lives. He had a 

 happy and prosperous home and the companionship and support 

 of a faithful and noble wife. All the sons are worthily married 

 and twenty-two grand children are growing up in the light and 

 succession of an honorable name. The six sons, Fay S., George 

 B., Thomas A., A. H. Jr.. Charles K. and John B. were their 

 honored fathers's pall-bearers, and by them were his remains 

 placed in the tomb at Oakland Cemetery at Warsaw. All are res- 

 idents of Warsaw save Fay S., who, since his father's death, has 

 removed to Denver, Colorado. As was natural in a family where 

 the head was so entirely devoted to scientific observation, all the 

 sons and some of the grand-children as well became imbued to 

 some degree with the father's enthusiasm and in all of them the 

 powe and practice of close observation of nature and natural 

 objects, is developed to an unusual degree. One of them, Charles 

 K., has devoted himself to natural science and is now a naturalist 

 and taxidermist of note residing at Warsaw. He it was, who 

 made the fine pencil sketches for the engraver, which have given 

 the numerous volumes of the Illinois survey their admirable 

 illustrations. 



Mr. Edward O. Orich, formerly one of his assistants in 

 the Illinois survey, says of him, "Prof. Wort-hen's labors 

 related principally to the carboniferous series. To him belongs 

 the credit of being the first to work out the true relations of 

 the principal divisions of the lower carboniferous system, though 

 the inflexible rules of priority may demand that the names pro- 

 posed by other laborers in this field should stand for them." 



"The value of his work was recognized by his election as an 

 honorary member of several European scientific societies as well 

 as a membership of various scientific societies in his own 

 country." 



Regarding his character; Prof. Ulrich who had an unusually 

 good opportunity to form a sound opinion, says, "Its salient 

 features were: great love for scientific truth and justice, sim- 

 plicity, unbounded affability, unswerving integrity, coupled with 



