Tuscola [Illinois] Journal, Wed., Aug. 18, 1909, p. 1, col. 5

TUSCOLA RESIDENT 50 YEARS
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Maj. A. J. Van Deren, who Came to this City Before the War, Died Peacefully Monday Morning
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DEATH OF WM. WORLEY
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Resident of the County Since 1849 He Had Spent Most of His Life in Bowdre Township and with It Had Grown in Wealth
—Maj. VanDeren's Funeral Today
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With the deaths this week of Maj. A. J. VanDeren and William Worley, Tuscola township lost two of her foremost pioneers.  Mr. Worley came to this county in 1849 and Maj. VanDeren became a resident of Tuscola just fifty years ago.

[Four paragraphs about VanDeren omitted.]

Wm. Worley, one of the earliest settlers of the county, died Friday night at 11 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. P. Branham.  The immediate cause of his death was dropsy, superinduced by an attack of the grip experienced twenty months ago.

Mr. Worley came to Douglas county in 1849 and had been a resident of either Tuscola or Bowdre townships ever since.  He was among the first men to see the possibilities of the country and invested largely in lands.  At the time of his death he owned about 800[?] acres in this county and thousands of acres in Southern Missouri, in all probability over 12,000 acres.  The Missouri land he purchased with scrip issued by that state during the war.  Much of this land has valuable marble besides zinc and iron deposits.

In religion Mr. Worley was an enthusiastic Methodist and always was a prominent feature at camp meetings.  For some years he was an itinerant, preached and traveled extensively over the country with a band of singing co-workers.  The funeral was held Sunday from the residence of W. P. Branham with Rev. Calhoun officiating, assisted by Rev. K[?]. C. Burkett.  The interment was at Deer Creek cemetery in Bowdre township.

William Samuel Worley was born in Cynthiana, Ky., January 16, 1822, and died Aug. 13, 1909, aged 87 years, 6 months and 28 days.

When ten years of age his parents moved to Vermilion county, this state.  He came to Douglas county in 1849 and located in Tuscola township.  Two years afterwards he moved to Bowdre township.

He was married to Susanah Chaney November 11, 1844, and she preceded him to the grave March 22, 1857.  To this union were born five children, two sons and three daughters.  One son and two daughters went before him to the grave.

In 1858 he was married to Louisa Martin and to them was born one daughter.  Mr. Worley was a member of a family of ten children of whom one sister, Mrs. Martha Williams of Danville, survives him.

He united with the M. E. church when ten years of age and had been a faithful member ever since.  His last illness was of 18 months duration, but during this time he had been very patient.

The children who survive him are Mrs. W. P. Branham, John M. Worley and Mrs. Henry Wallace, all of this city.  There are also thirteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

Tuscola [Illinois] Journal, Wed., Nov. 30, 1910, p. 5, col. 2

ANOTHER PIONEER GONE
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Andrew J. Harshbarger, an Old Soldier and Former Citizen of Douglas Died Nov. 19
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Andrew J. Harshbarger was born in Monroe county, Ind. Feb 24, 1842 and departed this life Nov. 19 at his late home in Montezuma, Ind., after an affliction of 38 years.

He was married to Louisa Martin, Dec. 24, 1866.  To this union were born eight children, six of whom still survive him:  Sarah E. Scott, Phebe M. Long, Martha E. Webb, Ollie M. Willis and Andrew A., of Oklahoma, and Guy W., two childen having died in infancy.

Mrs. Harshbarger died April 22, 1899, at Murdock.  He then married Mary C. Taylor, of Montezuma, Ind., in the spring of 1901, who survives him.

Mr. Harshbarger united with the Methodist church in early manhood and ever remained a faithful member and good christian to the end, always trusting in Christ.

He was a soldier in the civil war and fought in twenty-[illegible] battles, some of which were the hardest and most dangerous of the entire war, and received two wounds.  He was a good, true soldier, always doing his part, a loving father and a kind husband.  He tried with the best of his big ability to uplift humanity.

The funeral services were conducted by Revs. Burkett, of Tuscola, who delivered the address, and Johnson, of Murdock.  The remains were interred in the Murdock cemetery, the old soldiers acting as pall bearers.

THE LATE WM. WORLEY