WI BIO - Lafayette Co - WORTLEY, George

History of LaFayette County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, p 
742

George WORTLEY, merchant tailor, Shullsburg, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, was 
born 30 May 1895 near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. At about the age of 
twelve he went to Woolsthorp [Woolsthorpe, Grantham County, Leicestershire, 
England], near Belvoir Castle [near Grantham], and there commenced to learn 
the tailoring trade, working there for five years. He then went to Grantham, 
and there worked at the trade for eleven years. He also worked in 
Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Leicestershire.

In 1850 Mr. WORTLEY came to Shullsburg [Lafayette County], and commenced his 
present business, which he has since followed except for about two years when 
he farmed. He owns his shop and residence in town. Mr. WORTLEY has been 
Town Treasurer and Village Assessor. [George WORTLEY's name appears in the 
text (p 575) as Assessor for 1876 in a listing of officials for Shullsburg 
Township.]

In 1826 he [George WORTLEY] married [his first wife] Catharine WILKINSON [a 
maiden name?], who was born in March 1805 in Woolsthorp [Woolsthorpe, Granham 
County, Leicestershire], England; she died in 1838. [George and Catharine 
WORTLEY had ten children, four living: (1) Ann, (2) George Jr., (3) 
Ellinor and (4) Eliza.

In 1843 George WORTLEY married [his second wife] Mrs. Mary LINAGER, who was 
born in 1815 in Lincolnshire, England. They [George and Mary WORTLEY] have 
three children: (1) David M., who has been for two years a correspondent of 
the "Galena Industrial;" (2) Rebecca H.; and (3) Mary J.

[Note there are two Lafayette County, Wisconsin, biographical sketches for 
persons named "George WORTLEY." Note also the George of this sketch had a 
child named "George A.," while the George of the other sketch had a son named 
"George Jr."]

Submitted by Cathy Kubly