Adena Mansion & Gardens
Hours of Operation
APR-OCT: Wed-Sat 9-5, Sun 12-5
See our Tour Times

Follow Us on Facebook  Follow us on Facebook

Admission
Adults: $10, Seniors: $9, Children 6 and up: $5
OHS, AMGS, and children 5 and under: Free.

Call us for more information.  Call us at 800.319.7248 for more info.

Thomas Worthington & Family

Thomas Worthington
Eleanor Swearingen Worthington
Mary Tiffin Worthington
Sarah Ann Worthington
James Taylor Worthington
Albert Gallatin Worthington
Thomas Worthington, Jr.
Eleanor Strode Worthington
Margaret Worthington
Elizabeth Rachel Worthington
William Darke Astor Worthington
Francis Asbury Worthington

MARGARET WORTHINGTON
MARGARET WORTHINGTON (1811-1863)


"Taking care all she can.”

Born at Adena July 25, 1811, Margaret lived the longest of any of the Worthington children in their beloved home. When her father died in 1827, Margaret remained a companion to her mother Eleanor and assumed responsibilities for her siblings and their children. During the next twelve years, it became a family expectation that she would continue to do so.

Like her mother, Margaret was very religious and measured her daily actions in her diaries with the perception of what Henry Howe would later describe her as, “A Christian woman of the finest type.” Margaret was introspective and sensitive, caring greatly what others thought of her. Adena became a gathering place for her large circle of friends.

It came as a surprise to her family when, at the age of 28, Margaret married a Cincinnati widower, Edward Mansfield. He was a prominent newspaper editor and writer. Edward had two sons and he and Margaret would have four more children. They lived a number of years in Cincinnati and then built a home in Morrow, Ohio, near the Little Miami River. The setting was much like that of Margaret’s beloved Adena.

“Taking care of all,” Margaret and her sister Sarah King Peter were active in helping Civil War soldiers. While nursing these wounded, Margaret contracted a form of typhoid fever and died nearing the age of 51 in 1863.

HISTORY
Adena Mansion and Gardens
Thomas Worthington & Family
Tecumseh
The Old Northwest Territory
Ohio Statehood
Great Seal of the State of Ohio
Benjamin Latrobe

Upcoming Events
  February 18, 2017
Volunteer Orientation Breakfast
 
  March 4, 2017
Ohio Statehood Day
 
  March 11 & 18, 2017
Scrapbooking Crops
 

  view all events  

Our Services
Group Tours
Weddings & Receptions
Facility Rentals


Copyright © 2015 Adena Mansion & Gardens Society | Website by Westside Media
Home | About Us | History | News | Services | Membership | Sponsors | Support Us | Events | Links | Contact Us


Ohio History ConnectionAdena Mansion & Gardens Society manages this site on behalf of the Ohio History Connection.