I have a small booklet printed in 1894 by the Chicago Biographical Publishing Co. entitled Portrait and Biographical Record of Randolph, Jackson, Perry and Monroe Counties Illinois Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominenet and Representative Citizens of the Counties, etc. Quite long name actually but the reference in this booklet is toward Edward Worthen as a "well known farmer" whose father was William Worthen and his grandfather was Elias Worthen. It states his Great Grandfather was killed in the Revolutionary War at Battle of Cowpens.
Lane Worthen