Brief Life History of Oliver Gaultry
When Oliver Gaultry Workman was born on 7 January 1827, in Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Workman, was 37 and his mother, Lydia Bilyeu, was 33. He married Susan Abigail Brown on 2 March 1850, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1857 and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 28 July 1902, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (93)
- Oliver J Workman, "United States Census, 1860"
- Oliver G in entry for Stephen T Workman, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Oliver Workman, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1827–1902 Male
1840–1920 Female
Children (12)
1858–1944 Male
1860–1869 Female
1862–1948 Female
1865–1898 Female
1867–1867 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1789–1855 Male
1793–1845 Female
Siblings (20)
1809–1812 Male
1812–1878 Male
1813–1899 Female
1815–1895 Male
1817–1865 Male
+15 More Children
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 3
1846
Age 19
1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire): ostensibly an occupational name for a laborer, from Middle English werkman ‘laborer, craftsman’, also ‘customary tenant’ (Old English weorcmann). A customary tenant was a person allowed to hold land in exchange for carrying out a certain service.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Oliver Gaultry Workman
Oliver Gaultry Workman was the 11th of 20 children born to John Workman & Lydia Bilyeu and the 9th son. Seven of the 20 children born to John and Lydia Workman died before the age of 14, and four die …
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