John Workman

Brief Life History of John

When John Workman was born on 8 October 1789, in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, United States, his father, Jacob Workman, was 50 and his mother, Elizabeth Wyckoff, was 39. He married Lydia Ann Bilyeu on 11 March 1809, in Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 15 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Overton, Tennessee, United States in 1830 and Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He died on 21 April 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Workman
1789–1855
Lydia Ann Bilyeu
1793–1845
Marriage: 11 March 1809
Richard Workman
1809–1812
Jacob Lindsay Workman
1812–1878
Elizabeth Workman
1813–1899
John Butler Workman
1815–1895
Samuel P. Workman
1817–1865
Lydia Workman
1818–1895
Hannah Workman
1821–1873
Abraham Smith Workman
1822–1852
Andrew Jackson Workman
1824–1909
Cornelius Ceazar Workman
1826–1887
Oliver Gaultry Workman
1828–1902
Mary Ann Workman
1829–1904
Stephen S. Workman
1830–1843
Peter Workman
1831–1831
Solomon R. Workman
1832–1843
Joseph Workman
1833–1843
Louiza Daubre Workman
1834–1911
David Workman
1836–1836
Benjamin Workman
1837–1837
Hyrum Smith Workman
1840–1911

Sources (99)

  • United States, Census, 1840; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB9-9ZYF?cc=1786457&wc=31SK-FMX%3A1588669927%2C1588670307%2C1588665902
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Workman - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John Workman
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State

On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

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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Workman Family History

by Thelma C. Anderson "Jacob WORKMAN (#6), son of Abraham WORKMAN (#1) and Anetje SMITH; born about 1740 in Somerset County, New Jersey; was a sharp-shooter in the Revolutionary War having enlisted …

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