William Workman

1822 - 1900  (77 years)

• Name	William Workman
  Birth	22 Jun 1822	Monkton and Prestwick Parish, Ayr, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Between 1 Jul 1842 and 14 Sep 1842	New York City, New York, United States
  	on Edward Thorne from Glasgow
  	Name:     William Workman Arrival Date:     14 Sep 1842 Age:     20 Gender:     M (Male) Port of Arrival:     New York Port of Departure:     Glasgow Place of Origin:     Great Britain Ship:     Edward Thorne Family Identification:     30101708 Microfilm Serial Number:     M237 Microfilm Roll Number:     50 Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: Registers of Vessels Arriving at the Port of New York from Foreign Ports, 1789-1919. Microfilm Publication M237, rolls 1-95. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
  Residence	1843	New York City, New York, United States
  Residence	30 Sep 1844	Ceresco, Wisconsin Phalanx, Fond du Lac County, Wiscousin, United States
  	The stock ledger of the Phalanx (pg 32) shows that he acquired four shares, par $100 from the corporation, 3 of which he transferred to others and one share which he redeemed.
  Residence	Abt 1845	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
  Occupation	Abt 1848	Waterville, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States
  	Farmer, one year
  Census	1850	Rushford, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  	USA
  Occupation	Abt 1850	Ripon, Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States
  	Carpenter
  Travel	8 Jan 1852	Ripon, Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States
  	to California via Panama
  Occupation	1 Mar 1852	Panama
  	Equipment Manufacture - First circular sawmill
  	He received $100 per week in gold for the construction of this saw.
  Occupation	Between May 1852 and 1854	California, United States
  	Miner
  Travel	1 May 1852	California, United States
  Occupation	1854	Ripon, Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States
  	Steam Cabinent Construction
  	Ripon City Directory, William Workman, cabinent maker, old Ceresco and Fond du Lac road, near Cedar; house same.
  Travel	30 May 1854	Ripon, Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States
  Census	1855	Ceresco, Wisconsin Phalanx, Fond du Lac County, Wiscousin, United States   [2]
  	Wisconsin State
  	3 males, 3 females; Censor, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
  		1855 Census Wisconsin William Workman.jpg
  Residence	1855	Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States   [3]
  Census	1860	Ripon, Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States   [4]
  	USA
  		1860 Census Ripon 1st Ward, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin William Workman
  Residence	1860	Ripon, 1st Ward City of Ripon, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States   [3]
  Census	1870	Wisconsin, United States   [5]
  	USA
  		1870 Census Wisconsin William Workman
  Residence	1870	Wisconsin, United States   [3]
  Residence	1872	De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States
  Occupation	1878	De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States
  	Superintendant of the DePere Iron Works
  	William owned some shares in this company. The company failed and was taken over by Blanchard & Arnold of Milwaukee, for whom he continued as superintendant. This concern failed in 1884 and he lost $5000 in the enterprise.
  Census	1880	West De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States   [6]
  	USA
  	38 Grant Street
  		1880 Census West DePere, Brown County, Wisconsin William Workman
  Residence	1880	West De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States   [3]
  Occupation	30 Nov 1885	De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States
  	Drug Store owner
  	William bought out the interests of his son and partner, Michael Welsh in their drugstore in West De Pere which he operated until 18 Aug 1890. In 1887 he also acquired the Wm. Chapman drugstore in East De Pere and continued to operate it after selling the West De Pere store.
  Census	1895	De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States
  	USA: Wisconsin State
  FamilySearch ID	9QCB-CYH
  _UID	29F3B6FC9C224CA5AF6B130C57614E510D97
  Death	26 Jan 1900	De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States
  	Necrol 1895-1899, pg. 88 William Workman Sr. was born in Prestwick, Aryshire, Scotland, 22 June 1822, came to New York at the age of twenty years; came to Ceresco in 1844 (within kWisconsin Phalanx) and lived here until 1868 when he moved to DePere and has remained ever since. He was a charter member of Ripon Lodge F&AM #95 in 1857 and of Ripon Chapter #30 RAM and of Fond du Lac Commandery. Burial here under the auspices of the Lodge. He leaves wife and son William and two daughters, Mrs David Thomas of Ripon and Mrs LS Wilcox of DePere. He sold his drug business at DePere two years ago and retired from active business although still identified with the DePere El L&P Company. He died at DePere WI 28 January 1900.
  Burial	28 Jan 1900
  Person ID	I10223	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	J. Workman   d. Abt 1828, Monkton and Prestwick Parish, Ayr, Scotland
  Mother	Ann Pringle,   b. Abt 1798, Scotland d. 11 Jan 1877, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States (Age ~ 79 years)
  Family ID	F3740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rachel Stilwell,   b. 13 Oct 1828, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, United States d. 12 Feb 1846, Ceresco, Wisconsin Phalanx, Fond du Lac County, Wiscousin, United States (Age 17 years)
  Marriage	30 Oct 1845	Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States
  Family ID	F3741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Anne Miller,   b. 12 Jan 1833, Ottawa Municipality (Carleton), North Gower Twp, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Oct 1907, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1850
  Children	+ 1. William Miller Workman,   b. 13 Dec 1850, Ripon, Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States d. 18 Oct 1919, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 68 years) + 2. Mary Pringle Workman,   b. 30 Mar 1855, Wisconsin, United States d. 31 Oct 1914, Wisconsin, United States (Age 59 years)   3. Margaret Workman,   b. Abt 1856, Ripon, Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States d. 5 Oct 1895, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States (Age ~ 39 years)   4. John W. Workman,   b. 18 Oct 1869, Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States d. Bef 1880 (Age 10 years) + 5. Anne Elizabeth Workman,   b. 7 Nov 1872, Ripon, Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States d. 2 Sep 1956, Latimore, York Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F3736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jun 1822 - Monkton and Prestwick Parish, Ayr, Scotland Immigration - on Edward Thorne from Glasgow - Between 1 Jul 1842 and 14 Sep 1842 - New York City, New York, United States Residence - 1843 - New York City, New York, United States Residence - 30 Sep 1844 - Ceresco, Wisconsin Phalanx, Fond du Lac County, Wiscousin, United States Residence - Abt 1845 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States Marriage - 30 Oct 1845 - Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States Occupation - Farmer, one year - Abt 1848 - Waterville, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States Census - USA - 1850 - Rushford, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States Occupation - Carpenter - Abt 1850 - Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States Travel - to California via Panama - 8 Jan 1852 - Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States Occupation - Equipment Manufacture - First circular sawmill - 1 Mar 1852 - Panama Occupation - Miner - Between May 1852 and 1854 - California, United States Travel - 1 May 1852 - California, United States Occupation - Steam Cabinent Construction - 1854 - Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States Travel - 30 May 1854 - Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States Census - Wisconsin State - 1855 - Ceresco, Wisconsin Phalanx, Fond du Lac County, Wiscousin, United States Residence - 1855 - Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States Census - USA - 1860 - Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States Census - USA - 1870 - Wisconsin, United States Residence - 1870 - Wisconsin, United States Residence - 1872 - De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Occupation - Superintendant of the DePere Iron Works - 1878 - De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Census - USA - 1880 - West De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Residence - 1880 - West De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Occupation - Drug Store owner - 30 Nov 1885 - De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Census - USA: Wisconsin State - 1895 - De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Death - 26 Jan 1900 - De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  1880 Census West DePere, Brown County, Wisconsin William Workman

  
  

• Sources

  [S298] USA, 1850 Census Population Schedule, (www.ancestry.ca: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M432, Rushford, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA, accessed 16 Apr 2018 (Reliability: 3). [S336] Minnesota, Polk County, USA, 1855 Census Minnesota Territorial and State, (Digital images. Ancestry . n.d.), Censor, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA, line 6, Wm. Workman; (accessed 16 Apr 2018) (Reliability: 3). [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 25 Jan 2024), entry for William Workman, person ID 9QCB-CYH. (Reliability: 3). [S325] USA, 1860 Census Population Schedule, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M653, 1st Ward City of Ripon, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States, accessed 16 Apr 2018 (Reliability: 3). [S314] USA, 1870 Census Population Schedule, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M593, accessed 16 Apr 2018 (Reliability: 3). [S316] Minnesota, USA, 1880 Census Minnesota Population Schedule, (ancestry.ca: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T9, accessed 16 Apr 2018 (Reliability: 3).