Name |
William Workman |
Birth |
22 Jun 1822 |
Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Gender |
Male |
Immigration |
1 Jul 1842-14 Sep 1842 |
New York City, New York, United States |
on Edward Thorne from Glasgow |
- Name:?tab?William Workman
Arrival Date:?tab?14 Sep 1842
Age:?tab?20
Gender:?tab?M (Male)
Port of Arrival:?tab?New York
Port of Departure:?tab?Glasgow
Place of Origin:?tab?Great Britain
Ship:?tab?Edward Thorne
Family Identification:?tab?30101708
Microfilm Serial Number:?tab?M237
Microfilm Roll Number:?tab?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.
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Residence |
1843 |
New York City, New York, United States |
Residence |
30 Sep 1844 |
Ceresco, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, 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.
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Residence |
Abt 1845 |
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Illinois, United States |
Occupation |
Abt 1848 |
Waterville, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States |
Farmer, one year |
Census |
1850 |
Rushford, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States [1] |
USA |
Occupation |
Abt 1850 |
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States |
Carpenter |
Occupation |
1 Mar 1852 |
Panama |
Equipment Manufacture - First circular sawmill |
- He received $100 per week in gold for the construction of this saw.
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Travel - Arrival |
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.
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Occupation |
May 1852-1854 |
California, United States |
Miner |
Travel - Arrival |
30 May 1854 |
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States |
Census |
1855 |
Ceresco, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States [2] |
Wisconsin State |
- 3 males, 3 females; Censor, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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1855 Census Wisconsin William Workman.jpg
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Census |
1860 |
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States [3] |
USA |
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1860 Census Ripon 1st Ward, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin William Workman
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Community Work |
1869 |
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States |
Mayor |
Census |
1870 |
Wisconsin, United States [4] |
USA |
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1870 Census Wisconsin William Workman
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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.
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Census |
1880 |
West DePere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States [5] |
USA |
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1880 Census West DePere, Brown County, Wisconsin William Workman
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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.
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Census |
1895 |
De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States |
USA: Wisconsin State |
Community Work |
West DePere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States |
- Mr. Workman was a charter member of Ripon Lodge #95 F & AM in 1857; a charter member of Ripon Chapter #30; a member of the Commandery at Fond du lac; and a member of Lodge #85, of which he served as secretary for three years.
His political persuasion was Republican. At Ripon he served two terems as County Supervisor from the first ward; several terms on the Common Council; and one term as mayor. At DePere he has served ten years as President of the village of West DePere and two years as member of the Council in East DePere.
?i?From Commemorative Biography Record of Fox River Valley, pg. 155, Chicago, J.H. Beers & Co. 1895.?/i?
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FamilySearch ID |
9QCB-CYH |
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_UID |
29F3B6FC9C224CA5AF6B130C57614E510D97 |
Death |
26 Jan 1900 |
De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States |
- ?i?Necrol 1895-1899, pg. 88
?/i?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.
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Burial |
28 Jan 1900 |
Person ID |
I10223 |
Lanark County Origins |
Last Modified |
6 Nov 2019 |
Family 1 |
Margaret Anne Miller, b. 12 Jan 1833, North Gower Twp, Carleton County, 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) |
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Family ID |
F3736 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
12 Oct 2017 |