Name |
William Miller Workman |
Birth |
13 Dec 1850 |
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States |
Gender |
Male |
Census-Household Member |
1855 |
Ceresco, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States [1] |
Wisconsin State |
- Role: Household Member
3 males, 3 females; Censor, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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1855 Census Wisconsin William Workman.jpg
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Census-Household Member |
1860 |
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States [2] |
USA |
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1860 Census Ripon 1st Ward, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin William Workman
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Census-Household Member |
1870 |
Wisconsin, United States [3] |
USA |
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1870 Census Wisconsin William Workman
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Occupation |
Abt 1870 |
Musician |
- At age 20 William was proficient in the use of nearly all band musical insturments and accepted a position with the Blakeley Concert & Oratorio Company as tenor singer. Later he was a member of the Harry Robinson Minstrel Company, as a tenor singer, traveling with them for four years. William was so versatile that he could fill replace any absent member on a moments notice during Company performances.
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Occupation |
1874 |
De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States |
Book-keeper for the DePere Car Works |
Occupation |
Abt 1875 |
Menomonee, Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States |
Book-keeper for Menomonie Furnace Company |
Census |
1880 |
West DePere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States [4] |
USA |
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1880 Census West Depere Brown Wisconsin William Miller Workman
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Occupation |
1885 |
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States |
Breeding of trotting horses |
- In February he left the DePere Agricultural Works to become associated with his brother-in-law David Thomas in the breeding of trotting horses on a farm six and a half miles southwest of Ripon. Among the trotting horses bred here, one, 'Barney F' made a record of 2:29 1/2 when five years old. Mr Workman also brought to Brown County 'Achilles', #2535 in Wallaces's Trotting Register, the first registered trotting-bred stallion brought to the county.
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Occupation |
1877-24 Feb 1885 |
De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States |
Painter, book-keeper, Secretary for DePere Agricultural Works |
Occupation |
1893 |
West DePere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States |
Drug Store Owner |
Occupation |
1892 1893 |
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States |
Secretary, Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company |
- The Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company carried risks averaging a million and a half annually.
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Census |
1900 |
De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States [5] |
USA |
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1900 Census De Pere Brown Wisconsin William Miller Workman
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Census |
1910 |
De Pere Ward 3, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States [6] |
USA |
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1910 Census DePere, Brown, Wisconsin William Miller Workman
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Community Work |
De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States |
Masonic Lodge and Fire Department |
- William passed through the subordient chairs and was Worshipful Master of the DePere Masonic Lodge. He was Chief Templar of the Temple of Honor at DePere.
The first record book of the Ripon Lodge #95. F&AM shows that while not a charter member, he soon took his three degrees in Masonry; 29 Dec 1857, 8 Jan 1858, and 12 Jan 1858.
William was a member of the West DePere Fire Department, serving four years as Chief.
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FamilySearch ID |
9QCB-CTR |
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FindaGrave Memorial ID |
84576970 |
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Occupation |
West DePere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States |
Druggist |
_UID |
657671410B944954B9373BC2F09A4BDD68D9 |
Death |
18 Oct 1919 |
De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States |
Burial |
Greenwood Cemetery, Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States |
Person ID |
I10341 |
Lanark County Origins |
Last Modified |
13 Oct 2017 |
Family |
Harriet Sharp Stewart, b. Abt Feb 1860, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States d. Abt 1942, Wisconsin, United States (Age ~ 81 years) |
Marriage |
24 Oct 1878 |
De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States |
Children |
| 1. William Stewart Workman, b. Abt Nov 1870 d. 17 Apr 1891, Green Lake Twp, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States (Age ~ 20 years) |
| 2. Johnnie McLeod Workman, b. Abt Sep 1875 d. 11 Feb 1879 (Age ~ 3 years) |
| 3. Franklin Workman, b. Abt 1876 d. 1 Dec 1879 (Age ~ 3 years) |
| 4. Jean Workman |
| 5. Dean Miller Workman, b. 19 Jun 1888, Wisconsin, United States d. 25 Oct 1961, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States (Age 73 years) |
| 6. Nannie Workman, b. 2 May 1893, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States d. Abt 1984, Wisconsin, United States (Age 90 years) |
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Family ID |
F3742 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
13 Oct 2017 |