William Miller Workman

1850 - 1919  (68 years)

• Name	William Miller Workman
  Birth	13 Dec 1850	Ripon, Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1855	Ceresco, Wisconsin Phalanx, Fond du Lac County, Wiscousin, United States   [1]
  	Wisconsin State
  	Role: Household Member 3 males, 3 females; Censor, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
  		1855 Census Wisconsin William Workman.jpg
  Census-Household Member	1860	Ripon, Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States   [2]
  	USA
  	Role: Household Member
  		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-Household Member	1870	Wisconsin, United States   [4]
  	USA
  	Role: Household Member
  		1870 Census Wisconsin William Workman
  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.
  Residence	1870	Wisconsin, United States   [3]
  Occupation	1874	De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States
  	Book-keeper for the DePere Car Works
  Occupation	Abt 1875	Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States
  	Book-keeper for Menomonie Furnace Company
  Occupation	Between 1877 and 24 Feb 1885	De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States
  	Painter, book-keeper, Secretary for DePere Agricultural Works
  Census	1880	West De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States   [5]
  	USA
  		1880 Census West Depere Brown Wisconsin William Miller Workman
  Residence	1880	West De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States   [3]
  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.
  Occupation	1893	West De Pere, 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.
  Census	1900	De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States   [6]
  	USA
  		1900 Census De Pere Brown Wisconsin William Miller Workman
  Residence	1900	De Pere city Ward 3-4, Brown, Wisconsin, United States   [3]
  Residence	1905	De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States   [3]
  Census	1910	De Pere Ward 3, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States   [7]
  	USA
  		1910 Census DePere, Brown, Wisconsin William Miller Workman
  FamilySearch ID	9QCB-CTR
  Occupation	West De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States
  	Druggist
  Residence	1910	De Pere Ward 3, Brown, Wisconsin, United States   [3]
  _UID	657671410B944954B9373BC2F09A4BDD68D9
  Death	18 Oct 1919	De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States
  Burial	Depere Greenwood Cemetery, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States
  Person ID	I10341	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	William Workman,   b. 22 Jun 1822, Monkton and Prestwick Parish, Ayr, Scotland d. 26 Jan 1900, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 77 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F3736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  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, 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,   b. 1879, Wisconsin, United States d. 1879, Wisconsin, United States (Age 0 years)   5. Dean Miller Workman,   b. 19 Jun 1888, Ripon, Fond Du Lac County, 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. 4 Nov 1984, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F3742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Dec 1850 - Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States Census-Household Member - Wisconsin State - 1855 - Ceresco, Wisconsin Phalanx, Fond du Lac County, Wiscousin, United States Census-Household Member - USA - 1860 - Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States Census-Household Member - USA - 1870 - Wisconsin, United States Residence - 1870 - Wisconsin, United States Occupation - Book-keeper for the DePere Car Works - 1874 - De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Occupation - Book-keeper for Menomonie Furnace Company - Abt 1875 - Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States Occupation - Painter, book-keeper, Secretary for DePere Agricultural Works - Between 1877 and 24 Feb 1885 - De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Marriage - 24 Oct 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 - Breeding of trotting horses - 1885 - Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States Occupation - Drug Store Owner - 1893 - West De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Occupation - Secretary, Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company - 1892-1893 - Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States Census - USA - 1900 - De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Residence - 1905 - De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Occupation - Druggist - - West De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Death - 18 Oct 1919 - De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Burial - - Depere Greenwood Cemetery, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  1910 Census DePere, Brown, Wisconsin William Miller Workman

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [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). [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 25 Jan 2024), entry for William Miller Workman, person ID 9QCB-CTR. (Reliability: 3). [S314] USA, 1870 Census Population Schedule, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M593, accessed 16 Apr 2018 (Reliability: 3). [S324] Wisconsin, Burlington, Racine, USA, 1880 Census Wisconsin State Population Schedule, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T9, roll 1418, West Depere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA, enumeration district (ED) 004, p. 39D, dwelling 282, family 297, William Miller Workman, accessed 17 Apr 2018 (Reliability: 3). [S174] USA, 1900 Census Population Schedule, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T623, roll T623, 1854, De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 0004, p. 6, dwelling 124, family 126, William Miller Workman, accessed 17 Apr 2018 (Reliability: 3). [S254] USA, 1910 Census Population Schedule, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T624, roll T624_1701, De Pere Ward 3, Brown, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 0005, p. 3B, dwelling 50, family 51, William Miller Workman Household, accessed 17 Apr 2018 (Reliability: 3).