Person:Joseph Workman (1)

FAMILY HISTORY: The original WORKMAN was a Puritan who fled from England to Holland, married Dutch, and lived out his life in Holland. Some of his children moved to New Amsterdam (now New York) as Dutch citizens. After the English took New Amsterdam my ancestor became a British citizen again through the naturalization process. He ran a ferry in the 1600s in New York. During the 1700s WORKMANs moved into New Jersey. Two WORKMAN cousins were in the Pennsylvania militia during the French and Indian wars in the 1760s. They served in the western Pennsylvania area and what is now West Virginia. Later they, and several other cousins or brothers, moved to West Virginia. Best guess is that about 95% of WORKMANs with West Virginia or Kentucky roots are related. Each generation had large families with a large number of sons so the WORKMAN name is widespread in those areas. http://home.earthlink.net/~k0tw/geneal.html#background

CENSUS: Joseph is listed on the 1840 Ohio Census for Fayette County, Jeffersonville, page 033. Also listed is William Workman, Fayette County, Jeffersonville, page 031. In 1850 Census Joseph is listed in Allen County, Ohio and William is only Workman in Fayette County.

DEATH: Joseph's death certificate states that his last known residence was Delphos, Ohio, where he died of old age.

CENSUS: 1880 census states that both of Joseph's parents were born in Kentucky.

CENSUS: 1850 Census, Amanda Township, Allen County, Ohio REEL NO: M432-657 PAGE NO: 348B

LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE 

13 1626 1626 Workman Joseph 49 M Farmer Ohio

14  1626 1626 Workman       Sarah          48   F                                  Ohio
15  1626 1626 Workman       Jacob          23   M         Laborer                  Ohio
16  1626 1626 Workman       John           20   M         Laborer                  Ohio
17  1626 1626 Workman       Margaret       17   F                                  Ohio
18  1626 1626 Workman       James          14   M                                  Ohio
19  1626 1626 Workman       Joseph         12   M                                  Ohio

1. ↑ Allen County, Ohio courthouse records.

   Certified death certificate

2. ↑ Allen County, Ohio courthouse records.

   Certified death certificate