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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.



WORKMAN, DAVID, born Sept. 10, 1804, in Alleganey county, Maryland, raised in Bourbon county, Kentucky, and married in Overton county, Tennessee, to Lydia Bilyeu. They had two children in Tennessee, moved to Sangamon county, in 1829, and settled near his brother William in what is now Loami township. They had twelve children in Sangamon county. Of their fourteen children--

DIANA, born in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county to Benjaman Workman (no relative), have five children, and reside near Fort Scott, Kansas.

JACOB, born in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county to Anna Harbour, have ten children, and live near Fort Scott, Kansas.

NANCY, born about 1830, in Sangamon county, married John Bilyeu. They have several children, and live near Scio, Linn county, Oregon.

MICHAEL, born 1831 or '32, in Sangamon county, married Mrs. Julia A. Workman, whose maiden name was Bilyeu. She had four children, and died Jan. 12, 1859. He married Hannah Workman, a distant relative. They have five children, and live in Christian county, near Mowequa, Shelby county, Illinois.

MINERVA, born Oct. 23, 1833, in Sangamon county, married William P. Carson. See his name.

SARAH married Sampson Bilyeu, and died, leaving one child.

ELIZABETH married John Carson. See his name. They have several children, and live near Fort Scott, Kansas.

PETER, born in Sanganton county, married Martha Workman. He enlisted in 1861 for three years in the 11th Mo. Inf., was accidentally shot through the body in camp, and died at home in Sangamon county, Nov. 18, 1865, leaving a widow and three children, who reside in Christian county, Illinois.

DAVID, born in Sangamon county, married February, 1861, to Amelia Bilyeu, in Sangamon county, moved at once to Overton county, Tennessee, was there pressed into the rebel army, and was placed in command of a wagon train. Watching his opportunity, he cut four mules from a wagon, swam three of them across Green river, and succeeded in reaching the Union lines. He visited his old home in Sangamon county, enlisted in Co. B, 30th Ill. Inf. for three years, in August, 1862, and died at Jackson, Tennessee, Oct. 22, 1862.

LYDIA married in Sangamon county to Thomas Large, have several children, and live near Fort Scott, Kansas.

MARY died, aged nine years.

WILLIAM R., born Sept. 10, 1849, in Sangamon county, married Sept. 16, 1869, to Elizabeth J. Shubert. She was born Feb 11, 1855, in Ripley county, Indiana. They have two children, DAVID E. and JAMES M., and live near Loami, Illinois.

HANNAH, born in Sangamon county, married Robert Wilson, have two children, and reside near Fort Scott, Kansas.

ISAAC, born in Sangamon county, lives with his brother, Michael.

David Workman died Feb. 20, 1865, and Mrs. Lydia Workman died Nov. 26, 1866, both in Sangamon county, Illinois.



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