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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, WILLIAM, brother to John, Stephen, David and James. He was born April 8, 1799, in Alleganey county, Marylad, and was taken by his parents about 1809, to Bourbon county, Ky. He was married March 23, 1819, in Overton county, Tennessee, to Sarah Bilyen. She was born Nov. 26, 1801, in Green county, Kentucky. They had four children in Tennessee, and moved to Sangamon county, Illinois, arriving Oct. 1, 1829, in what is now Loami township, south of Lick creek, where seven children were born, two of whom died young. Of the other nine--

PETER, born May 24, 1820, in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county, Jan. 28, 1841, to Sally Jane Taylor. They had thirteen children, five died young. NANCY married Samuel Workman. He enlisted August, 1861, in Co. B, 30th Ill. Inf., and died at Cairo, Feb. 13, 1862, leaving one child, SAMUEL M. His widow married Jasper Bilyeu, and lives in Christian county, Illinois. LOUISA J. married David Hays, has three children, and lives in Christian county. SIMON P married Fanny J. Short. He is in Co. H 16th U. S. Inf. His wife and two children live with their grandmother, Huggins--1874. MARY E. married Samue Harbour. See his name. They live near Loami, Illinois. JACOB W., AL??MYRA, STEPHEN and CAROLINE live with their parents, two miles south of Loami, Sangamon county, Illinois.

JACOB, born Dec. 8, 1822, in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county, March 19, 1846, to Nancy Taylor. They have eight children. WILLIAM S. married Elizabeth Williams, has two children, and lives in Shelby county, Illinois. JACOB H. married Nancy Harbour, have one child, DENNIS, and live near Loami, Illinois. STEPHEN, GEORGE P., PETER D., JOHN H., NANCY J., and CHARLEY, reside with their parents, two and three-quarter miles south of Loami, Illinois.

JOHN, born July 6, 1824, in Overton county, Tennessee, married in Sangamon county, Sept. 23, 1850, to Caroline Campbell. They had nine children, two died young. SARAH E. and JOHN W. reside with their parents. KATIE A. married Simon P. Campbell. See his name. JOSIAH W., LUCINA, LILLIE C. and MARY live with their parents, five miles west of Chatham, Illinois.

STEPHEN, born Jan. 20, 1827, in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county, Feb. 22, 1847, to Mary S. Hays. He enlisted August, 1861, for three years, in Co. B, 30th Ill. Inf., was discharged on account of physical disability, December, 1862. He moved to Harrison county, Missouri, in September, 1865. He was preparing to return to Illinois, and was murdered April 2, 1869. The object of the murderer was robbery, but he failed in that. Mr. W. left a widow and seven children. SALLY married George Ray, and died in Missouri. ELIZABETH married George C. Dean, a native of Saratoga county, New York. They have one child, CHLOE M., and live in Loami township. Mr. Dean served eighteen months in Co. F. 1st Reg. Mich. Sharpshooters, and was honorably discharged July 28, 1865. ADDISON B., PETER, SOPHRONIA, EMILY and STEPHEN D. live with their mother, near Loami, Sangamon county, Illinois.

DAVID, born March 22, 1829, in Sangamon county, married Feb. 6, 1849, to Julia Bilyeu, and died March 16, 1849. His widow married Richard Workman.

ELIZABETH, born May 23, 1831, in Sangamon county, married Josiah W. Campbell. See his name.

ISAAC, born August 7, 1834, in Sangamon county, married Feb. 14, 1856, to Elizabeth Workman. They had three children. SALLY married Peter Harbour. See his name. JOHN and MARTHA reside with their father. Mrs. W. died Sept. 25, 1860, and he was married June 29, 1862, to Martha A. Wedding, and have six children--WILLIAM H., ISAAC, MAYHEW, JOSEPH, MARY A. and ELIZABETH and reside two miles south of Loami, Sangamon county, Illinois.

WILLIAM B., born August 14, 1837, in Sangamon county, married May 22, 1857, to Lydia Bilyeu, who was born May 5, 1845, in Overton county, Tennessee. They had seven children. The first, third and fifth died, SUSAN, in infancy, ALICE, at five, and POLLY, at two years of age. SARAH A., WILLIAM F., CAROLINE and FRANCES reside with their parents, one mile south of Loami, Illinois. By comparing dates it will be seen that Mrs. Workman was only twelve years and seventeen days old when she was married. Their first child was born Sept. 22, 1858, when she was thirteen years and four months old. Miss Sarah A., their eldest daughter, has quite a talent for music and plays well on the piano--1874.

SAMUEL, born Oct. 17, 1845, married Oct. 16, 1863, to Emily Hays. They had two children. She and the children died, and he married March 4, 1867, to Anna Harbour. They have two living children, JENNIE MAY and KATIE, and reside one mile south of Loami, Illinois.

William Workman and wife live on the farm where they settled in 1829. It is one mile south of Loami, Sangamon county, Illinois.



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