ÿWPC` ¾xéw`¹ŒÑòõ|›=C'áIŸBð>KÁÏHM À5Þ`q\ü‡Òõ~JQÅ߀Ũn÷OðèÝ䑹/éƒüŸ[[ùÅÉ8*bÓat‘èÌn(´í¨o?„È2ÚKQ˜÷ï·¹ ?[\ŪG¾êJm_‚š•€0Ý­ÜìXÐþÓc+’™¦NÜ9÷±C1£Xß\¹Ã©ŒF*l¦½Wìg¥Ž,âî4ïŽ| »O]’‡ ßV@7Ÿÿ,CÖtŸVI“ÿÕâêÏÔw%Åÿdø\òJ%É’’"+àƒÜCp©ÿKî+E•oËý“ZiS‘|q@{èÓ)|Æ•å=©«¬/Áø 7hkTÀfÊ,$µh¦ðTÕ径‡MÆ‚7‡KëÖvÄ„e>ùÑBÁñ=“¤8=7r '#¡OY‡BÈ{¥.Jë±öšoÎ0‘Ç9¾ä¡žZ­ûˆ"Ûz9Ìþºj†®f Î#ˆøª éY-v2L5}ƒ¢£M'ß*§/ZÔ«{ÓKø+º3¹=äc’¹•ÂÔɵ9Øo¥×¹S~¡a,…ÀãôÑ’†Òãq+4füý³4 Ù¥¡Í¤ `¼éÖÿ–ôöÃwD ^>:*öË•!#ÉüUNÅ % 0:^ Sw_4cw† mˆŸb§GÁ 0VN^ª` 0V ˜\\CARMACK2\HP DeskJet 820Cse0(,,,,0(0(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(üœ$¡¡ÔUSUS.,Ô3P3— Ö½c2ê:i¢×+003|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ Page ù of &ù =Ý ƒ½Þ)ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ô(.3½Þ$©©Ý ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  Ý  Ý ƒ½Þ'ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ô;òXXÔJohn€&€Jacob€L.€Workman€historiesÔ#†XãÿXòô;=#Ô(.3½Þ$§§Ý ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÓ  ÓÑ€ ÑÑ8€ãÿXXdìdÈ8ÑÑ  ÑÔ_ÔÖ€ÿÿÖÔ_ÔPanquitch€Stake€March€18òòthóó€1880Ð @ ÐFamily€record€or€a€partial€history€copied€from€the€writings€ofÐ ,ì ЀJacob€L.€Workman€(8€April€1789€~€21€April€1855)Ð Ø ÐPrefaceÐ  Ä ÐÌÓ  Óà  àThe€idea€of€copying€this€€record€or€history€is€to€preserve€it€for€the€future€as€well€as€theÐ Ü œ Ðpresent€posterity€all€of€Jacob€L.€Workman.€€It€was€written€by€J.€L.€Workman€in€an€old€day€bookÐ È ˆ Ðin€the€year€1855€for€which€is€well„nigh€worn€out.€€These€writings€were€presented€to€me€by€myÐ ´ t Ðfather€J.€L.€Workman,€about€a€month€before€his€death€while€he€lay€on€his€sick€bed€with€theÐ   ` Ðpromise€to€explain€them€someday€when€he€felt€better.€€He€never€got€any€better.€€One€day€I€spokeÐ ŒL  Ðto€him€about€it€and€he€said,€€ð ðI€shall€never€be€able€to€explain€these€things€to€you€on€this€earth.€Ð x8  ÐTake€them€and€do€the€best€you€can€with€them.ðð€€More€about€him€and€his€death€and€sayings€will€beÐ d$  Ðrecorded€here€after.€(Abram€S.€Workman€Sr.)Ð P  ÐÌà  àAbram€S.€Workman€the€copyist€of€this€work€was€born€October€the€29òòthóó€1852€in€Salt€LakeÐ (è  ÐCity.€€I€shall€endeavor€to€write€it€in€his€own€words.Ð Ô  ÐÌà  àA€family€record€or€a€partial€history€or€family€record€from€August€1855€to€the€extent€of€myÐ ì¬ Ðknowledge€of€my€forefathers.€€Jacob€L.€Workman€writer€of€this€record€was€born€July€7th€1812,€inРؘ Ðthe€vicinity€of€Overton€Tennessee.Ð Ä„ ÐÌÖ€ ÿÿÖà  àJohn€Workman€my€father€and€son€of€Jacob€Workman,€was€born€October€8,€1789,€CountyÐ œ\ Ðof€Allegheny€Maryland.€€Jacob€Workman€my€grandfather€was€born€about€the€year€1730€in€theÐ ˆH ÐState€of€Maryland€or€New€Jersey.€€Abram€Workman€my€great„grandfather€was€born€about€theÐ t4 Ðyear€1710,€the€place€of€birth€not€know€but€supposed€to€be€in€the€State€of€New€Jersey.€€AndrewÐ `  ÐWorkman€my€great,€great€grandfather€was€born€about€the€year€1670,€place€of€birth€not€know€butÐ L  Ðsupposed€to€be€in€Holland.€€I€will€now€proceed€to€write€some€of€the€circumstances€pertaining€toÐ 8ø Ðmy€forefathers€as€they€may€occur€to€my€memory.€€That€my€children€may€know€something€of€theirÐ $ä Ðancestry.€€And€so€I€will€begin€by€saying€that€Andrew€Workman,€and€Abram€his€son,€little€orÐ  Ð Ðnothing€is€known€at€present.€€Only€I€have€heard€my€father€tell€of€one€Andrew€Workman€son€ofÐ ü ¼ ÐAbram€Workman,€who€was€a€hunter€of€animals€and€game€and€had€frequent€skirmishes€with€theÐ è!¨ ÐIndians€in€the€first€settlements€of€the€State€of€Pennsylvania€and€Maryland€and€New€Jersey,€butÐ Ô"” Ðwhether€they€fought€in€the€revolution€does€not€appear.ò òó óÐ À#€  ÐÌà  àJacob€Workman,€my€grandfather,€I€have€seen€and€heard€him€talk€but€he€was€old€and€infirmÐ ˜%X" Ðand€I€can€just€remember€seeing€him€but€my€father€told€me€many€daring€experiences,€such€as€bearÐ „&D # Ðhunts€and€hunts€after€deer€and€other€game€that€abounded€in€great€plenty€in€that€country.€€Tell€of€Ð p'0!$ Ðsome€hunting€matches€with€men€of€great€skill€in€hunting,€but€he€always€came€off€first€best€in€all€soÐ \("% Ðthat€Jacob€Workman€was€the€great€hunter€of€the€savage€mountains€of€Maryland€and€PennsylvaniaÐ H)#& Ðas€was€Daniel€Boone€of€Kentucky.€Ð 4*ô#' Ðâ âÐ  +à$( Ðà  à€Jacob€Workman€was€married€to€Elizabeth€Wickoff€about€the€year€1760€are€1762.€€SheÐ @ Ðâ âwas€the€mother€of€12€children,€all€of€which€was€born€in€Allegheny€County€Maryland.€€Their€namesÐ ,ì Ðand€order€all€birth€are€as€follows:€Abram,€the€eldest,€Isaac,€Jacob,€Benjamin,€Mary,€John,€Samuel,Ð Ø ÐJames,€William,€Stephen,€Michael,€and€David€the€youngest.€Ð  Ä ÐÌà  àJacob€Workman€Sr.€moved€to€Bourbon€County€Kentucky€about€the€yearòò€€€€€€€€€€€óó€where€heÐ Ü œ Ðdied€about€the€year€18€20.€€I€was€at€his€funeral.€€He€died€surrounded€by€his€children€andòò€óófriends€atÐ È ˆ Ða€great€old€age.€€He€suffered€for€several€years€severe€affliction€having€the€shaking€palsy€someÐ ´ t Ðyears€before€he€died.€€His€estate€became€a€matter€of€trouble€among€his€children.€€He€made€a€will€inÐ   ` Ðhis€old€age€when€he€was€childish€and€willed€his€property€to€his€two€youngest€sons€Michael,€andÐ ŒL  ÐDavid.€€The€most€of€the€children€waged€an€unsuccessful€lawsuit€in€court€with€the€two€youngestÐ x8  Ðwhich€cost€my€father€much€trouble€and€a€heavy€bill€in€cash€to€the€lawyers€and€court.€€Ð d$  ÐÌà  àI€will€now€speak€of€the€sons€of€my€grandfather€as€far€as€I€know€and€can€recollect.€Ð <ü  ÐAbraham,€the€eldest€was€married€in€New€Jersey€but€his€first€wifeððs€name€I€donððt€remember.€€IÐ (è  Ðdonððt€remember€but€I€think€her€given€name€was€Hannah.€€She€had€five€or€six€children.€€The€eldestÐ Ô  ÐJames,€also€Michael,€the€others€I€donððt€remember€but€Hannah€died€in€Bourbon€County€KentuckyÐ À Ðin€the€year€1817€and€Abram€was€again€married€to€Sarah€Sullivan.€€She€bore€him€several€childrenÐ ì¬ Ðand€Abraham€died€in€òò€€€€€óósken€County€Kentucky€in€the€year€1832.€€Abraham€was€a€poor€man€butРؘ Ðhonest€and€kind.€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óó€the€second€was€married€in€Maryland€his€firstòòóó€name€I€donððt€remember.€Ð Ä„ ÐHis€eldest€children€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€,óó€Mary,€and€Nancy,€and€Hannah€oldest€son€Jacob,€next€Benjamin€hisÐ °p Ðyoungest.€€His€wife€died€in€Bourbon€County€Kentucky€about€1825.€€He€was€again€married€toÐ œ\ ÐEunice€Cooms€but€they€did€not€agree€and€they€parted.€€Soon€after€he€removed€to€Illinois€where€he€Ð ˆH Ðlived€several€years€and€died€in€1838.€€He€was€poor€but€an€honest€man.€€He€met€with€an€accidentÐ t4 Ðwhen€a€child€by€being€burned€which€crippled€his€right€hand€and€arm€so€that€he€was€a€cripple€to€theÐ `  Ðend€of€his€days.€€He€was€a€good€shoemaker€which€trade€he€followed€to€the€last€I€heard€of€him.€€Ð L  Ðà  àJacob€the€third€I€never€seen€or€heard€of€only€my€father€said€of€his€being€a€great€bullyÐ 8ø Ðfighter.Ð $ä ÐÌà  àMary,€the€only€daughter€was€married€to€Isaac€Bilyeu.€€Their€eldest,€Jacob,€the€next€John.€Ð ü ¼ ÐHad€several€others€but€I€donððt€remember€their€names.€€Isaac€Bilyeu€was€a€man€of€good€moralððs,Ð è!¨ Ðsteady€habits,€and€quite€industrious€but€poor.€€He€used€to€move€from€place€to€place€not€remainingÐ Ô"” Ðat€one€place€long€at€a€time€so€that€he€has€lived€in€almost€every€state€and€territory€in€the€US.€€TheÐ À#€  Ðlast€I€heard€of€him€he€was€in€Missouri€and€in€good€health€which€was€about€two€years€hence,€hisÐ ¬$l! Ðwife€Mary€still€living.€€Ð ˜%X" ÐÌà  àBenjamin€the€fourth€and€older€than€Mary,€was€married€to€Hannah€Bilyeu,€his€eldestÐ p'0!$ ÐElizabeth.€€Eldest€son€Stephen,€he€was€a€fiddler,€next€John.€€Benjamin€was€a€bully€fighter€but€aÐ \("% Ðsober€industrious€man.€€He€died€in€Illinois€about€the€time€of€Isaac€in€1838.€€Ð H)#& Ðâ âÐ 4*ô#' Ðà  àJohn,€the€sixth,€my€father,€was€married€to€Lydia€Bilyeu€in€Overton€County€Tennessee.€€HisÐ @ Ðeldest,€Richard,€who€died€in€infancy€was€born€in€Overton€County€Tennessee€December€the€27òòthóóÐ ,ì Ð1809.€Ð Ø Ðâ âà  à€Next,€Jacob€L.€Workman,€the€writer€of€this€work.€€I€was€born€in€Overton€CountyÐ  Ä ÐTennessee€but€father€moved€to€Bourbon€County€Kentucky€in€181òò€€€€€óó€so€the€first€I€remember€wasÐ ð ° ÐÔ_Ôin€Kentucky.€€I€was€born€July€7th1812.€€My€father€bought€land€in€Nickless€County€Kentucky,€10Ð Ü œ Ðmiles€from€where€grandfather€lived€and€father€by€industry€and€good€economy€soon€became€inÐ È ˆ Ðgood€circumstances€in€property€and€money.€€We€remained€in€Kentucky€till€1827€when€weÐ ´ t Ðremoved€to€Overton€County€Tennessee.€We€bought€a€large€tract€of€land€in€Overton€CountyÐ   ` ÐTennessee.€€I€have€heard€my€father€J.€L.€Workman€say€they€bought€3,000€acres,€built€a€good€gristÐ ŒL  Ðmill,€carried€on€a€distillery€of€whiskey€and€brandy€and€by€hard€work€and€economy€we€soonÐ x8  Ðbecame€well€off€in€property€but€still€knew€nothing€of€the€Gospel€of€Jesus€Christ€of€Latter„dayÐ d$  ÐSaints€till€1839.€€Ð P  ÐÌà  àMy€father€belonged€to€the€Dunkard€church€when€I€can€first€remember,€but€he€was€notÐ (è  Ðsatisfied€with€them€and€withdrew€from€them€and€used€to€quarrel€with€them€about€religion.€€ThisÐ Ô  Ðbrought€upon€him€the€hatred€and€anger€of€the€members€of€the€church€which€was€the€leading€causeÐ À Ðof€his€leaving€Nickless€County€Kentucky€and€removed€into€Tennessee.€€We€therefore€sufferedÐ ì¬ Ðfrom€them€and€others€besides€when€he€left€the€church.€€He€took€to€drinking€strong€drinks€whichРؘ Ðhe€followed€more€or€less€till€1839€when€he€joined€the€church€of€Jesus€Christ€of€Latter„day€SaintsÐ Ä„ Ðunder€the€hands€of€Julian€Moses,€a€traveling€Elder€of€the€church€at€which€time€my€mother€andÐ °p Ðother€members€of€the€family€joined€the€church.€€A€word€about€my€mother,€she€had€children€veryÐ œ\ Ðfast,€she€had€twenty€in€all.€No€twins.€The€order€of€births€are€as€follows:Ð ˆH ÐÌRichard,€born€December€the€27òòthóó€1809€€€€Died€September€17òòthóó€1812Ð `  ÐJacob€L.,€born€July€7,€1812Ð L  ÐElizabeth,€born€November€the€10òòthóó€1813Ð 8ø ÐJohn,€born€November€the€10òòthóó€1815Ð $ä ÐSamuel,€born€September€the€10òòthóó€1817Ð  Ð ÐLydia,€born€May€the€22òòndóó€1818Ð ü ¼ ÐHannah,€born€February€21,€1821Ð è!¨ ÐAbraham,€born€September€18,€1822€€€€Died€September€1852Ð Ô"” ÐAndrew€J.,€Born€July€the€13òòthóó€1824Ð À#€  ÐCornelius,€born€March€the€21òòstóó€1826Ð ¬$l! ÐOliver€G.,€born€January€7òòthóó€1828€will€inÐ ˜%X" ÐPolly€Ann,€born€May€11,€1829Ð „&D # ÐStephen,€born€August€30,€1830€€€Died€October€28òòthóó€1843Ð p'0!$ ÐPeter,€born€July€the€23òòrdóó€1831Ð \("% ÐSolomon,€born€June€the€27òòthóó€1832€€€€Died€October€17òòthóó€1843Ð H)#& ÐJoseph,€born€July€the€23òòrdóó€1833Ð 4*ô#' ÐLouisa,€born€July€the€5th€1834Ð  +à$( ÐBenjamin,€born€June€17,€1837Ð  ,Ì%) ÐHiram€J.,€born€July€the€12òòthóó€1839Ð @ ÐOne€child€that€was€born€stillbornÐ ,ì ÐÌà  àLydia,€my€mother,€was€born€August€18,€1793,€died€September€30òòthóó€1845.€I,€the€copyistÐ  Ä Ðhave€found€a€record€of€the€marriage€of€John€Workman,€and€Lydia€Bilyeu,€they€were€marriedÐ ð ° ÐMarch€1st€1809.Ð Ü œ ÐÌà  àMy€mother€lived€many€years€after€she€joined€the€church€enjoying€the€fruits€of€the€gospel.€Ð ´ t ÐBaptized€by€Abraham€Owen€Smoot,€July€the€23òòrdóó€1840.€€I€joined€the€church€and€in€the€spring€ofÐ   ` Ð1842,€I,€with€my€family€removed€to€Nauvoo,€Illinois,€leaving€my€father€and€family€in€Tennessee.Ð ŒL  ÐThey€moved€up€in€the€summer€of€1848.€€My€father€lived€in€Nauvoo€part€of€the€time€and€part€ofÐ x8  Ðthe€time€on€his€farm€four€miles€east€of€the€city.€€I€think€it€here€proper€to€write€a€few€sketches€of€J.Ð d$  ÐL.€Workmanððs€private€history€found€in€another€book.€Ð P  ÐÌà  à€When€we€returned€from€Kentucky€to€Tennessee€in€1827€my€father€gave€me€a€piece€(ofÐ (è  Ðland)€before€I€was€of€age€and€I€built€a€house€before€I€was€of€age.€€I€also€made€a€trip€too€onÐ Ô  Ðhorseback€to€Kentucky€on€business€for€father€and€also€to€see€our€old€friends€and€relations.€€I€spentÐ À Ðseveral€weeks€and€returned€home€in€good€health.€€It€being€my€first€visit€of€any€considerable€lengthÐ ì¬ Ðin€my€life.€€About€this€time€we€used€to€make€and€sell€whiskey€and€brandy€and€many€people€of€lowРؘ Ðstanding€would€come€and€get€drunk€and€spend€their€last€cent€for€liquor€and€it€put€a€disgust€in€itÐ Ä„ Ðthat€I€left€it€off€entirely€and€never€used€it€for€about€16€years.Ð °p ÐÌà  à€€I€commenced€when€I€was€about€18€years€of€age€to€save€all€the€time€I€could€and€not€toÐ ˆH Ðdrink€strong€drinks.€€So€when€most€young€men€and€old€too€was€drinking€and€rowing,€€I€wasÐ t4 Ðpreparing€timber€for€my€house€or€doing€something€that€would€tell,€and€when€they€would€comeÐ `  Ðhome€to€go€to€work€with€me€I€would€be€ready€also€in€better€feeling€than€most€of€them.€€So€by€theÐ L  Ðtime€that€I€needed€it,€I€had€a€house€of€my€own€that€I€could€call€my€own.€€And€that€too€by€savingsÐ 8ø Ðwhat€most€of€the€youth€of€my€age€spent€foolishly.€€They€would€go€to€town€and€spend€from€oneÐ $ä Ðday€to€one€week€in€drinking€strong€drink€and€meeting€friends€till€their€grocery€bill€would€be€fromÐ  Ð Ð$5€to€$50€and€often€have€one€or€more€fights€which€would€lay€them€in€for€several€days€and€likelyÐ ü ¼ Ðwill€cost€them€a€small€sum€to€pay€the€County€fine€and€cost.€€That€I€saved€and€applied€it€on€myÐ è!¨ Ðhouse€and€by€the€time€I€was€21€I€had€one€as€good€a€house€as€their€was€in€the€neighborhood€andÐ Ô"” Ðhad€not€lost€anytime€from€the€work€on€the€farm.€€The€time€only€that€others€have€lost€and€they€hadÐ À#€  Ðnothing€at€all.€€So€much€for€strong€drink.Ð ¬$l! ÐÌà  à€€And€finally€I€was€married€to€Nancy€Reader€€August€15,€1835.€€Our€first€child€was€bornÐ „&D # ÐJuly€the€22òòndóó€1835,€James€Thomas,€first.€Samuel,€second€of€January€26,€1839.€€William€Smoot,Ð p'0!$ ÐNovember€7,€1841.€€These€were€born€to€me€in€Tennessee.€€In€1842€I€moved€to€Nauvoo,€HancockÐ \("% ÐCounty,€Illinois.€€I€lived€there€till€1846€and€then€Hiram€Parley€was€born€February€the€25òòthóó€1843.€Ð H)#& ÐJosephine,€my€first€daughter€was€born€July€2òòndóó€1845.€€In€the€spring€of€1846€we€left€Nauvoo€for€theÐ 4*ô#' Ðplains€and€came€to€Mt€Pisgah.€There€we€suffered€much€sickness€and€affliction.€€There€my€sonÐ  +à$( ÐSamuel,€died€October€the€11òòthóó€1846,€then€Nancy€my€wife€died€also€November€the€23òòrdóó€1846€andÐ  ,Ì%) Ðthen€I€was€married€to€Fannie€Morrison€wife€of€Joseph€D.€Morrison€(deceased)€on€February€1847.Ð @ ÐThere€David€was€born€February€the€28òòthóó€1848,€and€in€April€1848€we€started€for€the€valleys€of€theÐ ,ì Ðmountains€where€we€arrived€all€well€September€the€26òòthóó€of€the€same€year.€€More€by€the€by.Ð Ø ÐÌà  àElizabeth,€my€eldest€sister€was€born€in€Bourbon€Kentucky.€€Was€in€my€fatherððs€familyÐ ð ° Ðdoing€her€part€in€our€various€moves€and€vicissitudes€till1833.€€She€was€married€to€John€H.€BilyeuÐ Ü œ Ðand€removed€to€Illinois€Christian€County€where€they€have€lived€for€the€last€20€years.€€€ElizabethÐ È ˆ Ðhas€had€10€or€12€children,€eldest€Peter,€€next€John,€many€of€the€rest€I€donððt€remember,€Peter€andÐ ´ t ÐJohn€both€married€at€last€count€and€are€all€well.€€John,€third,€born€in€Bourbon€County€KentuckyÐ   ` Ðremoved€with€us€till€we€came€to€Nauvoo.€€He€did€not€like€the€treatment€he€received€from€certainÐ ŒL  Ðones€and€went€back€to€Tennessee€from€there€to€Illinois€where€he€now€lives.€€He€was€married€inÐ x8  Ð1835€to€Winifred€Holderfield,€she€had€five€children,€John,€Lydia,€and€Elizabeth.€€I€do€notÐ d$  Ðremember€the€rest.€€His€wife€died€in€1844€and€John€was€again€married€to€Katherine€Roberts.€€AllÐ P  Ðwell€last€spring.€Samuel,€born€in€Nickless€County€Kentucky€came€also€up€to€Nauvoo€but€wentÐ <ü  Ðback€to€Tennessee€and€from€there€to€Illinois€where€he€now€lives.€€He€was€married€to€MatildaÐ (è  ÐBurgess€just€about€1839,€had€several€children,€mostly€girls,€names€not€remembered.Ð Ô  ÐÌà  àLydia,€was€born€in€Nickless€County€Kentucky.€€Joined€the€church€in€1835,€was€married€toÐ ì¬ ÐJeremiah€Hammonol€in€Tennessee,€never€came€out€from€there€till€lately€I€heard€they€were€inРؘ ÐIllinois€but€was€like€the€rest€that€are€back€there,€they€have€forgotten€their€maker€and€Mormonism.€Ð Ä„ ÐShe€has€some€children€but€donððt€remember€their€names.€Ð °p ÐÌà  à€Hannah€was€born€in€Nicholess€County€Kentucky,€was€married€to€John€Rigsby€inÐ ˆH ÐTennessee,€came€to€Nauvoo,€went€back€to€Tennessee€where€John€Rigsby€died€in€1843.€€She€cameÐ t4 Ðback€to€Nauvoo,€stayed€till€1848€and€came€to€Mt€Pisgah€and€was€married€to€James€M.€Chadwick,Ð `  Ðleft€Nauvoo€after€the€battle,€came€to€Missouri€stayed€till€1848€then€came€to€Mt.€Pisgah,€stayed€till€òò€Ð L  Ѐ€€€€óó€then€came€to€the€valleys€of€the€mountains€and€still€here.€€She€has€four€children,€Delia,Ð 8ø ÐElizabeth,€Rachel€and€Aaron,€Ð $ä Ðà  àÌà  àAbraham,€born€Nickless€County€Kentucky€joined€the€church€in€1839.€€Came€to€NauvooÐ ü ¼ Ðthe€same€time€I€did.€€Was€married€to€Martha€Witcher.€Her€firstborn€was€Caroline,€came€fromÐ è!¨ ÐNauvoo€to€near€Mt€Pisgah.€€Martha€died€and€Abraham€married€to€Polly€Hays,€widow€of€JohnÐ Ô"” ÐHays.€€He€had€two€children€for€him.€€John,€and€Heber,€and€she€died€and€he€was€again€married€toÐ À#€  ÐJane€Dock,€widow€of€James€Dock€and€they€removed€to€the€valleys€1857€and€removed€to€the€cityÐ ¬$l! Ðof€Provo€where€he€died€1859.Ð ˜%X" ÐÌà  àAndrew€Jackson€Workman,€born€Nickless€County€Kentucky€joined€the€church€in€1839Ð p'0!$ Ðcame€to€Nauvoo,€came€out€with€the€pioneers€in€February€1846.€€Enlisted€in€the€MormonÐ \("% ÐBattalion.€€Reenlisted€in€California€in€the€Mexican€war,€came€to€San€Bernardino€and€helped€toÐ H)#& Ðbuild€up€that€settlement€and€in€the€summer€of€1855€€married€Rebecca€Dock€and€has€now€returnedÐ 4*ô#' Ðto€San€Bernardino.€€Ð  +à$( ÐÐ  ,Ì%) Ðà  àCornelius,€born€Nicholas€County€Kentucky€came€to€the€mountains€with€the€first€companyÐ @ Ðof€€immigrants€in€1847€and€went€through€to€California,€stayed€there€seven€years€and€returned€toÐ ,ì Ðthis€city€October€1854.Ð Ø ÐÌà  àOliver€G.,€born€in€Overton€County€Tennessee€joined€the€church€in€1840,€came€to€NauvooÐ ð ° Ðand€went€round€with€the€Battalion€as€did€Andrew€J.€Only€he€came€to€this€place€in€1848.€€WentÐ Ü œ Ðback€to€the€states€in€1849€returned€to€this€city€in€1852.€€He€was€married€to€Susan€Abigail€Brown.Ð È ˆ ÐHis€firstborn€was€Charles€Oliver€and€in€the€spring€of€1854€was€called€to€go€on€a€mission€toÐ ´ t ÐEngland€and€is€now€in€England.€Ð   ` ÐÌà  àMary€Ann€born€Overton€County€Tennessee,€came€up€to€him€in€Nauvoo€and€was€sealed€toÐ x8  ÐJohn€D.€Lee.€€€Left€him€at€winter€quarters€and€came€back€to€Mt.€Pisgah€and€went€back€to€Gt.Ð d$  ÐDesmom€and€was€married€to€John€Bennett€and€has€gone€to€Kansas.Ð P  ÐÌà  àLouisa,€born€Overton€County€€Tennessee€came€to€Nauvoo€and€to€Mt.€Pisgah€and€wasÐ (è  Ðmarried€to€George€A.€Wilson.€€One€came€to€this€place€in€1857€and€went€to€California€till€theÐ Ô  Ðsummer€of€1855€then€returned€to€this€place€where€they€still€liveÐ À ÐÌà  àHyrum,€the€youngest,€born€in€Overton€County€Tennessee,€came€through€all€theРؘ Ðvicissitudes€of€€Mormonism€€to€this€place€and€time€and€is€now€well€and€hearty€and€is€about€17Ð Ä„ Ðyears€of€age.Ð °p ÐÓ  ÓHistory€commenced€September€the€30òòthóó€and€finished€the€same€dayÐ œ\ Ðà @ àà @` à€Jacob€L.€Workman€Ð ˆH ÐÓ²QÓÌÌà  àMy€father€remained€in€the€vicinity€of€Nauvoo,€Illinois€until€1846.€€Then€he€left€with€theÐ L  ÐSaints€and€was€driven€into€the€wilderness.€€He€came€to€Mt.€Pisgah€remained€there€till€1857€whenÐ 8ø Ðhe€came€to€the€valleys€of€the€mountains€in€the€city€of€great€Salt€Lake€for€where€he€lived€€with€hisÐ $ä Ðchildren€part€of€the€time€and€part€of€the€time€in€his€own€house€laboring€with€his€own€hands€for€hisÐ  Ð Ðliving€as€far€as€he€was€able€and€rejoicing€in€the€Gospel€and€the€teachings€of€all€the€servants€of€theÐ ü ¼ ÐLord€in€this€city€up€to€the€spring€of€1855.€When€his€health€became€very€poor€and€finally€€about€theÐ è!¨ Ðfirst€of€April€he€had€to€cease€his€daily€labors€which€was€transcribing€patriarchal€blessings,€familyÐ Ô"” Ðrecords€into€a€very€plain€hand€so€that€they€were€easy€to€read.€€The€period€which€business€heÐ À#€  Ðfollowed€several€years.€€Ð ¬$l! ÐÌà  àHis€disease€increased€upon€him€in€spite€of€all€the€faith€and€prayers€of€€us€all€and€in€spite€ofÐ „&D # Ðall€we€could€do€for€him,€until€the€14òòthóó€òòóó€of€April.€€Satisfied€that€his€days€were€numbered€and€that€heÐ p'0!$ Ðcould€not€live€but€a€short€time.€Ask€him€if€he€was€in€pain?€He€said€he€thot€not.€€I€ask€him€if€he€wasÐ \("% Ðwilling€to€die.€He€said€he€would€rather€live.€But€he€was€willing€to€die€if€it€was€the€will€of€the€Lord.€Ð H)#& ÐHe€remained€in€his€senses€most€of€the€time€till€the€evening€of€the€20òòthóó.€€Up€to€which€time€I€hadÐ 4*ô#' Ðfrequent€conversations€with€him€upon€the€subject€of€the€gospel€salvation.€€Also€upon€his€temporalÐ  +à$( Ðeffects.€€He€seemed€to€be€in€his€right€mind€till€the€evening€of€the€20òòthóó€of€April€when€he€seemed€toÐ  ,Ì%) Ðgo€to€sleep€but€still€breathing€hard.€€20€minutes€before€five€oððclock€in€the€morning€of€the€21òòstóó€heÐ @ Ðbreathed€his€last€surrounded€by€children€and€friends.€€And€was€buried€in€his€temporal€robes€on€theÐ ,ì Ðnortheast€of€lot€block€of€the€burying€ground€of€the€city€of€great€Salt€Lake€and€for€the€Saints€inÐ Ø Ðgeneral.Ð  Ä ÐÌÓ  ÓA€family€history€continued€written€by€Abram€WorkmanÐ Ü œ Ðson€of€J.€L.€WorkmanÐ È ˆ ÐÌÓ  Óà  àI€will€endeavor€to€continue€the€work€my€father€commenced€to€the€best€of€my€abilityÐ   ` Ðcommenced€March€the€22òòndóó€1880.€€It€will€be€seen€that€Jacob€L.€Workman€gives€no€account€all€butÐ ŒL  Ðsix€of€the€12€children€of€Jacob€Workman,€my€great„grandfather.€€The€life€of€the€other€six€willÐ x8  Ðremain€a€mystery€unless€obtained€elsewhere.€€Ð d$  ÐÌà  àWe€left€Jacob€L.€Workman€in€Salt€Lake€City€with€David€the€youngest.€€Ð <ü  ÐÌà  àNext€born€was€Lydia€€Born€February€10,€1850.€Ð Ô  ÐÌà  àNext€Andrew€Jackson,€May€the€24òòthóó€1857.€€Ð ì¬ ÐÌà  àRebecca€W.€Turner€was€sealed€to€J.€L.€Workman.€She€Rebecca€also€stood€proxy€forÐ Ä„ ÐNancy,€first€wife,€January€3,€1852.€Ð °p ÐÌà  àNext€born€by€Fanny,€€Joseph€Nimrod,€€August€15,€18òò€€€€€óó.Ð ˆH Ðà  àÌà  àFirstborn€by€Rebecca,€Abraham,€the€writer€of€€this€book,€born€October€29,€1852.€Ð `  ÐÌà  àNext€by€Rebecca€was€Elizabeth,€and€Mary,€December€the€26òòthóó€1853.€€The€last€one€fromÐ 8ø ÐFanny.€Ð $ä ÐÌà  àFanny€Louisa€born€March€3òòrdóó€€1851.€The€balance€is€from€Rebecca.€€Hannah,€€January€13òòthóó€Ð ü ¼ Ð1855.€€Ð è!¨ ÐÌà  àThe€summer€of€1855€is€known€as€the€year€of€the€grasshopper€war.€When€the€grasshopperÐ À#€  Ðdestroyed€at€Salt€Lake€City€and€the€neighbor€settlements€and€made€bread€stuff€very€scarce€beforeÐ ¬$l! Ðanother€harvest.€€Ð ˜%X" ÐÌà  àOn€the€28òòthóó€day€of€April€1856,€father€started€on€a€mission€to€Las€Vegas€some€400€miles€toÐ p'0!$ Ðthe€south€to€preach€to€the€Indians€and€teach€them€to€raise€corn.€€He€left€his€family€without€grub€toÐ \("% Ðgo€on€a€mission€because€he€was€called€by€the€servants€of€God.€€They€suffered€considerable€but€allÐ H)#& Ðlived€and€while€he€was€gone€Rebecca€bore€Martha€Jane.€Born€July€the€27òòthóó€1856.€€Then€father€wasÐ 4*ô#' Ðcalled€to€the€lead€mines.€From€there€returned€home€by€discharge€by€President€of€the€mission,€N.V.Ð  +à$( ÐJohns,€October€the€24òòthóó€18__.€Ð  ,Ì%) Їà  àNancy€was€born€April€2,€1860.€Ð @ ÐÌà  àIsaac€Nathaniel€born€February€the€26òòthóó€€1862.€€Ð Ø ÐÌà  àThe€fall€of€1862,€€father€was€called€by€President€Brigham€Young€to€go€to€Dixie,€theÐ ð ° Ðsouthern€part€of€Utah€to€raise€cotton.€€There€he€went€€and€arrived€the€15òòthóó€of€December€1862€withÐ Ü œ Ðhis€two€wives€and€their€children.€€His€first€wifeððs€children€having€grown€up€and€stopped€behind€inÐ È ˆ Ðthe€vicinity€of€Salt€Lake.€€He€settled€at€Virgin€City€where€my€uncle€Andrew€J.€lived.€€There€we€allÐ ´ t Ðsuffered€very€much€for€food€and€clothing€for€the€first€few€years.Ð   ` ÐÌà  à€There€€Henry€F.€Was€born€€December€the€21òòstóó€1863.€Ð x8  ÐÌà  àAlso€Erastus€Snow,€born€November€20,€1864.€€Ð P  ÐÌà  àRebecca€born€March€3òòrdóó€€1867.€Ð (è  ÐÌà  àLucy€Morinda€ð!ð€June€26th1869.€Ð À ÐÌà  àDelia€Marion,€July€16òòthóó€1871.€€òòóó€Ð ؘ ÐÌà  àIn€the€spring€of€187òò€€€€óó€€father€bought€a€place€eight€miles€south€of€Virgin€City,€where€heÐ °p Ðmoved€and€lived€the€balance€of€his€life.€€This€is€all€the€children€of€J.€L.€Workman.€€Ð œ\ ÐÌà  àIn€the€fall€of€1875,€€my€father€(J.€L.€Workman)€lost€his€eye€and€the€pain€thereof€came€nearÐ t4 Ðkilling€him.€But€by€his€request,€I€cut€his€eye€open€with€my€pocketknife€and€then€it€got€easy€andÐ `  Ðfinally€well.€But€he€never€was€able€to€do€but€very€little€work€afterwards.€€In€the€spring€of€1878,€heÐ L  Ðtook€sick.€And€when€he€first€took€sick,€he€said€he€should€never€get€well.€He€grew€worse€everyÐ 8ø Ðday.€We€done€all€we€could€for€him,€but€he€did€not€wish€to€take€any€medicine€and€would€not€onlyÐ $ä Ðto€please€me.€€For€he€said€he€did€not€wish€to€live,€for€he€would€never€be€able€to€do€anything€moreÐ  Ð Ðif€he€did€live.€€He€had€his€reasons€all€through€his€sickness€till€within€minutes€on€his€death€andÐ ü ¼ Ðexhorted€his€family€to€never€forsake€Mormonism€and€bore€testimony€of€its€truthfulness€to€the€last.€Ð è!¨ ÐIn€the€morning€of€the€28òòthóó€of€July€1878,€after€two€months€of€severe€pain€and€suffering€he€breathedÐ Ô"” Ðhis€last€on€his€place€eight€miles€south€of€Virgin€City,€Kane€County,€Utah.€He€was€taken€to€VirginÐ À#€  ÐCity€burying€ground€and€buried€in€his€temple€robes€and€in€a€few€days€the€Deseret€News€told€theÐ ¬$l! Ðpeople€that€another€firm€latter„day€Saint€had€gone€to€rest.€€My€father€was€always€a€poor€man€butÐ ˜%X" Ðan€honest€one.€He€raised€a€large€family€and€when€he€died€no€man€could€say€that€J.€L.€WorkmanÐ „&D # Ðowed€him€a€cent.€(Abram€S.€Workman)Ð p'0!$ ÐÌ