Modified Register for Jacob Lindsay Workman

 

First Generation


1. Jacob Lindsay Workman was born on 7 Jul 1812 in Monroe,Overton,Tennessee. He died on 28 Jul 1878 in Virgin City,Washington,Utah. He was buried on 31 Jul 1878 in Virgin City,Washington,Utah.

PROPERTY: KIM 1st: Blk 3, Lot 1, North Part, 1/2 acre. T7 R6, SEC 9, SE CORNER, NW/4, 20 ACRES T7 R7, SEC 1, S 2/3,SE, NE, 26 ACRES NAUVOO Temple Endowment Register Pg 212. 70 "Birth: TN 1812 Death: UT 1878 Parents: Workman, John Bilyeu, Lydia Wives (Number of Children): Reader, Nancy (7) Harris, Fanny (5) Turner, Rebecca Willard (16) Ordination: 1845 Early Civil Data: Nauvoo Early Church Data: Baptized 1840 Endowed Nauvoo Temple 1/28/46 (Seventy) Post-Nauvoo Civil Data: Farmer Salt Lake City UT Post-Nauvoo Church Data: Helped build Salt Lake City, St George Temples Sources: Susan Black, Early LDS Menbers Rec 47:742; Index, Nauvoo Land and Record Files 633; 70s Rec, Qrm 32" SEB pg 743-748. Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah pg 1264 HISTORY Jacob Workman came to Utah with the Brigham Young company. Jacob Workman helped build the Nauvoo, Salt Lake and St. George temples. From Our Pioneer Heritage Vol 18 pg 136 "Jacob Lindsey Workman was born July 7, 1812, at Monroe, Overton, Tennesse; came to Utah in 1848. He was called to the Las Vegas Mission in 1856 and spent the latter part of this mission working in the lead mines. He was released October 12, 1857, and in 1862 was called to settle in Dixie. He died there July 28, 1878."

Jacob married (1) Nancy Reader daughter of William Reeder and Jane Devenish on 15 Aug 1834 in Monroe,Overton,Tennessee. Nancy was born on 12 Feb 1810 in Raleigh,Lincoln,North Carolina. She died on 23 Nov 1846 in Mt. Pisgah,Pottawattamie,Iowa. She was buried on 25 Nov 1846 in (mormon Cemetery.


On the West side of the Monument errected A. D. 1888 in memory of those members of the Church of Jesus Christ of 
Latter Day Saints who died in 1846, 1847 and 1848, during their exodus to seek a home beyond the Rocky Mountains it 
lists Nancy Workman and Samuel Workman. (This is the Mount Pisgah Monument)

Jacob married (2) Rebecca Willard Turner on 3 Jan 1852 in Salt Lake City,Salt Lake,Utah. Rebecca was born on 18 Jul 1834 in So. St George,Knox,Maine.

She died on 4 Sep 1885 in Fort Apache,Apache,Arizona. She was buried on 6 Sep 1885 in Near Shole,Navajo,Arizona.

Jacob married (3) Fanny Harris on 19 Feb 1847.