Mon Valley Biographies - David L. Workman

Mon Valley Biographies

 David L Workman Jr of Perry Township

From: Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County by Gresham and Wiley, 1889, p577


Submitted by:  Marta Burns

 Surnames: Workman, Wilkinson, Biedler, Beidler

 David L Workman Jr, one of the representative young farmers of Bullskin township, was born in Perry township, Fayette county, Penna, December 9, 1850.

 He is a son of David Workman and Elizabeth Wilkinson Workman. the former born n Fayette county in 1818, was a blacksmith by trade, removing to Bullskin township in 1867; the latter a daughter of Moses Wilkinson of Perry township.

 To their union were born five children: Joseph A Workman born February 8, 1880; Ella Blanch Workman, born November 27, 1881; Lizzie Workman, born June 22, 1883; Harry B Workman, born June 30, 1885; Howard A Workman, born August 23, 1888, all born in Bullskin township, Fayette county, Penna.

 David L Workman Jr was married to Catherine Biedler, a daughter of Joseph Beidler (both spellings!) of Bullskin township, December 27, 1877. He received his education in the common schools of Fayette and Westmoreland counties. Leaving school he has made farming is principal business. For three terms he has held the office of school director. He is a member of the Ancient Order of Knights of the Mystic Chain, Monarch Castle, No 84, Moyer, is a member of the Baptist church at Connellsville, and holds the office of deacon. He is an ardent democrat, and stands well as a citizen in his neighborhood.


 
To go to home page and/or to search this site, click here

Questions? Comments? Have something to contribute to this site? Please contact
Mike Donaldson.
© Copyright 1999 by Michael A. Donaldson
All information submitted to this page remains, to the extent the law allows, the rightful property of the submitter. The submitter agrees that it may be freely copied, but never sold or used in a commercial venture without the knowledge and written permission of its rightful owner. Rootsweb, and the owner of this site, make neither claim nor estimate of the validity or accuracy of any information submitted. All information should be independently researched.