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Richard Workman

Birth	:	7 Jan 1818 Ireland
Death	:	13 Mar 1903 Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Fordyce Cemetery, Stockport, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8388000, -91.8556000
Description	:	Richard Workman was born Jan. 7, 1818, near Coieraine, in the County Derry, Ireland, and died at his home near Stockport, Iowa, March 13, 1903, aged 85 years, 2 months and 6 days. In company with his father and mother, William and Mary Haelot Workman, and one sister he came to Canada, landing at Quebec, July 20th, 1834. His father was stricken with cholera on board the vessel and died one day before landing, and his mother succumbed to the same dread disease one day after they had landed. Both were buried at Quebec. Thus he was left a mere... Read More	Richard Workman was born Jan. 7, 1818, near Coieraine, in the County Derry, Ireland, and died at his home near Stockport, Iowa, March 13, 1903, aged 85 years, 2 months and 6 days. In company with his father and mother, William and Mary Haelot Workman, and one sister he came to Canada, landing at Quebec, July 20th, 1834. His father was stricken with cholera on board the vessel and died one day before landing, and his mother succumbed to the same dread disease one day after they had landed. Both were buried at Quebec. Thus he was left a mere boy, 16 years old, among strangers and in a strange land. But with that indomitable courage and faith in the right, which has marked his life work, he faced the world with a brave heart and willing hands and carved out a reputation which well may command our respect and emulation. Dec. 12, 1841, he was married to Mary Ann Bowers, at Newton, Ohio and in the following year came to Iowa, Van Buren County, where he has resided ever since, having lived at the old home since 1844 with the exception of about ten years in the town of Winchester. His wife died November 25, 1885, since which time his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Rachel Workman, and his three grandchildren, Eugene, Richard, and Mary, have remained with him. He was the father of ten children, six boys and four girls, all of whom preceded him to the better land excepting one son, Girard W. Workman, a resident of this county. He also leaves eleven grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. All of his children died in their infancy excepting Oliver Perry Workman, who died in middle life (age 28) at Bullard's Bar, Yuba County, California, and was buried at the masonic cemetery, Marysville, in the same county and state. Richard Workman is gone, but the lives and examples of such men never die, but go on and on like a benediction, to brighten and cheer the lives of others as they meet the bitter realities of life. Mr. Workman has held many positions of honor and trust in the county, township and community, and has always discharged the duties and guarded the interests that were placed in his hands in a way satisfactory and just to all. Nor was he one of those passive characters, without opinions and ideas of his own. He was a man of strong convictions, and had the courage of those convictions, yet was always ready and willing to accord to a neighbor or friend the same rights and privilages he asked for himself. He was broad minded and liberal in all his views. The world was his country and to do good was his religion, and those who were in want, those upon whom the sorrows of life had fallen heavily, those who needed his counsul and sympathy, never applied to him in vain, the high and the low, the rich and the poor, receiving the same kind and generous treatment, which should be accorded by one who believed in the Brotherhood of Man. His life work is finished, the volume is closed, and a good man has gone to his long reward. Such a life is an inspiration to others and has not been lived in vain. The two sons who grew to manhood and middle age life in our midst, attest the sterling worth of character, which the teachings and example of a kind and just father inspired to their lives, and even the reflection of that pure and noble life is seen in the grandchildren, who honor the name and who should feel proud to be associated with a life so rounded and full of good deeds and moral rectitude. The remains were enclosed in a beautiful casket, with many floral decorations and the emblems of the Masonic fraternity of which he was an honored member. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. E. J. Smith whose remarks were very appropriate and well received. He would not attempt a eulogy upon the life character of a man of whom his neighbors and friends spoke so highly of his honesty, his integrity and his high moral character. Such a man needed no eulogy. The Stockport choir, under the supervision of Mrs. Kate Beswick, rendered some beautiful music and greatly aided in the solemn and impressive exercises. The burial exercises were under the direction of S.W. Whitmer, whose easy and thoughtful management, vitiated, to a certain extent, the very unfavorable climatic conditions and surroundings. The pall-bearers were Jas. Beswick, J.B. Fox, Robt. Johnston, T.T. Beswick, S.V. Whitaker and Will Hastings. Source: Van Buren co. genweb

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Richard Workman's memorial is located at: Fordyce Cemetery, Stockport, Van Buren County, USA.
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Richard Workman death on 13 Mar 1903 in Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.8388000
Longitude: -91.8556000

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary A. Bowers Workman

(1822 - 1885)

Children

William Bowers Workman

(1842 - 1842)

Ann Marie Workman

(1843 - 1843)

William Lewis Workman

(1845 - 1846)

Mary Racilla Workman

(1847 - 1847)

Joshua Ryan Workman

(1850 - 1850)

Cyrsey Haytell Workman

(1851 - 1853)

Gerard Washington Workman

(1854 - 1941)

Lizzie Workman

(1857 - 1858)

Richard Aaron Workman

(1863 - 1864)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Fordyce Cemetery
Stockport, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8388000, -91.8556000

2. Trumbo Cemetery
Stockport, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8166943, -91.8418354

3. Topping Cemetery
Stockport, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8500000, -91.8879670

4. Winchester Cemetery
Winchester, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8499985, -91.9047012

5. Miller Chapel Cemetery
Mount Zion, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8045000, -91.8905000

6. Parkerville Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8666920, -91.9001710

7. Dibble Cemetery
Utica, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8005000, -91.8240000

8. Smith Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8807983, -91.8964005

9. Rogers Cemetery
Mount Zion, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7916800, -91.8890600

10. Spencer Cemetery
Stockport, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8792000, -91.8007965

11. Stone Tree Cemetery
Harrisburg, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8055844, -91.7890558

12. Wiley Pioneer Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9087000, -91.8457000

13. Maple Hill Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8778020, -91.9354496

14. Dunn Cemetery
Harrisburg, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7750294, -91.8060006

15. Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8788000, -91.9427000

16. United Presbyterian Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8796000, -91.9438000

17. Railroad Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7680840, -91.9043370

18. Blackmore Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7583600, -91.8251600

19. Forbes Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7730000, -91.9395000

20. Anson Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7592500, -91.9171500

21. Kilbourne Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8045000, -91.9705000

22. Van Buren County Poor Farm Cemetery
Mount Zion, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7666940, -91.9376718

23. Hickory Grove Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8869019, -91.7469025

24. Fiedler Cemetery
Glasgow, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9321000, -91.8280000