ISAAC WORKMAN was born on a farm near Loami, August 7, 1834. He remained on the farm with his father until twenty-two years of age, when he was married to Miss Elizabeth Workman, February, 1856. She was born in Tennessee, and is a daughter of John B. and Martha (Roberts) Workman. Mr. and Mrs. Workman were the parents of three children, viz.: Sallie Harbour, John D., and Martha. Mrs. W. died September 29, 1860. June 30, 1862, Mr. Workman married Martha A. Weddin, who was born in Loami township, August 9, 1847. Her father's name was Weddin, and her mother's was Cynthia Meachem. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Workman have had seven children; six are living, viz.: Wm. H., Isaac Jr., Mayhew, Joseph, Elizabeth, and Ada. William Workman, father of Isaac Workman, Sr., was born in Allegheny county, Maryland, April 8, 1799; went to Kentucky, and thence to Tennessee, and came to Illinois, and settled in Loami township in 1829; died January 1, 1877. His wife, Sarah Bilyen (book says Bilyen but wonder if it should be Bilyeu), was born in Kentucky, November 26, 1801. She was a member of the Dunkard Church, and the mother of eleven children, five of whom are living, viz.: Peter, John, Isaac, William B., and Samuel M. She is still living in Loami. The subject of this sketch, Mr. Isaac Workman, has his farm of one hundred and thirty acres all under good cultivation and well stocked. In politics, he is a Republican. He is a member of Masonic Lodge A.F. and A.M., at Loami; has also been school director for several years.