Oliver Gaultry Workman
Birth Date
On 1827 January 7 (Born)
Death Date
On 1902 July 28 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, United States
1827 January 7
Mother
Lydia Bilyeu
Father
John Workman
Baptized
1839 February (Age 12)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 19)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Jonathan H. Holmes/Samuel Thompson Company (1848)
1848 July 2 – September 6 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1848 July 2
Joined Company
On 1848 September 6
Company Arrived
Married
Susan Abigail Brown
1850 March 2 (Age 23)
Traveled in
Betz Company (1852)
1852 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
John Workman (Age 62)
Hyrum Smith Workman (Age 12)
Date Details
Circa 1852
Joined Company
Circa 1852
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1854 December 3 – 1857 March 28 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Date Details
On 1854 December 3
Arrived in Field
On 1857 March 28
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Jesse B. Martin Company (1857)
1857 June 1 – September 12 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1857 June 1
Joined Company
On 1857 September 12
Company Arrived
Served in
Southern States Mission
1889 January 15 – November 12 (Age 62)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
30th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
H J Grant
Set Apart By
Heber Jeddy Grant
Date Details
On 1889 January 15
Set Apart
On 1889 November 12
Arrived at Home
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1902 July 28 (Age 75)
Media
Oliver Gaultry Workman (1828 - 1902) Profile
Oliver Gaultry Workman (1828 - 1902)
Sources
Person
1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County
1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
DESERET Evening News
"Death of a Faithful Pioneer", DESERET Evening News, (29 July 1902), Page 1.
Nauvoo Seventies List
Nauvoo Seventies List, Vol. 3, Page 484.
Transcript for Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, vol. 3, P-Z, 484, Church History Library
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 240.
Saints By Sea
"Oliver Gaultry Workman. ID: 62654", Saints By Sea.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 5004-5028, Page 355-379.
Mission
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 19 August 1854, Page 11.
KEEP Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978
KEEP Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978, Page 428.
Millennial Star
Millennial Star, 16 December 1854, Vol. 16, No 54, Page 800.
"Departure", Millennial Star, 19, (11 April 1857), 15. Page 233.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 105, Line 4.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 98, Line 4.
Oliver G. Workman Journals, 1889, 1854-1857
Oliver G. Workman Journals, 1889, 1854-1857.
Pioneer
Charles R. Dana papers, 1847, 1859 / Autobiography, 1859
Charles R. Dana papers, 1847, 1859 / Autobiography, 1859, Page 171-76.
Transcript for Dana, Charles Root, Autobiography, 1859, 171-76
Jesse B. Martin journals, 1853-1857
Jesse B. Martin journals, 1853-1857.
Transcript for Jesse B. Martin journals, 1853-1857
Richetts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Richetts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Richetts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 222-223.
Robert Crookston autobiography, circa 1900, 16
Robert Crookston autobiography, circa 1900, 16.
Transcript for Robert Crookston autobiography, circa 1900, 16
Robert McQuarrie journals, 1854-1917
Robert McQuarrie journals, 1854-1917.
Transcript for McQuarrie, Lillie Mikkelsen, [Biographical sketch of Robert McQuarrie, 1962], 2-3
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
"Mormon Battalion lists", Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, (1927), Page 47.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 10.
Selected Pension Application Files Relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-48
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected Pension Application Files Relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-48.
