Joseph T. Workman

As printed in 1902

REV. JOSEPH T. WORKMAN.

Rev. Joseph T. Workman is a minister of the German Baptist church and is also identified with the farming interests of Knox county. He is numbered among its native sons, for his birth occurred in Brown township, on the 15th of October, 1847. Flis father was also a minister of the gospel. He was the Rev. John J. Workman and well known in connection with Christian activity in Knox county. His wife bore the maiden name of Lucretia DeWitt. They maintained their home in Brown township, and under the parental roof the subject of this review was reared. He attended the district schools for some time and afterward spent four and one-half months as a student in a select school. He then returned home and for some time followed the profession of teaching in the winter months, while in the summer season he assisted in the further development and cultivation of the home farm. After his marriage he located upon a farm, where he yet resides, and has since conducted agricultural pursuits, his thorough understanding of the business, combined with knowledge and perseverance, making his labors of excellent financial benefit. He began his ministerial work in 189 1, and as pastor of the German Baptist church at Danville he is exercising an excellent influence over the moral development and religious welfare of his community.

On the 5th of November, 1873, Rev. Workman was united in marriage to Miss Lucinda Grubb, who. is the tenth in a family of twelve children born unto Daniel H. and Elizabeth (Brumbaugh) Grubb, who were early settlers of Pike township. There Mrs. Workman was born, reared and educated. By her marriage she has become the mother of three children, Cora A., Elizabeth and Walter D., all at home. The family reside upon the farm of one hundred and eleven acres in Brown township and Mr. and Mrs. Workman enjoy the hospitality of the best homes of the neighborhood. He votes with the Democracy and is interested in the welfare of the party whose principle he endorses. Every movement which he believes to be of benefit to the community receives his endorsement and his work and influence are of no restricted order. He is most earnest and zealous in behalf of the church, and by example as well as by precept is extending the power of the denomination which he represents.

As printed in The Biographical record of Knox County, Ohio : to which is added an elaborate compendium of national biography (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.