The Workman-Temple family relates to the interconnected Workman and Temple families that were prominent in the early history of Los Angeles, California.
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William Workman (Pioneer)
William ('Don Julian') Workman (November 17, 1799–May 17, 1876) was born in Westmorland, England, and emigrated to the United States in 1816. He lived in Missouri, then Fernandez de Taos, in a province of Mexico that later became New Mexico. He ran a general store at Taos. He married Maria Nicolasa Uriarte (April 19, 1802–February 4, 1892). He and Nicolasa had two children, Antonia Margarita Workman and Joseph Manuel Workman.
In 1841, they removed to Southern California. William Workman and John A. Rowland organized the first wagon train of permanent Eastern settlers. The Workman-Rowland Party, which was headed by William Workman,[1] arrived in Southern California, on November 5, 1841. Workman and Rowland purchased the 48,790-acre (197 km2) Rancho La Puente, out of a portion of which was later carved the city of La Puente. Workman developed a portion of the rancho and began building a home on the property in 1842. In 1850, Workman purchased Rancho La Merced.
Next generation
William Workman's daughter Antonia Margarita Workman (July 26, 1830–January 24, 1892) married Pliny Fisk Temple (February 13, 1822–April 27, 1880) in 1845. They had 12 children. Their son Walter P. Temple (June 7, 1869–November 13, 1938) brought a resurgence of his family in regional affairs through oil, real estate, construction and philanthropy in the 1920s. In 1903, Walter Temple married Laurenza Gonsalez, a member of an early Spanish-California family.
William Workman's son Joseph Manuel Workman (February 10, 1833–March 13, 1901) married Josephine Belt (December 19, 1851 – July 1, 1937) in July 1870 in San Francisco. Joseph and his wife had seven children. Their daughter Josephine Workman became silent movie actress Mona Darkfeather, who portrayed American Indian women.
Legacy
The historic Workman house is located at the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum on Don Julian Road in the City of Industry. The compound includes the 1920s La Casa Nueva—a
See also
References
- ^ Los Angeles Times, Dec. 25, 1952, "Workmans Recall Yule of 1900s --- Family Gathering for Christmas at Lorraine Blvd. Home," p. B1.
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