Born in Overton, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter Bilyeu
and Diannah (Blackwell) Bilyeu
Sister of
Sarah (Bilyeu) Workman, John H Bilyeu, Nancy (Bilyeu) Teeple, Elizabeth (Bilyeu) Workman, George Bilyeu, Mary Anne (Bilyeu) McMillian, Cynthia Samantha (Bilyeu) Harbour and Minerva (Bilyeu) Fowler
Wife of
David Workman
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
William F Workman
— married
22 May 1857 in Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Diana Workman, Jacob Workman, Nancy Frances (Workman) Bilyeu, Michael Workman, Minerva (Workman) Carson, Sarah H (Workman) Bilyeu, Peter Workman, Lydia (Workman) Large, William Robert Workman, Hannah (Workman) Wilson and Isaac D Workman
Died
at age 62
in Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2016
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Biography
Lydia Bilyeu was born on April 10, 1804 in Overton, Tennessee, United States. Her parents were Peter Bilyeu and Diannah Blackwell. She married David Workman Together they had 11 children:
- William Workman
- Jacob Workman
- Minerva Workman
- Michael Workman
- Diana Workman
- Nancy Workman
- Sarah Workman
- Lydia Workman
- Peter Workman
- Hannah Workman
- Isaac WorkmanShe married William Workman
She died on November 26, 1866 in Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Research Notes
- Lydia's birth date of 10 Apr 1804 only has Find a Grave as a source. Her brother John's birth date of 3 Nov 1803 does not have a source attached. One of them is wrong (only 5 months between them). This needs to be researched.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 May 2020), memorial page for Elydia Ann Bilyeu Workman (10 Apr 1804–26 Nov 1866), Find A Grave: Memorial #29180371, citing Campbell Cemetery, Loami, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Marigay (contributor 47219241) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
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~3.12%
Jim Parish
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A132326 [compare], Ancestry member mollyjimcr
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~1.56%
Anonymous (Arnold) Anonymous :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Karen (Arnold) McPherson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch 9540868 [compare], Ancestry member kamcpherson46
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~1.56%
Virginia (Lape) Danner :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #500252
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~0.78%
Beverly Lewis :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jodi Dalton :
23andMe, GEDmatch WF9491192 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A975419 [compare], Ancestry member jodidalton
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Marcie (Korte) Ruiz :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A440423 [compare], yourDNAportal MARe059df48, Ancestry member marciekr, FTDNA kit #864211
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Kelli (Harris) Fannin :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Lyn (Dambacher) Ryan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NJ9671279 [compare], Ancestry member Jacquelyn_Dambacher_Ryan
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Pam (Helm) Emerson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T564240 [compare], FTDNA kit #726659
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~0.78%
Jeff Danner :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T097620 [compare], FTDNA kit #424206
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