This website is dedicated to the preservation of our genealogy and family history. Our lines on this site begin with Elder, Barnett, Osborne, and Schmidt. Naturally, these are just the beginning of a much larger tree as these surnames branch out into many others such as Westover, Workman, Hatch, Hales, Wright, Grohmann, and so many more. We hope that this site will continue to be a work in progress as our family joins together in a common goal and desire to preserve our family history. Day by day we are losing the opportunity to learn about who we came from, and thereby are missing an opportunity to know ourselves better. We welcome your comments and contributions to the research, material, and media on this site. We are very grateful for the many who have already contributed!

John Workman was born on October 8, 1789 in Cumberland, Allegheny, Maryland. John was a religious man and gave up land and possessions three times to stay true to his God. Read more about this valiant pioneer here.