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     Capt. Thomas Tallman was born on 28 March 1738 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI. He was the son of Benjamin Tallman and Elizabeth Gorton. Capt. Thomas Tallman died on 19 April 1804 at age 66.

     Thomas Bell Tallman was born on 2 June 1820 at Walnut Twp., Pickaway Co., OH, At age 9 he moved with his parents to Virginia, the part that is now West Virginia. He grew to manhood there and learned the trade of carpentry and millwright. In 1850 Thomas Bell Tallman moved his family to Iowa floating down the Ohio river in a flatboat to the Mississippi, then they took a steamboat to Keokuk. Shortly afterward, they moved with their family to Des Moines County, followed by another move to Henry County. They lived for a few years on a farm in Henry Co. About 1859, they moved back to Des Moines County west of Burlington, where they bought 10 acres of timber land. This land was improved; a house was built; an orchard and vineyard were planted. Early in 1869, they sold their little home in Des Moines County, and moved to Clarke County, Iowa, where they built a home for themselves in which to spend their old age. His health failed so rapidly that on the eighth day of September 1893, he peacefully closed his eyes in the last long sleep. On August 15, 1894 his wife joined him in their heavenly home. Uncle Tommy as he was familiarly known, was a man of exalted aims, sterling character, abounding good nature, and all pervading charity in word and deed, which endeared him to all who knew him. His limited amount of worldly goods made it necessary to work hard to make ends meet financially, yet he was ever ready to assist those in need. Thomas and Frances Tallman were good neighbors, true friends, loyal citizens and a kind father and mother.

He was the son of James Benton Tallman and Mary Ellen Bell. Thomas Bell Tallman married Frances Ann Gillespie on 16 November 1842 at Tyler Co., VA (now WV). Thomas Bell Tallman lived in July 1870 at Green Bay Twp., Clarke Co., IA.¹ He died on 8 September 1893 at Clark Co., IA, at age 73. He was buried in September 1893 at Green Bay Cemetery, Clarke Co., IA, Findagrave #22950712.

     Thomas Darwin Tallman was born in 1866 at Wayne Twp., Henry Co., IA.¹ He was the son of Benjamin Tallman and Nollie Ann Carroll. Thomas Darwin Tallman married Lillian Williams.

     Velma Jane Tallman was born on 16 May 1908 at Paton, Greene Co., IA. She was the daughter of John Ellsworth Tallman and Mary Lucretia Marsh. Velma Jane Tallman married Claude Hamilton, son of John R. Hamilton and Daisy Mae Rutledge, on 12 December 1940. Velma Jane Tallman died on 11 March 1994 at Greene Co., IA, at age 85. She was buried in March 1994 at Paton Cemetery, Paton, Greene Co., IA, Find A Grave Memorial# 70916326.

     Versa Tallman was born in May 1897.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Tallman and Rhoda Carter.

     Verva Louise Tallman was born on 26 June 1903. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Commadore Tallman and Ida May Hamilton. Verva Louise Tallman married Leslie M. Ritcheson on 14 March 1925.

     Veta Pearl Tallman was born on 25 March 1889 at Paton, Greene Co., IA. She was the daughter of Winfield Harrison Tallman and Edith Jane Ganzer. Veta Pearl Tallman married Claud Martin Wessling, son of Martin Wessling and Wandelena Somers, on 14 February 1910.

     Viola May Tallman was born in 1866 at Henry Co., IA.¹ She was the daughter of Salathiel Tallman and Elizabeth Ellen Workman.¹ Viola May Tallman married Wilbur Godby.

     Viola Ruth Tallman was born on 2 December 1912 at Dana, Greene Co., IA. She was the daughter of Arthur Jay Tallman and Ruth Woltz. Viola Ruth Tallman married Harold Cheyney circa 1930.

     Note: No children. Virgil Tallman was born in 1908. He was the son of Rev. Woodford G. Tallman and Mary Etta Dye.

     Virgil Burdette Tallman was born on 30 November 1885 at Canal Winchester, Franklin Co., OH. He was the son of David Hinton Tallman and Mary Bryant Stevenson. Virgil Burdette Tallman married Gertrude E. Barnhardt on 14 February 1915.

     Virgil Ellsworth Tallman was born on 28 December 1909 at Anamosa, Jones Co., IA. He was the son of Wilbur Ellsworth Tallman and Etta Jane Gordon. Virgil Ellsworth Tallman married Margaret Lewis, daughter of Ward Frank Lewis and Jessie K. Maxwell, on 3 July 1931. Virgil Ellsworth Tallman died on 13 December 1993 at age 83. He was buried in December 1993 at Green Center Cemetery, Morley, Jones Co., IA, Findagrave #55912701.

     Walter E. Tallman was born in 1876 at Jones Co. (probably), IA. He was the son of Benjamin Tallman and Nollie Ann Carroll. Walter E. Tallman married Catherine Garrett. Walter E. Tallman lived in April 1930 at Gaylord, Smith Co., KS, Census p.138B.

     Walter J. Tallman was born on 6 November 1873 at Tyler Co., WV. He was the son of Lemuel James Tallman and Louisa Jane Fordyce. Walter J. Tallman died on 10 December 1873. He was buried in December 1873 at Spring Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Tyler Co., WV, Findagrave #44560756.

     Wayne Douglas Tallman was born in 1918. He was the son of Herman Douglas Tallman and Bertha May Woodward.

     Wells Tallman was born on 22 February 1858 at Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IL. He was the son of Benjamin Franklin Tallman and Nancy Craig Tallman. Wells Tallman died in 1886.

     Wesley Marquardt Tallman was born on 4 May 1910 at Jackson Co. (probably), MN. He was the son of Augustus Ralph Tallman and Ida Marquardt. Wesley Marquardt Tallman married Edna Louise Malchow, daughter of Emil Daniel Malchow and Louise Wilhelmine Augusta Trosin, on 15 May 1936. Wesley Marquardt Tallman died on 5 February 2007 at Jackson Co., MN, at age 96. He was buried in February 2007 at Lakefield Cemetery, Lakefield, Jackson Co., MN, Find A Grave Memorial# 137600917.

     Wilbur Ellsworth Tallman was born on 20 April 1863 at Viroqua (now Morley), Jones Co., IA. He was the son of John Commadore Tallman Jr. and Lucinda Lowe. Wilbur Ellsworth Tallman married Mary Delilah Merritt, daughter of John William Merritt and Caroline Dunlop, on 20 April 1886 at Anamosa, Jones Co., IA. Wilbur Ellsworth Tallman died on 3 October 1948 at Morley, Jones Co., IA, at age 85

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

WILBUR ELLSWORTH TALLMAN [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 20 Apr 1863 in MORLEY, JONES CO, IA. He died 2 on 3 Oct 1948 in MORLEY, JONES CO, IA. He was buried 3 in GREEN CENTER CEMETERY, MORLEY, JONES CO, IA. He married 4 MARY DELILAH MERRITT on 20 Apr 1886. WILBUR was employed 5 as FARMER in JONES CO, IA.
SOURCE: From History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, R. M. Corbitt, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910, p. 564.

W. E. Tallman Born April 20, 1863

One of the native farmers of Rome township, who has advanced steadily with the progress of the times, is W. E. Tallman. He was born April 20, 1863, and is the son of John and Lucinda (Low) Tallman, the former a native of Ohio, the latter of Maryland. In 1845, shortly after their marriage the parents came to Iowa, locating in Rome township, Jones county, where they had entered government land. It was in the early days of the state's existence and the majority of houses were rudely built of logs. Mr. Tallman's differed but slightly from the other cabins about him, save that he with great labor put a roof of clapboards above the logs and the flooring was of boards. After the addition of a door, only too uncommon, the building that was to shelter his family from the inclemency of the weather, was complete, and it remained their home for ten or twelve years. When, on the 30th of July, 1893, the father was called away, these old conditions were but memories, of which he told and retold as if they were fairy tales to the grandchildren who gathered about him. His widow died September 6, 1909, in her eighty-eighth year. To John Tallman and wife were born ten children: James H., deceased; Nathaniel C., of Greene county, Iowa; Reuben S., also of Greene county, Iowa; Elizabeth, who makes her home in Chicago, Illinois; Winfield H., also of Greene county, Iowa; Mary J., deceased; Rose A., the wife of Arthur G. Neff, of Mount Vernon, Iowa; Samantha E., the wife of Peter Kane, of Vinton, Iowa; Angeline, who married R. T. Boots, of Rome township; and W. E. the subject of this sketch. W. E. Tallman had all the advantages of education that those who followed the pioneers were able to enjoy. He attended the district schools and Cornell College, at Mount Vernon, in which he completed his formal training for life. Until he became of age he remained at home, assisting in the work of the farm, but with the advent of manhood he started out to make his own way in the world. For two years he worked as a renter and then bought a farm of one hundred and twenty acres on section 7, Rome township, which is his home today. With the lapse of years he has been able to add forty acres to this farm and to buy other land which has brought his holdings to three hundred and ninety-five acres, all situated in Jones county. In addition to his agricultural pursuits Mr. Tallman has engaged in the stock business, breeding and raising black polled cattle. He has been successful in his operations and has won the confidence of the people in whose midst he lives.

Mr. Tallman was married April 20, 1886, to Miss Delilah Merritt, who was born in Rome township in 1863 and is a daughter of John and Caroline (Dunlap) Merritt. The former was born in New York state, February 23, 1806, while the latter was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, October 20, 1827. In 1836 John Merritt came to Iowa and entered land in Jones county. The next year, after he had satisfied himself as to the advisability of moving to this new country, he sent for his family to join him. Here the parents made their home until their deaths, which occurred, in the case of the father, December 1, 1886, and the mother February 16, 1909. To Mr. and Mrs. Merritt were born seven children, six of whom are still living. Of Mr. and Mrs. Tallman's union there have been eight children: W. E., Jr., Laura J., Marion, Lucinda F., Odessa C., Mary Bell, John and Lily J. W. E., Jr., is a farmer of Rome township, but the other children are all at home.

Mr. Tallman is a republican in his political beliefs and has filled the offices of trustee and assessor at the behest of the voters of his township. His success has given the people confidence in his ability, and they have found they made no mistake in bestowing upon him those marks of their esteem.


The Greater Tallman Family Newsletter, Winter Issue No. 12, 1987, page 4:

Wilber the youngest son of John Tallman Jr. remained on his father's farm at Morley, Jones County, Iowa for 78 years. His descendants still reside in the area. From his home two miles northeast of Morley which he built when he retired from farming, he can look out over a countryside which which has spent most of his life. Just a few rods down the road west of Tallman's place is the farm on which he was born. He began his farming activities by assisting his father on the home farm until his marriage to Lila Merritt in Anamosa in 1886. After the marriage,the couple moved to another portion of his father's farm. His farm specialized in raising Angus cattle. It was in handling cattle that Tallman received a badly dislocated knee cap when he was about 35 years old. It is now after all these years that it has become a major problem. An interesting anecdote and mystery has come to light concerning the Tallman Farm, Jones County, Iowa, owned by John's son, Wilbur, in 1907 at the time of this story. The John Tallman family were descendants of Benjamin born 1684 son of Peter Tallman of Rode Island. Cousin Robert S. Tallman of Ortonville, MI writes that his family is descended from James (b. 1689), brother of Benjamin born 1684; sons of Peter Tallman of Rhode Island, and his 2nd wife, Joan Briggs. Family activity in his grandfather's day centered around Springfield, MA. Robert's father at age 13, ran away from home in 1907, working on railroad baggage cars all the way from Mass. to the Iowa farm of "Ellsworth Tallman", as he was known. Robert has a photo of the farm crew lined up in front of an Avery Steam Tractor and Thresher rig including his father, taken 1907 on "Uncle Ellsworth Tallman's" farm. Robert also has an article from "Engineers and Engines" magazine by Harleen Tallman, great granddaughter of Ellsworth Tallman, showing the same Avery farm equipment, and so, made contact with her. The mystery remains: How did Robert's father of Springfield Ma. at age 13 in 1907, know about the Jones Co., Iowa farm of Ellsworth Tallman? Robert has not found any connections between the two families, except the one way back in Rhode Island, ie the two brothers, Benjamin born 1684 and James born 1689, sons of Peter Tallman.

COUNTY FARM NEWS - THE ANAMOSA JOURNAL, June 12, 1941:

"W. E. Tallman spends 78 years in same locality - Retires after farming near Morley 50 years" From his home two miles northeast of Morley which he built when he retired from farming about five years ago, W. E. Tallman can look out over a countryside which has been his locale for 78 years. Just a few rods down the road west of Tallman's place is the farm on which he was born April 20, 1863 - a portion of which he farmed himself for 50 years. A son of John and Lucinda Tallman, he began his farming activities by assisting his father on the home farm until his marriage to Lila Merritt in Anamosa in 1886. After the marriage, the couple moved to another portion of his father's farm, built a new home and lived together there until Mrs. Tallman's death in 1924. After her death, Mr. Tallman kept up the family home with the help of his daughter, until five years ago. On the 120 acre tract Tallman specialized in raising Angus cattle. It was in handling cattle that Tallman received an injury he was about 35 years old, an injury which, though it bothered him only slightly for a number of years, is now responsible for a badly dislocated knee. However, except for the difficulty of getting around with his bad knee, he's healthy as they come, Mr. Tallman says. This year he is keeping three stands of bees in timber across the road. The 78 year-old farmer had just hived a swarm before The Journal Reporter arrived and a bump on his cheek attested that fact that one honeybee was a bit rebellious. The honey, however, is worth the stings he gets, Tallman declares. Last year, from only one hive, he got 140 pounds of comb honey - most of which was bought by neighbors. He and his daughter, Lily Tallman, who makes her home with him, do all the work in connection with the bee-keeping. When he isn't caring for his bees, Mr. Tallman spends much of his time reading the newspapers in an attempt to keep up with national affairs. He admits, like so many others these days, that recent events have left him "all at sea", and that the future "looks pretty dark". "I can't agree, however" he says, "with the theory that's being advanced now that the extreme terms of the last World War Treaty are partly responsible for the present situation. I don't think they were extreme enough," he declares emphatically. With eight children, 14 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren all located within a radius of a few miles, Tallman does not find his days lonely. When he celebrated his 78 birthday on April 20, every one of his children and their families called on him during the day.. Tallman's oldest son, Ellsworth, Lives in Morley and operates a sawmill just across the road from his father's place. A daughter, Mrs. Avert Cook and her family live just 80 rods south, and the farm land of his son, John, who lives a mile north, adjoins Tallman's land. Another son, Marion Tallman is employed by the county and lives in Anamosa; two daughters, Mrs. Otis Siver and Mrs. Uriah Pieper are neighbors on Lisbon road southwest of Morley. Miss Mary Tallman makes her home in Anamosa and Miss Lily Tallman lives with her father. Mr. Tallman attributes his long life "mostly to luck" and feels that it's good fortune, too which surrounds him with his children and grandchildren as neighbors. Note: This article was sent by Florence Pieper Duncan (Mrs. Ivan Duncan) of Olin, Iowa who says "Grandpa was a very big man. He played the mouth organ, Jews harp and violin."

He was buried in October 1948 at Green Center Cemetery, Morley, Jones Co., IA, Findagrave #37447768.

     Wilbur Ellsworth Tallman was born on 22 December 1887 at Morley, Jones Co., IA. He was the son of Wilbur Ellsworth Tallman and Mary Delilah Merritt. Wilbur Ellsworth Tallman married Etta Jane Gordon, daughter of George W. Gordon and Margaret Alice Messingham, on 17 February 1909. Wilbur Ellsworth Tallman married Mary Eudora Smith, daughter of John Daniel Smith and Minnie May Robb, on 21 February 1928. Wilbur Ellsworth Tallman died on 26 February 1968 at Morley, Jones Co., IA, at age 80. He was buried in 1968 at Green Center Cemetery, Morley, Jones Co., IA, Findagrave #37448017.

     Wilbur Maxwell Tallman was born on 30 October 1869 at Rome Twp., Jones Co., IA. He was the son of James Henry Tallman and Landora Jane Richtstine. Wilbur Maxwell Tallman married Maude Lillian Bowlin, daughter of William Henry Bowlin and Mary Jane Ward, on 31 May 1893 at Harlan, Shelby Co., IA. Wilbur Maxwell Tallman died on 14 May 1949 at Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, at age 79.

     Wilbur Woodrow Tallman was born in 1913. He was the son of Eugene Ernest Tallman and Olive Josephine Walker.

     Willard John Tallman was born in 1905. He was the son of Eugene Ernest Tallman and Olive Josephine Walker.

     Note: From The Lincoln Family History by Waldo Lincoln page 52: Anne (Anne Lincoln) so spelled in her father's will, but the Tallman Bible omits the final "e". The dates in this family record are taken from the Tallman Family Bible, in which many of the years are so worn as to be illegible. The record was copied by Miss Mary Josephine Roe of Gilbert, Ohio, a great-great-granddaughter of Anne Lincoln, and is printed in "The Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln," Page 176, born March 8, 1725; died Dec. 22, about 1812, on a farm near Harrisonburg, Virginia. She married Oct. 20, 1740 or 1741 (certainly before Jan. 17, 1742, when her step-mother made William Tallman her attorney, calling him her son-in-law), William, son of Benjamin and Patience (Durfee) Tallman of Warwick, Rhode Island. (The only evidence that William is the son of the above is a statement in the Tallman Family bible that William was born in Bode Island in 1720). Born March 25, 1720, at Portsmouth, Rhode Island; died February 13, 1791, in Rockingham County, Virginia. The year is illegible in the Bible, but a deed on record in Berks County, PA, shows that his will was proved in 1791, in Rockingham County. They were living in 1742, at Amity, and various deeds recorded in Berks County prove that they continued to live in that county until 1780, he being taxed from 1768 to 1780 as an inn-keeper at Reading, whither he had probably removed about the first named date, as in 1770 he deeded his homestead in Amity to his son Benjamin. That he was an inn-keeper before removing to Reading is probable, from his purchase in 1754 from Roger Rogers, his mother-in-law's husband, of what seems to have been a country tavern but which he sold in the following year. He probably removed to Virginia in 1780 or 1781, in which latter year his wife purchased land there. They lived on Smith's Run, at the foot of Massanutten mountain, near her brother John. (The Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln, Pages 73, 176, 195; Descendants of Thomas Durfee, Vol. II, pages 571-2; Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Ser.) William Tallman was born on 25 March 1720 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI. He was the son of Benjamin Tallman and Patience Durfee. William Tallman married Anne Lincoln, daughter of Mordecai Lincoln and Hannah Salter, on 20 October 1740 at Berks Co., PA. William Tallman died on 13 February 1791 at Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., VA, at age 70. He was buried in February 1791 at Foot of Massanutton Mountain, Rockingham Co., VA.

     William Tallman was born on 27 January 1766 at Berks Co., PA. He was the son of Benjamin Tallman and Dinah Boone. William Tallman married Phoebe Henton, daughter of George Henton, on 3 June 1786 at Rockingham Co., VA. William Tallman married Rachel Rush on 17 April 1834 at Fairfield Co., OH, by Rev. Wm. T. Snow. William Tallman died on 1 April 1850 at Royalton, Fairfield Co., OH, at age 84.

     William Tallman was born on 18 October 1807 at Rockingham Co., VA. He was the son of William Tallman and Phoebe Henton. William Tallman died on 26 April 1811 at Canal Winchester, Fairfield Co., OH, at age 3.

     William Tallman was born on 25 October 1793 at Rockingham Co., VA. He was the son of James Boone Tallman and Nancy Elizabeth Crawford.

     William Tallman was born circa 1820 at Rockingham Co., VA. He was the son of Benjamin Tallman and Lydia Howard Harrison.

     Cause of death: Drowned as a child in the Ohio River. William Tallman was born in 1812 at Walnut Twp., Pickaway Co., OH. He was the son of James Benton Tallman and Mary Ellen Bell.

     William Tallman was born at Pickaway Co., OH. He was the son of Judge George Tallman and Jane Douglas.

     William Tallman was born on 23 December 1852 at St. Louis, MO. He was the son of Benjamin Franklin Tallman and Nancy Craig Tallman.