Talbott, Elizabeth

TALBOTT

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Date: 7/9/2021 at 21:55:37

History of Warren County, Iowa; Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns & Etc., by Union Historical Company, 1879, p.641

TALBOTT, ELIZABETH, farmer, Belmont Township, Sec. 24; P. O. Felix; born Nov. 18, 1816, in County Down, Ireland; in 1831 she came to the United States with some friends, leaving all her near kindred behind; she settled in the State of New York, where she lived three years, and came to Ohio in 1834, and to Iowa in the spring of 1855, and settled where she now lives; she was married Feb. 22, 1844, to Ralph Talbott, of Westmoreland county, Penn.; he was born Jan. 15, 1810, and died Nov. 6, 1876, leaving a family of seven children: Catharine D., Susie, Wm. H., Mary F., Ella E., Daniel P. and Allen D.; Catharine D. died in infancy; Mr. Talbott's family was among the first settlers, having built the third house in the township, the old logs of which are still upon the place; they own 120 acres of land.