Laura E. Tarman was born 6 Jan 1858 in Illinois. She is the daughter of Phebe Cassingham and Robert A. Tarman. Laura died 28 Nov 1926 at the age of 68. She is buried at the Nevada Cemetery, Nevada, Story, Iowa.

On 29 Nov 1883, at age 25, she married Joseph Judson Tarman, who was also age 25, in Hancock County, Illinois. Judd, as he is known, is the son of James Alexander Tarman and Margaret Spencer. He was born 27 Sep 1858 in Illinois. He died 25 Oct 1938 at the age of 80. He is buried at the Nevada Cemetery, Nevada, Story, Iowa.

Children of Laura E. Tarman and Joseph Judson Tarman:

1. Merle Tarman was born 20 Mar 1885. He died 14 Jan 1895 at age 9. He is buried at the Nevada Cemetery, Nevada, Story, Iowa.
2. Robert J. Tarman was born in 1886. He died in 1887 at about age 1. He is buried at La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois.
3. (unknown) Tarman was born and died before 1900. (The 1900 census lists Laura as having been the mother of 3 children. This child is otherwise unknown.)

Sources

Laura:

• Birth, Death and Burial from Iowa Cemetery Records [Name: Laura Tarman; Birth Date: 6 Jan 1858; Death Date: 26 Nov 1926; Age: 68; Burial Location: Story; Cemetery: Bevada; Source: Tombstone Records of Story County, Iowa (Inclusive); Page Number: 297].
• Birth, Death and Burial from her headstone.
• Marriage from the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763 - 1900.

Joseph:

• Birth, Death and Burial from Iowa Cemetery Records [Name: K. Jud Tarman; Death Date: 25 Oct 1938; Page #: 297; Birth Date: 27 Sep 1858; Cemetery: Nevada; Level Info: Tombstone Records of Story County, Iowa(Inclucive].
• Birth, Death and Burial from his headstone.

Merle:

• Birth, Death and Burial from Iowa Cemetery Records [Name: Mearl Tarman; Death Date: 14 Jan 1895; Page #: 297; Birth Date: 20 Mar 1865; Cemetery: Nevada; Level Info: Tombstone Records of Story County, Iowa(Inclucive)].

Robert:

• Birth, Death and Burial from his headstone.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Laura: 1860 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 994.
• Laura: 1870 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 36.
• Laura: 1880 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 22.
• Joseph: 1880 Census. Gridley, McLean, Illinois. Page 441.
• 1900 Census. Milford, Story, Iowa. Page 1.