Richard Tallman

     Richard Tallman was born on 9 February 1849 at Quebec; The 1900 census shows he was born New York.^1,2 He was the son of David Tallman and Aurilla Smith. Richard Tallman was baptized on 16 March 1858 at Wesleyan Methodist Church, Russelltown, Huntingdon Co, Quebec.³ He married Rosina Irish on 3 October 1870 at Wisconsin.¹ Richard Tallman died on 7 April 1904 at Sioux Creek, Chetek, Barron Co, Wisconsin, at age 55;
     Richard Tallman came to Wisconsin at the age of 16. He was a member of the Free Methodist Church, and one of the leading members. He died at his home in Sioux Creek following pneumonia. He left a wife, eight children, three brothers and three sisters.¹ He was buried on 12 April 1904 at Chetek Cemetery, Chetek, Barron Co, Wisconsin.⁴
     He appeared on the census of 30 June 1870 at Alma, Jackson Co, Wisconsin; Enumerated as Richard Tolman, 20, b. Canada; Rosina 18, born Vermont and a daughter "not named", 5 mos, born Wisconsin in January.⁵ He appeared on the census of 1880 at Otter Creek, Eau Claire Co, Wisconsin.⁶ He appeared on the census of 4 June 1900 at Dallas, Barron Co, Wisconsin; Richard Tallman, 50, Rosina, 48, Rosella, 18, Orin, 18, Artie, 16, Louisa (?), 13, Earl, 12, Myrtle, 9 and Cecil (?) [dau], 6. Richard was b. Canada, Rosina in Vermont and all children in Wisconsin. They had been married 30 years, had 8 children, with 7 still living.²