Oromel Talmadge
by Thom Carlson at: thom.carlson@stanfordalumni.org

[rev. 18 Mar 2009]

I am seeking additional information on this family and their connections and associated families while in LaPorte County, Indiana.

OROMEL GOODRICH TALMADGE son of Osee TALMADGE and Sally GOODRICH b. 7 Jul 1815 Wolcott, New Haven Co, CT d. 19 Aug 1879 Elkport, Clayton Co, IA bd. Old Garber Cem., Volga Twp
md 1) 14 Feb 1838 Westfield, Chautauqua Co, NY
HARRIET NEWELL WEBSTER dau of William Alexander WEBSTER and Chloe ELDRIDGE
b. 15 Feb 1818 Locke, Cayuga Co, NY d. 2 Nov 1862 Howard Centre, Howard Co, IA bd. Howard Centre Cem.


children:
Walter Eldridge b. 29 Aug 1841 d. 21 Aug 1892 md. Aylia Theresa THAYER Albert F. b. 25 May 1844 d. Aug 1844 Amy Celia b. 20 May 1860 d. ?16 Jan 1942 md. Abram ANDERSON
md 2) 2 Mar 1863 ?La Porte Co, IN
HARRIET E. RANSON
b. 18 Jan 1838 Cayuga Co, NY d. 25 Oct 1892 LaPorte Co, IN bd. Westville Cemetery


children:
Arthur Francis b. 13 Aug 1865 d. btw. 1910-20 La Porte md. Alice LLOYD Oromel Goodrich b. 23 Jan 1870 d. Oct 1934 md 1) Julia E. ISEMINGER 2) Jeditia? ______ Esther Jane b. 13 Sep 1873 d. aft. 1910 ?CA [?div.] md. Ephraim James JARDINE Bauruch Bronson b. 1 Feb 1876 d. 1917 md. Pauline KALIES Edna May b. 3 Nov 1878 d. md. Ed SAUNDERS
she had md 1) Amos S. WOOD 10 Sep 1861

***** Talmadge, Tallmadge and Talmage Genealogy. Talmadge, Arthur W. NY:Grafton Press, 1909. p. 175
[EIGHTH GENERATION]
744 ORNELL G. TALMADGE. He was born in Wolcott, Conn., July 7, 1815, and married Harriet N. Webster, at Westfield, N. Y., February 14, 1838. She was born February 15, 1818, and died at Harvard Centre, Iowa, November 2, 1862. He then married Harriet Wood, who was born near Cayuga, N. Y., January 18, 1838, on March 2, 1863. He went from Wolcott to Westfield with his father in 1831; in 1841 he went to Rockton, Ill.; in 1856 to La Porte Co., Ind.; in 1860 to Harvard Centre, Iowa; and then back in a few years to La Porte Co., Ind. He was a carpenter, but engaged in farming and milling.
His children are:
1575 Walter E., born Aug. 29, 1841.
1576 Albert P., born May 25, 1844; died in Aug., 1844.
1577 Anny Celia, born May 20, 1860.

1578 Arthur F., born Aug. 13, 1865.
1579 Ornell G., born Jan. 23, 1870.
1580 Esther J., born Sept. 13, 1873. Source of Information, 129.

***** History and genealogy of the Gov. John Webster family of Connecticut, Part 2 pp. 1050-1
SECTION 2.---Children of William Alexander (William, William, Segt. Willia, Ensign William, Robert, Gov. John) and Chloe (Eldridge) Webster of Colman, Moody Co, South Dak.
1. Harriet Newell Webster, b. July 15, 1819, m. Feb. 14, 1838, Oramel Goodrich Talmadge, a carpenter, b. July 7, 1816, at Waterbury, Conn., son of Osee and Sarah (Goodrich) Talmadge. She d. at Howard Centre, Howard Co., Iowa, Nov. 2, 1862, and he at Elkport, Iowa, Aug. 19, 1879.
CHILDREN: (Talmadge) (Born, Rockton, Winnebago Co., Ill, except last b. Howard Centre, Howard Co, Iowa.)
Walter Eldridge, Aug. 23, 1841;
Albert, May
25, 1844, d. July 22, following;
Amy Celia, May 20, 1860.
(1) Walter Eldridge Talmadge, a station agent, m. Jan. 1, 1863 at Howard Center, Iowa, Aylia Theresa Thayer, dau. of Hiram and Mary (Atkinson) Thayer, b. May 9, 1844, at Rockton, Ill. In 1863, Dec. 10, he enlisted in Co. B, 7th Iowa Infantry, and served as a private to the close of the Civil War and was mustered out July 15, 1865. He was in all the battles around Atlanta, Ga., Jonesboro, in Sherman’s “march to the sea,” Savannah, Ga., Columbia, S. C., Bentonville, N. C., and was in the grand review at Washington, D.C., May 25, 1865. He worked from 1868 to 1880 for the Illinois Central R.R. He then engaged with the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul R. R. Co., and was located at Elkport, and West Union, Iowa, and d. at the latter, Aug. 21, 1892, where, 1900, the widow resided. Children: Warren Emerson, b. Howard Centre, Iowa, March 2, 1867; Hattie Mary, b. Bradford, Iowa, May 29, 1868; Charles Maynard, b. Elkport, Iowa, May 15, 1873; Edna, b. same place, Sep. 30, 1876, d. Nov. 16, 1879. Charles Maynard Talmadge resides, 1914, at Newport, Washington, and is State Vice-President of the American Berkshires Association. (2) Amy Celia Talmadge, m. March 3, 1879, at La Porte, Ind., Abraham, son of Andrew and Petronella (Carlson) Anderson, b. March 13, 1853, at Gortenborg, Sweden. He is a section foreman and they res., 1900, at Union Mills, La Porte Co, Ind. No children. 1901, 1764 88th St, Flat 6, Chicago, Ill. The end.

***** 1840 Federal Census, Winnebago Co, IL
not located

***** 1850 Federal Census, Winnebago Co, IL Series: M432 Roll: 134 Page: 404 Rockton
dwelling 90 family 95
Orn G. Talmadge 35 m miller $800 CT Harriet A. Talmadge 32 f NY Walter Talmadge 9 m IL Sally Talmadge 61 f CT Myron Peck 20 m waggonmaker NY Alonzo Pettit 25 m clerk NY

***** History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa. Alexander, W.E. Decorah, IA: Western Publishing Co, 1883 p.
HOWARD CENTRE TOWNSHIP ... The order for the organization of Howard Centre township, isssued to John F. Thayer, by Judge Upton and attested by E. Gillett, was dated March 13th, 1857." The first election was held at the house of J. F. Thayer, on the 6th of April, 1857, at which twenty-three votes were polled....
At the organization of the township school board, May 7th, 1857. O. G. Talmage, was chosen president, Thos. R. Perry, secretary, and C. H. Wood, treasurer. The meeting was adjourned for four weeks to take into consideration the erection of a school house.
...The Howard Centre cemetery was laid out in June, 1863, the first person interred therein being Mrs. Harriet N. Talmage, who, in an unfortunate state of mind, had drowned herself in the Turkey river near her house. This happened on the night of Nov. 1, 1862.

***** 1860 Federal Census, Howard Co, IA Series: M653 Roll: 323 Page: 929 Howard Twp
dwelling 564 family 564
O.G. Tallmadge 45 m carpenter $500 $500 CT Harriet M.Tallmadge 40 f NY Walter Tallmadge 18 m service IL Ann C. Tallmadge 3/12 f IA


***** 1870 Federal Census, La Porte Co, IN Series: M593 Roll: 334 Page: 287 Noble Twp
dwelling 3 family 4
Talmadge, Ormell G. 54 mw house carpenter $1200 $800 MA [sic] Talmadge, Harriet E. 33 fw keeping house NY Talmadge, Anna C. 10 fw at home IA Talmadge, Arthur F. 4 mw at home IN Talmadge, Ormell G. 6/12 mw at home IN

1870 Federal Census, Floyd Co, IA Series: M593 Roll: 392 Page: 229 Floyd Twp
dwelling 49 family 50
Talmadge, Walter 28 mw logal agent RR $400 IL Talmadge, Kylia P 26 fw keeping house IL Talmadge, Warren E. 3 mw IA Talmadge, Hattie M. 2 fw IA Rome, Horace E. 28 mw laborer NY

***** 1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule, Clayton Co, IA Roll: A1156_59 Volga Twp Enumeration District: 147; Line Numbers: 13-14
Talmadge, Orromel 64 mw CT CT CT carpenter Aug dysentery Talmadge, Edna 3 fw IA IL IL Nov croop

1880 Federal Census, Clayton Co, IA NA Film T9-0333 Page: 548C Volga Twp
E.W. Talmadge self m mw 39 IL RR agent CT NY A.T. Talmadge wife m fw 36 IL keeping house NY Eng Warren E. Talmadge son s mw 13 IA at school IL IL Hattie Talmadge dau s fw 12 IA at school IL IL Charles M. Talmadge son s mw 7 IA at school IL IL

1880 Federal Census, LaPorte Co, IN NA Film T9-0292 Page: 255D Westville Twp
Hariet Talmadge self w fw 40 NY keeping house NY NY Oromel G. Talmadge son s mw 10 IN at home CT NY Esther J. Talmadge dau s fw 6 IN CT NY Boruck Talmadge son s mw 4 IN CT NY Edra M. Talmadge dau s fw 1 IN CT NY


Union Mills Twp NA Film T9-0292 Page: 316C
Abram Anderson self m mw 27 Swe laborer Swe Swe Amy Anderson wife m fw 20 IA keeping house CT NY

Noble Twp NA Film T9-0292 Page: 310D
Henry Canfield self m mw 41 PA farmer VT VT John Canfield bro s mw 38 PA farmer VT VT Maggie Canfield sis s fw 20 IN housekeeper VT VT Clara Canfield dau s fw 13 IN at school PA IL William Canfield son s mw 10 IN at school PA IL Arthur Talmadge other s mw 14 NY farm laborer NY NY

***** History of Clayton County, Iowa. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Company, 1882 p. 1128
Walter E. Talmadge, station agent, Elkport, was born Aug. 29, 1841, in Winnebago County, Ill. He is the son of Orromell G. and Harriet N. (Webster) Talmadge, natives of Connecticut and New York repectively. They moved to Illinois in 1838. The father worked as carpenter in Rockton till 1852. He then lived four years in Indiana, and in 1856 moved to Howard County, Iowa. He died Aug. 19, 1879. Mrs. Talmadge died Nov. 2, 1862. Our subject attended the common schools in his early life, and learned the carpenter's trade with his father. He was married Jan. 1, 1863, to Aylia T. Thayer, of Winnebago County, Ill. He enlisted in the Seventh Iowa during the war, and was mustered out July 15, 1865. He moved to Nashua, Chickasaw County, in 1868, since then he has been in railroad employ. He was at first telegrapher, and since 1872, has been agent at Elkport, in the employ of the C.M. & St. P. He is a Republican politically. Has served as School Director, and stands high in the community. Of four children, three are living-- Warren E., Hattie M. and Charles M.

***** Portrait and Biographical Album of Fayette County, Iowa. Chicago: Lake City Publishing Co., 1891. p. 260
Walter E. Talmadge has been station agent at West Union, for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company since the road was completed to this place December 18, 1882. The long years of his service show that he is a trusted employee and that he has won the confidence of the company by faithfulness to duty. He was born in Rockton, Winnebago County, Ill., August 29, 1841, and is a son of Orromell G. and Harriet N. (Webster) Talmadge. The family is one of English origin, established in New England at an early day and the father of our subject was born near Waterbury, Conn., July 7, 1815. He wedded Miss Webster, who was born in Chautauqua County, N. Y., July 15, 1818. Their union was celebrated in that county, in 1837, and the following year they removed to Winnebago County, Ill., where Mr. Talmadge Sr. was engaged in milling. In 1852, the family became residents of LaPorte County, Ind., where they continued to make their home until 1856, which year witnessed their arrival in Iowa. They settled in Howard County, where the death of the mother occurred November 2, 1862. Mr. Talmadge afterward returned to Indiana and coming again to Iowa, died in Clayton County, August 19, 1879. Walter E. Talmadge, whose name heads this sketch, accompanied his parents from Illinois to Indiana and with them came to Iowa in 1856. In his youth he learned the carpenter's trade, but in 1863 laid aside business cares and on the 10th of December responded to his country's call for troops, enlisting in Company B, Seventh Iowa Infantry. He served until the close of the war, being mustered out July 15, 1865, and during his service participated in the Atlanta campaign and in Sherman's march to the sea. He also followed him in the march through the Carolinas and took part in the Grand Review at Washington on the close of the war. After the surrender of the South when peace was once more restored, Mr. Talmadge returned to his home and resumed work at his trade. It was in 1868 that he began railroading on the Illinois Central, remaining with that company four years, when he entered the employ of the Chicago, Dubuque & Minneapolis Road, with which he remained until 1880, when the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company purchased the line of the last mentioned company, with which he has since continued, serving as operator and agent. As before stated, he has been located in West Union since December, 1882. Mr. Talmadge was married in Howard County, Iowa, January 1, 1863, to Miss Aylia T. Thayer, daughter of Hiram Thayer Esq., and a native of Rockton, Ill. Their union has been blessed with three children, who are yet living and they have lost one daughter, Edna, the youngest, who was born September 30, 1876, and died November 16, 1879; Warren E., the eldest born March 2, 1867; Hattie M., May 29, 1868; and Charles M., May 15, 1873, are all yet at home with their parents. In political sentiment, Mr. Talmadge is a supporter of Republican principles, having been connected with that party since attaining his majority. Socially, he is a member of West Union Lodge, No. 124, K. of P., also of Elkport Lodge, No. 104, A. O. U. W.; of West Union Council, No. 49, of the A. L. of H.; and of Abernethy Post, No. 48, G. A. R., of which post he has been Quartermaster for five years. Mr. Talmadge has proved competent and faithful in the discharge of all his duties and is a trusted and popular agent of the company he represents. He has made his home in West Union since coming here in December, 1882, and has won many warm friends.

***** Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
TALMAGE, BERT KALIES, PAULINE 1898-10-08 / 282641 COOK

***** 1900 Federal Census, La Porte Co, IN Series: T623 Roll: 384 Page: 37 Noble Twp
dwelling 8 family 8
Anderson, Abram head wm Mar 1847 53 m 21 Swe Swe Swe house painter Anderson, Amy C. wife wf May 1860 40 m 21 0 0 IA NY NY

Hanna Twp Series: T623 Roll: 384 Page: 133
dwelling 121 family 122
Talmage, Arthur head wm Aug 1865 34 m 15 IN CT WI blacksmith Talmage, Allice wife wf Apr 1861 39 m 15 7 5 OH DE OH Talmage, Lorena A. dau wf Jul 1886 13 s IN IN OH at school Talmage, Phebie M. dau wf Nov 1889 10 s IN IN OH at school Talmage, Nora M. dau wf Sep 1890 9 s IN IN OH at school Talmage, Lydia D. dau wf May 1895 5 s IN IN OH Talmage, Hope W. dau Oct 1897 2 s IN IN OH

1900 Federal Census, Cook Co, IL Series: T623 Roll: 290 Page: 302 34th Ward, Chicago
8844 Coff. Grove Ave dwelling 97 family 140
Talmadge, Ormy head wm Mar 1870 30 m 11 MI MI MI ??? Talmadge, Stella wife wf May 1872 28 m 11 3 2 IN IN IN Talmadge, Glenys dau wf Dec 1891 8 s IN MI IN Talmadge, Gertie dau wf Jan 1895 5 s IN MI IN Iseminger, Pearlie boarder wf Apr 1876 24 s IN IN OH
Snyder, Chas boarder wm Feb 1874 26 s IN IN IN


1900 Federal Census, Lake Co, IN Series: T623 Roll: 383 Page: 242 North Twp
dwelling 567 family 687
Jardine, Ephriam head wm Mar 1869 31 m 5 IN Ire unk pumper Jardine, Ester wife wf Sep 1873 26 m 5 1 1 IN IA IA Jardine, Walton son wm Dec 1896 3 s IN IN IN

***** Electric Railway Directory and Buyers' Manual NY: McGraw., 1907. p. 21
156-- Calumet Elec. St. Ry. Co.--- Office: 9314 Drexel Ave. ... Roadmaster: O. G. Talmadge, [Chicago]

***** Public Service. v. 18 (1915) H. J. Gonden p. 65
O. G. TALMADGE, heretofore connected with the Chicago (I1l.) Surface Lines, has been elected president and a di- rector of the Chicago & Interurban Traction Company, succeeding John L. Matson, deceased.

***** 1910 Federal Census, Cook Co, IL Series: T624 Roll: 248 Page: 50 7th Ward, Chicago
6265 Jeffeson Ave dwelling 8 family 50
Anderson, Amey C. head fw 45 w 0 0 IA CT NY waitress Henderson, Charlies A. roomer mw 46 m2 1 IN US Eng supt. locomotive dept. Henderson, Bessie A. roomer fw 32 m2 1 0 0 IL Ger NJ Carterdale, Embry roomer mw 37 s VA VA VA transfer agt RR Grogan, Charles roomer mw 49 m1 28 Can Can Can supt. boiler mfg.
1910 Federal Census, La Porte Co, IN Series: T624 Roll: 363 Page: 197 Hanna Twp
dwelling 204 family 204
Talmage, Arthur head mw 44 m1 25 IN US US general laborer Talmage, Alice wife fw 49 m1 25 9 6 OH DE OH Talmage, Lydia dau fw 15 s IN IN OH Talmage, Urrynina dau fw 12 s IN IN OH Talmage, Carl son mw 8 s IN IN OH Talmage, Warren son mw 6 s IN IN OH

1910 Federal Census, Cook Co, IL Chicago
O.G. Talmadge not yet located

1910 Federal Census, Alameda Co, CA Series: T624 Roll: 70 Page: 43 5th Ward, Oakland
203 Jackson St dwelling 242 family 603
Jardine, Esther head fw 35 m1 1 1 IN NY CT Jardine, Walton son mw 13 s IN IN IN Millligan, Richard H. lodger mw 31 s IL Eng Eng manager electric co Gaspers, Christopher lodger mw 40 s IL Ger Ger carpenter railroad

1910 Federal Census, Vilas Co, WI Series: T624 Roll: 1737 Page: 322 Hackley Twp
dwelling 143 family 131
Talmage, Bert head mw 34 m1 12 PA unk PA carpenter Talmage, Lena wife fw 32 m1 12 5 5 Ger Ger Ger Talmage, Orma son mw 10 s IN PA Ger Talmage, Walter son mw 8 s IN PA Ger Talmage, Caroline dau fw 7 s WI PA Ger Talmage, Carl son mw 4 s WI PA Ger Talmage, Ines dau fw 2 s WI PA Ger

***** Eagle River Cemetery Vilas Co, WI
blk 1, lot 36
Talmadge, Baruch b. 1876 d. 1917 “Father” Talmadge, Orromell b. 1899 d. 1918 “Son” ***** 1920 Federal Cesus, Cook Co, IL Series: T625 Roll: 315 Page: 7th Ward, Chicago
6414 Dorchester Ave dwelling 31 family 111
Anderson, Amy head fw 59 w IA CT IA leeder laundry Fairchild, Alice lodger fw 43 w IA Can IA

1920 Federal Census, Cook Co, IL Series: T625 Roll: 311 Page: 4 9th Ward, Chicago
dwelling 69 family 91 [need Ancestry image]
Talmadge, O. G. head mw 50 m 1? IN CT WI ???
Talmadge, ?Jeditia wife fw 50 m 1? ?? PA PA housewife
Talmadge, Glenna dau fw 27 s ?? IN IN secretary Talmadge, Gertrude dau fw 25 IN IN IN secretary

1920 Federal Census, La Porte Co, IN Series: T625 Roll: 447 Page: 218 Noble Twp
dwelling 77 family 77
Talmadge, Allice head fw 58 w OH DE OH farmer Talmadge, Paul son mw 18 s IN US US Talmadge, Harry son mw 14 s IN US US ?Glauler, Lenart gson mw 3 10/12 s IN US US ?Glauler, Lena gdau fw 2/12 IN US US

1920 Federal Census, Vilas Co, WI Series: T625 Roll: 2018 Page: 259 Phelps Twp
dwelling 194 family 196
Talmadge, Pauline M. head fw 42 w Ger Ger Ger farmer 1896 NA Talmadge, Walter G. son mw 18 s IL IN Ger Talmadge, Caroline L. dau fw 16 s WI IN Ger Talmadge, Carl B. son mw 14 s WI IN Ger Talmadge, Inez E. dau fw 12 s WI IN Ger

***** Westville Cemetery La Porte Co, IN
Talmadge, Harriet E b.1838 d. 1892
Talmadge, Orromell G. b. 1870 d. 1934 Talmadge, Julia E b. 1870 d. w/o Orromell Talmadge, Gladys b. 1893 d. 1895 d/o O. & J.

***** Hanna Cemetery La Porte Co, IN
Talmadge, Mrs. Alice b. 5 Apr 1861 d. 25 May 1936

***** La Porte Co, IN obituary index
Talmage, M. 2/4/24 Argus Talmage, W.A. 9/9/26 Herald-Argus
Stevens, Phoebe Harriet 54 dau of Arthur Talmadge 5/3/43

***** Union Mills Cemetery Noble Twp, La Porte Co, IN
Middle East Section Row #6
Henderson, William C b. 1881 d. 29 May 1967 Henderson, Wynema Hope b. 6 Oct 1897 d.17 Sept 1980 nee Talmadge

***** Illinois Statewide Death Index
ANDERSON AMY F/W Y-54 0001771 1942-01-16 COOK CHICAGO [not given]