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JAMES TALLMAGE
JAMES TALLMAGE was born April
8, 1822, in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York State, his parents being Josiah and Charlotte
(Beckwith) Tallmage. Josiah Tallmage was in the lumber business, also made
potash and farmed as well. He moved with his family to Huron County, Ohio, thence to Illinois. He died while on a visit to his daughter in Wisconsin. He was twice married; by the first marriage he had
four children and by the second nine--two boys and seven girls. As a boy,
James, the subject of this sketch, was employed at almost everything. He
learned the mason’s trade and has followed it more than forty years; he is also
a practical brick-maker. He came to California in 1849 as captain of an ox train, and by hard work
and economy has since acquired about 620 acres, a large portion of which he
improved himself. His first winter in California he spent in Weaverville, and
in the spring of 1850 he went to mining, which he followed till the fall of
that year, when he came and located his present property, which is in Elkhorn
Township. It is devoted principally to raising hay, grain and stock. He has
seen his share of pioneer life in California and has led a very active life. In 1879 he met with a
very severe accident, having been thrown from a wagon, from which he has not
yet fully recovered.
He was married in 1849 to Miss Mary Smith,
a native of Wisconsin. They have seven children, four boys and three girls:
Henry, Walter, Charles, Frank, Ida, wife of John Fugit; Olive, wife of Thomas
Dean; and Ada, wife of Arthur Huppman.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Pages 330-331. Lewis Pub.
Co. Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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