Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Tallman, James March 8, 1880
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Belding Home News - Thurs. March 11, 1880

TALLMAN.-Died at the homestead one mile north of this village, Monday, March 
8th, 1880, after an illness of five days, Mr. James Tallman, aged 86 years.

He leaves seven children and a large circle of acquaintances to mourn his loss 
and revere his memory.

Mr. Tallman was born in Portsmouth, R. I., on Christmas day, 1794. When 21 
years of age he went to Troy, N. Y. where he soon after, March 17th, 1816 
married Miss Dorcas Weaver. He continued to reside at and near Troy until the 
spring of 1843 when he came to Michigan and located on the farm where he 
continued to reside until the time of his death. While he was not among the 
very first to settle in the township, yet he is properly numbered among those 
brave pioneers who penetrated the wilderness and endured the privation of a new 
country that their children might enjoy the fruits thereof. He removed his 
family over the country from Detroit with two ox teams, and occupied eight days 
on the journey. He brought with him ten children, another was born to him in 
Michigan and he left three behind in the Empire state. Of the 14 children, 7 
are dead.

Mr. Tallman was a birth-right member of the Friend’s Church and continued an 
active and zealous member until his removal to Michigan and was an earnest 
devotee of the principals of that religious body until his death. He was a man 
of industry and strict integrity, temperate in all things, a devoted husband 
and a faithful father. A few days before his death he made his way up-stairs 
although decripid with age, entered the sick room of his sister-in-law, Miss 
Weaver, took her by the hand and bade her, “Good bye”, saying that he would be 
the first to pass over the river- said to her that he felt fully prepared and 
ready to meet the change. He left the room, never to see her again. 

On Wednesday, March 3rd, he began to complain. He was troubled with what was 
thought to be the prevailing distemper and complained also of a pain in his 
side. He suffered but little but gradually sunk down to death. In politics Mr. 
Tallman was an enthusiastic republican and was a diligent student of the public 
press. He voted for Gen. Jackson and with this single exception always voted 
the whig or republican tickets, and never after his majority missed voting at a 
presidential election. 

The funeral of Mr. Tallman was held at the church to day and was attended by a 
large concourse of people. Sermon by Rev. E. Mudge. 





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