Robert A TALBOT - Bio Contributed by Bruce E. Kendall Source: Biographical History of La Crosse, Monroe and Juneau Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company. 1892. Pg. 756-757. ROBERT A. TALBOT, deceased, one of the well-known and esteemed citizens of Tomah, Wisconsin, was the son of John and Mary (Jopson) Talbot, both natives of England, in which country they passed their entire lives. Robert A. Talbot was born in Islesham, Cambridgeshire, near London, England, on the 4th of January, 1824, and was there reared. He was one in a family of thirteen children, consisting of seven sons and six daughters, all of whom grew to mature years, and at the present writing (1892) there are two brothers and one sister living. Robert A. Talbot was the only one of the family who came to America. He was married in his native country, November 7, 1845, to Miss Ann King, of Soham, Cambridgeshire. In 1851 he emigrated with his family to the United States, landing at New York, but came immediately to Wisconsin. Mrs. Talbot's uncle, Samuel Sizer, and family, came with them, and they all went to Walworth county, Wisconsin, where the uncle had relatives living. Two other families also accompanied Mr. Talbot and family to this country, and all settled in Walworth county, Wisconsin. In 1861 Mr. Talbot and family came to Monroe county and settled on a farm, Mr. Talbot being one of the most progressive farmers and stock-growers in the county for many years. Monroe county is largely indebted to Mr. Talbot and Mr. Sizer for whatever advancement it has made in the breeding of fine stock, as Mr. Talbot introduced the first registered stock in the county. In the late Civil war he took up arms in defense of the Union cause. He enlisted March 14, 1865, in Company A, Fifty-second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of hostilities, and was honorably discharged July 28 1865. In 1888 he retired from active farm work, and he and his good wife became residents of Tomah. He was for many years a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he filled the office of Class-leader for several years. He lived a life of usefulness, and was called to his final reward on the 18th day of February, 1892, and on the 21st day of the same month his mortal remains were interred in Tomah cemetery. Mrs. Talbot resides in Tomah, where she has a pleasant home with her son in law, Mr. I. N. Palmer. To Mr. and Mrs. Talbot were born eight children, three sons and five daughters, viz.: Mrs. Emma A. Burroughs, of Beloit; Sally, who married I. N. Palmer, and died in Tomah, December 26, 1887; Fred K., of Tomah; Mrs. Ella M. Cole, of Tomah; Truman, on the home farm; Lottie, who died when thirteen years of age; James Edward, of Sioux City, Iowa; and Millie, wife of Harry Enckhausen, of Sparta. NOTE: Mr Kendall has been researching his ggggrandfather, Selium McGary. In the process, he has found some documents which have been added to the archives. They are transcriptions of five biographies - in addition to his ancestor, two (Talbot and Quinn) were associates of Selium; the other two just happened to be on the pages that he photocopied, and included as a public service. ************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain thewritten consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of thesubmitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of thisconsent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Contributed by Bruce E. Kendall ***************************************************************************