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!REC:Descendants of Peter Tallman by Harry Terrel.

!REC:Past and Present of Green Co. (1907) by Stillman.

Nathaniel Commadore Tallman was engaged in general farming in Patontownship,
where he owned and cultivates one hundred and sixty acres of land. Hewas a
native of Jones county, Iowa, born January 22, 1846, and is the secondchild
of John and Lucinda (Low) Tallman, natives of Ohio and Marylandrespectively.
Soon after their marriage they removed from Ohio to Iowa, becomingresidents
of Jones county in 1845. Buying a tract of land, the father carriedon
general agricultural pursuits and numbered among the successfulfarmers of
that county up to the time of his death. He was quite prominent inlocal
political circles and was retained in the office of county supervisorfor nine
year, also filling various township position, the duties of which he
discharged with promptness and fidelity. He belonged to the Methodist
Episcopal church and was a stalwart advocate of republican principles.At all
time he was worthy of the trust and confidence which were uniformlygiven him
by he fellow townsmen, and thus his death, which occurred July 30,1893, when
he was seventy-one years of age, was deeply deplored by many friends.Of his
family of ten children.

As a boy Nathaniel worked upon the home farm, and in the publicschools became
familiar with the common English branches of learning. He remained aresident
of Jones county until 1871, when at the age of twenty-five years hecame to
Greene county with his brother, Reuben /s. Tallman, and purchased hispresent
farm and one hundred and sixty acres in Paton township. It was then atract
of raw prairie, covered with the native grasses through the summermonths and
with a sheet of glistening snow in the winter season. He and hisbrother were
of Paton township, all around them being wild and undeveloped. Theyaided in
extending the frontier and in reclaiming this region for the purposesof
civilization, and as the years have passed they have met with a goodlymeasure
of success.

Nathaniel Commadore Tallman was married in Boone County in 1875 toMiss Annie
Pettit, who died twelve years later, in May, 1887. For his secondwife he
chose Ida May Hamilton, a native of Illinois. Unto Mr. and Mrs.Tallman have
been born six children.

The family home was a comfortable residence, stood in the midst of awell
improved farm. There were good outbuildings for the shelter of grainand
stock, while the latest improved machinery facilitates the work ofthe fields.