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Funeral program for Adolphus Orestes Tallman

Lineage of Peter Tallman and Joan Briggs by Harry Edward Terrell.

Past and Present of Greene Co." page 657.

The name of Tallman closely associated with agricultural interests inPaton
township, where three brothers are operating fine farms. The one uponwhich
Winfield H. Tallman re sides comprises one hundred and sixty acres ofrich
land in a district famous for it agricultural possibilities and thefine
appearance of the place today is due to his unfaltering perseveranceand
energy. He came to Greene county from Jones county, Iowa, where hisbirth
occurred on the 28th of August, 1852.

His father, John Tallman, was a native of Ohio and in that state wasmarried
to Miss Lucinda Low, whose birth occurred near Baltimore, Maryland.They
remained residents of the Buckeye state for only a brief period aftertheir
marriage, when they removed to Iowa, settling in Jones county in 1845.There
Mr. Tallman purchased land and carried on farming, being numberedamong the
successful agriculturists of that community up to the time of hisdeath, which
occurred on the 30th of July, 1893, when he was seventy-two years ofage. His
widow survived for many years and live there until her death. MrTallman was
quite prominent in local political circles and was honored withvarious
offices, filling all of the township positions and also serving as amember of
the county board of supervisors for nine years. No trust reposed inhim was
ever betrayed in the slightest degree and his record as a business manand
office holder was extremely commendable. His life, too, in all of its
relations was in harmony with his professions as a member of theMethodist
Episcopal church. His political allegiance was given to therepublican party.
Unto him and his wife were born ten children

Winfield H. Tallman, having spent his boyhood days in the county ofhis
nativity in the acquirement of a good common school education and inassisting
in the work of the home farm, Mr. Tallman made arrangements for havinga home
of his own by his marriage on the 2d of November, 1873, to Miss EdithJ.
Ganser, a native of Ohio and a daughter of Samuel and Catherine(Rhoads)
Ganser, who removed from the Buckeye state to Jones county, Iowa,about 1860
and there resided until called to their final rest. In the Ganserfamily were
nine children. In the Tallman family were six children.

Mr. Tallman came to Greene county in 1877 and settled on one hundredand sixty
acres of land in Paton Township, where he resided. His elderbrothers, Reuben
and Nathaniel C. Tallman, were first settlers of the township. Therewere no
improvements upon his land, and he says that its chief crop at thetime was
mosquitoes and bullfrogs, some very large specimens being produced ofeach
variety. However, the spirit of energy which has always characterized
Winfield was soon manifest in his farm labor, with the result that henow has
a splendidly improved property. His residence is one of the finehomes of his
part of the county and there are also large and substantialoutbuildings for
the shelter of grain and stock. In fact, none of the equipments of amodel
farm are lacking and the place gives every evidence of the care and
supervision of the owner, who is practical in his methods, systematicin his
work and successful in accomplishing what he undertakes. In additionto his
home property, he owns twelve hundred and eighty acres of land inWells
county, North Dakota.
Winfield gives his political allegiance to the republican party andserved as
township trustee. In matters of citizenship he is progressive,desirous of
advancing the welfare of the community, and while promoting individual
interest, he has also found time and opportunity to co-operate inthose plans
and measures which are instituted for the public good.