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He was born Jun 19,
1798, in Fairfax county Virginia.
He went to Kentucky, where he was
married January 21, 1808, to Mrs. Frances Lumsford,
whose maiden name was Johnson. Her former husband,
Mr. Lumsford was an overseer and was poisoned in
Kentucky. They had three children in Kentucky, and
Mrs. Frances Talbott died November 17, 1817.
Benjamin Talbott was married April 8, 1818, to Elizabeth
Johnson, sister of his first wife, and native of North
Carolina. They had two children.
Benjamin Talbott moved to Springfield,
Illinois in 1826. Soon after Benjamin came to
Springfield, he acted as deputy sheriff and assessor,
and filled other minor offices until 1836, when he was
elected county recorder, which office he held until
1848, when under the constitution adopted that year, the
office of recorder was merged into that of Circuit
Clerk. He was elected tot he latter office four
years and after that had charge of the recorder's branch
until his death in March of 1870.
Excerpted from History of the Early
Settlers of Sangamon County A Centennial Record by John
Carroll Power Published 1876 |
