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Has 6 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Hyrum Percel Talbot |
| Birth |
5 May 1859 |
Thorn River, Western Cape, South Africa  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
16 May 1889 |
LOGAN |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWC5-W6N |
| Death |
10 Aug 1942 |
Winder, Franklin, Idaho, United States |
| Burial |
13 Aug 1942 |
Preston Cemetery, Franklin, Idaho, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I23213 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Henry Talbot, b. 16 Oct 1812, Church of St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex, England d. 15 Dec 1895, Layton, Davis, Utah, United States (Age 83 years) |
| Mother |
Ruth Sweetnam, b. 4 Feb 1817, Sittingbourne, Kent, England d. 15 Mar 1903, Layton, Davis, Utah, United States (Age 86 years) |
| Marriage |
20 Mar 1833 |
St. Michael and St. George Cathedral, Grahamstown, Albany, South Africa |
| Family ID |
F10941 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Charlotte Isabel Bennett, b. 8 Oct 1864, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States d. 28 Feb 1881, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States (Age 16 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1881 |
Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F10968 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
| Family 2 |
Ellen Maria Bennett, b. 3 Jul 1868, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States d. 9 Sep 1950, Winder, Franklin, Idaho, United States (Age 82 years) |
| Marriage |
21 Dec 1887 |
Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Edward Percil Talbot, b. 4 Apr 1889, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States d. 4 May 1983 (Age 94 years) |
| | 2. Hyrum Gilbert Talbot, b. 27 Dec 1890, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States d. 30 Apr 1960, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 69 years) |
| | 3. Clarence Earl Talbot, b. 9 Feb 1894, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States d. 12 Feb 1974, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States (Age 80 years) |
| | 4. Henry Leon Talbot, b. 14 Sep 1895, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States d. 25 Jun 1982, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 86 years) |
| | 5. David E Talbot, b. 10 Apr 1898, Layton, Davis, Utah, United States |
| | 6. Orville La Ray Talbot, b. 10 Apr 1898, Layton, Davis, Utah, United States d. 27 Nov 1977 (Age 79 years) |
| | 7. Millicent Talbot, b. 26 Nov 1898, Layton, Davis, Utah, United States |
| | 8. LaVern Talbot, b. 22 Dec 1902, Layton, Davis, Utah, United States d. 22 Dec 1902 (Age 0 years) |
| | 9. Thomas Lavon Talbot, b. 22 Dec 1902, Layton, Davis, Utah, United States d. 5 Mar 1991 (Age 88 years) |
| | 10. Ila May Talbot, b. 7 Feb 1908, Layton, Davis, Utah, United States d. 13 Sep 1995, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 87 years) |
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| Family ID |
F10969 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 5 May 1859 - Thorn River, Western Cape, South Africa |
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 | Marriage - Abt 1881 - Utah, United States |
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 | Marriage - 21 Dec 1887 - Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 16 May 1889 - LOGAN |
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 | Death - 10 Aug 1942 - Winder, Franklin, Idaho, United States |
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 | Burial - 13 Aug 1942 - Preston Cemetery, Franklin, Idaho, United States |
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| Notes |
- HYRUM PURCELL TALBOT
(Uncle “Hy”)
Hyrum Purcell Talbot, the fifteenth child and tenth son, of Henry and Ru t h Sweetnam Talbot, was born 5 May 1859, at Thorn River, Queenstown Dist ri ct, South Africa, probably on the estate “Wellington”, owned by his pa ren ts.
The family, having been converted to Mormonism the previous year, sold t h eir estate shortly after his birth and moved to Port Elizabeth, on Alg o a Bay, to await transportation to America .
They embarked 28 Feb 1861, on the frigate, “Race Horse”, and, after a st o rmy voyage, arrived at East Boston Harbor 20 Apr 1861. They then travel e d by cattle train, via Chicago, to St. Joseph, Missouri, then up the Mi ss ouri River to Florence, Nebraska, where they joined the ox team compan y o f Homer Duncan, arriving at Salt Lake City, Utah, 28 Sep 1861.
There they remained that winter, and early the following spring move d t o a 40 acre farm purchased at Kaysville, Utah. Later, they acquired a n ad joining 40 acres, where one of his father’s other wives, Agnes Godda rd, a nd her family lived.
As a growing lad, Hyrum, the youngest son, attended the little one roo m r ed brick school at “ Five Points”, where only four grades were taught .
His baptism was 30 Sep 1868, by John Bennett and confirmed 1 Oct 186 8 b y M. Beazer.
When “Hy” was a small boy, his mother would send him over to a certain n e ighbor woman’s place with a quart of yeast, to trade for some flour. No w , he did not like this woman. So one day, to spite her, he stuck his di rt y toe down into the yeast, and then screwed the cap on again. He imagi ne d she was thus punished, but of course, she never knew anything abou t it.
One time, in Kaysville, “Hy” got into the orchard, and stuffed his shi r t with peaches. Now, his father had forbidden him to pick them, eithe r be cause they were green or because he wanted them saved. Steve happene d alo ng and caught “Hy” red handed. So he decided to play a joke on him . He sl ipped up behind him, and, disguising his voice like their father’ s, said , “’Iram, are you into those peaches again?” And “Hy”, his back s till tur ned, answered in a shrill voice, “But, father, I’ve only got tw o or three !” At that, Steve gave his shirt tail a jerk, and the peache s flew in al l directions. “Hy” had his whole shirt full.
“Hy” and one of Jerry Wiggill’s boys used to run off from home sometime s , without permission. And for this crime they usually got spanked by t h e women folks. So once, while out on one of these excursions, they tie d s trings around the bottoms of their shirts, and stuffed them full of l iv e frogs. When they returned home, the women, to punish them as usual , gra sped them by one hand and began switching them with the other. Then , sudd enly, the boys jerked the strings loose, and the live frogs were s oon jum ping every where. The women were so startled that they let go an d began s creaming.
Ellen Maria Bennett and Hyrum were married at Kaysville, Utah, 21 Dec 18 8 7, and later were endowed and sealed in the Logan Temple, 16 May 1889 . H e then built a log home, near his parents, and, being the last son a t hom e, remained to help his father run the place. Before his death, i n 1895 , Henry gave Hyrum a deed to the place, with the understanding tha t he ta ke care of his mother as long as she lived and also his afflicte d sister , Hannah. And if his mother lived to an old age he was to consid er the fa rm paid for; otherwise, he was to give each of his brothers an d sister s a hundred dollars. Actually, his mother lived to 86 and Hanna h to 53, b ut Hyrum nevertheless paid all his brothers and sisters excep t a couple w ho would not accept any pay.
In Henry’s old age and after he passed away, Hy did what he could to he l p Agnes, Henry’s third wife. He became like a second father to his hal f b rothers, George Lehi and Henry William. The half brothers said,”Our F athe r was an old man, and Hy taught us how to farm, and if a cow bloated , o r any other trouble occurred, we would run and get Hy, and he alway s cam e to help.” Hy became quite close to Agnes and her children.
He became interested in developing a good Holstein dairy, and did so pro f itably, both at Kaysville and Winder, Idaho. In 1904 he bought an 80 ac r e farm at Winder, and for several years sent his son, Edward, up ever y su mmer to run it. In 1914 Hyrum purchased another 160 acres at Winder , an d eventually moved to the new location, renting his Kaysville proper ty t o another son. (Actually by then the farm was in the area known as L ayto n and he later sold it to one of Agnes’s sons, George L. Talbot) H e live d to see nearly all of the town of Winder owned by his descendants , who i n later years financed the building of a Ward Chapel there, altho ugh Hyru m never lived to see the building .
Always faithful in the church, Hyrum, preferred to stay in the back grou n d, where offices were concerned. He was a good musician, and was abl e t o perform on almost any musical instrument. He was ever in demand t o pla y at community dances and social events.
All his life he was a farmer, an excellent worker, and put his time to g o od advantage. He was always encouraged by a thrifty and ambitious wife . H e farmed actively up to a month before the time of his death, which o ccur red 10 Aug 1942, in his home in Winder, Idaho. He was buried 13 Au g 194 2 in the family plot at Preston, Idaho.
Ellen Maria passed away 9 Sep 1950 and is buried in Preston, Idaho.
(Death Certificate Idaho State Board of Health File Number 130330, Frank l in County)
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