 1849 - 1929 (80 years) Has 6 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Richard Alfred Talbot |
| Birth |
22 Apr 1849 |
Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
10 Mar 1865 |
EHOUS |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWJ1-58F |
| Death |
29 Nov 1929 |
Sheridan, Madison, Montana, United States |
| Burial |
1 Dec 1929 |
Sheridan, Madison, Montana, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I23207 |
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 |
Pearl Lucy Knowlton, b. 12 Dec 1884, Sheridan, Madison, Montana, United States d. 8 Jan 1959, Sheridan, Madison, Montana, United States (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
2 Dec 1902 |
Whitehall, Jefferson, Montana, United States |
| Children |
| + | 1. George Everet Talbott, b. 11 Sep 1903, Twin Bridges, Madison, Montana, United States d. 11 Jan 1969, Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States (Age 65 years) |
| + | 2. Alfred Richard Talbott, b. 19 Sep 1910, Sheridan, Madison, Montana, United States d. 6 Jul 2012, Sheridan, Madison, Montana, United States (Age 101 years) |
| + | 3. Samuel Wilford Talbott, b. 21 Apr 1914, Montana, United States d. 10 Dec 2006, Melrose, Silver Bow, Montana, United States (Age 92 years) |
| > | 4. Nellie Elizabeth Talbott, b. 6 Jun 1916, Sheridan, Madison, Montana, United States d. 1 Jul 1948, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States (Age 32 years) |
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| Family ID |
F10961 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 22 Apr 1849 - Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 10 Mar 1865 - EHOUS |
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 | Marriage - 2 Dec 1902 - Whitehall, Jefferson, Montana, United States |
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 | Death - 29 Nov 1929 - Sheridan, Madison, Montana, United States |
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| Burial - 1 Dec 1929 - Sheridan, Madison, Montana, United States |
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| Notes |
- RICHARD ALFRED TALBOT
(Uncle “Dick”)
Richard Alfred Talbot was born 22 Apr 1849, at Battle Gat, Cradock Distr i ct, South Africa, probably on a farm owned by his parents, Henry and Ru t h Sweetnam Talbot. The family later lived in Whittlesea, then, after t h e father, Henry, was granted, “Wellington”, a huge estate on 28 Oct 185 3 , for his services in the Kaffir Wars, on Thorn River, Queenstown Distr ic t.
After their conversion to “Mormonism”, the family sold “Wellington”, abo u t 1859. They moved to Port Elizabeth, on Algoa Bay, awaiting transport at ion to America to join the Saints in Zion. They were there close t o a yea r. And being about 10 years old “Dick”, (as he was nick named) p robabl y got his first schooling there.
They embarked, 28 Feb 1861, on the frigate, “Racehorse” and after a stor m y voyage, arrived in East Boston Harbor 20 Apr 1861. They traveled b y ca ttle train, via Chicago, to the Missouri River, and by ship up to Fl orenc e, Nebraska, and then the rest of the way in the ox team company o f Home r Duncan to Salt Lake City, Utah, arriving 28 Sep 1861.
They remained there that winter, and early the next spring moved t o a 4 0 acre farm that they bought at Kaysville, Utah. There, while grow ing up , Dick probably attended the little one room red brick school at “ Five Po ints”. He once took part in a Church round up of wild horses o n Antelop e Island.
He was baptized 19 Oct 1861, at Salt Lake City, and at some unknown da t e ordained an elder. Then he was endowed 10 Mar 1865 in the Endowmen t Ho use in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Uncle Dick, had been gone from home for seven years. He seemed to hav e l eft following a disagreement with his father. Any way they had not h ear d anything from him. Then, finally, he came home in the night. Hi s moth er gave him a place to sleep. Henry was up with Agnes. The nex t mornin g when Henry came down, Ruth, to soften the shock, told him tha t she ha d a letter from Dick. Henry in his great excitement, said, “Whe re’s my s pecs?” So then she went into the other room and brought out Ric hard inste ad. Henry is said to have fainted.
He left home at an early age and took up freighting, acting as wagon bo s s seven years, for Bears and LeFevre. working between Salt Lake City , Ut ah, and Butte, Montana. Finally he left the company and bought a fre igh t outfit of his own. Blackfoot, Idaho, became his head quarters. Her e h e acquired 40 acres, and began raising cattle, but in a hard winter h e lo st all 50 head of his cattle to black leg. Finally he sold out an d move d to Butte, Montana, where he helped build the town, being a teams ter, pr ospector, and miner. He hauled ore for Bothwick and Johnson fro m the Hil l to the Smelters, also did general hauling in Butte, includin g brick fo r some of the old landmarks, such as the Ousby Block, corner o f Park an d Main, and the Flat Iron Building, conjunction of Arizona an d Utah Avenu es. He also worked as a miner at the Diamond and Black Roc k mines. In th e ‘90’s he left Butte for Camp Creek, near Malrows, Monta na, where he an d a partner prospected unsuccessfully, then moved on to W isconson Creek , near Sheridan, Montana. Subsequently he worked at vario us mines as a l aborer, including the old Camp of Rochester, near Twin Br idges, and whil e there on 2 Dec 1902, Whitehall, Montana married Pearl L ucy Knowlton. H e had met her on Wisconsin Creek, earlier, when she wa s working at Twin B ridges in the General Store of George White. There a fter he worked a s a miner, general laborer, and whenever possible, a s a prospector on hi s own, and also grub staked other prospectors in th e hope of striking i t rich. Finally he moved to a small place on Wiscon sin Creek, eventuall y became a watchman for the L. Z. Leiter establishme nt, at Leiter Ville , N. E. of Sheridan, and worked 8 years at the minin g camps. During thi s time, he also had a small vein of ore, which provi ded him with a livin g during times of no employment.
Dick and Pearl Lucy were the parents of four children, 3 boys and l gir l . The children grew up at Sheritan, Montana, and still live in, or nea r , the Ruby Valley.
Having developed asthma, he went to Oregon for his health in 1927, but , c ontinuing to grow worse, he returned to his home in Sheridan, Montana , i n the spring of 1929. He died there at 3:00 a.m., 30 Nov 1929 He wa s bu ried 1 Dec 1929, at the Sheridan Cemetery.
Since his death, my Grandmother, Susannah Janet (Nettie) Heward Allen Ba t es, corresponded with his son, George Talbot. Quotes from a letter t o Ne ttie: He told her that his father started freighting at a very youn g age . I think there was something in his past life he didn’t want to c ome t o light and if there was I hope it went to rest with him for he wa s a ver y good man and a wonderful father. He told his children and wif e that h e was born 22 Apr 1855, six years younger than he actually was , and tha t he was born in Iowa, as his folks came across the plains to S alt Lake C ity, Utah.
Still quoting from the letter to Nettie: He also talked about a broth e r whose wife’s name was Deck, of Jerry Wiggill, and he mentioned too o f b eing a descendant of the Earl of Shrewsbury, or rather his father was , th at his Mother’s maiden name was Ruth Sweetnam .
Henry Talbot, his brother, once made a special trip up to Montana to vis i t his brother Dick. The latter was living there, a self exile, believi n g the rest of the family had no use for him. He said, “I’m just the bl ac k sheep!” Henry immediately took issue with him on this. “It’s all i n y our mind”, he said; “If you’re a black sheep, it’s because you make t ha t of yourself!”
Until this correspondence, letter dated 7 Dec 1931, his family did not k n ow that he was born in South Africa. George was extremely glad to hea r a bout his Father’s family, from Nettie, and did not understand why h e ha d not told his children more about himself
Another quote from the letter to Nettie from George: I would like to kn o w what there is to know about my relatives and you cannot tire me wit h a s interesting a letter as you wrote to me and it is beyond any doub t tha t we are first cousins.
(Death Certificate Montana State Board of Health File Number Mad-621, Ma d ison County)
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