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John Newton Tallman

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John Newton Tallman

Birth
Death
19 Feb 1928 (aged 89)
Burial
Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Plot
Sec K, Lot 815, #2
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Born on Chestnut Ridge, Dutchess Co., NY the 5th child and 2nd son of John J & Sally A Tallman. He moved with his father and siblings to Chautauqua Co. in 1848 and farmed with his father, he then moved to the Town of Pomfret after marrying 1st wife Mary A Padden who was from there. He went to work as a watchman for the Dunkirk Allegheny Valley & Pittsburg RR.

John N. left his 1st wife Mary in New York moving to Detroit about 1879 to acquire furs for Lyvenus Ellis & Son Tannery back in Laona, New York. He met and married Emma & had daughter Nina in 1883. His final divorce from Mary was in 1884. In 1882 he went to Alpena becoming their first "Newsboy" as an agent for the Detroit News & Free Press. After receiving a pension from the paper company he retired and moved back to Detroit in 1915. He built their subscription base from 10 in the first two weeks to 700 when he retired. William C Brand a long time employee of his acquired the agency. A lot of wheels and bicycles were worn out in those days delivering the papers.

2016 Update: Birth from a paper recently found in Nora Ball's family Bible with Tallman births written on it.

Born on Chestnut Ridge, Dutchess Co., NY the 5th child and 2nd son of John J & Sally A Tallman. He moved with his father and siblings to Chautauqua Co. in 1848 and farmed with his father, he then moved to the Town of Pomfret after marrying 1st wife Mary A Padden who was from there. He went to work as a watchman for the Dunkirk Allegheny Valley & Pittsburg RR.

John N. left his 1st wife Mary in New York moving to Detroit about 1879 to acquire furs for Lyvenus Ellis & Son Tannery back in Laona, New York. He met and married Emma & had daughter Nina in 1883. His final divorce from Mary was in 1884. In 1882 he went to Alpena becoming their first "Newsboy" as an agent for the Detroit News & Free Press. After receiving a pension from the paper company he retired and moved back to Detroit in 1915. He built their subscription base from 10 in the first two weeks to 700 when he retired. William C Brand a long time employee of his acquired the agency. A lot of wheels and bicycles were worn out in those days delivering the papers.

2016 Update: Birth from a paper recently found in Nora Ball's family Bible with Tallman births written on it.

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