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John “Jay Tee” Talman Jr.

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John “Jay Tee” Talman Jr.

Birth
Perinton, Monroe County, New York, USA
Death
26 Mar 1936 (aged 84)
Gold Beach, Curry County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Gold Beach, Curry County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
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Parents: John Talman & Sarah Elizabeth Foote

Siblings: Byron M., Harriet, Darius (died young)

Talman, a writer, poet, and journalist, was born near Fairport, New York; was educated in the New York public schools and in Macedon Academy; and came to Minnesota with his brother (1864), farming in Olmsted County. Between 1867 and 1872, he worked in Wisconsin logging camps, and then returned to Rochester, New York, where he was employed in his father's soap factory. From February 22, 1872 until 1908 he was employed by a number of newspapers: the Democrat-Chronicle and the Albany Argus in New York from 1873-78, the St. Paul Pioneer Press (managing editor), St. Paul Globe, and the Minneapolis Journal. St. Paul Dispatch. From 1909 to 1926 he was the librarian of the Minnesota Historical Society newspaper department. He married Rena Augusta Doney in Elgin, Illinois Feb 18, 1874. Upon his retirement he moved to Gold Beach, OR to be near his daughter.
Parents: John Talman & Sarah Elizabeth Foote

Siblings: Byron M., Harriet, Darius (died young)

Talman, a writer, poet, and journalist, was born near Fairport, New York; was educated in the New York public schools and in Macedon Academy; and came to Minnesota with his brother (1864), farming in Olmsted County. Between 1867 and 1872, he worked in Wisconsin logging camps, and then returned to Rochester, New York, where he was employed in his father's soap factory. From February 22, 1872 until 1908 he was employed by a number of newspapers: the Democrat-Chronicle and the Albany Argus in New York from 1873-78, the St. Paul Pioneer Press (managing editor), St. Paul Globe, and the Minneapolis Journal. St. Paul Dispatch. From 1909 to 1926 he was the librarian of the Minnesota Historical Society newspaper department. He married Rena Augusta Doney in Elgin, Illinois Feb 18, 1874. Upon his retirement he moved to Gold Beach, OR to be near his daughter.


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  • Created by: Jon Tallman
  • Added: Jan 6, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103164438/john-talman: accessed ), memorial page for John “Jay Tee” Talman Jr. (30 Jul 1851–26 Mar 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103164438, citing Gold Beach Pioneer Cemetery, Gold Beach, Curry County, Oregon, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Jon Tallman (contributor 47178062).