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Rev. J. L. Talman, a minister of the gospel, farmer and magistrate in the Ninth District, was born October 29, 1840, in Warren County, Tenn. He is the only son of Jno. Armstrong and Lidy V. Talman. His parents were married ten years and were then divorced, and Mr. Talman took his mother’s maiden name. His mother was born in Virginia in 1825, and came to Warren County, Tenn., in 1828. Mr. Talman was educated in Monroe County, Ky. He enlisted at the breaking out of the civil war in Company H, Fifth Indiana Infantry, of which company he was second lieutenant. He served during the entire war, his regiment operating mostly in Virginia. He was mustered out September, 1865. The severest engagement in which he took part was the battle of Gettysburg, Penn., where he was wounded. He was also at the first battle of Bull Run. Mr. Talman began life with nothing, and what he has now he accumulated by his own tact and good management. He owns a fine farm of 126 acres, on Long Fork Creek of Baron River. He was elected magistrate three times, but accepting it only the last time, which was August, 1886. Mr. Talman’s grandmother was Gen. Harrison’s youngest half-sister. There has not been a war since the establishment of the Government, but that some of Mr. Talman’s ancestors took part. He had two uncles who died in the Mexican war. His oldest uncle was in the war of 1812, under Gen. Jackson. Mr. Talman has all his life been a Republican, though reared a Democrat. His first presidential vote was cast for Abraham Lincoln in 1864. January 9, 1866, he married Elizabeth E. Morgan. She was born October 16, 1848, and is a descendant of Col. Morgan of Revolutionary war fame, he being her great-uncle. Gen. Morgan, of the late war, was also a descendant of the same family. To Mr. and Mrs. Talman two children were born: Fennettia (now Mrs. East) and Nancy E. (deceased). Mr. Talman and family are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, in which he is a minister.