U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Talbot, Perry (1845-1929) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Pages 580-581 PERRY TALBOT, son of George McKenna and Sarah L. (Wilson) Talbot, and grandson of Samuel T. Talbot, the paternal ancestor of all the Talbots on the waters of French Creek, was born August 4, 1845. and was the oldest child of a family of eight children, his brothers and sisters being: Charles W., Dr. William E., Lloyd, Gordon B., George Page and Emily Melvenia. He married Charlotte Shobe, daughter of John and Nancy (Douglas) Shobe, and to them were born Walter Gay, Okie S., George and Iva Retta and Spencer S. Mr. Talbot was a member of the Upshur militia, and was doing active service on September 12, 1863, at Centerville, when he and his comrades were captured by the Confederates, taken to Richmond and imprisoned at Castle Thunder, from which they were released March 21, 1864. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #6801 FULL-NAME: Perry Talbott BIRTH-DATE: August 3, 1845 BIRTH-PLACE: Upshur Co., W.Va. DEATH-DATE: April 17, 1929 (at age 83y-8m-14d) DEATH-PLACE: Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widower OCCUPATION: Miller FATHER: George M. Talbott (born in Upshur Co., W.Va.) MOTHER: Sarah Wilson (born in Lewis Co., W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Paralysis BURIAL: Buckhannon, W.Va. (wife of Perry Talbott) From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #4051 FULL-NAME: Charlotte Talbott BIRTH-DATE: March 4, 1850 BIRTH-PLACE: Upshur Co. DEATH-DATE: March 9, 1925 (at age 75y-0m-5d) DEATH-PLACE: #3 Locust St., Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: House wife FATHER: John Schobe (born in Virginia) MOTHER: Nancy Douglas (born in Highland Co., Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Complications due to old age INFORMANT: Retta Talbott BURIAL: Heavner Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------