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Romanus Talbot

R. Talbot
Full Name: Romanus "Roe" Talbot
Birth date: January 11, 1833
Death date: April 30, 1899

Terms of Service

  • House, 23rd Legislature
    1/10/1893 - 1/8/1895
    Democrat

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • R. Talbot. House Journal .

Photographs

  • Photograph. R. Talbot, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
  • Photograph. R. Talbot, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

  • Census of 1880 - Roe Tolbert, Robertson County, age 47, born circa 1833 in Alabama, wife Nannie. FamilySearch .
  • Romanus Talbot, birth date 1/11/1833, death date 4/30/1899, burial in Talbot-Salter Cemetery, Calvert, Robertson County. Find a Grave .
  • Biographical sketch, Romanus Talbot, p. 537. Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas 1890.
  • Roe Talbot. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
  • Biographical sketch, Romanus Talbot, Calvert. Born 1833 in Pike County, Alabama, son of James and Hannah Talbot, represented Robertson County in the 23rd Legislature. Brown, John Henry. Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, 1880, p. 537. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
  • Confederate States Army, Capt. Johnson's Spy Company; later elected 1st Lieutenant. Brown, John Henry. Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, 1880, p. 537. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
  • Death notice, Roe Talbot, Calvert, Texas, The Houston Daily Post, 5/6/1899, p. 4. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
  • Photos of the Harvey Massacre historical marker, the Harvey cabin and log house, descendants of Ann Harvey Briggs, and grave markers of James, Hannah, Matthew, Romanus, and Nannie Talbot in Talbot Cemetery near Calvert, Texas.
    "The Searchers" Revisited, by Milton William Talbot, Jr. MD, tells the story of the Harvey Massacre, upon which the novel and the motion picture The Searchers was based. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service . Harvey Massacre "The Searchers" Revisited
  • Rae Talbot. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992 1992.
  • 23rd Legislature (1893) - R. Talbot, Calvert, Robertson County, farmer, age 60, born in Alabama, p. 40. Texas Legislative Manual .
  • Mentioned in the history of Sterling, Texas, from "Ghost Towns of Robertson County." Robertson County, TXGenWeb Project .

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