From History of Rock County Wis., publ. 1879, page 438 WILLIAM MORRISON TALLMAN died May 13, 1878, at his residence in Janesville, having reached the age of sixty-nine years and eleven months. Mr. TALLMAN had not been blest with very robust health for some years, but no immediately alarming disease attacked him until the 1st of April. A month previously, he started on a trip for pleasure and health. He reached New Orleans in safety, and, after spending a short time there, went to Washington, where he was enjoying himself in greeting friends and sight-seeing, when a cold which he had, became aggravated and increased greatly his asthmatic difficulties, and finally reached his heart. He hastened to New York, where he was cared for at the residence of his brother. His oldest son hastened from Janesville to his bedside, the best medical aid and the most careful attentions were given him but the disease refused to give way. He gained sufficiently, however, to be removed to his home before death put an end to his sufferings. Mr. TALLMAN was a native of New York, being born in Lee, Oneida County, June 13, 1808, his parents being David and Eunice TALLMAN, both natives of Woodbury, Conn., whence they removed to New York in 1806. Ten years later, the family removed to Brooklyn, where Mr. TALLMAN, in 1821, began the study of law in the office of Hon. N. P. TALMADGE, on the old site of the Astor House. Deeming it advisable to secure a better preliminary education, he went, the following year, to an academy in Norwalk, Conn., and, after four years' perpetration there, entered Yale College, where he graduated in 1830. After a two-years' course in the Yale Law School, he was admitted to the bar in New Haven. During his course in the law school, in 1831, he married at New Haven, Miss Emeline DEXTER of that place, and, at the end of his course, commenced practice in New York, in the office of Hon. James TALMADGE and W. H. BULKLEY. In 1833, he removed to Rome, N.Y., and continued there in the practice ! of law until 1850, when he removed to Janesville, where he continued practice until 1854, and where he has resided till the time of his death. In October, 1848, two years before coming West, he purchased at public auction, large tracts of land in Green, La Fayette, Grant and Iowa Counties, in this State, and soon after added other large purchases in those counties, and also in this county. He did not deem it desirable to pursue the practice of law, but, though he dropped that profession in 1854, he has been always since actively employed, but wholly with his own enterprises. He has devoted much time to developing, improving and disposing of real estate, and these improvements were on property in Janesville. Although he never deemed political distinctions nor official positions desirable objects of pursuit, or congenial to his tastes, and in spirit of his persistent declinations of such proffered distinctions, he was induced by the solicitations of many friend in both political parties, to occupy during a considerable portion of ten or fifteen years, the positions of Alderman and County Commissioner, that the interest of city and county, in which he was largely concerned, might be duly cared for and protected. Although in no sense a politician, his feelings and sympathies were with the Whig party from 1833 to 1838, and he was always an outspoken and enthusiastic Abolitionist, and since the organization of the Republican party in Wisconsin, in 1854, he acted with it. He was at one time an active co-worker with Rev. W. GOODELL, both of whom were mobbed at one time in Utica, N.Y. for fearlessness in uttering their convictions. He worked earnestly but unostentatiously for the establishment of the principles of his political creed, and deemed himself sufficiently rewarded by seeing these principles triumph, without seeking any further reward by political honors or official positions. He left behind his wife (since deceased), and two sons, William H. TALLMAN and Edgar D. TALLMAN, both of whom are well known and highly respected residents of Janesville. His only daughter was married to Mr.. John P. BEACH, in 1865, and settled in Chicago, where she died the following year. Mr. TALLMAN was a member of the First Congregational Church of Janesville, and was an exemplary and honored member. In his personal habits, he was pure, in his business enterprises, straight-forward and energetic, and his labors were crowned with success. He has always occupied a prominent position in social and in business circles, although naturally of a retiring disposition, and having a strong distaste for any ostentation. He was always deeply interested in all that concerned the growth or prosperity of Janesville and county, and coupled cautiousness with wise counsel, and an industrious persistency in pushing forward all enterprises which he deemed wise and expedient, and of benefit to the public.