In a message dated 9/21/2006 2:21:35 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: No, I didn't actually know there were any Tallmans in Franklin County! Do you suppose they came over from Berks -- I know there were Tallmans in Berks County at one point, although some or all of them migrated down to Rockingham County, VA before heading west to Ohio and on out to Iowa. I have Tallmans in my database from Germany>PA>Carroll and Ogle Co., IL Roger Cramer Peoria, Arizona Roger and Sue Cramer's Genealogy Site http://members.aol.com/rogercubs/index.html Ogle Co., IL Genealogy Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/