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The Cambridge Jeffersonian
Thursday, 17 March 1904


         MRS. REBECCA TALBOTT died at the home of her
       daughter, MRS. JOHN C. BECKETT, South 11th street,
       Cambridge, O., Tuesday, March 8, 1904. She was
       almost 87 years old, her birthday being May 24.
         Her maiden name was DAVENPORT, a daughter of
       JOHN and MARTHA DAVENPORT, highly respected
       former citizens of Barnesville. The girl REBECCA
       received a liberal education in the once renowned
       Marietta Female college, became an excellent scholar,
       specially gifted in natural history and botany and
       during her long life was a worthy and enthusiastic
       patron of education.
         She was united in marriage with W. A. TALBOTT
       October 14, 1854. To them were born twelve children,
       two died in infancy, and the oldest son, JOHN D.
       TALBOTT, died in Barnesville in 1902.
         The surviving children are MRS. W. L. WALTON,
       New York City; MRS. M. E. FRAZIER and GEORGE A.
       TALBOTT, Urbana, O.; W. A. TALBOTT, Barnesville;
       CHARLES TALBOTT, Redding, California; MRS. J. C.
       BECKETT, Cambridge; MRS. C. M. LLOYD, Columbus;
       DR. B. F. TALBOTT, St. Clairsville, and W. R.
       TALBOTT, Akron, Ohio.
         She was born near Winchester, Va., and came
       with her parents to Ohio when four years of age.
       She resided all her life in Barnesville, except
       a few years residence in Batesville, O. For
       seventy-five years she was a member of the M. E.
       church and always an active, working christian,
       leaving behind her a well spent, useful life,
       full of good deeds and christian charity. Her
       husband died at a ripe old age in 1897.
         Funeral services were held at the home of
       MR. BECKETT Wednesday at 12:30 conducted by 
       Rev. Mr. Winters, of the M. E. church. The
       body, accompanied by the relatives and friends,
       was taken to Barnesville at 2 o'clock, where
       services were held conducted by her pastor, Rev.
       Dr. Oliver, assisted by others of the city, on
       Thursday and interment made in the family bury-
       ing ground in the Barnesville cemetery.
       
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