It was a very memorable experience when they moved to Washington Territory. About 1883 Belle traveled with her parents in a covered wagon pulled by a team of two horses. They were delayed 3 months at Soda Springs, Caribou County, Idaho, when her father came down with "mountain fever" and was very ill. Then a team of their horses died. With no money left, a kind man in Idaho sold her dad a team of mules to be paid for when he had recovered financially.
They homesteaded in Bluestem, Lincoln Co., WA. Here Belle attended the Lower Lords Valley School.
She married Thomas Edward Talkington on Christmas Day, 25 December 1894 Moscow, Lincoln County, WA. Their home was a one room cabin in what was called the Lord's Valley.
1900 they are enumerated at Moscow, WA where he is farming.
She moved into the town of Harrington, WA when her husband died.
She was a member of the Baptist Church; the Magnolia Rebekah Lodge; and Harrington Woman's Club.
She had a heart attack and died in the Spokane Sacred Heart Hospital. Her headstone is near this beautiful Talkington Monument.
They had 9 children:
Wayne Talkington
Lloyd W. "Shorty" Talkington
Opal M. Talkington Morgan
Delbert Talkington
Lois Talkington Burke
Roy Eugene Talkington
Doris Talkington Phillips
Evelyn Talkington Coombs
and
Norman "Buster" Talkington
It was a very memorable experience when they moved to Washington Territory. About 1883 Belle traveled with her parents in a covered wagon pulled by a team of two horses. They were delayed 3 months at Soda Springs, Caribou County, Idaho, when her father came down with "mountain fever" and was very ill. Then a team of their horses died. With no money left, a kind man in Idaho sold her dad a team of mules to be paid for when he had recovered financially.
They homesteaded in Bluestem, Lincoln Co., WA. Here Belle attended the Lower Lords Valley School.
She married Thomas Edward Talkington on Christmas Day, 25 December 1894 Moscow, Lincoln County, WA. Their home was a one room cabin in what was called the Lord's Valley.
1900 they are enumerated at Moscow, WA where he is farming.
She moved into the town of Harrington, WA when her husband died.
She was a member of the Baptist Church; the Magnolia Rebekah Lodge; and Harrington Woman's Club.
She had a heart attack and died in the Spokane Sacred Heart Hospital. Her headstone is near this beautiful Talkington Monument.
They had 9 children:
Wayne Talkington
Lloyd W. "Shorty" Talkington
Opal M. Talkington Morgan
Delbert Talkington
Lois Talkington Burke
Roy Eugene Talkington
Doris Talkington Phillips
Evelyn Talkington Coombs
and
Norman "Buster" Talkington
Family Members
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Wayne Luther Talkington
1895–1977
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Lloyd Wallace "Shortie" Talkington
1897–1960
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Opal Marion Talkington Morgan
1899–1966
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Delbert Perry Talkington
1901–1989
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Delbert P Talkington
1901–1989
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Roy Eugene Talkington
1904–1970
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Evelyn Merna Talkington Coombs
1909–1955
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Norman Edward "Buster" Talkington
1911–1960
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- Lincoln County Talkington or Long
- Washington Talkington or Long
- USA Talkington or Long
- Find a Grave Talkington or Long
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