Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameAvis Preston 
Birth1846, Niagara Co, NY
Census4 Sep 1850, Eris West Ward, Erie Co, PA
Memoroll#777, pg 249
Census12 Jul 1855, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY
Census13 Jul 1860, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY
Memoroll#745, pg 423
Deathabt 1863, Chautauqua Co, NY
Misc. Notes
First listed in 1850, at age 4, with her parents Christopher (49) a ship carpenter and Susanna (39) as well as 2 older brothers and 2 older sisters.
Avis is listed as age 9 with her parents Christopher (55) and Susanna (42) Preston in the 1855 NY census, along with her sister Dorcas (11) and brother George (22).
Listed at age 15 in the 1860 census with her mother, Susan (52) and brother George (3), before marrying William Tallman.
She died before he returned from the Civil War in 1864, perhaps in childbirth.
Avis is listed as age 9 with her parents Christopher (55) and Susanna (42) Preston in the 1855 NY census, along with her sister Dorcas (11) and brother George (22).
Listed at age 15 in the 1860 census with her mother, Susan (52) and brother George (3), before marrying William Tallman.
She died before he returned from the Civil War in 1864, perhaps in childbirth.
Spouses
Birth1 Nov 1835, Ellery, Chautauqua Co, NY
Death9 Jan 1915, Ashtabula Co, OH
BurialChestnut Grove Cem, Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co, OH
OccupationLake Fisherman
FatherDarius Tallman (1803-1871)
MotherAbigail W. Tanner (1809-1852)
Misc. Notes
Listed as age 14 in the 1850 census with his parents.
Listed with his father in 1860 as a laborer (24, NY).
In 1862 he enlisted as a Prvate in Company D of the 9th New York Cavalry, as married at the time. He served 19 Aug 1862 thru 14 Mar 1864. It lists his parents and place of birth.
Listed in the 1865 census with his father, Darius (62, Herkimer Co) twice married, and himself (29, Chautauqua Co) widowed, and his son William H. Tallman (3 1/2, Chautauqua Co).
Then married Irene A. Watrous (1850–1930) on 22 Sep 1869 in Ashtabula Co, OH.
Children:
Mary E. Tallman 1872
Gertrude A. Tallman 1873
Grace A. Tallman 1876
Harrison W. Tallman 1888
Listed with his father in 1860 as a laborer (24, NY).
In 1862 he enlisted as a Prvate in Company D of the 9th New York Cavalry, as married at the time. He served 19 Aug 1862 thru 14 Mar 1864. It lists his parents and place of birth.
Listed in the 1865 census with his father, Darius (62, Herkimer Co) twice married, and himself (29, Chautauqua Co) widowed, and his son William H. Tallman (3 1/2, Chautauqua Co).
Then married Irene A. Watrous (1850–1930) on 22 Sep 1869 in Ashtabula Co, OH.
Children:
Mary E. Tallman 1872
Gertrude A. Tallman 1873
Grace A. Tallman 1876
Harrison W. Tallman 1888
ChildrenWilliam H. (1861-1916)