Irvin Talton

Irvin Talton
Louisiana State Representative for Webster Parish
In office
1880–1884
Preceded by J. J. Carter
Succeeded by G. L. P. Wren
Member of the Webster Parish Police Jury for Ward 5
In office
1877–1880
Preceded by O. L. Noles
Succeeded by E. F. Lewis
Personal details
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Residence Dubberly, Webster Parish
Louisiana, USA

Irvin Talton (full name and places and dates of birth, death, and burial missing) was a Democrat who served from 1880 to 1884 in the Louisiana House of Representatives for Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana.[1]

Prior to his term in the House, Talton was from 1877 to 1880 a member of the Webster Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body, akin to the county commission in other states. He represented Dubberly, Heflin, and south Webster Parish.[2][3]

Little else is known of Talton. There were numerous Taltons in south Webster Parish in the late 19th century, some interred at Fellowship Cemetery in Dubberly, but there are no birth, death, or American Civil War records found on Irvin Talton. The state website lists his name erroneously as "Irwin Tarlton."[1] It is possible that his namesake great-grandson and great-great-grandson, based on potential age calculations, are interred at Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Minden, the seat of government of Webster Parish. The possible great-grandson was Irvin V. Talton, Sr. (1925-1998),[4] and the great-great-grandchildren could have been Irvin Van Talton, Jr. (1953-1972),[5] Dale Casey Talton (1957-1980), and Connie Talton Mason (born 1948).[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812 - Current: Webster Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  2. "Webster Parish History". Chicago and Nashville, Tennessee: The Southern Publishing Company. 1890. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  3. Respect for the Past; Confidence in the Future: Webster Parish Centennial, Webster Parish Police Jury, 1971, pp, 12-13
  4. "Irvin V. Talton". mocavo.com. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  5. "Irvin Van Talton, Jr.". findagrave.com. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  6. "Rodney E. Mason". mindenmemories.net. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
Preceded by
J. J. Carter
Louisiana State Representative for Webster Parish

Irvin Talton
18801884

Succeeded by
G. L. P. Wren