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Talmage

Talmage, Saskatchewan, Canada

Unincorporated Hamlet

In Weyburn Rural Municipality #67

Location Section 35- Township 9- Range 13- W2

Latitude 49° 47′ 0″ N
Longitude 103° 40′ 2″ W

I am guessing that this area was named after the Lewis H. Tallmadge Family
But there was “Talmage” place names in Nebraska and Kansas where the early settlers came from
Those places might be named after this family as well. (see First Postmaster's sister's Married Name below)

My Sister in Law's ancestor, John B. Kelley family, settled near Talmage from the US. in 1908
Kelley ancestors buried in the Fillmore Cemetery

Talmage School
Talmage School District #2123
Located at Township 10, Range 13, W2

Post Office History
Office Name: Talmage
Electoral District: Moose Mountain (Saskatchewan)
Established- Aug 1, 1911
Closed- Apr 22, 1966

Located at Sec.35, Twp.9, R.13, W2 - Aug 1, 1911

Name of Postmaster Military Status Date of Birth Date of
Appointment
Date of
Vacancy
Cause of Vacancy
Edwin Albert Stoffel Aug 25, 1882 1911-08-01 1914-03-06 Resignation
George Martin 1914-07-01 1916-02-22 Resignation
Boyd McMullan 1916-06-22 1920-10-25 Resignation
Frank Shantz 1920-12-18 1924-05-08 Resignation
W. A. Budden 1924-08-12 1927-01-18 Resignation
Malcolm McRae 1927-03-17 1956-10-30 Resignation
Mrs. Eva Ada Tollefson 1956-11-16 Acting
Mrs. Eva Ada Tollefson 1957-02-18 1966-03-09 Resignation

Post Office Information Disclaimer:
This reproduction is NOT represented as an official version of the materials reproduced,
nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the National Archives of Canada.
The source of this material is the National Archives of Canada

Post Master Genealogy
First Postmaster- Edwin Albert Stoffel
b- Aug 25, 1882, Wilken, MN, USA
d- Nov 17, 1945 in Los Angeles, CA
buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
son of Henry Stoffel, and Elizabeth Rudy
Edwin's sister shown as Mrs. Mabel Talmadge,
(so we have the Talmadge name connection again, with one L though.)
Edwin was married to Florence Halsey
b- Sep. 9, 1887 d- Dec. 2, 1976
They had a son Louis Stoffel, b- ca 1914

History Books- Note- I do not have copies of these

Talmage United Church, 1913 -1963.
Author: History Committee, ca 1963 in Talmage, SK.

A history of Talmage and District
Talmage, SK. Homemakers Club. Author Marjorie MacRae. ca 1955

Located on the Grand Trunk Railroad / CNR /

Regina-Boundary Branch Line

GTPR Regina Boundary Branch Line

External Links- Note- NOT my sites

Rainton (Worcester) Cemetery
Tallmadge family buried here
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansacem/worcester.html

Gen Web-
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~skweybur/Weyburn/places_t.html




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