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TALIAFERRO, LAWRENCE - Major Taliaferro (pronounced "Tolliver") was born in Virginia, Feb. 24, 1794. He enlisted
in the war of 1812 at age 18, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant, a rank he maintained after the Army was reduced to a peace footing after the war. He was
appointed by President Monroe in 1819 as permanent Indian Agent of what was to become the Minnesota Territory, a post he would hold for twenty years
until his resignation in 1840. After resigning, he returned to his home in Bedford, PA, where he was later appointed Military Storekeeper. He died in 1871.
A rather straightlaced officer, he felt very strongly about his duty to protect the Native Americans under his charge from the evil influences of the soldiers and
settlers. He was the officer responsible for banishing the squatter community living outside the walls of the Fort to the area up river that would become St. Paul.
He was particularly incensed at the whiskey-selling activities of Pierre Parrant. Taliaferro wrote minutely detailed journals that do much to describe the history of the St Paul area. These journals are housed at the Minnesota Historical Society.
According to the Lawrence Taliaferro Papers from the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, Minnesota, Lawrence had a daughter, born of a part Indian woman. His only child, Mary L. Talioferro, was born in 1828 at St. Peters. According to the Lawrence Taliaferro Papers, "...She seems to have grown up near the agency and Taliaferro sent her to the Lake Harriet Mission School. Taliaferro represented her claim as a half-breed for annuities and land under the treaty of 1837, and after he left the agency arranged for her to live in the home of missionaries. Although Taliaferro
acknowledged his daughter, he never married her mother..."
Reference to Mary L. Taliaferro Woodbury and her children also is published in the Taliaferro Papers, saying that she was held captive during the Sioux uprising. The following is in reference to this: "The Crow, in a speech at Redwood, in sparing the lives of one or two families, Mrs. Woodbury and children being of the number, said: "I did not wish to go to war, but my young men forced me to it; we have begun and must do the best we can. I spare the lives of some of you for the sake of our good old Father, Mah-sa-busca (here referring to Lawrence Taliaferro); his words are this day in my ears; had he been here this would
not have been." Mrs. Woodbury is our authority for the Crow's remarks, when all supposed that they would be murdered..."--The statement of the Crow
obviously shows the respect he had for Lawrence. There were no wars between the Indians and the white men during the lengthy time that Lawrence was the Indian agent at Fort Snelling.
A slaveowner, Taliaferro was involved in the famous Dred Scott Decision as the owner of the slave woman who
married Dred Scott while at Fort Snelling. [WM40,46,64ff; and also Lorette Choquette-Zale TwoZales@aol.com]
TALIAFERRO, MARY L. - Born in 1828 at St. Peters, MN, the daughter of Ft. Snelling Indian Agent Lawrence Taliaferro and a mixed race mother. According to the Lawrence Taliaferro Papers, "...She seems to have grown up near the agency and Taliaferro sent her to the Lake Harriet Mission School. She was held captive during the Sioux uprising, and her life and the lives of her children were spared because of the respect that the Crow, leader of the Sioux, had for her father. She later married Warren Woodbury, a Fort Snelling soldier who was killed in the Civil War. [WM198, and also Lorette Choquette-Zale TwoZales@aol.com]
TALKIN, WILLIAM - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
TALMADGE, H. A. - Born in 1830 in Ohio. A sportsman in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
TANNER, JOHN - Born in 1803 in New York. A carpenter in St. Paul in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $500 in 1850. He and his wife Catharine (1806 NY) had at least three children: Josephine (1834 NY), James (1836 NY), and Alfred (1840 NY). [MN50]
TA-OPI - A M'dewakontonwan Sioux, son of Old Bets and Iron Sword, he was noted as a convert to Christianity, and, after his death in Faribault, MN, in 1869, Bishop Henry Whipple published a fine volume of his biography with an engraved portrait. The town of Taopi, MN, in Mower County, was named for him. His name means "Wounded Man". [WM252]
TAYLOR, ADELE - She was the wife of Jean Baptiste Lavallee of St. Paul and Centerville, MN[LR1797]
TAYLOR, D. C. - Born in 1817 in Massachusetts. A blacksmith in St. Paul in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $3,000 in 1850. He and his wife Agnes V. (1816 NY) had at least three children: Mary Augusta (1840 NY), Nancy Letitia (1845 PA), and Cynthia H. (1847 MN). [MN49, MN50]
TAYLOR, WILLIAM - Born in 1821 in Kentucky. A barber in St. Paul in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $900 in 1850. He was married to Adeline (1823 DC). [MN50]
TECHA - See ONE-LEGGED JIM.
TEMPERANCE HOUSE - A St. Paul hotel, built about 1850, on Jackson Street. Because it's construction
occurred over a number of years, presenting an unfinished appearance, it was known as "Moffet's Castle" by the old settlers. It was built and managed for some
years by Lot Moffet. [WM198]
TERRY, BENJAMIN S. - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
TERRY, JOHN C. - Born in 1826 in New York. A painter in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
TERRY, ROBERT - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
THEROUX, PIERRE - Son of Little Canada, MN, pioneers, Pierre Theroux and Therese Petit, he married in St. Paul in 1848 to Aurelie Morissette, however, the next year she married Charles Perry in a Catholic ceremony in St. Paul, so it is likely that his marriage was annulled for one reason or other. Theroux drowned in Lake Vadnais in July 1857. [LR2215, 3006, HB3
THEROUX, THERESE - A sister of Pierre Theroux (above), she married on 1 Feb 1848 (by Fr. Ravoux) to Isaac LaBisinier, a St. Paul plasterer. [LR3006]
THIBEAULT, FRANCIS - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
THOMAS, ISAAC - Born in 1815 in Pennsylvania. A laborer in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
THOMPSON, BENJAMIN - Born in 1816 Pennsylvania. A merchant in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
THOMPSON, G. W. - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
THOMPSON, JAMES - Born in 1801 in Virginia. A St. Paul resident in 1850. He and his wife Mary (1817 MN) had at least two children: Sarah (1838 MN), and George (1843 MN). [MN50]
THOMPSON, JAMES - Born in 1825 in Pennsylvania. A laborer in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
THOMPSON, JOSEPH - Born in 1812 in Ohio. A farmer in St. Paul in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $250 in 1850. He and his wife Sarah Jane (1822 NY) had at least two children: Sidney A. (1846 IA), and Melvina A. (1848 IA). [MN50]
THOMPSON, RINALDO - Born in 1828 in Ohio. A farmer in St. Paul in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $100 in 1850. Living in his household in 1850 are Kitura (1829 OH), Elizabeth (1832 OH), and John (1833 OH). The realationship of these individuals has not been determined. [MN50]
THOMPSON, SOCRATES - Born in 1826 in Ohio. A butcher in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
THOMS, JAMES H. - A St. Paul resident in 1850. [WM270]
TIBBETS, JEREMIAH - A St. Paul resident in 1850. [WM270]
TIBOT, FRANCOIS - Born in 1829 in Canada. A laborer in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
TILDEN, HENRY L. - Born in 1813 in Connecticut. A farmer in St. Paul in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $1,500 in 1850. He and his wife A. P. (1827 OH) had at least two children: Helen (1845 OH), and Henry L. (1846 OH). [MN50]
TILTEN, JOHN - Born in 1810 in Pennsylvania. A steward in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
TINKER, WILLIAM F. - A tailor who came to St. Paul in 1849, he was selected an elder in the newly organized Baptist Church.
He was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Registrar of Deeds in 1853, but was elected the next year as Justice of the Peace in the 1st Ward. His real
estate holdings were valued at $100 in 1850. He was married to Elizabeth (1814 CT).[WM246, 250, 270, 346, 349, MN49, MN50]
TITLOW, ALBERT - Titlow came to St. Paul in 1848. He was a charter member of the Masonic Lodge in 1849, and served on the first Ramsey County grand jury in 1850. He and his wife Martha M. (1821 PA) had at least two children: Adeline (1848 MN), and Ferdinand (1849 MN). [WM200, 235, 258, MN49, MN50]
TODD, C. S. - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
TOMMES, JAMES H. - Born in 1829 in Missouri. A laborer in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
TOMPKINS, WILLIAM - Born in 1809 in England. A mason in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
TORBERT, WILLIAM M. - Born in 1823 in Pennsylvania. A merchant in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
TOWESKIE, ALIC - born in 1826 in Wisconsin. A St. Paul resident in 1850. The following children were living with him in 1850. Maria (1843 WI), Josephine (1844 WI), Amelie (1845 WI), Narcisse (1846 WI), and Maria (Apr 1850 CA). [MN50]
TOWESKIE, DANIEL - Born in 1813 in Wisconsin. A trader in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
TOWNSEND, GEORGE - Born in 1814 in England. A carpenter in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
TRACY, CHARLES F. - Born in 1822 in Missouri. A merchant in St. Paul in 1850. He was the Census taker for Ramsey County in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $2,500 in 1850. He and his wife Sophia (1830 MO) had at least two children: Edward Jr. (1848 MO), and George M. (Jan 1850 MN). [MN50]
TRACY, HENRY W. - Born in 1829 in Missouri. A St. Paul Merchant in 1849. His real estate holdings were valued at $2,000 in 1850. [WM246, 270, MN50]
TRAVERS, FRED W. - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
TREASE, RACHEL - Mother of St. Paul saddler and druggist Charles Cavalier.
[Jan Hintz woundedwing@email.msn.com]
TREMONT HOUSE - A St. Paul hotel in 1849, when it was operated by John Wakefield. [WM282
TROWER, JOHN - Born in 1826 in Kentucky. A carpenter in St. Paul in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $800 in 1850. [MN50]
TROY, MATHEW - Born in 1820 in Ireland. A laborer in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
TRUMAN, JOSEPH - A resident in St. Paul in 1849. Living in his household are listed 1 male and 1 females. [MN49]
TSCHUDI, BALTHAZAR - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
TSCHUTY, JOHN - Born in 1803 in Germany. A carpenter in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
TURGEON, PETER - born in 1820 in Canada. A carpenter in St. Paul in 1850. He was married on 16 Sep 1850 to Edwidge Baudreau. [MN50, RCM]
TURNER, B. - A resident in St. Paul in 1849. Living in his household are listed 4 males and 3 females. [MN49]
TURNER, E. INMAN - born in 1820 in Pennsylvania. A painter in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
TURPIN, AMABLE - Born in Montreal, QC, in 1766, he travelled as a young man to Mackinac, then to Green Bay,
and finally settled in Prairie du Chein where he was in the employ of the American Fur Company. His career in the
fur trade was notable for its adventuresome voyages. He often chose or was chosen to undertake missions with more than the usual difficulty, danger, and
hardship.
He was a grocer in St. Paul in 1850. He was the brother of Joseph Turpin, also a trader, and was the father of Mary Rose Turpin. In later life, he moved to the east side of St. Paul, where he died on 4 May 1866, at the age of 100. His real estate holdings were valued at $300 in 1850. Living in his household in 1850 was Alie [Abel?] (1808 MO).[WM86-7, MN50]
TURPIN, BAPTISTE - A resident in St. Paul in 1849. Living in his household are listed 2 males and 4 females. [MN49]
TURPIN, HZAH [HYAT, ISAIE] - A resident in St. Paul in 1849. Living in his household are listed 4 males and 1 female. [MN49]
TURPIN, JOSEPH - Born at Montreal, QC, in 1775, he came to Prairie du Chien, WI, with his older brother,
Amable Turpin. He subsequently moved to Selkirk's Settlement, and returned to St. Paul with the refugees from that ill-fated
colony. Soon after arriving at Fort Snelling, however, he built what is thought to have been the first house built on the east side of the Mississippi,
which he later sold to Joseph Rondo. He afterwards lived in Mendota, where he died in 1865. [WM61-2]
TURPIN, MARY ROSE - Wife of St. Paul trader, Louis Robert, and daughter of
Amable Turpin, of St. Paul. [LR3091]
TYLER, HUGH - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
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