Eliza Talbert1

b. 24 May 1802, d. 27 November 1874
FatherBazel Talbert2,3 b. 1753 or 1765, d. 11 Dec 1818
MotherMary Logan1 b. abt 1773, d. 14 Jul 1831
Birth24 May 1802 Eliza Talbert was born on 24 May 1802.4 
Fath-Death11 Dec 1818  Eliza's father died in late 1818. 
Ward15 Aug 1820  Two years later Joseph Meek, Jr. [who had married Eliza's older sister Sarah 6 months earlier] became Eliza's guardian.3 
Marriage1 Nov 1827 She married Isaac James Horne on 1 Nov 1827 in Washington County, Virginia.5 
Land-Buy  Eliza's mother died in 1831. Within a few years Isaac and Eliza began to acquire her siblings interest in the land on the old Stage Rd. where Eliza's family had lived. The property included an inn known in later years as the Old Stagecoach Inn or the Talbert Inn.6,7,8 
Legatee  Eliza's sister Margaret died in 1834. Margaret's will left Isaac her share of the land on the "main road" and noted that Isaac already lived on the land.9 
Tax1836  Isaac and Eliza continued to serve stagecoach travelers as her parents had done. By 1836 Isaac's name appeared on tax rolls indicating he held a license for a house of private entertainment [food and lodging provided, but not liquor]. The rent value for tax purposes was listed at $75 (by comparison, other houses of private entertainment in the district reported rent values ranging from $50 to $200).10 
Cens-185022 Aug 1850  Isaac and Eliza were enumerated in 1850 when the first census to list all members of a household was taken. Isaac's entry stated that he owned land worth $6,000. In addition to Isaac (49) and Eliza (47) the household included William (16) and Bazel (10).11 
  William married in 1858 and for a few years established his own household. 
Cens-18603 Jul 1860  Hence he was not part of Isaac and Eliza's 1860 census enumeration. However, the household did include Eliza's sister Mary Hayne, who had moved to Alabama following her marriage, but by 1860 had returned to Virginia with 4 children. The household also included Isaac and Eliza's 20 year old son Basil. Isaac's land was worth $25,000 in 1860 and he owned personal property worth $5,000.12 
Cens-1860- Slave  The personal property included the value of 7 slaves. They included 3 young adult females and 4 children. They lived in two slave cabins on the property.13 
ChildDeath  During the early days of the Civil War, Isaac and Eliza's son Basil enlisted in Co. F of the 37th Virginia Infantry. He died in a Union prison camp in the spring of 1862. 
Cens-187027 Sep 1870  The first census after the war suggested William and his family had returned to the Stagecoach Inn to live with Isaac and Eliza. A cook lived with the family, although with the advent of regular train service the inns on the Great Rd. no longer served the visitors they once did.14 
Death27 Nov 1874 Eliza died on 27 Nov 1874 at age 72.4 
Burial She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County.4 
  Isaac and Eliza outlived both of their children as son William died in Jan. 1873. The inn and surrounding farm eventually passed to William's children. 

Related Links and Images:

Isaac and Eliza's home as it looked in the 1950s. The house, known as the Stagecoach Inn, was originally owned by Eliza's parents.15
Visit the page showing the Glade Spring area on maps made in 1821 and 1890. Look for the home labeled "Widow Talbot" (Eliza's mother) on the 1821 map and the corresponding marker on the 1890 map marked "Mrs. Horn" (Eliza's widowed daughter-in-law). Additional detail is presented in a chart following the maps16
Also see Francis Kincannon Grants on the Old Stage Rd. for plats and a discussion of how Bazel Talbert's land was carved from the Francis Kincannon 1785 grants
Other interments in Old Glade Spring Cemetery

Family

Isaac James Horne d. 1877 or 1878
Children
Last Edited14 Jul 2013

Citations

  1. [S694] Mary Talbert will (recorded 1831), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 6: 192. Mary's will was dated 4 June 1831 and recorded 25 Jul, 1831. She named son Thomas as her executor.
  2. [S2206] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 7: 386. David Campbell, Washington Co. Commissioner, to John Clark 7 3/4 acres resulting from a Chancery Ct decision in which John Clark was the plaintiff and the heirs of Bazil Talbert, dec'd were the defendants. The heirs were named as Mary Talbert, widow, and Joseph Meek Jr. and Sally his wife, James, Bazil, Barbara, Eliza, Bethia, Peggy, Thomas and Polly Talbert. The deed was dated and recorded 3 Aug. 1821.
  3. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 17. Joseph Meek Jr. named guardian of Eliza and Bethia Talbert, orphans of Bazil Talbert, dec'd; bond: $1,000; Aug. 15, 1820.
  4. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 181. Stone reported to read: Eliza Horne, 24 May 1802-27 Nov. 1874.
  5. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 30. James Horn and Eliza Talbert; 1 Nov. 1827.
  6. [S2153] Jack Hockett, Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 11, 1831-1834, citing page 516 in Deed Book 11.
  7. [S2714] Jack Hockett, Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 12, 1834-1837, citing page 8 in Deed Book 12.
  8. [S2717] "Preliminary Information Request", (1985), Stagecoach Inn, file: 095-0102, Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, Virginia. Research of Shelby Ireson Edwards dated 15 May 1985.
  9. [S695] Margaret L. Talbert will (recorded 1834), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 7: 22. Margaret's will was dated Nov. 1834 and recorded 22 Dec. 1834.
  10. [S2723] Jack Hockett, Washington Co. Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1831-1840.
  11. [S367] Isaac Horn household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. (after 107 stamped), dwelling 614, family 614, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug 2011. Household includes: Isaac Horn, 49, farmer, owns land worth $6,000; Eliza, 47, Wm, 16, farmer; Bazzel, 10; Warren Bard, 19, laborer; all b. VA.
  12. [S234] Isaac Horn household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 78 (original script), dwelling 539, family 527, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2011. Household included: Isaac Horn, 59, farmer, owns land worth $25,000; owns pers. prop. worth $5,000; Elisa, 57; Basil, 20, farmer; Mary Haynes, 42, owns pers. prop. of $400; all b. VA; Mary Haynes, 18, pupil; Virginia Hayes, 16, pupil; Adelia Haynes, 14; Talbert, 10; all b. AL; John Dyerley, 24, merchant, owns pers. prop, b. VA; James Talbert, 24, farmer, b. VA; owns pers. prop. worth $3,000.
  13. [S1308] Isaac Horne, owner, 1860 U.S. census, Washington Co., Virginia, slave schedule, p. 6, line 6, viewed online at Ancestry.com.
  14. [S635] Isaac Horn household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring township, p. 72 stamped, dwelling 262, family 268, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug 2011. Household includes: Isaac Horn, 68, farmer, owns land worth $8,000, pers. prop of $700; Eliza, 66, William, 35, Ann, 27; Sarah, 10; Mary, 8; Bettie, 5; Fanny 5/12, b. Jan; James Turner, black, 35, laborer; Nancy Turner, black, cook; all b. VA.
  15. [S1376] Photo courtesy of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (file 095-0102).
  16. [S1376] Image cropped from Washington County Surveyed and Drawn under the Direction of John Wood dated 1821; from the Lib. of VA Digital Collection (digital Board of Public Works Collection) and used with permission. The full map may be viewed online at: http://digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:8881/R/…
  17. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 181. Stone reported to read: Basil L. Horne, 17 Aug 1839-19 Apr 1862 at Fort Del.