History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 584. [Bourbon County] [Ruddel's Mills Precinct] CHAS. L. TALBOTT, farmer and stock dealer, P. O. Cynthiana, was born in Bourbon County, Ky., on the farm he now owns, Dec. 4, 1831, son of George and Unity (Smith) Talbott. George came with his parents from Virginia when a youth, and followed farming in Bourbon County till [sic] his death, which occurred when he was sixty-seven years of age; his companion survived him several years. He acquired a handsome property and reared a family of nine children, six of whom are living, the subject of this sketch being the youngest, who commenced upon his own responsibility when he was twenty years of age, and who has been engaged ever since in farming and dealing in stock, shipping very largely. He owns about 250 acres of good land, besides city property. He was married in March, 1863, to Susan A. Potts, daughter of John and Almira Potts, of Nicholas County, Ky., by whom he has one child, Orville Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Talbott are members of the Christian Church, at Indian Creek Meeting House. He is a Director in the Framers' National Bank, at Cynthiana, and a Democrat. Talbott Smith Potts = Nicholas-KY VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/bourbon/talbott.cl.txt