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Samuel Dennis Taber

Samuel Dennis Taber

Male 1798 - 1864  (66 years)
Person ID: I794 


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  • Name Samuel Dennis Taber 
    Born 19 Apr 1798  Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • The History of Marshall County states that Samuel Dennis Taber and his wife Jane Pope were both born in New York.
    Christened Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • as a Presbyterian
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Apr 1864  Taber Homestead, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • at 10:00 p.m.
    Buried Aft 22 Apr 1864  Tabor Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    gravestones\TABER Samuel Dennis d1864
    gravestones\POPE Jane d1878
    Siblings
    +1. Samuel Dennis Taber (current person),   b. 19 Apr 1798, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1864, Taber Homestead, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +2. Cyrus Taber,   b. 19 Jan 1800, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1855, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    +3. Lucy Taber,   b. 5 Apr 1804, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1860  (Age 55 years)

  • Parents

    Family ID: F223 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Paul Jones Taber,   b. 3 Dec 1774, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1826, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Lucy Brown,   b. Abt 1777, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1819  (Age < 41 years) 
    Married 21 Oct 1797  Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 

  • Family

    Family ID: F270 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart   
    Wife Jane Pope,   b. 7 Mar 1806, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1878, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1 Jul 1830  [2, 3] 
    Children 
    + 1. Cyrus Taber,   b. 26 Jun 1833, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1877, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
    + 2. Mary Ann Taber,   b. 10 Jul 1835, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1911, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
      3. Thomas Jefferson Taber,   b. 13 Nov 1837, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1839, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    + 4. Henry Clay Taber,   b. 13 Apr 1840, Center Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1906  (Age 65 years)
      5. Sarah Frances Taber,   b. 18 May 1842, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1848  (Age 6 years)
      6. Oliver Perry Taber,   b. 7 Mar 1844, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1869, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
      7. Lucyette Taber,   b. 24 Jul 1846, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1877  (Age 30 years)
      8. William Paul Taber,   b. 18 Jul 1848, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1866  (Age 18 years)

  • Other Personal Events

    Ω Residence Witness 1820  Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Land Seller 1828 
    Residence 1833  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    • among the first settlers of this county
      Witness Role: Spouse Jane POPE
    • According to The History of Marshall County:
      Samuel Dennis Taber and his wife Jane Pope Taber moved to Pennsylvania, then to Ohio, and then to Indiana. They first settled in Allen County Indiana, moving to Marshall County in 1833.

      The indians ceded a one mile wide section of land through what is now Marshall County to enable whites to establish the Michigan road. Mr. Taber worked on this road at the time of its construction.

      The Tabers lived two miles south of Plymouth, on the Michigan road. Mr. Taber kept a tavern which he called Pashpo, in honor of an Indian chief by that name who lived in the vicinity.
    Occupation Est 1840  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    innkeeer 
    • He owned the first hotel, which would more properly be called a tavern. Timing of this is uncertain. The 1840 census showed him to be engaged in agriculture
    Census 1 Jun 1840  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Samuel Dennis Taber household (count includes him):
      Male under 5: 1 - ?
      Male 5-10: 1 - son Cyrus Taber
      Male 10-15: 1 - ?
      Male 40-50: 1 - HOH Samuel Dennis Taber
      Female 5-10: 1 - daughter Mary Ann Taber
      Female 30-40: 2 - Wife Jane Taber + ?

      Who is the other woman and the other child? A relative of Samuel or Jane most likely - a widowed sister and her son perhaps
    Occupation 1850  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    farmer 
    Census 1 Jun 1850  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1850 
    Census 1 Jun 1860  Center Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1860 
    Anecdote Est 1863 
    Colorado nearly killed him. 
    • From a Marshall County newspaper of the time: "Samuel Dennis Taber, who recently went to Colorado, in hopes of benefitting his declining health, arrived home Monday night. The light atmosphere of Colorado almost suffocated him and his physician advised him to return home at once."
    Attributes Justice of the Peace, Whig then Republican, Presbyterian  [5] 
    • From History of Marshall County:
      He was a justice of the peace and one of the early county judges, having for many years been prominently known as Judge Taber. He was first a Whig and later a Republican in his political affiliations, and both he and his wife were
      Presbyterians, although during the later years of her life she was a
      member of the Advent church.
    Family Search ID KD9X-4N7 
    Probate 23 May 1864  Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • with George Deacon and Israel Roberts providing the required $4000 bond. After final settlement, each of his seven heirs received $126.50, while his wife received $79.51 in addition to the $300 in household property she had already received

      EXCEEDINGLY detailed inventory, provided the day after he died. Seems like his death had been expected due to poor health, and his family had been able to be prepared for it, even in a nation at war.
      Witness Role: Witness Cyrus TABER
    death_records\taber_samuel_dennis-estate_inventory    		 death_records\taber_samuel_dennis-estate_inventory
    _UID 9E1B724E7B8E47D9B9DE9D7D446DAAFDAB8D 
  • Photos
    gravestones\TABER Samuel Dennis d1864    		gravestones\TABER Samuel Dennis d1864

  • Event Map
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  • Source Citations

    1. [S697] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1860 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Center Township, p.50", (1 June 1860), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 3 December 2018)..

    2. [S821] Rosemary Listenberger, "Transcribed Records from Bibles in Plymouth Historical Museum: Samuel Dennis Taber and Herman Taber", Plymouth, Marshall County, IN, (circa 1973), copy in possession of Leslie Price..

    3. [S830] Daniel McDonald, "Henry Clay Taber, p446-449," in A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Internet Archive (http://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury02mcdo: accessed 14 June 2018)..

    4. [S819] Rosemary Listenberger, "Transcript of Estate Inventory: Samuel Dennis Taber", (Plymouth, IN, 1973), copy in possession of Leslie Price..

    5. [S73] Rosemary Listenberger, "Compiled Research: Taber family", letter and documents to Barbara Brown, (23 March 1993), copy in possession of Leslie Price., Handwritten family group sheets, unknown original source.

    6. [S1278] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 March 2021), memorial page for Samuel Dennis Taber (19 Apr 1798–22 Apr 1864), Find a Grave Memorial no. 5772030, citing Tabor Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by William Taber (contributor 46480146) ..

    7. [S825] Daniel McDonald, "First Events, p403," in A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Internet Archive (http://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury02mcdo: accessed 14 June 2018)..

    8. [S73] Rosemary Listenberger, "Compiled Research: Taber family", letter and documents to Barbara Brown, (23 March 1993), copy in possession of Leslie Price., Historical Atlas State of Indiana 1876.

    9. [S705] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1840 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, p.6", (1 June 1840), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 3 December 2018)..

    10. [S279] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1850 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, p.483", (1 June 1850), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 12 January 2012)..