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Thomas Oliver Taber

Thomas Oliver Taber[1]

Male 1856 - 1906  (50 years)
Person ID: I798 


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  • Name Thomas Oliver Taber 
    Born 25 Nov 1856  Center Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Christened Y  [1, 4] 
    • He was a member of the Church of God all his life, and loyal to its teachings and precepts.
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Dec 1906  Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Cause: while on a train to Mentone 
    • "At the time of his demise he was president of the State Exchange Bank and had extensive financial interests. He was one of the most successful men of this part of the state, owing not to any fortunate or adventitious circumstances, but to his keen insight, his ready discern ment concerning business conditions and his recognition of possibilities for successful accomplishment."
      From the History of Marshall County
    Buried Aft 26 Dec 1905  Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    gravestones\TABER Thomas Oliver d1906
    gravestones\TABER Oak Hill Cemetery Marshall IN
    Siblings
    3 more
    +1. Samuel Dennis Taber,   b. 25 Apr 1855, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1882  (Age 26 years)
    +2. Thomas Oliver Taber (current person),   b. 25 Nov 1856, Center Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1906, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     3. Mary Alice Taber,   b. 9 Apr 1858, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1894  (Age 36 years)

  • Parents

    Family ID: F271 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father 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) 
    Mother Rachel Plake,   b. 10 Feb 1837, Connersville Township, Fayette, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1913, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 3 Dec 1854  Smith's Tavern, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 

  • Family

    Family ID: F274 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart   
    Wife Melissa Jane Railsback,   b. 7 Mar 1858, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1951, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1877  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 10] 
    Children 
    + 1. Stella Taber,   b. 8 Apr 1878, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1959, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
      2. Lou Ethel Taber,   b. 16 Apr 1880, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1881, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
      3. Lottie May Taber,   b. 8 Feb 1882, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1882, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    + 4. Earl Railsback Taber,   b. 30 Nov 1883, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1959, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
      5. Grace Taber,   b. 19 Apr 1886, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1890, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
      6. Charles Cyrus Taber,   b. 5 Oct 1888, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1962, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    + 7. Gladys Taber,   b. 14 Oct 1891, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1977, Cuernevaca, Morelos, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
      8. Jessie Taber,   b. 9 Mar 1896, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1972, Laguna Hills, Orange, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    + 9. Glenna Taber,   b. 29 Sep 1898, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1988, Orange, Orange, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
      10. William Paul Taber,   b. 12 Apr 1904, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1987, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)

  • Other Personal Events

    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1860 
    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1870 
    Occupation From 1872 to 1875  [4] 
    teacher 
    • He taught at the Shoemaker school from the time he was 16, for about 2 and a half years
    Occupation From 1875 to 1880  [4] 
    merchant 
    • worked for Barnhill & Taber, merchants
    Ω Will Heir 10 Oct 1877 
    Occupation From 1880 to 1883  [4] 
    farmer 
    • Mr. Taber spent a few years farming, but it seems that was not his destiny.
    Census 1 Jun 1880  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1880 
    Occupation From 1883 to 1884  [7] 
    shop owner 
    • After spending a few years farming, he returned to Plymouth where he purchased a half interest in E. K. Barnhill's mercantile store. Later he bought out his partner and continued in the business alone until 1884 when he sold the business.
    Occupation From 1884 to 1890  [7] 
    traveling salesman 
    • After selling his mercantile, he became a salesman, traveling the area selling cigars. While doing this, he also began his banking career, which was to be, at last, the job that stuck.
    Occupation From 21 Apr 1885 to 26 Dec 1905  [4, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    banker 
    • Banking - that was the career that T.O. Taber made his mission for the remainder of his life.

      In 1885 he began a partnership with his father-in-law, William Railsback, opening a bank in Argos. In 1888 they expanded to Mentone, later adding T.O.'s brother John Heenan Taber to the roster. Taber opened a bank in Silver Lake with another partner, John C. Cavender. He also opened a bank in Markle with partner C.D. Chapman.

      By 1893 he was running 4 banks in the Indiana area - in Argos, Mentone, Silver Lake, and Markle. That May, Columbia National Bank of Chicago failed. This was the exchange house for all 4 of T.O. Taber's banks. It seems that this brought trying times, but not disaster, as Mr. Taber's characteristic good management and conservative methods enabled him to continue his banking interests undisturbed.

      In May 1902, he opened yet another bank, this one in Marion, Indiana, with his son-in-law, Harry Alimanson Ford. Harry Ford, son-in-law of T.O. Taber served as treasurer, Mr. Taber became secretary. The company was initially capitalized for $100,000, the success of the business is indicated by the fact that in 1908 there was a capital of $750,000.

      At the time of his death, he was still the President of State Exchange Bank in Argos.

      From The History of Marshall County:
      He was one of the most successful men of this part of the state, owing not to any fortunate or adventitious circumstances, but to his keen insight, his ready discernment concerning business conditions and his recognition of possibilities for successful accomplishment
      Witness Role: Business Partner William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: Business Partner John Heenan TABER
      Witness Role: Business Partner Name: John C. Cavender
      Witness Role: Business Partner Name: C. D. Chapman
      Witness Role: Business Partner Harry Alimanson FORD
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Education Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    in the Jordan school, and the Plymouth high school 
    • From The History of Marshall County:
      Thomas O. Taber acquired his education in the Jordan school, in the Plymouth high school and in the schools of Valparaiso, Indiana. When sixteen years of age he became teacher of the Shoemaker school and taught in all for about two and a half years. It was subsequent to this time that he attended the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso
    Attributes Church of God, Republican, Knights of Pythias  [4] 
    • From The History of Marshall County:
      The specific and distinctive office of biography is not to give voice to a man's modest estimate of himself and his accomplishments, but rather to leave the perpetual record establishing his character by the consensus of opinion on the part of his fellowmen. Throughout Marshall county and this part of the state Mr. Taber is spoken of in terms of admiration and respect. His life was varied in its activity, honorable in its purposes and far reaching and beneficial in its effects, and when he was called to the home beyond his fellow-townsmen mourned the loss of one whom they had come to esteem and honor by reason of his sterling manhood.

      Mr. Taber was a member of the Knights of Pythias and was treasurer of the lodge. From his boyhood days he was a member of the Church of God and loyal to its teachings and precepts. In politics he was a stanch Republican and in matters of citizenship was ever progressive, alert and enterprising. In no sense a man in public life, he nevertheless exerted an immeasurable influence on the communities in which he lived : In business life as a financier, in social circles by reason of a charming personality, in matters of citizenship by reason of his loyalty to the public welfare. In all of his business life he displayed an aptitude for successful management and maintained a reputation for probity and commercial integrity that was above question.
    Family Search ID KGCW-Y99 
    Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1900 
    Ω Probate Witness Dec 1902  Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Will Heir 22 Mar 1906 
    Probate Feb 1911  Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    _UID 278B434641EE4A9FA6FDF82B07867797B483 
  • Photos
    gravestones\TABER Thomas Oliver d1906    		gravestones\TABER Thomas Oliver d1906

  • Event Map
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  • Source Citations

    1. [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.

    2. [S696] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1870 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Center Township, p.91", (1 June 1870), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 3 December 2018)..

    3. [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)..

    4. [S831] Daniel McDonald, "Thomas O. Taber, p589-591," in A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Leslie Price (http://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury02mcdo: accessed 14 June 2018)..

    5. [S1280] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 March 2021), memorial page for Thomas Oliver Taber (25 Nov 1856–26 Dec 1905), Find a Grave Memorial no. 37198492, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by William Taber (contributor 46480146) ..

    6. [S1404] National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogy Research, "Descendants Search: Member #534369 Jessie Taber to Ancestor #A093496 David Railsback", (Washington, D.C.: Daughters of the American Revolution, 2022), Daughters of the American Revolution (https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=5: accessed 2 September 2022)..

    7. [S831] Daniel McDonald, "Thomas O. Taber, p589-591," in A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Leslie Price (http://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury02mcdo: accessed 14 June 2018)., Vol II, pp 589-591.

    8. [S780] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1880 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Walnut Township, p.14", (1 June 1880), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 7 January 2018)..

    9. [S74] The Argos Reflector, "Railsback," in Family Histories of Early Argos, (Argos, IN: The Argos Reflector, 10 April 1941), copy in possession of Leslie Price..

    10. [S828] Daniel McDonald, "William Railsback, p584-585," 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)..

    11. [S829] Daniel McDonald, "State Exchange Bank of Argos, p390-391," 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)..

    12. [S774] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1900 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Argos, Walnut Township, e.d.84, p.4b", (1 June 1900), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 10 December 2018)..

    13. [S73] Rosemary Listenberger, "Compiled Research: Taber family", letter and documents to Barbara Brown, (23 March 1993), copy in possession of Leslie Price., from Indiana Plymouth Courthouse-Decedent Estates.pdf.