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Melissa Jane Railsback

Melissa Jane Railsback

Female 1858 - 1951  (92 years)


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  • Name Melissa Jane Railsback 
    Birth 7 Mar 1858  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    Ω Census daughter 1 Jun 1860  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I111] William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: head of household: [I111] William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: wife: [I803] Melissa BROWN
      Witness Role: son: [I830] Simon Brown RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I831] Diantha RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I832] Nancy Matilda RAILSBACK
    Ω Census daughter 1 Jun 1870  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I111] William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: head of household: [I111] William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: wife: [I803] Melissa BROWN
      Witness Role: son: [I830] Simon Brown RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I831] Diantha RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I832] Nancy Matilda RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: son: [I833] John William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I834] Lucy Etta RAILSBACK
    Name From 18 Oct 1877 
    Melissa Taber 
    Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1880  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I798] Thomas Oliver TABER
      Witness Role: head of household: [I798] Thomas Oliver TABER
      Witness Role: wife: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I836] Lou Ethel TABER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I835] Stella TABER
    Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1900  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I798] Thomas Oliver TABER
      Witness Role: head of household: [I798] Thomas Oliver TABER
      Witness Role: wife: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I835] Stella TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I838] Earl Railsback TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I840] Charles Cyrus TABER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I800] Gladys TABER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I841] Jessie TABER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I842] Glenna TABER
    Census 15 Apr 1910  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Melissa was now a widow, she'd had 10 children of whom only 7 were then living.
      Witness Role: head of household: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: son: [I840] Charles Cyrus TABER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I800] Gladys TABER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I841] Jessie TABER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I842] Glenna TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I843] William Paul TABER
    Ω Probate Witness Feb 1911  Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I798] Thomas Oliver TABER
      Witness Role: Witness: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: Witness: [I838] Earl Railsback TABER
    Census 1 Jan 1920  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • Witness Role: head of household: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I841] Jessie TABER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I842] Glenna TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I843] William Paul TABER
    Census 1 Apr 1930  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • Witness Role: head of household: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I841] Jessie TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I843] William Paul TABER
    Census 1 Apr 1940  1662 South Hobart Blvd., Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • Jessie was a public school teacher.
      Witness Role: head of household: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I841] Jessie TABER
    Census 1 Apr 1950  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witness Role: head of household: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I841] Jessie TABER [15]
    Family Search ID KGCW-T1R 
    Photos Go to Photo Gallery for Melissa Jane Railsback 
    _UID 1C6B6B7F3D01445C8E5BCC7FE996198BA670 
    Death 16 Feb 1951  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6, 16] 
    Burial Aft 16 Feb 1951  Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Person ID I799  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2023 

    Father William Railsback,   b. 3 Dec 1830, Marion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1915, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Melissa Brown,   b. 8 Feb 1832, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1918, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 3 Feb 1853  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6, 17, 18] 
    Family ID F32  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Husband Thomas Oliver Taber,   b. 25 Nov 1856, Center Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1906, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 18 Oct 1877  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 17, 19] 
    Children 
    +1. Stella Taber,   b. 8 Apr 1878, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 locationd. 19 Jun 1881, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     3. Lottie May Taber,   b. 8 Feb 1882, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 locationd. 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 locationd. 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 locationd. 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 locationd. 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 locationd. 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 locationd. 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 locationd. 17 Mar 1987, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F274  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

  • Event Map
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S73] Letter - Listenberger Rosemary to Brown Barbara 1993, Handwritten family group sheets, unknown original source.

    2. [S74] Bio - Railsbacks in Argos IN.

    3. [S831] Bio - Taber Thomas O., Vol II, pp 589-591.

    4. [S212] California Death Index, 1940-1997.
      Birth date: 7 Mar 1858Birth place: IndianaDeath date: 16 Feb 1951Death place: Los Angeles, California


    5. [S281] Cens1860 - IN Marshall Walnut p708.

    6. [S1404] DAR - Taber, Jessie to David Railsback.

    7. [S782] Cens1870 - IN Marshall Walnut p34.

    8. [S780] Cens1880 - IN Marshall Walnut p14.

    9. [S774] Cens1900 - IN Marshall Argos ed84 p4b.

    10. [S775] Cens1910 - IN Marshall Argos ed116 p6b.

    11. [S73] Letter - Listenberger Rosemary to Brown Barbara 1993, from Indiana Plymouth Courthouse-Decedent Estates.pdf.

    12. [S779] Cens1920 - IN Marshall Argos ed184 p5a.

    13. [S778] Cens1930 - CA Los Angeles Los Angeles ed215 p12b.

    14. [S777] Cens1940 - CA Los Angeles Los Angeles ed 60-839 p16a.

    15. [S1452] Cens1950 - CA Los Angeles Los Angeles p3.

    16. [S1281] Find a Grave: Melissa Jane Railsback Taber.

    17. [S828] Bio - Railsback William b1830.

    18. [S1405] DAR - Steiner, Etta Railsback to David Railsback.

    19. [S831] Bio - Taber Thomas O.