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Melissa Jane Railsback

Melissa Jane Railsback

Female 1858 - 1951  (92 years)
Person ID: I799 


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  • Name Melissa Jane Railsback 
    Name From 18 Oct 1877 
    Melissa Taber 
    Born 7 Mar 1858  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 16 Feb 1951  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6, 7] 
    Buried Aft 16 Feb 1951  Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Siblings
    3 more
    +1. Simon Brown Railsback,   b. 14 Nov 1853, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1952  (Age 98 years)
    +2. Diantha Railsback,   b. Abt 1856, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1942, Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +3. Melissa Jane Railsback (current person),   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)

  • Parents

    Family ID: F32 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father William Railsback,   b. 3 Dec 1830, Marion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 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 location,   d. 31 Jan 1918, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1853  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 

  • Family

    Family ID: F274 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 location,   d. 26 Dec 1906, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1877  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 13, 14] 
    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 daughter 1 Jun 1860 
    Ω Census daughter 1 Jun 1870 
    Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1880 
    Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1900 
    Census 15 Apr 1910  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Ω Census Principal 15 Apr 1910 
    Ω Probate Witness Feb 1911  Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1 Jan 1920  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Ω Census Principal 1 Jan 1920 
    Census 1 Apr 1930  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Ω Census Principal 1 Apr 1930 
    Census 1 Apr 1940  1662 South Hobart Blvd., Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Ω Census Principal 1 Apr 1940 
    Census 1 Apr 1950  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family Search ID KGCW-T1R 
    Photos Go to Photo Gallery for Melissa Jane Railsback 
    Ω Census Principal 1 Apr 1950  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 1C6B6B7F3D01445C8E5BCC7FE996198BA670 
  • Photos
    headshots\RAILSBACK Melissa Jane    		headshots\RAILSBACK Melissa Jane

  • Event Map
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • 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. [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..

    3. [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.

    4. [S212] Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.Original dat).
      Birth date: 7 Mar 1858Birth place: IndianaDeath date: 16 Feb 1951Death place: Los Angeles, California


    5. [S281] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1860 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Walnut Township, p.708", (1 June 1860), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 11 January 2012)..

    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. [S1281] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 March 2021), memorial page for Melissa Jane Railsback Taber (7 Mar 1858–16 Feb 1951), Find a Grave Memorial no. 37198736, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by William Taber (contributor 46480146) ..

    8. [S775] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1910 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Argos, e.d.116, p.6b", (15 April 1910), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 10 December 2018)..

    9. [S779] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1920 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Argos, e.d.184, p.5a", (1 January 1920), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 7 January 2018)..

    10. [S778] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1930 US Census, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, e.d.215, p.12b", (1 April 1930), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 10 December 2018)..

    11. [S777] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1940 US Census, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, e.d.60-839, p.16a", (1 April 1940), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 10 December 2018)..

    12. [S1452] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1950 US Census, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, e.d.66-1969, p.3", (1 April 1950), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 24 March 2023)..

    13. [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)..

    14. [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)..