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Earl Railsback Taber

Earl Railsback Taber

Male 1883 - 1959  (75 years)


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  • Name Earl Railsback Taber 
    Birth 30 Nov 1883  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • * 1900 Census: b Nov 1884, age 16
      Fact Flags: Preferred
    Gender Male 
    Education Oberlin College, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family Search ID LW4M-4XF 
    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1900  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 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
    Graduation 1905  Indiana State University, West Franklin, Posey, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 1908  State Exchange Bank, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    cashier 
    Ω Probate Witness Feb 1911  Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I798] Thomas Oliver TABER
      Witness Role: Witness: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: Witness: [I838] Earl Railsback TABER
    Occupation 1918  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    office manager 
    • He worked in the office of J. H. Taber & Co, located on 3rd Street in LA.

      "J. H. Taber" is most likely John Heenan Taber
      Witness Role: Business Owner: [I845] John Heenan TABER
    Military Draft Registration 12 Sep 1918  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Described as medium height, stout build, blue eyes, brown hair.
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    _UID DE0C0208A90A4BB8A5D8E998BDED38EE786F 
    Burial 1959  Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 18 Aug 1959  San Diego, San Diego, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I838  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2023 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Melissa Jane Railsback,   b. 7 Mar 1858, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1951, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 18 Oct 1877  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8, 9] 
    Family ID F274  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Laura Edna Dietrich,   b. 18 Dec 1884, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 23 Mar 1910  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Jane Taber,   b. 1912, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Samuel Dietrich Taber,   b. 18 Jan 1914, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1992, Sonoma, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

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

    2. [S647] DraftRegWW1 - Taber, Earl.

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

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

    5. [S831] Bio - Taber Thomas O.

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

    7. [S1294] Find a Grave: Earl Railsback Taber.

    8. [S828] Bio - Railsback William b1830.

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