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Jessie Taber

Jessie Taber

Female 1896 - 1972  (76 years)


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  • Name Jessie Taber 
    Birth 9 Mar 1896  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Ω Census daughter 1 Jun 1900  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 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
    Ω Census daughter 15 Apr 1910  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Melissa was now a widow, she'd had 10 children of whom only 7 were then living.
      Witness Role: Principal: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      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
    FACTTrip 1914  [5] 
    to England with his wife, son, and sister-in-law 
    • It is uncertain when Ernest, Gladys, Tom and Jessie went to England, what towns and countries they may have visited, or even if this was a work or pleasure trip. What is documented is their effort to return from England to New York.

      They had been scheduled to return from England in September of 1914, aboard the SS New York, but for some reason changed their plans. They returned instead in October, aboard the SS St. Paul, sailing from Liverpool to New York City. Later, in 1918, when Ernest needed to go abroad again, he applied for a replacement passport, noting that the one he had in 1914 had been lost or destroyed. Likely there is some connection between the lost passport and the delayed return.

      Recall that 1914 was the beginning of The Great War. Transports from England to the US would have been in flux as regards the exodus of US Citizens.
      Witness Role: Principal: [I801] Ernest Barrett CHAMBERLAIN
      Witness Role: Child: [I762] Thomas Taber CHAMBERLAIN
      Witness Role: Spouse: [I800] Gladys TABER
      Witness Role: Companion: [I841] Jessie TABER
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    Residence From 26 Aug 1914 to 3 Sep 1914  Michigan Street, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation From 1920 to 1930  [6, 7] 
    public school teacher 
    Ω Census daughter 1 Jan 1920  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      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
    Anecdote 1930 
    • It was Aunt Jessie who paid for much of Thomas Taber Chamberlain's schooling. She had made some very wise investments in property in California, and was able to help her sister Gladys financially.
    Ω Census daughter 1 Apr 1930  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: head of household: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I841] Jessie TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I843] William Paul TABER
    Ω Census daughter 1 Apr 1940  1662 South Hobart Blvd., Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Jessie was a public school teacher.
      Witness Role: Principal: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: head of household: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I841] Jessie TABER
    Ω Census daughter 1 Apr 1950  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: head of household: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I841] Jessie TABER [9]
    Group Aft Feb 1963  Laguna Woods, Orange, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    member of DAR 
    • Member #534369, Aliso Canyon Chapter #8148CA via David Railsback

      The Aliso Canyon Chapter may be defunct, 2012 website states that it was at Laguna Woods Village, an over-55 community. Jessie's membership was a "short form" linked to Etta Railsback Steiner, who was approved as a member in Feb of 1963, Jessie's join date has to be after that.
    DAR ID 534369 
    Family Search ID 9VRP-Q31 
    Photos Go to Photo Gallery for Jessie Taber 
    _UID 0DA6C67683524C7CA55B38F4E72950CAE294 
    Death 16 Dec 1972  Laguna Hills, Orange, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 15] 
    Burial Aft 16 Dec 1972  Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I841  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2025 

    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  [11, 16, 17] 
    Family ID F274  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S1291] Find a Grave: Jessie Taber.

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

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

    5. [S799] Travel - Passenger Lists New York 1820-1957.

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

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

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

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

    10. [S1391] DAR Member, Jessie Taber #534369.

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

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

    13. %INDI.CAST.SOUR.~TX-PAGE_NUMBER_S% #534369 ~ Invalid Tag.

    14. %INDI.CAST.SOUR.~NM-PERSON% Jessie /Taber/ ~ Invalid Tag.

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

    16. [S828] Bio - Railsback William b1830.

    17. [S831] Bio - Taber Thomas O.