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Samuel Dennis Taber

Samuel Dennis Taber

Male 1855 - 1882  (26 years)


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  • Name Samuel Dennis Taber 
    Birth 25 Apr 1855  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Family Search ID KL6V-FCD 
    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1860  Center Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I796] Cyrus TABER
      Witness Role: head of household: [I796] Cyrus TABER
      Witness Role: wife: [I797] Rachel PLAKE
      Witness Role: son: [I844] Samuel Dennis TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I798] Thomas Oliver TABER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I846] Mary Alice TABER
      Witness Role: Resident: Name: R. Wilson
      Witness Role: 20 year old male, living in the house, listed as a laborer.
    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1870  Center Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I796] Cyrus TABER
      Witness Role: head of household: [I796] Cyrus TABER
      Witness Role: wife: [I797] Rachel PLAKE
      Witness Role: son: [I844] Samuel Dennis TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I798] Thomas Oliver TABER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I846] Mary Alice TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I845] John Heenan TABER
      Witness Role: brother-in-law: [I5867] George W MARSH
      Witness Role: George is the husband of Cyrus' wife Rachel's sister Mary.
      Witness Role: sister-in-law: [I3779] Mary A. PLAKE
      Witness Role: Mary is Cyrus' wife's sister.
    Ω Will Heir 10 Oct 1877  [4, 5] 
    • His will begins with a detailed description of his land holdings, and an itemization of his estate, which he estimated to be worth $16,393. He designated that $2000 was to be given to each of his children, and the property and home be given to his wife.
      Witness Role: Principal: [I796] Cyrus TABER
      Witness Role: Executor: [I797] Rachel PLAKE
      Witness Role: Also an heir.
      Witness Role: Heir: [I848] Israel S. TABER
      Witness Role: Heir: [I845] John Heenan TABER
      Witness Role: Heir: [I846] Mary Alice TABER
      Witness Role: Heir: [I844] Samuel Dennis TABER
      Witness Role: Heir: [I798] Thomas Oliver TABER
    Burial 1882  Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 17 Feb 1882  [1] 
    Probate Mar 1883  Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Witness Role: Witness: [I845] John Heenan TABER
    _UID 9D4125A1E5154EFFBE3D7672DE3D6D12682C 
    Person ID I844  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2023 

    Father Cyrus Taber,   b. 26 Jun 1833, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 locationd. 3 Jan 1913, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 3 Dec 1854  Smith's Tavern, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    • ceremony performed by Mack Smith
    Family ID F271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Anna Elizabeth Haines,   b. 1856, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1901, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1877  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Elsie Rosetta Taber,   b. 1878, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1883 (Age 5 years)
     2. Charles Roscoe Taber,   b. 1881, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1882, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    Family ID F291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

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

    2. [S696] Cens1870 - IN Marshall Center p91.

    3. [S697] Cens1860 - IN Marshall Center p50.

    4. [S73] Letter - Listenberger Rosemary to Brown Barbara 1993.

    5. [S817] Will - Taber Cyrus.

    6. [S693] Find a Grave: Samuel Dennis Taber.

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

    8. [S73] Letter - Listenberger Rosemary to Brown Barbara 1993, Brief biographical sketch of Cyrus Taber, unknown source document though it is likely some sort of historical summary of the origins of Marshall County.

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