George Taliaferro (1927 - 2018)

Born 8 Jan 1927 in Halls, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Viola Virginia (Jones) Taliaferro — married 24 Nov 1950 in District of Columbia, United States

Died 8 Oct 2018 at age 91 in Mason, Warren, Ohio, United States

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Biography

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George Taliaferro was a professional American football player who was the first African American drafted by a National Football League team. Beginning his football career at Indiana University for the Hoosiers team, he played in the NFL for the New York Yanks from 1950 to 1951, the Dallas Texans in 1952, the Baltimore Colts from 1953 to 1954, and Philadelphia Eagles in 1955. Taliaferro was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981.

George was born in 1927 in Tennessee. When he was young, his family moved to Gary, Lake County, Indiana.

He passed away in 2018 in Mason, Warren County, Ohio.

Sources

• Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Taliaferro
• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930", database with images
  citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 69; Digital film/folder number: 004950615; FHL microfilm: 2340334; Image number: 554; Sheet number: 11; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03983-4
  FamilySearch Record: XH9Z-MC2 (accessed 2 September 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR4L-NXS
  Junior Taliaferro (3), single son, in household of Robert Taliaferro (24) in Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States. Born in Tennessee.
• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947", database with images
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 776
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #40934497 (accessed 2 September 2023)
  Name: George Taliaferro; Gender: Male; Race: Negro (Black); Age: 18; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 8 Jan 1927; Birth Place: Halls, Tennessee; Residence Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA; Registration Date: 9 Jan 1945; Registration Place: Indiana, USA; Employer: None; Height: 5 11; Weight: 185; Complexion: Light Brown; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Gilbert Coleman;
  Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
  George Taliaferro 18 Self (Head).
• 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census", database with images
  citing Page: 4; Line: 23; Digital film/folder number: 108870335; Image number: 5
  FamilySearch Record: 6XLC-D75F (accessed 2 September 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQHW-QS9P-D
  George Taliaferro (23), single lodger, Professional Assts, in household of Joseph W Prawot (21 years) in Bloomington, Perry Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States. Born in Tennessee.
• Marriage: "Washington, D.C., U.S., Marriage Records, 1810-1953", database
  Original data: Marriage Records. District of Columbia Marriages. Clerk of the Superior Court, Records Office, Washington D.C
  Ancestry Record 61404 #395124 (accessed 2 September 2023)
  George Taliaferro (23) marriage to Viola Virginia Jones on 24 Nov 1950 in District of Columbia, USA.
• Death: "Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018", database
  Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, Ohio; Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2018
  Ancestry Record 5763 #9394612 (accessed 2 September 2023)
  George Taliaferro death 8 Oct 2018 (born 8 Jan 1927), son of Taliaferro, in Ohio, USA.
• Obituary: "Ex-IU Star RB, pioneer Taliaferro dies at age 91", Tipton County Tribune (Tipton, Indiana) Wed, Oct 10, 2018, page 7
  Newspapers Clip: 131107402 (accessed 2 September 2023)