Robert Holloway Taber (1834 - 1913)

Born 3 Mar 1834 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Wing (Wilbur) Taber — married 17 Sep 1856 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Feb 1913 at age 78 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States

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Biography

Robert was born in 1834. Robert Taber ... ^[1]

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Robert was born in 1834. He passed away in 1913.

Notes

Robert Holloway Taber Military Pension 14 February 1888, App#640060, Cert#505082.

Widow's (Elizabeth) pension applied for 11 March 1913, App#1003590, Cert#757401

Family Members

Parents

Francis Taber / 1803–1887

Mary Ann Eddy Taber / 1806–1877

Spouse

Elizabeth Wing Wilbur Taber / 1836–1926 (m. 1856)

Siblings

Hetty E. Taber Guindon / 1829–1875

Maria Taber Wilbur / 1831–1910 (m. 1862)

Children

Thomas W. Taber / 1858–1902

Robert Willis Taber / 1861–1936

Elizabeth Congdon Taber Kitchens / 1866–1949

Obituary

Nelson, Robert L. “TABER, ROBERT HOLLOWAY (1834 - 1913).” Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/133956.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Isabelle Palmer, Jul 11, 2011

• Find A Grave: Memorial #195753028
• Isabelle Palmer, firsthand knowledge.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6P1Z-X8?cc=1469062&wc=3PM3-MNL%3A1042554101 : 24 May 2018), 004279214 > image 648 of 1116; State Archives, Boston.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQ6M-8PR : 4 December 2014), Robert S. Taber, 03 Mar 1834; citing NEW BEDFORD,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873758 IT 2.

Date of birth, place of birth, parents' names all match with Robert Holloway Taber. Only the middle initial "S" from the "Births and Christenings, 1639-1915" source is not a match. This could be a transcription error, but the image does not seem to be available online so it is difficult to tell.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH6M-NW1 : 15 August 2017), Robert H Taber, Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 66, sheet 69A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0522; FHL microfilm 1,254,522.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9GP-31X : accessed 30 September 2017), Robert H Taber, Corning Township, Tehama, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 180, sheet 12A, family 235, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,115.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVGB-9X9 : accessed 21 July 2020), Robert H Taber, Corning, Tehama, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 123, sheet 7B, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 108; FHL microfilm 1,374,121.

• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH4F-BQ9 : 24 March 2016), Robert H. Taber, 1913.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDW-Z5T : 24 January 2020), Robert H. in entry for Arthur D. Taber, 1895.

• "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ4G-214 : 11 March 2018), Robert Taber in household of Francis Taber, Ward 06, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,976.