Victoria Margaret (Taylor) Taylor-Burroughs (1915 - 2010)

Born 1 Nov 1915 in Saint Rose, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Bernard Cassell Goss — married [date unknown] in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Wife of Charles Gordon Burroughs — married 1949 in United States

Died 21 Nov 2010 at age 95 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Margaret (Taylor) Taylor-Burroughs is Notable.

Margaret Taylor-Burroughs was an African-American artist and writer, with special interest in the exploration of the Black experience. She was also co-founder of the DuSable Museum of African American History with her husband, Bernard Cassell Goss.^[1]

Victoria Margaret Taylor was born on 1 Nov 1915 to Christopher Taylor and Octavia Pierre in in St. Rose, Louisiana.^[2]

By the time she was five years old the family had moved to Chicago. She attended Englewood High School along with Gwendolyn Brooks, who in 1985-1986 served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (now United States Poet Laureate). As classmates, the two joined the NAACP Youth Council. She earned teacher's certificates from Chicago Teachers College in 1937. She helped found the South Side Community Arts Center in 1939 to serve as a social center, gallery, and studio to showcase African American artists. In 1946, Taylor-Burroughs earned a Bachelor's of Art in Art Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she also earned her Master's of Art in art education in 1948. ^[1]

Margaret was on the 1920 United States Federal Census with the following household: Name: Margaret Taylor Age: 4 Birth Year: abt 1916 Birthplace: Louisiana Home in 1920: Police Jury Ward 5, St Charles, Louisiana Street: Elkinsville Lane Residence Date: 1920 Race: Mulatto Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Alex Taylor Father's Birthplace: Louisiana Mother's Name: Octavia Taylor Mother's Birthplace: Louisiana Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Alex Taylor 31 Head Octavia Taylor 29 Wife Doroty Taylor 3 Daughter Marion Taylor 5 Daughter Margaret Taylor 4 Daughter^[3]

Margaret Taylor married the artist Bernard Goss (1913–1966) in 1939, and they divorced in 1947. In 1949 she married Charles Gordon Burroughs, and they were married for forty-five years at the time he died in 1994.

She died at the age of 95, on 21 November 2010, in Chicago.^[4]

Margaret was in the 1930 United States Federal Census with the following household:^[5] - Name: Margaret Taylor Birth Year: [abt 1916] Gender: Female Race: Negro (Black) Age in 1930: 14 Birthplace: Louisiana Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Daughter Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Map of Home: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Street Address: Prairie Avenue Ward of City: 5 pt Block: 65 House Number: 5948 Dwelling Number: 11 Family Number: 32 Attended School: Yes Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Louisiana Mother's Birthplace: Louisiana Able to Speak English: Yes Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Alexander Taylor 40 Head Octave Taylor 38 Wife Dorothy Taylor 17 Daughter Marion Taylor 16 Daughter Margaret Taylor 14 Daughter Regina Smith 38 Roomer Louis Pierre 41 Brother-in-law Rolland Pierre 2 Nephew

She was in the 1940 United States Federal Census with the following household:^[6] - Name: Margaret Goss Respondent: Yes Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1917 Gender: Female Race: Negro (Black) Birthplace: Louisiana Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Map of Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Street: Wabash Avenue Inferred Residence in 1935: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Residence in 1935: Chicago Sheet Number: 12A Attended School or College: Yes Highest Grade Completed: College, 3rd year Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: No Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Bernard Goss 26 Head Margaret Goss 23 Wife Ishmel Flory 30 Lodger

U.S., Social Security Death Index^[7] - Name: Margaret T. Burroughs Social Security Number: xxx-xx-7381 Birth Date: 1 Nov 1915 Issue Year: 1963 Issue State: Illinois Last Residence: 60653, Chicago, Cook, Illinois Death Date: 21 Nov 2010

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, for Daughter - Name: Margaret V Taylor Gender: Female Spouse: Bernard Goss Child: Gayle Margaret Goss^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wikipedia contributors, "Margaret Taylor-Burroughs," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed November 2, 2014).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62022570/margaret-victoria-burroughs: accessed 13 November 2022), memorial page for Margaret Victoria Taylor Burroughs (1 Nov 1917–21 Nov 2010), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62022570, ; Maintained by Carol Bestick (contributor 46991759) Burial Details Unknown.
3. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, St Charles, Louisiana; Roll: T625_617; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 35
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #60337063 (accessed 2 November 2022)
   Margaret Taylor (4), single daughter, in household of Alex Taylor (31) in Police Jury Ward 5, St Charles, Louisiana. Born in Louisiana.
4. ↑ New York Times, "[www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/arts/28burroughs.htmlMargaret T. Burroughs, Archivist of Black History, Dies at 95]," by William Grimes, 27 Nov 2010; appeared in print 28 Nov 2010, p. A36
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0195; FHL microfilm: 2340157
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #85091450 (accessed 2 November 2022)
   Margaret Taylor (14), single daughter, in household of Alexander Taylor (40) at 5948 Prairie Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Born in Louisiana.
6. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00925; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 103-143
   Ancestry Record 2442 #142829471 (accessed 2 November 2022)
   Margaret Goss (23), wife, in household of Bernard Goss (26) in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Born in Louisiana.
7. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
   Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
   Ancestry Record 3693 #89012090 (accessed 2 November 2022)
   Margaret T Burroughs death 21 Nov 2010 (born 1 Nov 1915) residing at 60653, Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
8. ↑ Social Security for Daughter Gayle: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #48550954 (accessed 2 November 2022)
   Name: Gayle Margaret Goss [Gayle Mar Toller] [Gayle Toller] [Gayle Hutchinson]; Gender: Female; Race: Black; Birth Date: 28 Apr 1940; Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois; Death Date: 16 Jul 2002; Father: Bernard Goss; Mother: Margaret V Taylor; Notes: Jun 1958: Name listed as GAYLE MARGARET GOSS; Aug 1968: Name listed as GAYLE MAR TOLLER; May 1969: Name listed as GAYLE M TOLLER; Aug 1972: Name listed as GAYLE FRANCES TOLLER; 03 Apr 1997: Name listed as GAYLE HUTCHINSON.