Susan Preston McDowell (Taylor) Weller (1823 - 1848)

Born 30 Aug 1823 in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John B. Weller — married 5 Mar 1845 in District of Columbia, United States

Died 22 Dec 1848 at age 25 in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States

Biography

Susan was a daughter of William Taylor and Susan Preston McDowell. She married John B. Weller, a widower, in 1845.^[1] They had two children. Susan passed away in 1848 of consumption. Her husband remarried.

Sources

1. ↑ "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNT9-JKW : 9 March 2021), John B Weller and Susan P Mcd Taylor, 05 Mar 1845; citing p. 455, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,079,172.

• Dawn Winn Taylor
• Sobel, Robert; Raimo, John (1978). Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978. 1. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466008.
• Rockbridge County, Virginia - Chancery. Admr. of William Taylor v. Heirs of William Taylor. Index #1853-018, original case #51.198. Image 163_1853_018_0005.pdf - Robert I. Taylor, qualified as administrator on 13 April 1846; William Taylor dec, who died intestate on the 17th January 1846, leaving as his surviving heirs, six children, viz, James McD Taylor, your orator, Mrs. Susan McD Weller of the state of Ohio, Wm A. Taylor, Thomas B. Taylor, L Edmonia E P C Taylor, the last named being minors, and his widow also surviving - to wit - Mrs. Susan P. Taylor.
• "Death of Mrs. Weller." Daily Ohio Statesman, Columbus, Ohio; 28 December 1848, page 3.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59495017/susan-preston_mcdowell-weller: accessed 04 January 2023), memorial page for Susan Preston McDowell Taylor Weller (30 Aug 1823–22 Dec 1848), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59495017, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Donald Shull (contributor 47212184).