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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Wednesday's Child: Robert Leland Taylor

Tennessee City Death Records: Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis 1848-1907. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Death certificate no. 1091, Robert Leland Taylor. 4 July 1907.

Robert Leland Taylor was my paternal grandfather's half-brother. He was the first child of my great-grandmother Gertrude Tarkington. Robert was born on 12 June 1907 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee and died on 4 July 1907 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. According to his death certificate, his father is unknown. However, since he had a different surname than his mother and the informant on the death certificate was his mother's sister Maggie Tarkington, I suspect that his father's name was known, but the family did not wish to provide it. I have not found any evidence that Gertrude was married to Robert's father.

Robert was buried at Vaughn's Gap, where Gertrude's father James William Tarkington and other family members were buried.

3 comments:

  1. My name is also Robert Leland Taylor. I was born in Louisville, KY, currently live in Zanesville, OH

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  2. I've never met nor heard of another Robert Leland Taylor. Quite a kick.

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  3. Maybe you're related to him. I don't know who his father was.

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