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Mary Taylor

Mary Taylor

Female 1853 - 1906  (52 years)

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  • Name Mary Taylor 
    Birth 27 Sep 1853  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 10 Nov 1860  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 7, born TX, living with parents 
    Census 18 Jul 1870  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 16, born TX, living with parents 
    Census 2 Jun 1880  Calvert, Robertson, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 24, born TX, parents born CT/UNK 
    Census 8 Jun 1880  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 23, born TX, she and daughter living with parents 
    Death 14 Jul 1906  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1686  Family Tree
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2022 

    Father Horace Dickinson Taylor,   b. 8 Jan 1821, Sunderland, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1890, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Emily Baker,   b. 29 Jul 1827, Baldwinsville, Onondaga, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1906, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 1 Dec 1852  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Histories
    History of Texas, together with a biographical history of the cities of Houston and Galveston
    History of Texas, together with a biographical history of the cities of Houston and Galveston
    Early Days on the Bayou 1838-1890, The Life and Letters of Horace Dickinson Taylor
    Early Days on the Bayou 1838-1890, The Life and Letters of Horace Dickinson Taylor
    Family ID F426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Julian Octavius Robertson,   b. 21 Jul 1850, Mathewsville, Pocahontas, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1920, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [1
    Marriage 16 Dec 1878  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lucy Robertson,   b. Sep 1879, Calvert, Robertson, TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1880, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +2. Norman Taylor Robertson,   b. 4 Jan 1882, Calvert, Robertson, TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1960, White Plains, Westchester, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. Admiral Marion Clinton Robertson,   b. 1885, Calvert, Robertson, TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1953, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    +4. Eleanor Robertson,   b. 11 Dec 1886, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1977, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +5. Alfred T Robertson,   b. 13 Feb 1889, Calvert, Robertson, TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1963 (Age 74 years)
    +6. Emily Robertson,   b. 20 Nov 1894, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1987, Austin, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    Histories
    Early Days on the Bayou 1838-1890, The Life and Letters of Horace Dickinson Taylor
    Early Days on the Bayou 1838-1890, The Life and Letters of Horace Dickinson Taylor
    Family ID F427  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2016 

  • Photos
    Mary (Taylor) Robertson
    Mary (Taylor) Robertson

    Headstones
    Taylor Family Grave Site
    Taylor Family Grave Site
    Plot: Sect. D-2, Lot 92
    Mary Taylor Robertson Gravestone Inscription
    Mary Taylor Robertson Gravestone Inscription
    MARY TAYLOR ROBERTSON / wife of / JULIAN ROBERTSON / born Sept. 27, 1853 / died July 14, 1906.
    Taylor Children Gravestone Inscription
    Taylor Children Gravestone Inscription
    CHILDREN OF / HORACE D. & EMILY TAYLOR
    ELLEN / Nov. 2, 1854. Jan. 12, 1860.
    GEORGE BAKER / June 30, 1856. Dec. 5, 1859
    ELIZABETH / Oct. 28, 1858. Dec. 16, 1859
    EMILY / Mar. 30, 1870. Dec. 19, 1902
    MARY / Sept. 27, 1853. July 14, 1906

  • Notes 
    • from "The Houston Post", 15 Jul 1906 (texashistory.unt.edu)
      Surrounded by her children and near relatives Mrs. Mary Taylor Robertson, wife of Julian Robertson of this city, passed away at 4 o'clock yesterday morning. Besides her husband she leaves to mourn her loss five children - Norman Taylor, Elanor, Alfred Taylor, Emily Baker, all of Houston. Marion Clinton, now in the naval academy at Annapolis, and three brothers, Messrs. E.W. Taylor, H.D. Taylor and W.B. Taylor. Deceased was a daughter of the Mr. and Mrs. Horace D. Taylor, an old and honored Houston family. She was a faithful and consistent member of the Presbyterian church and in her daily life truly exemplified the great principles of Christianity. Funeral services will be held from the family residence, 616 Walker avenue, corner of Louisiana street, at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Interment in Glenwood cemetery, Rev. W.S. Jacobs officiating. The following have been designated at pallbearers: E.A. Adey, B.F Weems, George Kidd, W.L. Bailey, Charles E. Ashe, D.D. Cooley, Winslow Robinson, C.W. Sedgwick.

  • Sources 
    1. [S43] Red, Ellen Robbins, Early Days on the Bayou 1838-1890, The Life and Letters of Horace Dickinson Taylor, (Texian Press, Waco, TX, 1986), 181.