Mary Ellen Horton1,2

b. 29 July 1897, d. 29 September 1961
FatherGeorge Washington Horton1 b. 1 Dec 1869, d. 17 Jan 1959
MotherAnna Thomas Gardner3 b. 14 Nov 1861, d. 22 Oct 1908
Birth29 Jul 1897 Mary Ellen Horton was born on 29 Jul 1897 in Lee County, Virginia.3 
Childhood  Mary Ellen's mother died in 1908 following which Mary Ellen appears to have lived with her uncle, Edwin Gardner who had moved to California and settled on the coastal farm lands north of Los Angeles.1 
Marriage8 Oct 1918 She married Robert Fenton Taylor on 8 Oct 1918 in New York City.3 
  In the first years of their marriage, Robert and Mary Ellen lived with Virginia and Mamie Gardner in Los Angeles. The two women were Mary Ellen's maternal aunts. At the time of the 1920 census the household also included 18 year old Clara Horton who was Mary Ellen's younger sister.2 
  Robert worked as a traffic manager for the Portland Cement Co.4 
Death29 Sep 1961 Mary died on 29 Sep 1961 in Pomona, Los Angeles County, California, at age 64.4 

Family

Robert Fenton Taylor b. 23 Jan 1890, d. 23 Sep 1955
Children
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited24 Aug 2012

Citations

  1. [S1560] Edwin L. Gardner household, 1910 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., California, pop. sched., Ventura township, ED 214, sheet 9A (p. 123 stamped), dwelling 131, family 134, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 17 of 26. Enumeration includes: Edwin L. Gardner, 45, marr #1, marr 21 yrs, farmer, owns farm, b. VA, father b. VA, mother b. MO; Laura A., wife, 41, marr #1, marr 21 yrs, mother 3 children, all living, b. VA, parents b. VA; Eugene, son, 20; Laurence, son, 14; Alton, son, 4; all b. CA and all parents b. VA; Mary Ella Horton, niece, 12, b. CA, parents b. VA;.
  2. [S1563] Virginia S. Gardner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Los Angeles Co., California, pop. sched., Los Angeles, ED 371, sheet 8B, dwelling 190, family 194, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 16 of 38. Enumeration includes Virginia S. Gardner, 45, sgl, owns home, b. VA, parents b. VA, no occupation; Mamie E., 43, sister, no occup, b. VA, parents b. VA; Robert F. Taylor, 29, nephew by marriage, b. TN, parents b. TN; Mary Ellen, niece, 22, b. VA, parents b. VA; Clara V. Horton, niece, 18, b. VA, parents b. VA; resid at 1541 W. 45th St.
  3. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner cites several letters dated 1949 from Harvey Nelson Horton of Daniels, Maryland, as well as a personal conversation with Mary Ellen (Horton) Taylor, for his information on the family of George Washington Horton.
  4. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.