Robert Fenton Taylor1

b. 23 January 1890, d. 23 September 1955
Birth23 Jan 1890 Robert Fenton Taylor was born on 23 Jan 1890 at Jackson in Madison County, Tennessee.1 
Marriage8 Oct 1918 He married Mary Ellen Horton, daughter of George Washington Horton and Anna Thomas Gardner, on 8 Oct 1918 in New York City.2 
  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.3 
  Robert worked as a traffic manager for the Portland Cement Co.1 
Death23 Sep 1955 Robert died on 23 Sep 1955 in Los Angeles, California, at age 65.1 

Family

Mary Ellen Horton b. 29 Jul 1897, d. 29 Sep 1961
Children
Last Edited2 Jun 2013

Citations

  1. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  2. [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.
  3. [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.