Taylor, Charles Stanfield
Rating
Name
Taylor , Charles Stanfield
Date of Birth
1808
Date of Death
November 1 , 1865
Spousal Information
Anna Maria Ruoff
Date of Marriage
May 28 , 1830
Gender
Male
Personal Information
Charles Stanfield Taylor was born during the year of 1808 in London , England . He arrived in Nacogdoches , Texas in 1828 . In 1832 , Taylor became a member of the ayuntamiento of Nacogdoches and after moving to San Augustine in 1833 he was elected alcalde for the town from January 1 , 1834 to March 26 , 1834 . He attended the Washington-on-the-Brazos meeting and signed the Texas Declaration of Independence . Sam Houston appointed Taylor to the position of Chief Justice of Nacogdoches on December 20 , 1836 . In 1839 , Taylor received his license to practice law in Texas and started a partnership with William L . Underwood called Underwood and Taylor-Law . In 1849 , Taylor was elected as the County Treasurer of Nacogdoches and later in 1860 he was appointed Chief Justice of Nacogdoches County till his death .
Family Information
Charles Stanfield Taylor and his wife , Anna Maria Ruoff Taylor had thirteen children named Everist , Maria Rosine "Rose " George , Texana , Charles Irion , Milam , Juila , Lawrence Sterne , William , Amelia , Adolphus T. , Eugene T. , and Anna Mary .
Military Service
Texas Revolution
Cemetery Name
Oak Grove Cemetery
Cemetery Location
Nacogdoches County Texas
Block, Lot, Plot
A, 099 , 0007
Facing
East
Inscription
Yes
Bibliography
Linda Sybert Hudson, “Taylor, Charles Stanfield,” Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fta16), accessed June 28, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. ; “Charles Stanfield Taylor Family Tree,” at the Star of The Republic Museum, accessed 29 June 2011, http://www.starmuseum.org/Signers%20Web%20Page/Taylor/rr_toc.htm ; Holbrook, Anna Kathryn. “Taylor, Charles S.” In Nacogdoches County Families, 665-666. Dallas, Texas: Curtis Media Corp., 1985.
Description
Chief Justice
Funding Source
Preserve America Grant
Preserve America Unique ID
48347136001099000711
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