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Capt Robert Taliaferro

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Capt Robert Taliaferro

Birth
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Death
30 Jan 1879 (aged 73)
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sect. P, Lot 271, Gr. 4
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Husband of Eliza Todd Taliaferro.

The Daily Commonwealth, v. 1, no. 246, Covington, Kentucky, Saturday, February 1, 1879, p. 1, col. 6 (sub 'Newport'):
"Captain Robert Taliaferro, for many years a resident of this city, died in Louisville last Thursday, and was buried yesterday. Captain Taliaferro was born in Carolina [sic] county, Virginia, on the 6th of May, 1805, and came to Kentucky with his mother and family, she being a widow, in 1815, and settled at Newport, Ky. He is descended from an old and distinguished family, the Taylors, and was universally esteemed by all who knew him. He was a man of strong intellect, indomitable energy and irreproachable reputation."
Husband of Eliza Todd Taliaferro.

The Daily Commonwealth, v. 1, no. 246, Covington, Kentucky, Saturday, February 1, 1879, p. 1, col. 6 (sub 'Newport'):
"Captain Robert Taliaferro, for many years a resident of this city, died in Louisville last Thursday, and was buried yesterday. Captain Taliaferro was born in Carolina [sic] county, Virginia, on the 6th of May, 1805, and came to Kentucky with his mother and family, she being a widow, in 1815, and settled at Newport, Ky. He is descended from an old and distinguished family, the Taylors, and was universally esteemed by all who knew him. He was a man of strong intellect, indomitable energy and irreproachable reputation."

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Father
Robt Taliaferro
1805-1879

Gravesite Details

Buried Jan. 31, 1879



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