Isabell Taylor was a black woman who had been a slave before the Civil War. She walked with a limp because her owner had beat her.
After the Civil War, a "new" Montevallo had been built. (The Old Montavello had been burnt by the 3rd Wisconsin Calvary Regiment)
The Hotel needed a cook so the owner hired Isabell and moved her to town. She outlived the hotel and then became their nanny until the family's three boys grew up. Then the boy's great-grandmother moved in with Isabell to live out their lives together.
Isabell had the distinction of being the only black person in town. She was affectionately known by all as "Aunt Isabell".
In 1943, 95 year old Aunt Isabell, fainted on the wood cookstove and was badly burned. Montevallo citizens took turns sitting by her bedside day and night caring for her until she died.
Her grave lies under a cedar tree surrounded by a square of cement blocks. Not far from her is the grave of the man who hired her as a cook. He paid for her burial.
Copied from: Good Old Days (magazine)May/June 2011
After the Civil War, a "new" Montevallo had been built. (The Old Montavello had been burnt by the 3rd Wisconsin Calvary Regiment)
The Hotel needed a cook so the owner hired Isabell and moved her to town. She outlived the hotel and then became their nanny until the family's three boys grew up. Then the boy's great-grandmother moved in with Isabell to live out their lives together.
Isabell had the distinction of being the only black person in town. She was affectionately known by all as "Aunt Isabell".
In 1943, 95 year old Aunt Isabell, fainted on the wood cookstove and was badly burned. Montevallo citizens took turns sitting by her bedside day and night caring for her until she died.
Her grave lies under a cedar tree surrounded by a square of cement blocks. Not far from her is the grave of the man who hired her as a cook. He paid for her burial.
Copied from: Good Old Days (magazine)May/June 2011
Isabell Taylor was a black woman who had been a slave before the Civil War. She walked with a limp because her owner had beat her.
After the Civil War, a "new" Montevallo had been built. (The Old Montavello had been burnt by the 3rd Wisconsin Calvary Regiment)
The Hotel needed a cook so the owner hired Isabell and moved her to town. She outlived the hotel and then became their nanny until the family's three boys grew up. Then the boy's great-grandmother moved in with Isabell to live out their lives together.
Isabell had the distinction of being the only black person in town. She was affectionately known by all as "Aunt Isabell".
In 1943, 95 year old Aunt Isabell, fainted on the wood cookstove and was badly burned. Montevallo citizens took turns sitting by her bedside day and night caring for her until she died.
Her grave lies under a cedar tree surrounded by a square of cement blocks. Not far from her is the grave of the man who hired her as a cook. He paid for her burial.
Copied from: Good Old Days (magazine)May/June 2011
After the Civil War, a "new" Montevallo had been built. (The Old Montavello had been burnt by the 3rd Wisconsin Calvary Regiment)
The Hotel needed a cook so the owner hired Isabell and moved her to town. She outlived the hotel and then became their nanny until the family's three boys grew up. Then the boy's great-grandmother moved in with Isabell to live out their lives together.
Isabell had the distinction of being the only black person in town. She was affectionately known by all as "Aunt Isabell".
In 1943, 95 year old Aunt Isabell, fainted on the wood cookstove and was badly burned. Montevallo citizens took turns sitting by her bedside day and night caring for her until she died.
Her grave lies under a cedar tree surrounded by a square of cement blocks. Not far from her is the grave of the man who hired her as a cook. He paid for her burial.
Copied from: Good Old Days (magazine)May/June 2011
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