Company D, 8th California Infantry-Civil War
1850 census Township 5, Tuolumne, CA: James D. Taber, aged 44, tavern keeper, bp NY; Martha aged 29, bp PA; Jas M. aged 17, bp IL; J. H. aged 20, bp PA; W. M. aged 15; J. W. aged 12 -- both born IL; A. C. aged 6, bp MO; Margaritte aged 1, bp CA.
1860 census Township 3, Contra Costa, CA: James D. Tabor, aged 51, farmer, real estate valued $3,000, personal estate $2,390, bp NY; Martha aged 38, bp PA; George B. aged 22; John M. aged 20 -- both born IL; Alexander C. aged 15, bp MO; Asher D. aged 7; Sarah M. aged 5; Isaiah P. aged 2 -- all born CA.
Alexander C Taber enlisted on June 12, 1864 as a Corporal at Martinez, California and in Company D, California 8th Infantry Regiment on December 7, 1864. Mustered out on October 24, 1865 at Fort Point, San Francisco, California. Source: Register of California Men in the War of the Rebellion 1861 to 1867.
1870 census Township 2, Contra Costa, CA: James D. Taber, aged 61, farmer, real estate valued $1,800, bp NY; Martha aged 49, bp PA; Alexander C. aged 25, farmer, bp MO; Oscar D. aged 18, farm laborer; Sarah M. aged 15; Isaiah F. aged 12 -- all born CA.
1920 census Columbus Avenue, Chico, Butte, CA: Alexander C. Taber, aged 75, divorced, bp MO, father NY, mother PA.
FAG volunteer Brad Reinhardt (#47216819) provided the following: "Alexander's middle name was Craig. He was born 24 Oct 1844 in Holt county, Missouri before coming to California with his family in 1846. He was a California pioneer!"
California Death Index Records, 1905-1939: Name: Alexande G Taber Birth Year: abt 1845 Death Date: 17 Mar 1923 Age at Death: 78 Death Place: Butte, California, USA.
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Chico Record, Sunday Morning, March 18, 1923, pg 3 col 1: Alexander Craig Taber Dies at Home in This City. Alexander Craig Taber, a resident of Chico for the past twenty-seven years, died at his home on Twelfth avenue, Chico Vecino, at 12:50 yesterday morning following an illness of long duration. The deceased was a native of Missouri and was 78 years old.
Taber came to California with his parents when he was 8 years old. During the Civil war he served with Company A, Eighth Regular Infantry, California Volunteers, enlisting in December, 1864. He was appointed corporal on May 1, 1865, and honorably discharged on October 24, 1865 at Fort Point, San Francisco.
He is survived by his four daughters, Miss Rose Taber of Los Angeles, Mrs. S.M. Moore of Yuba City, Mrs. C.A. Williams and Miss Myrtle Taber of Sacramento, and three sons, J.C. Taber of Sacramento and B.I. Taber and J.H. Taber, both of Chico. He also leaves several grandchildren.
The funeral services will be conducted from the B.I. Taber home, 3737 Humboldt avenue, at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. R.S. Eastman, pastor of the Presbyterian church, will officiate. Interment will be made in the Chico cemetery. The arrangements are under the direction of the Bicknell and Moore parlors.
See the completed biography on Alexander Craig Taber, by Carter Berry, entitled "Alexander Craig Taber 1844-1923: Overlander, Union Corporal, Family Man" as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2017, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
1850 census Township 5, Tuolumne, CA: James D. Taber, aged 44, tavern keeper, bp NY; Martha aged 29, bp PA; Jas M. aged 17, bp IL; J. H. aged 20, bp PA; W. M. aged 15; J. W. aged 12 -- both born IL; A. C. aged 6, bp MO; Margaritte aged 1, bp CA.
1860 census Township 3, Contra Costa, CA: James D. Tabor, aged 51, farmer, real estate valued $3,000, personal estate $2,390, bp NY; Martha aged 38, bp PA; George B. aged 22; John M. aged 20 -- both born IL; Alexander C. aged 15, bp MO; Asher D. aged 7; Sarah M. aged 5; Isaiah P. aged 2 -- all born CA.
Alexander C Taber enlisted on June 12, 1864 as a Corporal at Martinez, California and in Company D, California 8th Infantry Regiment on December 7, 1864. Mustered out on October 24, 1865 at Fort Point, San Francisco, California. Source: Register of California Men in the War of the Rebellion 1861 to 1867.
1870 census Township 2, Contra Costa, CA: James D. Taber, aged 61, farmer, real estate valued $1,800, bp NY; Martha aged 49, bp PA; Alexander C. aged 25, farmer, bp MO; Oscar D. aged 18, farm laborer; Sarah M. aged 15; Isaiah F. aged 12 -- all born CA.
1920 census Columbus Avenue, Chico, Butte, CA: Alexander C. Taber, aged 75, divorced, bp MO, father NY, mother PA.
FAG volunteer Brad Reinhardt (#47216819) provided the following: "Alexander's middle name was Craig. He was born 24 Oct 1844 in Holt county, Missouri before coming to California with his family in 1846. He was a California pioneer!"
California Death Index Records, 1905-1939: Name: Alexande G Taber Birth Year: abt 1845 Death Date: 17 Mar 1923 Age at Death: 78 Death Place: Butte, California, USA.
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Chico Record, Sunday Morning, March 18, 1923, pg 3 col 1: Alexander Craig Taber Dies at Home in This City. Alexander Craig Taber, a resident of Chico for the past twenty-seven years, died at his home on Twelfth avenue, Chico Vecino, at 12:50 yesterday morning following an illness of long duration. The deceased was a native of Missouri and was 78 years old.
Taber came to California with his parents when he was 8 years old. During the Civil war he served with Company A, Eighth Regular Infantry, California Volunteers, enlisting in December, 1864. He was appointed corporal on May 1, 1865, and honorably discharged on October 24, 1865 at Fort Point, San Francisco.
He is survived by his four daughters, Miss Rose Taber of Los Angeles, Mrs. S.M. Moore of Yuba City, Mrs. C.A. Williams and Miss Myrtle Taber of Sacramento, and three sons, J.C. Taber of Sacramento and B.I. Taber and J.H. Taber, both of Chico. He also leaves several grandchildren.
The funeral services will be conducted from the B.I. Taber home, 3737 Humboldt avenue, at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. R.S. Eastman, pastor of the Presbyterian church, will officiate. Interment will be made in the Chico cemetery. The arrangements are under the direction of the Bicknell and Moore parlors.
See the completed biography on Alexander Craig Taber, by Carter Berry, entitled "Alexander Craig Taber 1844-1923: Overlander, Union Corporal, Family Man" as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2017, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
Company D, 8th California Infantry-Civil War
1850 census Township 5, Tuolumne, CA: James D. Taber, aged 44, tavern keeper, bp NY; Martha aged 29, bp PA; Jas M. aged 17, bp IL; J. H. aged 20, bp PA; W. M. aged 15; J. W. aged 12 -- both born IL; A. C. aged 6, bp MO; Margaritte aged 1, bp CA.
1860 census Township 3, Contra Costa, CA: James D. Tabor, aged 51, farmer, real estate valued $3,000, personal estate $2,390, bp NY; Martha aged 38, bp PA; George B. aged 22; John M. aged 20 -- both born IL; Alexander C. aged 15, bp MO; Asher D. aged 7; Sarah M. aged 5; Isaiah P. aged 2 -- all born CA.
Alexander C Taber enlisted on June 12, 1864 as a Corporal at Martinez, California and in Company D, California 8th Infantry Regiment on December 7, 1864. Mustered out on October 24, 1865 at Fort Point, San Francisco, California. Source: Register of California Men in the War of the Rebellion 1861 to 1867.
1870 census Township 2, Contra Costa, CA: James D. Taber, aged 61, farmer, real estate valued $1,800, bp NY; Martha aged 49, bp PA; Alexander C. aged 25, farmer, bp MO; Oscar D. aged 18, farm laborer; Sarah M. aged 15; Isaiah F. aged 12 -- all born CA.
1920 census Columbus Avenue, Chico, Butte, CA: Alexander C. Taber, aged 75, divorced, bp MO, father NY, mother PA.
FAG volunteer Brad Reinhardt (#47216819) provided the following: "Alexander's middle name was Craig. He was born 24 Oct 1844 in Holt county, Missouri before coming to California with his family in 1846. He was a California pioneer!"
California Death Index Records, 1905-1939: Name: Alexande G Taber Birth Year: abt 1845 Death Date: 17 Mar 1923 Age at Death: 78 Death Place: Butte, California, USA.
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Chico Record, Sunday Morning, March 18, 1923, pg 3 col 1: Alexander Craig Taber Dies at Home in This City. Alexander Craig Taber, a resident of Chico for the past twenty-seven years, died at his home on Twelfth avenue, Chico Vecino, at 12:50 yesterday morning following an illness of long duration. The deceased was a native of Missouri and was 78 years old.
Taber came to California with his parents when he was 8 years old. During the Civil war he served with Company A, Eighth Regular Infantry, California Volunteers, enlisting in December, 1864. He was appointed corporal on May 1, 1865, and honorably discharged on October 24, 1865 at Fort Point, San Francisco.
He is survived by his four daughters, Miss Rose Taber of Los Angeles, Mrs. S.M. Moore of Yuba City, Mrs. C.A. Williams and Miss Myrtle Taber of Sacramento, and three sons, J.C. Taber of Sacramento and B.I. Taber and J.H. Taber, both of Chico. He also leaves several grandchildren.
The funeral services will be conducted from the B.I. Taber home, 3737 Humboldt avenue, at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. R.S. Eastman, pastor of the Presbyterian church, will officiate. Interment will be made in the Chico cemetery. The arrangements are under the direction of the Bicknell and Moore parlors.
See the completed biography on Alexander Craig Taber, by Carter Berry, entitled "Alexander Craig Taber 1844-1923: Overlander, Union Corporal, Family Man" as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2017, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
1850 census Township 5, Tuolumne, CA: James D. Taber, aged 44, tavern keeper, bp NY; Martha aged 29, bp PA; Jas M. aged 17, bp IL; J. H. aged 20, bp PA; W. M. aged 15; J. W. aged 12 -- both born IL; A. C. aged 6, bp MO; Margaritte aged 1, bp CA.
1860 census Township 3, Contra Costa, CA: James D. Tabor, aged 51, farmer, real estate valued $3,000, personal estate $2,390, bp NY; Martha aged 38, bp PA; George B. aged 22; John M. aged 20 -- both born IL; Alexander C. aged 15, bp MO; Asher D. aged 7; Sarah M. aged 5; Isaiah P. aged 2 -- all born CA.
Alexander C Taber enlisted on June 12, 1864 as a Corporal at Martinez, California and in Company D, California 8th Infantry Regiment on December 7, 1864. Mustered out on October 24, 1865 at Fort Point, San Francisco, California. Source: Register of California Men in the War of the Rebellion 1861 to 1867.
1870 census Township 2, Contra Costa, CA: James D. Taber, aged 61, farmer, real estate valued $1,800, bp NY; Martha aged 49, bp PA; Alexander C. aged 25, farmer, bp MO; Oscar D. aged 18, farm laborer; Sarah M. aged 15; Isaiah F. aged 12 -- all born CA.
1920 census Columbus Avenue, Chico, Butte, CA: Alexander C. Taber, aged 75, divorced, bp MO, father NY, mother PA.
FAG volunteer Brad Reinhardt (#47216819) provided the following: "Alexander's middle name was Craig. He was born 24 Oct 1844 in Holt county, Missouri before coming to California with his family in 1846. He was a California pioneer!"
California Death Index Records, 1905-1939: Name: Alexande G Taber Birth Year: abt 1845 Death Date: 17 Mar 1923 Age at Death: 78 Death Place: Butte, California, USA.
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Chico Record, Sunday Morning, March 18, 1923, pg 3 col 1: Alexander Craig Taber Dies at Home in This City. Alexander Craig Taber, a resident of Chico for the past twenty-seven years, died at his home on Twelfth avenue, Chico Vecino, at 12:50 yesterday morning following an illness of long duration. The deceased was a native of Missouri and was 78 years old.
Taber came to California with his parents when he was 8 years old. During the Civil war he served with Company A, Eighth Regular Infantry, California Volunteers, enlisting in December, 1864. He was appointed corporal on May 1, 1865, and honorably discharged on October 24, 1865 at Fort Point, San Francisco.
He is survived by his four daughters, Miss Rose Taber of Los Angeles, Mrs. S.M. Moore of Yuba City, Mrs. C.A. Williams and Miss Myrtle Taber of Sacramento, and three sons, J.C. Taber of Sacramento and B.I. Taber and J.H. Taber, both of Chico. He also leaves several grandchildren.
The funeral services will be conducted from the B.I. Taber home, 3737 Humboldt avenue, at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. R.S. Eastman, pastor of the Presbyterian church, will officiate. Interment will be made in the Chico cemetery. The arrangements are under the direction of the Bicknell and Moore parlors.
See the completed biography on Alexander Craig Taber, by Carter Berry, entitled "Alexander Craig Taber 1844-1923: Overlander, Union Corporal, Family Man" as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2017, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
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