Rebecca Melvina Shields Taylor

1839 - 1917  (78 years)

• Name	Rebecca Melvina Shields Taylor
  Birth	16 Aug 1839	Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1850	Bond, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Residence	1860	Cold Spring, Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Residence	1880	Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	Occupation: Housekeeper; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Residence	1910	Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Death	15 Sep 1917	Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, USA   [2, 5]
  Burial	16 Sep 1917	Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, USA   [2, 5]
  Obituary - Rebecca Melvina Taylor Robertson	27 Sep 1917	Greenville, Bureau, Illinois, USA   [7]
  		Newspapers.com - The Greenville Advocate - 27 Sep 1917 - 11 Obituary - Rebecca Melvina Taylor Robertson
  Name	Melvina S Robertson  [5]
  Name	Melvina Taylor  [8]
  Name	R M S Robertson  [4]
  Name	Rebecca M Hadley  [1]
  Name	Rebecca M S Robertson  [3]
  Name	Rebecca M S Taylor  [9, 10, 11]
  Name	Rebecca M Taylor  [6]
  Name	Rebecca Melvina Robertson  [2]
  Reference Number	30024
  Person ID	I30024	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Tanday Taylor,   b. Abt 1797, Delaware, USA d. 28 Sep 1854, Bond, Illinois, USA (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Nancy Corn,   b. Abt 1809, Ohio, USA
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	16 Dec 1824	Scioto, Ohio, USA   [12, 13]
  Family ID	F19896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ebenezer Alexander Robertson, Sr,   b. 24 Dec 1845, Shelby, Illinois, USA d. 23 Apr 1923, Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, USA (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. William F Robertson,   b. Abt 1871, Illinois, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 2. Ezra Allen Robertson,   b. 7 Feb 1876, Illinois, USA d. 30 Oct 1916, Fort Benton, Chouteau, Montana, USA (Age 40 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F19897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Samuel Hadley,   b. 21 Jan 1835, Ohio, USA d. 28 Feb 1863, Youngs Point, Louisiana, USA (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	11 Mar 1857	Bond, Illinois, USA   [9, 10, 11]
  Children	+ 1. John Henry Hadley,   b. 29 Apr 1858, Illinois, USA d. 3 Nov 1911, Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA (Age 53 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Mary E Hadley,   b. Abt 1859, Illinois, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F19883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Aug 1839 - Ohio, USA Residence - 1850 - Bond, Illinois, USA Marriage - 11 Mar 1857 - Bond, Illinois, USA Residence - Occupation: Housekeeper; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1880 - Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1910 - Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, USA Death - 15 Sep 1917 - Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, USA Burial - 16 Sep 1917 - Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, USA Obituary - Rebecca Melvina Taylor Robertson - 27 Sep 1917 - Greenville, Bureau, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  	Findagrave Melvina S. Robertson
  	Newspapers.com - The Greenville Advocate - 27 Sep 1917 - 11 Obituary - Rebecca Melvina Taylor Robertson

  
  

• Sources

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