SANFORD TAYLOR

 

     Sanford Taylor, b September 9,1883 near Chilton, Falls County, Texas, d May 1967 and buried in the family cemetery at Cedar Valley, Falls County, Texas - was a son of Hezekiah and Julia (Stuart) Taylor, I, who were born into slavery, but freed as children in Falls County. Sanford's parents died in 1891 and 1893, and he and four siblings were reared by their maternal grandparents, Peter and Sarah Stuart.

     Sanford grew up on the family farm, and had only eighteen months of formal education. He possessed a determination to learn, and taught himself by reading magazines, newspapers, and the Bible.

     About 1904 in Falls County, Sanford Taylor was married to Essie C. Wallace, b April 6, 1884, d May 20, 1965 and buried in Cedar Valley Cemetery - a daughter of Dock and Joanna (Landrum) Wallace. They were the parents of two daughters: Euna Lee Taylor, b 1905; and Mabel Taylor, b 1906.

     Euna Lee Taylor, b July 7, 1905 near Chilton- grew up in the Cedar Valley Community. She was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in Marlin, and received her B.A. degree in Social Arts at Paul Quin College. She also studied at Tillotson College in Austin. Euna taught school for five years at Satin. On February 20, 1926, she was married in Marlin, Texas to John Roberts, and they had one son:

     Hiawatha Taylor Roberts, b November 1, 1926 in Chilton - was a graduate of Tomlinson Hill Elementary School, Booker T. Washington High School, and studied for two years at Prairie View A&M University. He served in the U.S. Army for two years, and then entered the University of Colorado at Denver. Hiawatha met and married Jane Gertrude Carter in Colorado, and obtained his Law Degree from the University of California in 1953. He is presently an Attorney General Counselor of Oakland Unified District in Oakland, California, where his mother now lives. Hiawatha and Jane have six children:

     Althea Roberts, b December 4, 1950 in California - is a graduate of California State University in San Francisco, and is Office Manager of Roberts and Stokes Law Firm. She married Kenneth Griffin.

     Karen Amelia Roberts, b June 30, 1953 in Oakland, California - is a University of California graduate, and works in Real Estate.

     Sandra Eugenia Roberts, b March 12, 1957 - graduated from California State University and Hastings School of Law. She is a partner of the Law Firm of Roberts and Stokes, and is also a C.P.A. She is married to an attorney, Pan Stokes - a partner in the Law Firm.

     Sanford Marc Roberts, b December 22, 1960 in California - is an Electronics Technician.

     Marie Yvette Roberts - a twin, b July 8, 1964 - is a graduate of Spilman University, Atlanta, Georgia, and is a free-lance writer for Roberts and Stokes Law Firm.

     Marian Yvonne Roberts - a twin, b July 8, 1964 - is a graduate of U.C.L.A. and is a Real Estate Appraiser and Office Manager.

     Euna C. (Taylor) Roberts was married second to a Mr. Tucker, and had no issue in this marriage. She resides in Oakland, California, and is a teacher in Child Development in the Oakland Unified School.

     The second daughter of Sanford and Essie C. (Wallace) Taylor was Mabel Taylor, b September 20, 1906 in Falls County, Texas - married December 28, 1932 GO Eugene Tyrone, b July 9, 1905.

     The Taylor family has always believed in the importance of education, as their descendants have demonstrated.

 

 

Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing the biographies of these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Commission, page 499 column 2 and page 450 column 1.  
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