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June 6, 2014

Two Washington Tabourns?

Horse Stealing. — Washington Taborn, a free coloured man, has been committed to the jail of Moore county, charged with having stolen the horse of Mr. Isham Sims, of this county — the same that was recently advertised in this paper. Taborn having been once tried and found guilty of a similar offense, a second conviction will sibject him to the punishment of death! — Ral. Register.

Fayetteville Weekly Observer, 30 September 1830.

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Washington Taburn, a free negro, who was sentenced to be hung in Granville county, and who effected his escape last Spring, has been apprehended in Northampton county, and committed to jail.

The North-Carolina Star, 27 September 1833.

May 31, 2013

Sad death of a respected colored citizen.

Sad Death.

Tuesday, February the 19^th., Jackson Tabourn an old colored man was found dead in the woods in Ferrell’s Township, two miles above Stanhope. He had been from home and was returning at the time of his death. The cause of his sudden demise is unknown, but it thought that he died a natural death. He was a respected colored citizen and his death is to be deplored.

The Wilson Advance, 20 February 1880.

In the 1850 census of Nash County: Jackson Tayborne, 28, wife Mary, 26, and children Margie A., 9, Emily A., 7, Dossey, 4, and Mardecie, 2.

In the 1860 census of North Western District, Wake County: Jackson Taborn, 45, farm laborer, wife Mary, 46, and children Emily, 17, Mardesia, 13, Dawson, 15, While, 9, Dane, 6, and Joseph, 3.

In the 1880 mortality schedule of Nash County: Jackson Tayborn, 56, colored, died February, apoplexy.

January 27, 2013

Free-Issue Death Certificates: TABORN, TAYBOURNE, TABRON, ETC.

Weathie Jones. Died 31 March 1923, Bailey, Nash County. Negro. Widow of Wilie Jones. Age 91. Born Nash County to Edmond Taborn and Weathie Taborn, both of Nash County. Buried Stokes Chapel. Informant, Willey Powell.

In the 1850 census of Nash County, Edmond Tayborne, 27, wife Polly, 24, and children Wealthy, 7, Henderson, 5, Mary, 3, and Carolina, 1.

Mordecie Mills. Died 23 June 1914, Nash County. Negro. Widow. Age 63. Daughter of Jackson Tayborne and Mary Tayborne, both of Nash County. Informant, Asy Mills, Spring Hope.

Dorsey Taborn. Died 3 July 1918, Jackson, Nash County. Negro. Widower of Martha Taborn. Age 76 years, 2 months, 26 days. Farmer. Born Nash County to Allen Taborn and Mary Mitchell, both of Nash County. Buried “Negro cemetery.” Informant, Neal Taborn, Spring Hope.

In the 1850 census of Nash County, Jackson Tayborne, 25, laborer, wife Mary 26, and children Margie A., 9, Emily A., 7, Dossey, 4, and Mordecie, 2.

William Howard. Died 10 April 1928, Mannings, Nash County. Colored. Widower. Age 78 years, 6 months, 1 day. Farm laborer. Born Nash County, to W. Riley Howard and Absila Taborn. Buried family cemetery. Informant, Tilman Richardson.

In the 1850 census of Nash County, in the poorhouse, Absilla Howard, 20, and son William R., 7 months, and Wriley Howard, 26.

Dennis Taybron. Died 27 May 1932, Wilson, Wilson County. Resided 300 Vick Street. Colored. Widower of Harriett Taybron. Farmer. Born about 1857, Nash County, to Allen Taybron and Tibitha Taybron, both of Nash County. Buried Nash County. Informant, Sandora Reid, Wilson.

In the 1850 census of Nash County, Allen Taybourne Jr., 30, wife Bertha, 22, and children Rixy, 3, and Dennis, 1.

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