Historical Marker
Charles Standfield Taylor
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County · Texas
Erected 1936
Charles Stanfield Taylor was born in London in 1808, raised by an uncle after his parents died, and came to Nacogdoches by way of New York to open a store. On May 28, 1831, he married Anna Marie Rouff, whose sister was married to Adolphus Sterne. They had thirteen children, several of whom died of exposure during the Runaway Scrape. After signing the Declaration in 1836 he stayed in Louisiana until the war ended, and two children died in that period. In 1936 the Texas Centennial Commission erected a joint monument over his and his wife's graves.
What the plaque says
Charles Standfield Taylor Land Commissioner of Texas, 1833 A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836 Chief Justice of Nacogdoches County, 1837 District Attorney, 1839 Rio Grande Land Commissioner, 1854 Born in London, England, 1808 Died November 1, 1865. His wife ANNA MARIA RUOFF TAYLOR Born in Germany, March 1, 1814 Died February 8, 1873. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Where it stands
31.60267, -94.64996 · Directions
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