Rabon Fullen Home
This home was originally built in the mid to late 1890s for Volney (Vol) Rabon and his wife Florence Burden Rabon who were married in 1900.
Vol Rabon's maternal grandfather was William Stanhope Taylor who was born in 1819 in Canton, OH. He enlisted in the revolutionary army in 1835 and served at the siege of Bexar, including the Grass Fight. He was discharged and later re-enlisted and served with Capt. William Smith during the pursuit of General Santa Anna towards Vincent Bridge. William Stanhope Taylor was granted 1/3 of a league of land (1,476 acres) in 1838 in Montgomery County.
William Stanhope Taylor not only helped win the battle of San Jacinto, he was also instrumental in writing the history of early Texas. A lengthy account of the San Jacinto campaign and the capture of Santa Anna were written by Taylor and were published in the Texas Almanac of 1868. He was a member of the Baptist Church, the Masonic Lodge and served as county commissioner of Montgomery County. He was also asked to serve as a Vice President of the Republic of Texas, under President Sam Houston. Upon his death it was written, "After serving his country, his state, and his community well, for more than 30 years of his adult life, William Stanhope Taylor died. Yellow Fever accomplished what Santa Anna and the rigors of the frontier were unable to do."
This cute little house is a tiny piece from the large family (Taylor and his wife Agnes had 10 children) that descended from one of the larger than life figures from Texas' history.
Vol Rabon's maternal grandfather was William Stanhope Taylor who was born in 1819 in Canton, OH. He enlisted in the revolutionary army in 1835 and served at the siege of Bexar, including the Grass Fight. He was discharged and later re-enlisted and served with Capt. William Smith during the pursuit of General Santa Anna towards Vincent Bridge. William Stanhope Taylor was granted 1/3 of a league of land (1,476 acres) in 1838 in Montgomery County.
William Stanhope Taylor not only helped win the battle of San Jacinto, he was also instrumental in writing the history of early Texas. A lengthy account of the San Jacinto campaign and the capture of Santa Anna were written by Taylor and were published in the Texas Almanac of 1868. He was a member of the Baptist Church, the Masonic Lodge and served as county commissioner of Montgomery County. He was also asked to serve as a Vice President of the Republic of Texas, under President Sam Houston. Upon his death it was written, "After serving his country, his state, and his community well, for more than 30 years of his adult life, William Stanhope Taylor died. Yellow Fever accomplished what Santa Anna and the rigors of the frontier were unable to do."
This cute little house is a tiny piece from the large family (Taylor and his wife Agnes had 10 children) that descended from one of the larger than life figures from Texas' history.