Family Files February 2022 - Person Sheet
Family Files February 2022 - Person Sheet
NameLester A TABOR 
, M
, MBirth25 Oct 1840, Akron, Erie County, New York
Death29 Aug 1911, Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan
BurialLawton, Van Buren County, Michigan
FatherJonathan TABOR , M (1799-)
MotherNancy TABOR , F (ca1800-)
Misc. Notes
Lester A. Tabor became a prominent criminal attorney in Van Buren County, Michigan. He was very successful and at the time of his death in 1911 his estate was worth $75,000. His residence was referred to as the Tabor mansion in his community. Lester Tabor, a Lawton lawyer, was tried at Paw Paw charged with mal-practice and misconduct as an attorney. The judge decided that the charges were not proven, and dismissed the case.This is the Tabor family residence where Maud's body was found in a trunk in the cellar on Nov. 29, 1919 by her sister, Florence. "Sarah Tabor was guilty, all right-but not of murder!" "In fact" declared the former prosecuting attorney, now 78, "No one murdered, Maud Tabor!" Horace H. Adams was the prosecuting attorne
Spouses
1Sarah Inez JOHNSON , F
, FBirth19 Sep 1845
Death13 Sep 1931, Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo, Michigan
FatherJoseph JOHNSON , M
Marriage1864