Taulman, Joseph E.

Joseph Edward Taulman (1867-1946) was born in Brazos County, Texas, and moved with his family to Hubbard City, Texas, in 1880. As a young man he worked as a printer, saddle and harness maker, and cowboy. In 1893 he began working as a photographer in Hubbard City and remained in that business until 1919. He moved his family to Fort Worth in 1920, and he worked as a linotype operator for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 1925 until his death. Mr. Taulman also served for many years in the Texas State Militia and the Texas National Guard. He and his wife, Araminta (McClellan) Taulman, were avid collectors of family history and Texas historical material, including photographs, books, household items, and branding irons. Mrs. Taulman was the great-great granddaughter of the Reverend Daniel Parker, who brought the first Baptist church to Texas in 1833. Parker’s brothers, Silas and John, built Parker’s Fort in Limestone County, the scene of the May 1836 massacre in which nine year-old Cynthia Ann Parker was captured by the Comanches. An active genealogist, Mrs. Taulman researched Parker and Taulman family history, and she also served as State Historian for the Daughters of the Republic of Texas in the 1930’s.

From the guide to the Joseph E. Taulman Collection 38947602, 39143903, 39143876, 39141360, 39143978, 39143879, 39143870, 2008-071., 1783-1994, (Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)