| Life fact | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name | Carl H. Tabor |
| Born | September 30, 1893, in Baptist Valley, Virginia |
| Parents | Hugh B. Tabor and Rosa B. (Harrison) Tabor |
| Spouse | Una Lee Welsh |
| Primary career center | Roanoke, Virginia |
| Principal role | Vice-president and general manager of the Norfolk and Western Railway |
| Military service | Field Artillery officer during and after World War I |
| Religious affiliation | Methodist Church |
Genealogy of Carl H. Tabor
This genealogical account was constructed from the family information contained in the biography below. No relationships or life facts have been added from outside sources.
Carl H. Tabor was born September 30, 1893, in Baptist Valley, Virginia. He was a son of Hugh B. Tabor and Rosa B. Harrison Tabor. The biography supplies no earlier ancestry.
On March 17, 1920, Carl H. Tabor married Una Lee Welsh.
Family outline
- Carl H. Tabor
- Father: Hugh B. Tabor
- Mother: Rosa B. (Harrison) Tabor
- Wife: Una Lee Welsh
Source
This biography appeared in History of the Shenandoah Valley: Family and Personal Records, Volume III (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1952), page 29.
Verbatim biography
The following is a faithful transcription of the original biography. OCR errors have been corrected against the printed page images, but the original wording, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and factual claims have not been rewritten.
CARL H. TABOR—One of the influential men in the railroading field in Roanoke is Carl H. Tabor, who is vice-president and general manager of the Norfolk and Western Railway in that city. He has had long experience with the Norfolk and Western, dating from the earliest years of his career.
Born September 30, 1893, in Baptist Valley, Virginia, Mr. Tabor is a son of Hugh B. and Rosa B. (Harrison) Tabor. After completing his education in the grade and high schools of Graham, Virginia, Mr. Tabor began his career in railroading by becoming water boy with the maintenance of way department of the Pocahontas Division, Norfolk and Western Railway in 1907. He was again employed as water boy the next summer. Mr. Tabor’s period of service with the railroad began in earnest in 1909, and with the exception of the period of World War I, he has been with Norfolk and Western ever since, serving the company loyally, and meriting his steady advancement. He was a laborer from May until September, 1909, in the maintenance of way department of the Pocahontas Division; and from September, 1909, to January, 1912, was timekeeper. From that time until 1917, he was yard clerk at Wilcoe and Bluefield, West Virginia.
He entered military service in 1917, enlisting in the 315th Field Artillery, 80th Division, September 5, and being commissioned a second lieutenant, Field Artillery, on October 31 of the next year, 1918. He was discharged from the military service July 11, 1919; was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Field Artillery Reserves; subsequently became a captain and major in the Reserves; and resigned October 1, 1937.
In the meantime, having returned with the Norfolk and Western Railway after his period of war-time service, Mr. Tabor became assistant yardmaster at Wilcoe, from July 10, 1919, until December, 1922. From that time until February, 1925, he was yardmaster at Iaeger, West Virginia. From February, 1925, until October, 1927, he was general yardmaster at Wilcoe, then until September, 1933, served as assistant trainmaster at Bluefield, West Virginia. He was terminal trainmaster at Bluefield until October, 1934, when he became trainmaster of the Pocahontas Division; and on December 1, 1936, was named trainmaster of the Scioto Division. From December, 1936, through July, 1938, Mr. Tabor was superintendent of the Pocahontas Division; and until June 1, 1939, superintendent of the Scioto Division. He was made assistant general superintendent of the Western General Division at Bluefield, West Virginia, on June 1, 1939, and served until April, 1940, when he was made general superintendent of the same division at Bluefield. January 1, 1942, Mr. Tabor was transferred to the main offices of the railroad in Roanoke as general manager and was made vice-president and general manager in May, 1946.
Mr. Tabor is a Democrat in his politics, and attends the Methodist Church. He is a Mason and Shriner. He is a member of the Shenandoah Country Club, the Rotary at Roanoke, the Metropolitan Club of New York, and the Camp Creek Hunting and Trout Club. He is a director of the American Enka Corporation, Cincinnati Union Terminal and Durham Union Station Company.
On March 17, 1920, Carl H. Tabor married Una Lee Welsh.