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Description
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James (Jakob) Charles Taussig (1827-1916), was a landowner on what is the current-day Tyson Research Center area according to plat maps. He worked as a lawyer and was the defendants’ attorney in an 1860s suit disputing an inheritance which included enslaved people. His cousin and brother-in-law was Charles S. Taussig (married to Anna Abeles). Taussig’s nephew Frank William Taussig (the son of William Taussig) was an influential American economist and Harvard professor, and an open advocate for eugenics.
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Bio
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James Charles Taussig, who was also known by his Austrian name, Jakob, was a landowner of the current-day Tyson Research Center area from 1862-1870. He lived from 1827 to 1916, and he worked as a lawyer. He was the defendants’ attorney in an 1860s suit disputing an inheritance which included enslaved people.
His parents were John/Judah Loew Taussig and Eva Charlotte Bondi, and his siblings were John J. Taussig, William Taussig (a famous physician, businessman, and was involved in the building of the Eads bridge), Rosa Taussig, Charles Taussig, Wilhelmina Taussig, Moriss Taussig, and Amalia Taussig (married to Adolph Abeles - brother of Simon Abeles, a Tyson landowner). His wife was Magdalene Dormitzer and they had many children: Emily Taussig, Charles J. Taussig, Louis J. Taussig, Benjamin James Taussig, and Alfred W. Taussig. His cousin and brother-in-law was Charles S. Taussig (married to Anna Abeles). Taussig’s nephew Frank William Taussig (the son of William Taussig) was an open advocate for eugenics. He was also an influential American economist and Harvard professor.
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Birth Date
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1827
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Death Date
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1916
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Child of
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John Loew Taussig
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Eva Charlotte Bondi
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Spouse of
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Magdalene Dormitzer
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Parent of
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Emily Taussig
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Charles J. Taussig
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Louis J. Taussig
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Benjamin James Taussig
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Alfred W. Taussig
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Sibling of
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John J. Taussig
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William Taussig
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Rosa Taussig
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Charles Taussig
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Wilhemina Taussig
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Moriss Taussig
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Amalia Taussig
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Enslaver
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No records of relation to enslavement yet identified.
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Dates of Tyson Land Ownership
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1862 – 1870
