Rosalio & Abraham Taylan
Two brothers from Dingras, Philippines travel to Canada, United States
and live their lives in America. Abraham is survived by two children and
four grandchildren.
In 1928(?) the two eldest brothers of XXXX Taylan, Russell 'Rus' and Abraham 'Buddy' Taylan. They left their comfortable life in the Philippines to travel by ship across the Pacific to Canda (due to racial predudices, Filipinos were not allowed to enter America directly. Unlike other immigrants who arrived with nothing, both brothers remember leaving with gold coins in their pockets, but being treated with predudices as asians. Together, they made passage to Washington State, working their way across the United States.
Rosalio Taylan 'Russ'
Born September 4, 1907in Dingras, Philippines. Rus working in fish
canneries on the west coast. He and his brother parted, each going their
seporate ways. Rus served in the US Army, and spent the war years serving
at MacDill Field (present day MacDill
Air Force Base) in Tampa Bay, Florida. A gifted artist, he sketched pencil
and charcol charatures of service men and pin-up girls. He retired to the mid-west. He
never married and passed away in February 4, 1991.
Abraham Taylan 'Buddy'
Born March 16, 1919 in Dingras, Philippines. Made his way eastward
cross country as a 'hobo' sneaking onto rail road cars and made his way to
Chicago. In oral history, he recalled making ends meet in various service
jobs, or by 'hustling' at billiards, a game he had mastered as a boy in the
Philippines, and played until his passing. Next, he made his way to New York
City where he also struggled. At age 28, he courted a Sicilian immagrant,
Angela Donato who worked as a seamstress and proposed marrage, when she told
her family, they initially urged her not to marry a 'black man' nor had they
ever heard of the Philippines. Together, they lived in New York an long island.
They had two children Eleanor Taylan and Richard Taylan. During the war years,
he worked in defense industry builting F4U Coursairs and B-29 Superfortres
bombers. After the war, Abraham rose to become head waiter at the Copacabana during
its heyday and met the highest levels of American society and stars. He recalled
the young Elizabeth Taylor was the most beautiful woman he knew. Other memorable
starts were Joe Dimaggio and Mariln Monroe. He retired to Florida and passed
away March 7, 2002.
Eleanor Koffler
b 1939
Richard Taylan
b 1943
Hellice Koffler
b
Alison Koffler
b
Justin Taylan
b September 22, 1977
Lindsay Taylan
b Feb 24, 1982