"Mary Elizabeth 'Betty' TAYLOR, b. 20 Apr 1824, Louisville, KY; d. 25 Jul 1909; m. 5 Dec 1848, Col. William Wallace Smith BLISS"
-- Taylor -- Zachary and Margaret, dgmweb.net

Some sources have reported her birth date as 22 October 1820. Her age of 25 in August 1850 census would match birth in the first half of 1825. The 1860 age of 27 would make it the first half of 1823. In 1880 she is 55, matching the April 1824 birth. Her grave does not have her birth date, only the death date. The Find a Grave Memorial for Betty reports the dare as 20 April 1824, but does not report the source of this date. Wikipedia and other reliable sources also report this April 1824 date.

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
William Wallace Bliss
Spouse Name: Mary Elizabeth Taylor
Marriage 1848

Some genealogies report that the marriage took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A Louisiana marriage record reports the marriage occurred in East Baton Rouge Parish on 4 December 1848.

Louisiana Marriages to 1850
Spouse 1: Bliss, William
Spouse 2: Taylor, Elizabeth
Marriage 4 Dec 1848 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

In the 1850 census, she and her husband are listing in the family of her father, President Zachary Taylor, in Washington, DC.

1850 Federal Census, Washington, DC, 31 August, Ward 1, page 125 (63), Hse #930, Fam #983
Zachary Taylor 66 M Prest US $100 Real Estate b Virginia [b abt 1784]
Margaret Taylor 64 F Maryland [b abt 1786]
Wm W S Bliss 35 M Lt Col USA b NY
M E Bliss 25 F Kentucky

After the death of her husband William Bliss in 1853, Mary Elizabeth married Philip Pendelton Dandridge. I find the middle name spelled both Pendelton and Pendleton. I find that his name on Betty's grave monument is spelled Pendleton. Interestingly, Wikipedia spells in Pendelton (see below).

"She married Philip Pendleton Dandridge 2 NOV 1858, son of Adam Stephen Dandridge and Sarah Pendleton. He was born 2 OCT 1817 in Virginia, and died 28 OCT 1881."
-- RootsWeb, Edelen, McAfee etal, ancestry.com

Census records of the related individuals report that Philip and Betty lived in Winchester, Virginia.

1860 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia, 19 July, Winchester, PO Winchester, page 116, Hse #824, Fam #825
Philip P Dandridge 43 M Laborer $0 Real Estate $0 Personal stated b VA [b abt 1817]
Mary E Dandridge 33 F Housewifery b KY [b abt 1927]
Anna S Dandridge 18 F born MD [b abt 1842]
Philip P Dandridge 16 M born VA [b abt 1844]
Lilly D Dandridge 15 F born MD [b abt 1845]
Charles V Dandridge 14 M born VA [b abt 1846]
William F Dandridge 10 M born VA [b abt 1850]

1880 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia, 2 June, Winchester, District 46, page 8, Hse #49, Fam #52
Dandridge, P P W M 62 Head Farmer At Home VA VA VA
Dandridge, Mary E W F 55 Wife Keeping House KY VA MD
Berns, Jane Mulatto M 45 Servant Servant VA VA VA
Turner, Mollie Mulatto F 16 Servant Servant VA VA VA

Some sources report she was buried in Bayou Sara, Louisiana. But records show she and her husband Philip Dandridge were living in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the years before her death. Credible sources report she died in Winchester.

Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Mary Elizabeth Taylor
Spouse: William Wallace Smith Bliss
Parents: Zachery Taylor, Margaret Mackall Smith
Birth 20 Apr 1824 Jefferson, KY
Marriage 5 Dec 1848 Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA
Death 26 Jul 1909 Winchester, VA

Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
Mary Elizabeth Dandridge
Birth Date: 20 Apr 1824
Death Date: 26 Jul 1909
Comments:
Spouse. 1-WILLIAM WALLACE SMITH BLISS
2-PHILIP PENDLETON
Parents: ZACHARY & MARGARET MACKALL SMITH TAYLOR. TWELFTH USA FIRST LADY SERVED DURING HER FATHER'S TERM

Note that the Cemetery listing reports the date of death as 26 July 1909. Other sources report death date as 25 July 1909. An obituary collection cites publication of her obituary on 26 July 1909, which states that death was that same date.

Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2009, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
Elizabeth Dandridge [Elizabeth Taylor]
Birth Date: abt 1824
Death Date: 26 Jul 1909
Age at Death: 85
Parents: Zachery
Newspaper: Fremont Daily News, Fremont, Ohio, 26 Jul 1909, p. 2, col. 4
-- Newspaper Repository: Hayes Presidential Library - Fremont, Ohio

Wikipedia has a brief summary of facts about Mary Elizabeth. The marriage date here is again different, giving us three different reported dates of marriage, if all these records indeed report the marriage of the same two individuals.

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Mary Elizabeth Bliss

Mary Elizabeth Taylor Bliss (April 20, 1824 - July 25, 1909) was the daughter of President Zachary Taylor and First Lady Margaret Taylor. She served as White House hostess due to her mother's ill health.

On December 8, 1848, Mary married William Wallace Smith Bliss, the future president's secretary. Bliss died in 1853.

On July 9, 1850, the Taylor presidency came to an abrupt end when the President died. After that, Mary lived the rest of her life out privately, living with her mother until her mother's death in 1852.

On February 11, 1858, she married Philip Pendelton Dandridge.

Mary lived until the age of 85.
-- "Mary Elizabeth Bliss, Wikipedia, "wikipedia.org
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There is a virtual memorial for Mary Elizabeth Taylor Bloiss Dandridge on Find a Grave. Note that the builder of this memorial has added Mary Elizabeth's birth date. There is no birth date on the grave monument, only her death date.

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Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Taylor Dandridge
Birth: Apr. 10, 1824 Kentucky, USA
Death: Jul. 25, 1909 Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA

Daughter of General Zachary Taylor "Old Rough and Ready", President of the United States and Margaret Mackall Smith. "Betty" assumed the role of official hostess for her father due to her mother being a semi-invalid.

She received high praise for the manner in which she preformed the required duties. She was only 25 at the time and had just wed her father's faithful Adjutant General Lt. Col. William Wallace S. Bliss. She became widely acquainted with noted men and women during her brief but brilliant regime in the White House and she was known far and wide as a young woman of rare fascination and beautiful character.

It was regarded as a high honor to be asked to one of her entertainments. Her oldest sister Sarah Knox "Knoxie" Taylor was the first wife of Jefferson Davis, President of the Southern Confederacy. Betty lost her husband in 1853; she remarried to Philip Pendleton Dandridge of Winchester, moving to her husband's home in 1857 and living there for fifty-two years.

A southern sympathizer during the civil war she saw fit to save a young scout, John E. Boyd who was captured by Federal officials and sentenced to death. He lived and served as one of the pallbearers that carried Betty to her final rest place.

Parents:
Zachary Taylor (1784 - 1850)
Margaret Smith Taylor (1788 - 1852)
Spouses:
William Wallace Smith Bliss (1815 - 1853)
Philip Pendleton Dandridge (1817 - 1881)

Burial: Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, USA
Created Apr 23, 2007
-- Find A Grave Memorial #19066269, findagrave.com
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