Robert Taylor Nesbitt

Biography

Robert Taylor Nesbitt, honored at St. James Episcopal Cemetery, spent his life bridging the years of Reconstruction and the dawning of the 20th century with a measured devotion to civic responsibility and the people who shared his city’s streets.

His steady presence at neighborhood gatherings, and the practical counsel he offered local institutions, helped sustain a sense of continuity for the congregation that now keeps vigil near his resting place.