Claim: Phoebe Taber changed her name to Phoebe T. Clements Taber after remarrying and lived in Ionia, the largest city and the county seat of, Ionia County, between 1880 and 1886.
Evidence: Phoebe Thorn Merritt Clements Taber (1834 – March 22, 1916) was a painter believed to have been the "first professional female artist in Detroit." After her studies, she returned to Michigan, remarried at the age of 39, and changed her name from Phoebe T. Clements to Phoebe T. Clements Taber. Between 1880 and 1886, Taber lived in Ionia, where her husband had an agricultural store. Ionia is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Ionia County, Michigan, United States.