Mr. TAYLOR. Married to his daughter.
Mr. JENNER. His daughter. And this comes by way of conversations over a
long period of time?
Mr. TAYLOR. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. All right.
Mr. TAYLOR. He was born in Russia and, I believe, to a titled family.
He claimed for himself the title of Baron. Original name was von
Mohrenschildt.
Mr. JENNER. [Spelling] v-o-n?
Mr. TAYLOR. That's right. And that he came to this country--when, I'm
not sure, but certainly prior to 1939 when he was associated with the
University of Texas in the capacity of instructor or professor in their
Geology Department. And he married my former wife's mother in New York
City.
Mr. JENNER. Repeat the names, please.
Mr. TAYLOR. He married my former wife, Alex's, mother--the present Mrs.
Brandel--in New York City.
Mr. JENNER. And was it your information that that was his first wife?
Mr. TAYLOR. To my knowledge, that was his first wife.
Mr. JENNER. All right.
Mr. TAYLOR. They married approximately 3 months before she was born.
Mr. JENNER. Before your wife was born?
Mr. TAYLOR. Before my wife was born, and that their divorce came rather
quickly after she was born.
And, from that time until he married the wife, Dee or Dee Dee, my
knowledge of him is rather sketchy. I know that, at least, part
of the time they were married he resided in Dallas, was evidently
well-established in business here, and owned a home--which, I believe,
he had built to his own plans--and was generally well-accepted here in
the business community.
And then he gets a little vague--at least to my knowledge--after that
until 1958 or 1959 when I first met him--1958, I'm sure.
Mr. JENNER. Was he then married?
Mr. TAYLOR. He was then not married, to my knowledge.
Mr. JENNER. All right.
Mr. TAYLOR. He was living with the present Mrs. De Mohrenschildt
but they were not married; also living with them was her daughter,
Christiana or Chris or Jeanne, Jr.--whatever the particular alias she
felt like at the moment. And I met them through her.