This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/1MB.2ACI/2962 Message Board Post: Searching for information on the family of my ggg grandfather Hubbard Taylor and ggg grandmother, Sidney (Spradley) Taylor. Hubbard Taylor was born about 1813/1814 in Kentucky and died October 24, 1865 in Linn Creek, Camden County Missouri. Sidney Spradley was born about 1814/1815 in either Alabama or Tennessee. Her death date and place of burial are unknown. Hubbard Taylor and Sidney Spradley were married in Madison County, Alabama on July 21, 1834. As far as my research has determined, they were the parents of six children. There may have been other children, but these are the children that I have found listed on census records. 1. William M. Taylor - Born about 1836 2. *Elizabeth Taylor - Born about 1838 3. John Taylor - Born about 1840 4. Josephine Taylor - Born about 1842 5. Sidney Taylor - Born about 1845 6. Missouri Taylor - Born about 1851 *Elizabeth (Taylor) Lindsey is my ancestor. Through my research, I found records that Hubbard Taylor briefly served in the Civil War and fought for the Union in the Missouri Home Guards. On August 26, 1891, at the age of 76 years, Sidney Taylor applied for a Widow’s pension under the “Widow’s Act of June 27, 1890.” Below are excerpts taken from Hubbard Taylor's pension file. Note: I have made some corrections to the original transcript for the ease in reading. DEPOSITION - CASE OF SIDNEY TAYLOR, NO.525400 On this 15th day of January 1900, at Scotland, County of Jasper, State of Missouri, before me, Jno. L. Cowles, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared Sidney Taylor, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to her during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: I am about 86 years of age, no occupation Residence and post office Scotland, Jasper County Missouri. I am the widow of Hubbard Taylor who was a member of Company B, Osage Co, Regiment, Missouri Home Guards from July 1861 to December 1861. That was all the service he ever rendered either military or naval. The soldier died at Linn Creek, Camden County Missouri, on October 24 1865. My maiden name was Sidney Spradley. I was raised in Lawrence County Alabama and married Hubbard Taylor in Madison County Alabama when I was about 18 years old. The date of my marriage as near as I can get at it was the 24th day of July 1834 = now I fix that date this way: A few days before we had a big camp meeting, Mr. Taylor went to Huntsville Alabama about 12 miles from where we lived to get the license about three days after that we got a preacher down at the Camp meeting to go home with us and marry us. The preachers name was Hawkins a Methodist preacher. When I made out my papers first I di! dn't know what they wanted exactly and of course didn't remember very well then after that I got to studying over it and I remembered a good deal. Then about a year or more ago I told judge Cossart of Chauncey Camden County Missouri what I have told you here and he wrote to Madison County Alabama and got a copy of the license which I now hand you and that shows a license was granted us July 21 1834, but he could not get any record of a return being made on that license because the preacher who married us probably didn't make any return. Question. Had you or the soldier ever been married before? Answer: No sir, neither one of us. Question: How do you know he had not been? Answer: Oh I had known him before he was old enough to marry he was only 21 when he married me. Question: Had he any brothers and sisters living? Answer: I don't know of any living. The last one died about 2 years ago that was a brother, an Eben Taylor who was in an Illinois Regt. don't know what one, was a pensioner for wounds. Hubbard had six sisters and 3 brothers. They all scattered and the Lord only knows what became of them. I had six sisters and three brothers but I never saw any of them after I married and they all lived in Lawrence County Alabama, the last I heard of them many years ago I know two of my brothers are dead. William was living in Huntsville Alabama the last I heard of him. I was married in the house of Mr. Taylor's sister’s daughter a Mrs. Benjamin Tipton, they lived in Madison County Alabama 12 miles from Huntsville on the Huntsville and Nashville main road right close to a little country town called McNulty then. I never heard what became of Mrs. Tipton if living she is older than I am. There was three Tipton’s at my wedding one man and two women there was Elizabeth Campbell and Richard Campbell and some others whose names I can't remember. Jeff Bell came in right after I was married - There were two [not sure if that word is 'two'] Derrick’s, McNulty’s and McDaniel’s were all neighbors. I don’t recall we stayed there over six weeks after we married then we moved out to Illinois a place called Washington, I think where Hubbard’s father was. Only there a few days then father and all of us come to Jefferson City Mo. Lived in town at first then in the country altogether making that our pos! t office until some time in 1857 left there in the fall and came out to Camden Co Mo. Now I 've told you all I know about my case. W H Conway is my son-in-law and Sidney Conway is his wife and my daughter. Conway has known me for over 20 years and Sidney was born in 1846. I have understood your questions and I am correctly recorded. Census Records: 1850 Missouri, Cole County SURNAME: TAYLOR Hubbard, age 37, Occupation Farmer, Place of birth-KY. Sidney, age 36, Place of birth-Alabama. William, age 14, Place of birth - Missouri Elizabeth, age 12, Place of birth - Missouri John, age 10, Place of birth - Missouri Josephine, age 8, Place of birth - Missouri Sidney, age 5, Place of birth - Missouri Margaret, age 84, Place of birth - Missouri 1860 Missouri, Camden County, Linn Creek (post office) SURNAME - TAYLOR Hubbard, age 48, Place of birth - KY Sidney, age 48, Place of birth Tennessee (may be error) John, age 19, Place of birth - MO Sydney, age 14, Place of birth - MO Missouri, age 9, Place of birth - MO Additional listings (just below Hubbard Taylor family) SURNAME - TAYLOR William (son of Hubbard and Sidney?), age 24, Place of birth - MO Catherine, age 25, Place of birth - KY Tacy, age 2, Place of birth - MO I am also trying to locate descendants of W.H. and Sidney (Taylor) CONWAY. According to pension records, Sidney (Taylor) Conway was the daughter of Hubbard and Sidney (Spradley) Taylor. Last known information is the older Sidney was residing in Scotland (Jasper County) Missouri on January 20, 1900. This is all of the information that I have regarding Hubbard and Sidney (Spradley) Taylor and the W.H. & Sidney (Taylor) Conway and their families. I am posting this information in hopes that someone on this board has information on the whereabouts of this family. Thank you in advance. Sandy (Brown) Sylva