I am trying to find out more about my ggrandfather James Forbes Taylor. This is what I know: James Forbes Taylor was born September 15, 1849 in New York City. He died December 23, 1902. He married Melissa Angeline Carpenter in New York State and had the following children- Joseph Levi Taylor (My grandfather b.1872-1940) Carrie Doty Taylor 1874 Edwin Hurst Taylor 1877 Jenny Taylor 1884 Willard James Taylor 1887 Any help in tracing the ancestors of James Forbes Taylor would be appreciated. Jim Taylor of Warren, Ohio

Loyd TAYLOR age 85 died Apr. 29, 2002, husband of Margaret age 61, sons: Ray & Virginia, Tervon & Roberta of KS, daughter Betty J. WIXSON Escondido, CA. The Californian North County Times. Frances TAYLOR age 55 died Dec. 27, 2001 of Fallbrook, CA. her mother was Juanita ADKINS, father Merle ADKINS, Daughter Jody TAYLOR brothers Jim ADKINS from CO. and Rick ADKINS from SanDiego, CA. North County Times William D. TAYLOR of Port Jervis, NY age 65 died May 17, 2002, born Jul. 24, 1936, son of William V. TAYLOR & Elizabeth DAVIDSON Wife Sally ROSS, son Scott & wife Donna, Daughters Beth MORGAN and Bridgit CRAWFORD NY TIMES Ray { Clearwater } & Nez Clearwater@workfam.com Norton scans all in & out Mail and backed up by ZoneAlarm

LEE & WALKER FAMILY REUNION Date: Sunday June 9, 2002 (always second Sunday in June) Location: outside White Springs, FL (contact me for details & directions) The 16th Annual Lee & Walker Family Reunion is for the descendants of Tyre LEE Sr. (originally from SC), George W. WALKER (originally from GA), and other related families. Related surnames include GREENE, GRIFFIS, STORMANT, TAYLOR, and TOMLINSON. The reunion starts around 10:00 a.m. and ends mid afternoon. The reunion includes a covered dish dinner, horseshoe tournament, door prizes, genealogy, etc. There is also a Saturday Gathering (day before the reunion) at another location. Please contact us if you are interested in attending or if you're wondering if you are connected to our family. Thanks for your time and please pass this email on to anyone you believe may be interested. Jeffrey F. Lee Reunion Committee Vice-President lee@ksinc.net

What I meant to say in paragraph two was that Flora E. Taylor's mother, Elizabeth R. Dobbins, is found in Morgan County, Ohio in 1850 living with her parents William & Catherine Dobbins. EB

Frances E. TAYLOR age 70, died May 24, 2002, Madison, TN. Obits. from The Tennessean.com. Note many have been a miss print for ROVER, TN. maybe DOVER . news error. Ray { Clearwater } & Nez Clearwater@workfam.com Norton scans all in & out Mail and backed up by ZoneAlarm

Jack C. TAYLOR age 73 died May 20, 2002, Rover Community,TN. Willie C. TAYLOR age 77 died May 18, 2002, Westmoreland, TN. Obits. from the Tennessean.com May 25, 2002 Ray { Clearwater } & Nez Clearwater@workfam.com Norton scans all in & out Mail and backed up by ZoneAlarm

It has been very difficult to try and figure out how to present the following. I am not certain that I have done the best job of it, but perhaps it will do for a beginning. I hope some of you will read this carefully and consider what I am trying to convey. I have worked on this for a very long time, and hope someone may have enough interest to help unravel it. I can accept being proven wrong if anyone has the proper documentation to prove for certain what became of MY JESSE G. TAYLOR. THIS MUCH I KNOW. My great-grandfather was JESSE GRANDVILLE TAYLOR born 1806 in OHIO . He settled on land in Crawford County, Arkansas July 28, 1869 per Homestead papers. His signature is on some of the documents including the final one on July 19, 1876. At this time he had built a dwelling, cribs, etc., had a wife and four children. His wife was ELIZABETH R. DOBBINS born in Ohio. Her parents were William and Catherine Dobbins. The children were the two aunts who raised my mother, FLORA E. TAYLOR born 1858 UNION CO , OHIO, and ELIZABETH CATHERINE TAYLOR born 1867 in Kansas. They had two brothers who died young, JOSEPHUS & JESSE, Jr. A brother that I grew up knowing well named ELISHA ANTHONY WAYNE TAYLOR, and my grandmother, MARY E. TAYLOR, who died following the birth of my Mother. I know that Jesse Grandville Taylor died on this Homestead, as the story of his death was often told by Elizabeth C. Taylor. Other things she said was that her father was a "VERY PRIVAT! E MAN". that he "WAS MARRIED BEFORE AND HAD ANOTHER FAMILY", that he was "VERY OLD" and that he was "BORN IN OHIO" but had "LIVED IN WISCONSIN. Various records such as death records of his children and census records confirm the stories we were told. WHAT I HAVE FOUND. I found FLORA E. TAYLOR, my great-aunt, in the 1860 census record of Belmont County, Ohio. She was two years old, living with her mother ELIZABETH TAYLOR in the household of an older JESSE TAYLOR & a JAMES TAYLOR. She had a baby brother named JOSEPHUS. The marriage record for an Elizabeth Dobbins and James Taylor with Frazier Taylor present is found in UNION COUNTY, OHIO. Aunt Flora was born in Union County, Ohio, but is found with her parents in Morgan County, Ohio in 1850. This is a neighboring county to BELMONT CO., OHIO. Jesse Taylor married Comfort Jarrett in BELMONT CO. OHIO in 1826. In 1850 they are living in UNION CO., Ohio. In 1860 THIS JESSE TAYLOR FAMILY is living in Bad Ax County, WISCONSIN. His name on the census is "JESSE G. TAYLOR". He is no longer living with his family in Wisconsin after this date, although his wife Comfort Taylor is found on the census in 1870 & 1880 in Vernon County, Forest, Wisconsin. ( Vernon county was for! merly Bad Ax County.) WHAT I HAVE CONCLUDED. Since I have not found another Jesse Taylor,( Jesse G. Taylor, Jesse Grandville Taylor) who fit my great-grandfathers birth year per census records, etc., and all the other criteria gathered from family and records such as death and census records, I conclude that this is my great-grandfather JESSE GRANDVILLE TAYLOR. With records putting him in the same area as my great-grandmother ELIZABETH R. DOBBINS such as Belmont, Morgan & Union Counties, Ohio, Crawford Co., Arkansas, and being the only Jesse Taylor I find in Wisconsin fitting his description, and the fact that he is no longer found in Wisconsin when I find him living with my great-grandmother in Arkansas 1869 - 1876, It seems obvious to me that this is quite probably my Jesse G. Taylor. I have seen him confused with his son Jesse E. Taylor (by marriage to Comfort Jarrett), and possibly confused with the Jesse Taylor born in 1790, but careful consideration of the records will show these are ! not the Jesse G. Taylor I am looking for. I believe he came back to Ohio from Wisconsin some time before 1867 and took Elizabeth R. Taylor and her two children with him to Arkansas (Aunt "Lizzie" being born in Kansas along the way.) I do not know if Flora and Josephus belonged to James Taylor or to Jesse G. Taylor, or what caused these peculiar circumstances. All of my family believed that Flora Taylor was Jesse G. Taylors child. I do not know if Jesse Taylor & Comfort Jarrett Taylor were divorced, or if he was indeed married to my great-grandmother at all. These are things I would very much like to learn. Elizabeth Bailey eebailey@pldi.net

Hi Folks; I am searching for the parents of Martha Taylor. She was born abt. 1836 in VA married Arch/Archibald/Archealous Vanover and moved to KY by 1860. I cannot give any more info on her than that. Martha and Arch were my 2nd great-grandparents. I am also searching for any and all information on another Martha Taylor b. 1767 orange Co., VA d. 1856 Harlan Co., KY m. 5-24-1788 to Thomas Hoskins. Martha and Thomas were my 4th great-grandparents. Any and all information on these 2 Martha Taylor's will be very much appreciated. Thank you, Carolyn

William Edward Taylor b: April 29 1829 England Christening at St. Paul's Deptford Kent Co. London England d: between late 1879 & early 1880 in Saline Co. Mo. He married Margaret Catherine Morrison born: 1843 Scotland died: in Saline Co. Mo. after 1900 We think is father was William Taylor mother Jane ? I hope someone out their can Help. Regina Adams gadams@dam.net Virus Free Scanned by Norton AntiVirus 2002

Information on some William TAYLOR's born or died 1964 in PA. William TAYLOR b: Feb. 12, 1875 d: Aug. 1964 " " b: Jul. 18, 1918 d: Dec. " " b: May 21, 1894 d: Dec in VT " " b: Nov. 30, 1892 d: Dec. " " b: Jul. 21, 1888 d: JUl. " " b: Sep. 16, 1924 d: Jul. " " b: Mar. 06, 1878 d: Jun. " " b: Sep. 21, 1877 d: Mar. in NJ " " b: Jan. 23, 1875 d: May William TAYLOR b: Dec. 09, 1894 d: Nov. 1964 was a US Consutlate United Kingdom Londom Not counting those from other states, just the PA area. Ray { Clearwater } & Nez Clearwater@workfam.com Norton scans all in & out Mail and backed up by ZoneAlarm

Thanks for asking. All I have on my Charles Taylor is what my great grandfather wrote in his memoirs in 1928. This is what he said: "The present "stem" settled in Little York, Pennsylvania. He was my great grand parent, a splendid seaman plying between the South American ports, West Indies, and the Colonies ......had a three masted schooner .....He made the seas his home. My great great grandfather, like his father glorified breasting the storms of the oceans, and the prospered. Charles, living to be a very old man, and according to family tradition, died in 1815, one hundred and one years old. (born in 1714)." Here is my line. I'll start with my father: 1. John Henry Prideaux, b. in Furnas Co., NE m. Bertha Twila Threlkel from Hannibal, MO. 2. Frank Prideaux b. in Illogan, Cornwall, England m. Louise Arminda Taylor b. in Boescobel, Grant Co., WI. 3. Henry Taylor, (author of the memoirs) b. 1824 in Loudoun Co., VA & d. 1931 in KS. (age 107). He m. Arminda Eastman "a rich planter's daughter" (Kodak Eastman fame) from Canada. 4. Thomas Taylor m. Penelope Richards 5. Thomas Taylor m Sarah Musgrove. 6. Taylor, Thomas Sr. b: BET. 1728 - 1735 in Frederick Co., Maryland d: ABT. 21 JUL 1797 in Waterford, Virginia m. Caleb Pierpoint b: ABT. 1726 in Ann Arundel Co., Maryland. Her Father: Charles Pierpoint b: ABT. 1651 in Gunpowder, Anne Ann Arundell Co., Maryland & Sidney Chew b: ABT. 1692 in Ann Arundell Co., Maryland This is the Thomas who is a mystery as his father is supposedly Charles Taylor b. 1714 & d. 1815 in N Y. I have the Pierpoint and Chew family back to "ADAM & EVE"! Why am I having such a hard time placing Thomas? Is he a child of one of the famous Taylor's who did not name him? Only God knows at this point! I can trace my lines to many presidents through my grandmother Arminda Eastman who is a des.of the Root, Randolph, Marshall families and my mother, great great grand daughter of Peter Threlkeld who married Polly Carter of a Geo.Washington and Penn connection., etc. John Henry Prideaux's line is the Nuzum, Harris, Norris, Keith lines. I connect to the Lee, Smith, Ball & Davenport families, but not through the Taylor line only the wives of Taylor's. It don't make sense to me. Thomas and Caleb's daughter Rachael m.Abraham Griffith and his line connects to one of the presidents, also. Sorry this is so long. Thanks, any one, for any solution! I am Mary Kathryn (Catherine) Prideaux Leitner. Thanks, Mary http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=marykl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary & Kenny Vanderheydt" <kenvan@prodigy.net> To: "Mary Leitner" <maryl@wwwebservice.net> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 9:35 PM Subject: Re: [TAYLOR] Taylor in Illinios > whar are the vitals on your Charles, and location. > Mary > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Leitner" <maryl@wwwebservice.net> > To: <TAYLOR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 4:32 PM > Subject: Re: [TAYLOR] Taylor in Illinios > > > > Do you know anything more, such as birth, death or marriage dates or > > children? I also have a Charles Taylor out there somewhere. Still > elusive. > > Check my site. Mary > > url: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=marykl > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sonny Marler" <sonnyddou@hotmail.com> > > To: <TAYLOR-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 3:32 PM > > Subject: [TAYLOR] Taylor in Illinios > > > > > > > Searching for information on Charles Cecil Taylor born in Marion > Illinois > > and his wife Daisy Chapell born in Tilden Illinios. > > > > > > Jen-Son Boer Goat RanchGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer > download > > : http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > > > > ==== TAYLOR Mailing List ==== > > > To UNSUBCRIBE from LIST - mailto:TAYLOR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > > > To UNSUBCRIBE from DIGEST - mailto:TAYLOR-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > > > Leave Subject Line empty; Put Only: UNSUBSCRIBE in body of message > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ==== TAYLOR Mailing List ==== > > To UNSUBCRIBE from LIST - mailto:TAYLOR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > > To UNSUBCRIBE from DIGEST - mailto:TAYLOR-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > > Leave Subject Line empty; Put Only: UNSUBSCRIBE in body of message > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray H. Smith" <rhsmith@vnet.net> To: "Genealogy, TAYLOR" <TAYLOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 12:47 PM Subject: TAYLOR Burial -possibly in Caldwell County > If there are Cemetery Books for Caldwell County as there are in Catawba > County would someone be kind enough to lookup the burial site for husband > and wife: > Sidney TAYLOR b. April 10, 1827 d. September 28, 1904 > Malinda BERRY TAYLOR b. 1831 d. September 12, 1904 > Am assuming they are buried in Caldwell County since their son William > David TAYLOR was born in Caldwell County. > Thank You! > >

Do you know anything more, such as birth, death or marriage dates or children? I also have a Charles Taylor out there somewhere. Still elusive. Check my site. Mary url: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=marykl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Marler" <sonnyddou@hotmail.com> To: <TAYLOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 3:32 PM Subject: [TAYLOR] Taylor in Illinios > Searching for information on Charles Cecil Taylor born in Marion Illinois and his wife Daisy Chapell born in Tilden Illinios. > > Jen-Son Boer Goat RanchGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > ==== TAYLOR Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBCRIBE from LIST - mailto:TAYLOR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > To UNSUBCRIBE from DIGEST - mailto:TAYLOR-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > Leave Subject Line empty; Put Only: UNSUBSCRIBE in body of message > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Searching for information on Charles Cecil Taylor born in Marion Illinois and his wife Daisy Chapell born in Tilden Illinios. Jen-Son Boer Goat RanchGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

This message is being forwarded by the List Admin. You can reply to the list or to the original sender as shown in the body of the message. Please do not reply to me. Best Regards John A Hansen jahansen@qwest.net List Admin Note: Please check and post from the address you subscribed with. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ray H. Smith [mailto:rhsmith@vnet.net] > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 9:47 AM > To: Genealogy, TAYLOR > Subject: {not a subscriber} TAYLOR Burial -possibly in Caldwell County > > > If there are Cemetery Books for Caldwell County as there are > in Catawba > County would someone be kind enough to lookup the burial site for husband > and wife: > Sidney TAYLOR b. April 10, 1827 d. September 28, 1904 > Malinda BERRY TAYLOR b. 1831 d. September 12, 1904 > Am assuming they are buried in Caldwell County since their son William > David TAYLOR was born in Caldwell County. > Thank You! > > > > >

JOHN HOWARD PERKINS EARL b. 29 Apr 1895 Burlington Co., NJ and d. 30 Apr 1967 Ca. married on 6 Nov 1920 Ca. to BROOKSIE ARMINDA TAYLOR b. 3 Aug 1902 Co. and d. 23 Jul 1968 Ca. Source; LDS Ancestral File Colleen Kitch GuyCol@webtv.net

I would be interested in any of your Taylor ancestors in Western New York State during the years of approximately 1800 to 1860. Thanks, Wm. Taylor

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Does anyone recognize the following Mary TAYLOR? Mary Taylor, born in Kentucky about 1836. Married James A. Shively, who was born about 1831 in Kentucky. Daughter, Sarah, was born Dec 9 1868 in Kentucky. Believe other children are John, Andrew J., and Lucinda. James and Mary (with above children) were in Pulaski Co., Indiana in 1880. Any and all information about this family will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Donna dnelson@csinet.net

<A HREF="http://www2.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.html"> Click here: Illinois State Archives Databases</A> Since a number of you have asked for 1880 look-ups in Ilinois, I thought i would post this site. They have just added a State wide Death Index. There are many more databases here too. Good luck, Carleen