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    1. [TAYLOR] Family of Israel Taylor of Knox Co., Indiana-Israel (jr.) and the Currys
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    3. I posted this query many months ago, but the recent one concerning Taylors in Indiana prompts me to post it again in hope a new member to the Taylor forum will recognize the names and have additional information. According to a family Bible "Register", copied by the DAR years ago and placed in the Indiana State Archives, Israel Taylor, son of Cornelius and Mary Fail Taylor, was born in 1809. From the age of his oldest child, at some time around 1830 he married Sarah Ann. She is indicated to have been the daughter of Andrew White. This marriage may have taken place in Illinois where his father Cornelius Taylor and family had settled about 1817 when it was a territory. It is assumed Israel and Sarah Ann lived in Knox Co., Ind. based on the 1840, 1850 and 1860 Federal census records for Knox Co., and the fact that these census all indicate the children were born in Indiana. His children and wife are listed in these census, but not Israel who died in 1839. Israel and Mary White Taylor had 4 children in the family record. 1. Cornelius Taylor, born in September 1833, who died a month later 2. George W. (Washington) Taylor born in 1837 3. Mary Elizabeth Taylor born in 1837, who married Joseph P. Curry 4. Israel Taylor, born in 1839. Israel Taylor is listed in the 1850 and 1860 Federal census in the family of William Curry. His mother Sarah Ann Taylor had married William Curry some time between 1840 and the census of 1850. George W. Taylor is not listed in these census. However, the 1840 census, an enumeration for Sarah Ann's family indicates that he was still alive in 1840. He must have died by the time of the 1850 census. In the 1860 census "I. Taylor" is listed as "R. Roading", which I have taken to be "Rail Roading". There are two marriages of an Israel Taylor in the Knox Co. records: to Isadore Myers in 1860 and to Mary Pegg in 1865. I do not know that this is the Israel Taylor of my interest. In the 1870 Federal census for Vincennes, Knox Co., Ind., the family of Joseph P. and Mary E. Curry is listed as: Eliza age 13, Sillie M. (female) age 10, William age 7 and Sarah age 5. In this same family is Sarah, age 54, born Ohio. I am particularly interested to discover more about Israel Taylor , Jr. However, if there are descendants of the Mary Taylor Curry family who are interested in their Taylors, I will be pleased to hear from them. Finally, the Bible from which the family register of Israel and Mary White Taylor was copied was owned in 1978 by Mr. D. Frank Culbertson, reported to be a descendant of the Taylors. If anyone knows of the present location of his Bible I will delighted to learn. Thanks for any help anyone can give me. EcT of PGH

    12/31/2006 10:41:44