I am seeking the family of John Thomas Taylor b.7/16/1842 around Rock Hill, SC. We have no further information before his marriage to Julia Nichols (and their migration to Alabama and Arkansas) other than he served in the Civil War with Julia's brother, John Jackson Nichols. Many of our older cousins remember Julia, who died in 1925, but John Thomas died in 1897. This has been a great mystery! If anyone has any clues, they would be appreciated. I visited Fairfield County and a cousin went to York County at the same time without much success. I have much information on the Taylors and Nichols families after they arrived in SE Arkansas (where most of us still live). Renee E (Mrs. Mark R) Taylor ----- Original Message ----- From: RON & LISA TAYLOR <TAYFAM@BACKROADS.NET> To: <TAYLOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 5:17 PM Subject: [TAYLOR] MECHANIC IN 1850 > MY GR2-GRANDFATHER, SAMUEL TAYLOR, IS LISTED AS A MECHANIC ON THE 1850 CENSUS OF LAURENS COUNTY, SC. THAT IS 200 MILES FROM THE COAST AND HAS NO NAVIGABLE RIVER. SO STEAMBOATS ARE NOT A CONSIDERATION. WE HAD TRAINS BUT ONLY A DEPOT. THERE WERE WATER-POWERED GRIST MILLS. > > WHAT DID A MECHANIC WORK ON IN 1850? > > > JAMES R. TAYLOR > > > ==== TAYLOR Mailing List ==== > Please remember to 'snip' as much of the Original Message as possible > when replying to a List Posting. Include only enough to continue the > train of thought. > > ============================== > 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 > >