Sharon, Would you check your Apprenticeships book and see if you can find anything on a Cyrus M. Wyrick being bound out to a family named J.C.Baker sometime around 1866-1870? Cyrus was the youngest child of Jeremiah Wyrick and Anna Coffman. Their other children, possibly 3 girls and 2 boys, were in another household. Thanks for any help. Mary in California ****************** froach598@juno.com wrote: > > Hi Duane, > well just to add to the mystery....in the Apprenticeships for Grainger > from 1797-1875 > there is an Anna and Isabella Taylor and several Roberts kids..who were > to be bound out as they were minors and Orphans 19 Aug 1814 > > there were some other Taylor kids bound out also...from 1816-18 > > Sharon > > On Thu, 10 Feb 2000 10:14:52 +0100 duane mills <duane@online.no> writes: > > Dear Sharon R., > > > > Nooooooooo! I am not sure of anything with this family. > > > > Old Ralph was a mysterious man, and Anna was somewhat > > younger than him when they married. They seem to have > > been a productive couple however, from at least the late 1820´s. > > > > Your theory should be checked out, and will be when I can find > > the time, but one problem with it is that there is no mention of > > Taylor children that I know of. > > > > If she had children with Mr. Taylor, then Ralph must have > > adopted them as there are only Sheltons mentioned in all the > > official documents and notarized testimony that I have seen. > > It is also possible that Anna and Mr. Taylor had no children. > > > > This presents a problem as Ralph and Anna have recorded and > > documented children as early as abt. 1826. These are Shelton > > children and mentioned several times in notarized statements. > > > > This would mean that she had children with a half Cherokee > > before, during and after she was married to Mr. Taylor. > > > > Your theory would also negate the reference to Anna Taylor > > being the sister of Joel Taylor, which I admit that I have not > > followed up as yet. > > > > What now? Keep digging, I guess. I learn a little more > > almost every day. > > > > Regards, > > Duane Mills > >