Notes for Nancy Ann TAYLOR


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The 1880 Cass County, Texas, census enumeration of Nancy Ann (Taylor) Day
indicates that both parents were born in Mississippi. This could have been as
early as [?] ca 1804, 20 years prior to Lucinda's date of birth.  [? It could
have well been BEFORE 1804.  They could have been older than 20 years old when
Nancy Ann was born.  We have found no marriage record or other details about
her parents.]

The Day family history indicates that the Taylor family lived among the
Indians when the children were small. Mr. Taylor was a large man, well
proportioned and seven feet tall; and he was well respected by the Indians.

--  Jenkins Family History by Harold Keith Christian,
http://objgenealogy.com/articles/josephsanfordjenkinshistory.pdf, p 4
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In 1850, I find a family that matches the Nancy Day we are looking for, but
the husband's name is different from two given in different family traditions. 
Harold Christian reports that Nancy Ann Day's husband was Joseph.

Cousin Jimmy Epperson reports that her husband was L E.  But the husband
reported here, though location and age match, is reported by the initials F W. 
They have one child here named Joseph.  This could be where the name Joseph
came from that was known in the Jenkins family tradition.  We see Nancy Ann in
1880 with her later son Daniel H.

1850 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi, 6 September, Township 13 R 5
E, page 22 (scan 107), Hse/Fam # 180
F W Day  25 M [no occupation given] Mississippi
Nancy An Day  23 F Mississippi
Joseph R Day  1 M Mississippi

Nancy Day and a 9-year-old girl who appears to be her daughter are listed
under the household of Joseph Jenkins, listed as what appears to be Jno
Jenkins.  Perhaps her husband was away from home working at the time, or had
already died.

1860 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 17 October, PO Unionville & Cusseta,
Beat 3, Page 72, Hse #483, Fam #495
Day, Nancy A   35 F W  MS [b abt 1825]
Day, L E             9 F W  MS

This child appears to be Mary L E Day, daughter of Joseph and Nancy Taylor
Day.  But where is the child Joseph who was 1 year old in 1850?  Perhaps he
died before this census.  In 1900, Nancy is reported to have borne 8 children,
but only was still living at that time, and this was her son Daniel H Day, who
was born n 1862, with whom she was living at that time.

No husband is reported at this census.  Perhaps he was working out of state or
traveling.  I considered that her husband might have already died.  But if
that was the case, then both her husbands had the last name of Day.  The 1850
censuses record above appears to be this Nancy Ann Day in Attala County,
Mississippi, age 23, but the husband is F W Day.  If her husband was dead in
1860, then Nancy remarried after this census, because in 1880, she has an 18
year-old-son, Daniel H.

I have found no death record for any Joseph Day or F W Day, or a marriage
record to fill in any details.  There is no child to match 1-year-old Joseph
in the 1860 census, so this may be a different Day household.  I have found no
other matching household with a Joseph and Nancy Ann Day in 1850.

The 1850 report of Mississippi as the birth state of F W Day matches the 1880
census report of Mississippi as the birthplace of the father of Daniel H Day,
Nancy's son.  But also consider that in 1880 Daniel was 18, meaning he was
born in about 1862.  But Nancy had no husband reported in the census, only
herself and her daughter 9-year-old L E Day.  I have found no 1870 census for
Nancy and her children.

Harold Christian reports in the Jenkins Family History that her husband was
named Joseph Day.  But Jimmy Epperson reports the name as L E.  Neither has
any details.  But it is interesting and somewhat suspicious that the reported
father in Epperson sources has the same initials as the daughter (Mary L E)
reported by Harold Christian as born in Arkansas 1850.

I have not found a listing in the Arkansas census for a family matching Joseph
and Nancy Ann Day.  But the 1850 census cited above in Attala County,
Mississippi, seems to match Nancy Ann.  If a daughter Mary L E was born i n
1850 in Arkansas, the family would have had to move shortly after the census
in Mississippi.  But I cannot account for the discrepancy between the name of
the husband FW and the reported name in Day family sources as Joseph or L E.

Nancy Ann has not been found in the 1870 census.  In 1880, Nancy is head of
the household with one son in the home with her, listed as Daniel H.

1880 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 17 June, Precinct 3, District 12,
Page 19 (scan 129), Hse/Fam #169
Day, Nancy  W F 54  Widow Farming MS MS MS [b abt 1826]
Day, Daniel H  W M 18 Son Single Farming TX MS MS [b abt 1862]

In this 1880 census, Nancy and Daniel H live next door to Nancy's brother
Daniel Taylor, and his wife Mary Z Winter.  The identification is confirmed
with the listing of a James Winter in the Taylor household, reported as a
brother-in-law of  Daniel Taylor.

1880 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 17 June, Precinct 3, District 12,
Page 19 (scan 129), Hse/Fam #168
Taylor, Daniel   W M 52  Farmer TN MS TN [b abt 1828]
Taylor, Mary J W F 54  Farming MS MS MS [b abt 1826]
They have 5 children:
Parolee 12
Julia A 8
William B  5
Cassandra 4
Daniel N  1
Winter, James W M 17 Brother-in-Law Farming  TX TN TX

Day family information reported by Harold Christian in the Jenkins Family
History (p 3) states that one of the Taylor children's grandmother came from
Ireland.  Louisa Taylor's mother is reported in census information to have
been born in Ireland.  This indicates a possibility that rather than a sister,
Louisa was an aunt of these Taylor children.  Family memory is somewhat vague
on the details of this period.

In 1900 Nancy is living either next door or in the same household with her son
Daniel H and his family.  She is reported as a widow and listed with a
separate household number and family number.  But instead of Head of this
one-person household, the enumerator reports her as the mother of Daniel H,
who is in the previous household.

1900 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 16 June, Justice Precinct 3, District
22, page 14A, Hse/Fam #237
Day, D H  Head W M March 1861  39 Married 15 years TX GA MS  Farmer
Day, Cora  Wife W F Nov 1866  33 Married 15 years  7 children, 6 living  SC SC
IL
Day, Nora  Dau W F Feb 1886  14 TX TX SC At School
Day, Maggie Dau W F July 1887  12 TX TX SC At School
Day, William  Son W M July 1890  9 TX TX SC
Day, Lee Dau W F June 1893  6 TX TX SC [This is Cora Lee]
Day, James  Son W M July 1896  4 TX TX SC
Day, Preston  Son W M Jan 1899  1 TX TX SC

1900 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 16 June, Justice Precinct 3, District
22, page 14A, Hse/Fam #238
Day, Nancy  Mother W F Jan 1824  76 Widow 8 children, 1 living  MS MS MS

This census reports indicates that all Nancy's children except one have
already died.  Daniel is the only one still living in 1900.

It appears that Nancy died sometime after this census and before the 1910
census.  She is no longer with Daniel's family, and I have found no record of
her after this census, including no cemetery listing.
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Notes for Nelson D TAYLOR


1920 Federal Census, Carter County, Oklahoma, 13 February, Graham Township,
District 51, page 9B, Poolville & Alma Rd, Hse #168, Fam #171
Taylor, Daniel N Head Rents M W  41 TX MS TX Farmer
Taylor, Zell Wife F W  23 TX TX TX
Taylor, Willard G Son M W  2yrs9mos OK TX TX
Taylor, Nelson D Son M W  1yr1mo OK TX TX
Smith, Mary J Mother F W  72 Widow TX AL TN

Nelson does not appear in any further records, and is not in the 1930 census.
It appears he died before 1930.
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Notes for Norma Jean TAYLOR


U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
Norma J Terry
Birth Date 31 Oct 1931
Address 7220 Portland Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55423-3217
(1996)
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Notes for Parolee TAYLOR


1870 Federal Census, Davis County, Texas, 9 August, Precinct 3, PO Cussetta,
page 30, Hse/Fam #241
Taylor, Daniel 40 M W Farmer $500 Real Estate $250 Personal  b MS
Taylor, Mary J 20 F W Keeps House b TX
Taylor, Parlee 2 F W born TX

1880 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 17 June, Precinct 3, District 12,
Page 19 (scan 129), Hse/Fam #168
Taylor, Daniel   W M 52  Farmer TN MS TN [b abt 1828]
Taylor, Mary J W F 30  Keeps House TX TX TN [b abt 1826]
Taylor, Parolee  W F 12 TX MS
TX
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Notes for Richard TAYLOR


Richard "Dixie" Taylor, Jr
Birth 1860
Death May 20, 1863
son of Confederate Lt. General Richard Taylor
grandson of U.S. President Zachary Taylor
died in Shreveport of scarlet fever
Parents:
Richard Taylor (1826 - 1879)
Louise Marie Myrthe Bringier Taylor (1834 - 1875)
Sibling:
Zachary Taylor (1858 - 1863)
Burial Oakland Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Created by David Hill Aug 19, 2008
--  Find A Grave Memorial #29149930,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29149930
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Notes for Richard Lee TAYLOR


There are two records with differing birth dates for Richard Taylor, son of
Zachary Taylor and Elizabeth Lee.

Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Richard Taylor
Spouse Sarah Dabney Strother
Parents Zachary Taylor, Elizabeth Lee
Birth 3 Apr 1744 KY Or Orange Co, Lexington, VA
Marriage 20 Aug 1779
Death 19 Jan 1829 Louisville, KY

Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Richard Taylor
Spouse Sarah Dabney Strother
Parents Zachary Taylor, Elizabeth Lee
Birth 3 Mar 1742 Orange Co, VA
Marriage 20 Aug 1779 Orange Co, VA
Death 19 Jan 1829 Lexington, KY
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Family Data Collection - Marriages
Richard Taylor
Louise Bringier
Marriage 10 Feb 1851 New Orleans, Orleans County, LA

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Louise Marie Bringier
Spouse Name Richard Taylor
Spouse Birth Place KY
Spouse Birth Year 1826
Marriage 1851 La

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Richard "Dick" Taylor
Birth Jan. 27, 1826 Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Death Apr. 12, 1879 New York, New York, USA

Civil War Confederate Lieutenant General. He was the son of President Zachary
Taylor, nephew of Union Brigadier General Joseph Pannell Taylor and
brother-in-law of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. During the Mexican
War, he served as a military secretary to his father and after President
Taylor's death in July 1850, he inherited the family's Louisiana sugar
plantation and became one of the richest men in Louisiana.

In 1855, he was elected to the Louisiana Senate and served until the out brake
Civil War, when Jefferson Davis whom was married to his sister Sarah before
her death, appointed him Colonel in command of the 9th Louisiana Infantry. He
fought at the Battle of Bull Run and was promoted Brigadier General in October
1861. He commanded a Louisiana Brigade in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign,
Seven Days Battle and was promoted the youngest Major General in the
Confederate Army in July 1862.

For the next two years, he participated in conflicts to include Siege of
Vicksburg, plus the battles of Red River, Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. In
April 1864, he was promoted Lieutenant General commanding the Army of
Tennessee, in campaigns until he surrendered his corps to Union General Edward
Canby in Mississippi, on May 8, 1865. After the war, he wrote his memoirs
which is one of the most credited reports of the Civil War and was active in
Democratic Party politics. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)

Parents:
Zachary Taylor (1784 - 1850)
Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor (1788 - 1852)
Spouse Louise Marie Myrthe Bringier Taylor (1834 - 1875)
Children:
Zachary Taylor (1858 - 1863)
Richard Taylor (1860 - 1863)

Siblings:
Ann Margaret Mackall Taylor Wood (1811 - 1875)
Sarah Knox Taylor Davis (1814 - 1835)
Octavia Pannel Taylor (1817 - 1820)
Margaret Smith Taylor (1819 - 1820)
Mary Elizabeth Taylor Dandridge (1824 - 1909)

Burial Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Maintained by Find A Grave Jul 16, 2000
--  Find A Grave Memorial #11085,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11085
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Notes for Samuel Robert TAYLOR


U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Bobby Taylor [Samuel R Taylor]
Birth 18 Apr 1940 West Fork, Arkansas
Death Date 13 Feb 1996
Father Willie E Taylor
Mother Dovie R Hodges
SSN 429723473
Apr 1956 Name listed as BOBBY TAYLOR; 24 Feb 1996 Name listed as SAMUEL R
TAYLOR
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Notes for Sarah Knox TAYLOR


Sarah died only 3 months after her marriage to Jefferson Davis.
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Notes for Willard Gerand H TAYLOR


1920 Federal Census, Carter County, Oklahoma, 13 February, Graham Township,
District 51, page 9B, Poolville & Alma Rd, Hse #168, Fam #171
Taylor, Daniel N Head Rents M W  41 TX MS TX Farmer
Taylor, Zell Wife F W  23 TX TX TX
Taylor, Willard G Son M W  2yrs9mos OK TX TX
Taylor, Nelson D Son M W  1yr1mo OK TX TX

1930 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, 11 April, Earl Township,
District 34-7, page 7B, Hse/Fam #119
Taylor, Daniel N Head Rents Has Radio M W 50 Married at age 35 TX TX TX Farmer
[b abt 1880]
Taylor, Zell Wife F W 32 Married at age 18 TX TX TX [b abt 1898]
Taylor, Gerand [Willard] H Son M W 13 Single Okla Tex Tex [b abt 1917]
Taylor, Kenneth A Son M W 7 Single Okla Tex Tex [b abt 1923]
Carter, Charles C Nephew M W 15 Single [b abt 1915]

23-year-old Willard G Taylor in 1940 matches the 13-year-old Gerand H here. 
If Willard G and Gerand H are both correct names and initials, then Willard
had four names:  Willard Gerand H Taylor.  I have not discovered what the H
stands for.  From the family configuration in 1940, it looks like Willard's
father Daniel died about 1933.  In the 1940 census, Willard's mother Zell is
married to Quenton Wood and there are 6-year-old twins in the home that seem
to be Zell's children.  So it looks like she married Quenton wood soon after
Daniel Taylor passwed away.

1940 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, 11 April, Earl Township,
District 34-7, Page 5A, Hse #79, Rents $7
Wood, Quenton Head M W 44 Married Grade 8 b Texas In Rural Jefferson Co Okla
in 1935 Farm Operator [b abt 1896]
Wood, Zell Wife F W 44 Married Grade 7 b Texas In Rural Jefferson Co Okla in
1935 No Occup [b abt 1896]
Wood, Gwyn Dalen Dau F W 20 Single Grade 5 b Texas In Rural Jefferson Co Okla
in 1935 Sewing on NYA [b abt 1920]
Wood, Cravin Son M W 13 Single Grade 7 b Texas In Rural Jefferson Co Okla TX
in 1935 [b abt 1917]
Wood, Gayland Son M W 10 Single Grade 2 b Texas In Rural Jefferson Co Okla TX
in 1935 [b abt 1934]
Wood, Earl Son M W 6 Single Grade 0 b Oklahoma In Rural Jefferson Co Okla TX
in 1935 [b abt 1934]
Wood, Earline Dau F W 6 Single Grade 0 b Oklahoma In Rural Jefferson Co Okla
TX in 1935 [b abt 1934]
Taylor, Willard G Stepson M W 23 Single Grade 8 b Oklahoma In Rural Jefferson
Co Okla TX in 1935 Soil Conservation Construction [b abt 1917]

Willard Gerand Taylor
Birth Mar. 1, 1917 Oklahoma
Death Nov. 10, 1944
WORLD WAR II NAVY VETERAN, KILLED IN ACTION
Died at Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands, USS Mount Hood,
Mother is Mrs. Zell Wood.
Inscription He Gave His Life In The Service Of His Country
Burial Graham Cemetery, Graham, Carter County, Oklahoma, Plot: Block 1
Maintained by Find A Grave, Originally Created by Poke17 Mar 29, 2010
--  Find A Grave Memorial #50415317,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50415317
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Notes for William B TAYLOR


1880 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 17 June, Precinct 3, District 12, Page
19 (scan 129), Hse/Fam #168
Taylor, Daniel   W M 52  Farmer TN MS TN [b abt 1828]
Taylor, Mary J W F 30  Keeps House TX TX TN [b abt 1826]
Taylor, William B  W M 5 TX MS
TX
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Notes for William Edward TAYLOR


Arkansas, Washington County Marriages Records, 1845-1941
Dovie Rowena Hodges
Age 25 (born abt 1911)
Residence Evansville, Washington, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Wm Edward Taylor
Spouse's Age 22 (born abt 1914)
Spouse's Residence Strickler, Washington, Arkansas
Marriage 18 Dec 1936 Washington County
Marriage License Date 18 Dec 1936
Recorded Washington County Marriage Book page 412

In 1940, the census reported that Dovie's father William R Hodges was living
with Dovie and her husband.  He ws reported as divorced.

1940 Federal Census, Washington County, Arkansas, 9 April, Cove Creek
Township, District 72-5, page 4B, Hse #75, Rents $2/mo
Hodges, William E  M W 26 Married Grade 8 b Arkansas Rural Washington Co in
1935 Farmer [b abt 1914]
Hodges, Dovey R  F W 29 M Married Grade 7 b Arkansas Rural Washington Co in
1935 [b abt 1911]
Hodges, William R  M W 64 M Divorced Grade 5 b Arkansas Rural Washington Co in
1935 [b abt 1876]

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
William Edward Taylor
Age 26, Birth Date 9 Feb 1914 West Fork, Washington County, Arkansas
Residence RFD1, West Fork, Washington County, Arkansas
Self-employed
(back)
6'1" 147 lbs, Hazel Eyes, Brown Hair, Light Brown Skin
Registered 16 October 1940 Cove Creek, Washington County, Arkansas
Signed William E Taylor

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Bobby Taylor [Samuel R Taylor]
Birth 18 Apr 1940 West Fork [Washington County], Arkansas
Death Date 13 Feb 1996
Father Willie E Taylor
Mother Dovie R Hodges
SSN 429723473
Apr 1956 Name listed as BOBBY TAYLOR; 24 Feb 1996 Name listed as SAMUEL R
TAYLOR

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
William Edward Taylor [Willie Taylor]
Birth 9 Feb 1914 West Fork [Washington County], Arkansas
Death Date 30 May 1996
Father Samuel E Taylor
Mother Elizabeth A Treese
U.S. citizen, SSN 431124393
22 Mar 1984 Name listed as WILLIAM EDWARD TAYLOR; 08 Mar 1976 Name listed as
WILLIE TAYLOR; 09 Aug 1996 Name listed as WILLIE E TAYLOR

"[William Edward Taylor] Born Feb. 9, 1914 in Arkansas, the son of Samuel
Robert and Elizabeth Ann Taylor. Married Dovie Roemia [sic] on Dec. 12, 1936
in Arkansas. Later married Hazel Virginia Holeman. Died May 30, 1996."
--  Anonymous comment on a memorial in Find a Grave for William Edward Taylor,
5 March 2008, accessed 26 March 2018

Dovie lived a year longer than Willie.  If this statement about a second
marriage is correct, this means at some point Willie and Rowena divorced.  No
divorce record has been found, except a record with matching names in North
Carolina.  The location does not seem reasonable for our Willie and Rowena. 
No later record is found for Rowena until her burial in Oklahoma.  Willie and
his second wife Hazel are buried in a joint grave in Perkins Cemetery in
Perkins, Oklahoma.

William Edward "Willie" Taylor
Birth Feb 9, 1914
Death May 30, 1996 Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
Spouse Hazel Taylor (1917 - 1974)
Burial Perkins Cemetery, Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
Created by Anna Jan 06, 2002
--  Find A Grave Memorial #6072745,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6072745
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Notes for William T TAYLOR


U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
William Taylor
Gender: Male
Birth 1749 VA
Spouse Name: Sarah Garrett Foster
Spouse Birth 1749 VA

William Taylor
Birth 1749 in Virginia
Death 5 Jan 1801 in Albemarle, Virginia
Marriage to Sarah Garrett Foster (Birth 1749 in Orange, Virginia, Death 1785
in Albemarle, Virginia) 1773 Henry, Virginia
Children:
John Taylor 1775 - 1831
George Thomas Taylor 1775 - 1838
John Taylor 1777 - 1833
Nancy Taylor 1779 - 1815
William Taylor 1780 - 1850
Zachariah Taylor 1782 - 1807
Joshua Taylor 1788 -
Jesse Riley Taylor 1791 - 1862
Richard Taylor 1792 -
Thomas Andrew Taylor 1793 -
James Taylor 1800 -
--  McDade Family,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14834255/person/310097177?ftm=1
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Notes for Zachary TAYLOR


Ancestor: William Brewster, Mayflower Pilgrim b - Scrooby, Nottinghamshire abt.
1565-67, d - Plymouth, Mass. April 10, married abt. 1590.

James Madison, Jr. (4th President of the United States)  and his younger
brother William Taylor Madison (Valerie Knost Price's Patriot Ancestor for The
Daughters of The American Revolution) are related to Zachary through their
maternal grandmother, Frances Taylor who married Colonel James Madison, Sr.'s
father, Ambrose.

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I am a descendant of Randal Clark and Lucinda Jane Gray of Macoupin Co.
Illinois. In the history of Randall Clark written in the latter part of 1800
it states that Randall Clark came to Illinois with his uncle Arter Taylor.
Arter Taylor was the brother of Mary Taylor.

They are according to the history cousins of President Zachary Taylor....thier
father is William T. Taylor a brother of Colonel Richard Lee Taylor. Both
Revolutionary War Soldiers. Zachary Taylor and Elizabeth Lee are supposed to
be the parents of William T. TAYLOR

I have come across a history of the Taylor Family where it is stated that
Colonel Richard Taylor had a brother named William Taylor.
--  Pam, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 8 June 2012
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Notes for Zachary TAYLOR


Zachary "Zach" Taylor
Birth 1858
Death Apr. 27, 1863
son of Confederate Lt General Richard Taylor
grandson of U.S. President Zachary Taylor
died en route to Shreveport of scarlett fever
Parents:
Richard Taylor (1826 - 1879)
Louise Marie Myrthe Bringier Taylor (1834 - 1875)
Sibling:  Richard Taylor (1860 - 1863)
Burial Oakland Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Created by David Hill Aug 19, 2008
--  Find A Grave Memorial# 29149874,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29149874
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Notes for Zachary President TAYLOR


U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Zachary Taylor
Gender: Male
Birth 1784 VA
Spouse Name: Margaret Mackall Smith
Spouse Birth Year: 1788
Marriage Year: 1810

Zachary became the 12th President of the United States.
--  Ancestors of American Presidents by Gary Boyd Roberts

Zachary TAYLOR, 12th President of the United States
Margaret Mackall SMITH
Husband:  Zachary TAYLOR
Birth:  24 Nov 1784, Montebello, near Barboursville, Orange Co., VA
Death:  9 Jul 1850, Washington, DC
Disposition:  buried Zachary Taylor national Cemetery, near Louisville, KY
Occupation:  soldier (rank, General)
Religion:  Episcopalian
Politics:  Whig
Father:  Col. Richard TAYLOR, Sr.
Mother:  Sarah Dabney STROTHER
Marriage:  21 Jun 1810, Jefferson Co., KY
Wife:  Margaret Mackall "Peggy" SMITH
Birth:  21 Sep 1788, Calvert Co., MD
Death:  18 Aug 1852, East Pascagoula, MS
Father:  Walter SMITH
Mother:  Ann MACKALL
--  http://dgmweb.net/FGS/T/TaylorZachary-MargaretMackallSmith.html

1850 Federal Census, Washington, DC, 31 August, page 125 (63), Hse #930, Fam
#983
Zachary Taylor 66 M Prest US $100 Real Estate b Virginia [b abt 1784]
Margaret Taylor 64 F Maryland [b abt 1786]

Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
Zachary Taylor
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1784
Death Date: 9 Jul 1850
Comments: SP. MARGARET MACKALL SMITH. PAR. LT. COL. RICHARD & SARAH DABNEY
STROTHER TAYLOR. DIED WASHINGTON, D.C. TWELFTH USA PRES.

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12th US President. Taylor fought in the War of 1812 and vanquished the
Seminoles in Florida. He antagonized the South by advocating the integration
of California (a non-slave state). He was the second President to die in
office. He died 5 days after he became ill after attending a July 4th
celebration at the Washington Monument.

In the late 1980's, author Clara Rising theorized that he was murdered by
poison and was able to convince Taylor's closest living relative, as well as
the Jefferson Co., KY Coroner, to order an exhumation. Since his wife would
not allow embalming at the time of his death in 1850, his remains did not
allow more extensive testing to be done. The results came back 9 days later
that his body contained arsenic, but no more than what a normal human being
would have and his death was ruled as severe gastroenteritis.

He was first buried in the Congressional Cemetery, Washington D.C. July 13,
1850. His remains were then shipped back to his home in Louisville, Kentucky
on October 25, 1850.

There, they remained in the family vault until he and his wife were moved to
their final resting place on May 6, 1926 in the mausoleum. He remained there
undisturbed until June 17, 1991 when his body was brought out of the crypt for
the exhumation. He was re-interred in the mausoleum next to his wife.
--  Stories, Ancestry.com,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3472694/media/c3edee7a-685a-4e6f-a14b-27714d0846f6,
Original Source Unknown
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