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Alexander “Elix” William Taylor 1838 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 NOV 1838

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 27 JUL 1888

Death Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Father: Cornelius Taylor

Mother: Sarah Walker

Spouse(s): Melvinia Hopkins, Amelia Hubbard

Children(s): Isaac Hopkins, Martha Hopkins, Sarah Taylor, John Hopkins, Mary Taylor-Hopkins, George Taylor, James Hopkins

In 1838, Alexander “Elix” William Taylor entered the world in Knox, Kentucky, USA, born to Cornelius Alexander Taylor and Sarah Ann Walker. In 1850, Alexander “Elix” William Taylor resided in Knox county, part of, Knox, Kentucky, United State. In 1860, Alexander “Elix” William Taylor resided in Stinking Creek District, Knox, Kentucky, United St. Alexander “Elix” William Taylor married Melvinia “Viney” Hopkins, Amelia Permelia Hubbard, and had children including Isaac Lee Hopkins, Martha Elaine Hopkins, Sarah Jane Taylor, John Thomas Hopkins, Mary Taylor-Hopkins, George H. Taylor, James Ray Hopkins. Alexander “Elix” William Taylor passed away in 1888 in Knox, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1838, Alexander “Elix” William Taylor entered the world in Knox, Kentucky, USA, born to Cornelius Alexander Taylor and Sarah Ann Walker.
  • In 1850, Alexander “Elix” William Taylor resided in Knox county, part of, Knox, Kentucky, United State.
  • In 1860, Alexander “Elix” William Taylor resided in Stinking Creek District, Knox, Kentucky, United St.
  • Alexander “Elix” William Taylor married Melvinia “Viney” Hopkins, Amelia Permelia Hubbard, and had children including Isaac Lee Hopkins, Martha Elaine Hopkins, Sarah Jane Taylor, John Thomas Hopkins, Mary Taylor-Hopkins, George H. Taylor, James Ray Hopkins.
  • Alexander “Elix” William Taylor passed away in 1888 in Knox, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cornelius Taylor
1794 – 1874
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Walker
1794 – 1880
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Melvinia Hopkins
1846 – 1920
Birth Location: Mulberry Branch Hancock Co. Tn.
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Amelia Hubbard
1857 – 1914
Birth Location: Clay Co. Ky.
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Children(s)

Isaac Hopkins
1873 – 1949
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Martha Hopkins
1882 – 1956
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Taylor
1871 – 1958
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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John Hopkins
1863 – 1939
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
JH
Mary Taylor-Hopkins
1875 – 1961
Birth Location: Ky.
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George Taylor
1881 – 1968
Birth Location: Ky.
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James Hopkins
1864 – 1928
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Alexander Taylor's Ancestors

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Alexander Taylor
1838 – 1888
Birth Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Cornelius Alexander Taylor
1794 – 1874
Wythe, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Walker
1794 – 1880
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Walter (Thomas 'Watt') Walker
1765 – 1850
Hawkins Co. Tn.
Elizabeth (Ann) McGill
1780 – 1856
Hawkins Co. Tn.
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Taylor's Descendants

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Alexander (“Elix” William) Taylor (28 NOV 1838 – 27 JUL 1888) m. Melvinia (“Viney”) Hopkins (1 FEB 1846 – 27 MAR 1920) m. Amelia (Permelia) Hubbard (8 NOV 1857 – 12 FEB 1914)
  1. 1. Isaac (Lee) Hopkins (16 JUN 1873 – 1 MAY 1949) m. Mary (B) Stamps (1887 – )
    1. 1. Lee (Thomas) Hopkins (17 AUG 1925 – 25 JUL 1993)
  2. 2. Martha (Elaine) Hopkins (25 JAN 1882 – 11 OCT 1956) m. Isaac (Thomas) Mills (ABT 1869 – )
    1. 1. Floyd Mills (4 FEB 1897 – 17 AUG 1972)
    2. 2. Rosco (Clark) Mills (ABT 1897 – ) m. Necie (Viola) Berry
      1. 1. James (Paul) Mills (ABT 1922 – )
      2. 2. Bobby (Dee) Mills
      3. 3. Ruth Mills
      4. 4. Rosco ("Ross" Clark) Mills
      5. 5. Stacy Mills
      6. 6. Ralph Mills
      7. 7. Tom Mills
      8. 8. William ("Bill" Maithland) Mills
  3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Taylor (28 JAN 1871 – 4 JAN 1958) m. Frank (Ballenger) Brock (AUG 1869 – 1905)
    1. 1. Eli Brock (NOV 1890 – )
    2. 2. Lula Brock (DEC 1894 – 28 APR 1972) m. William (James) Messer (17 SEP 1889 – 3 DEC 1973)
      1. 1. Ellen (Mae) Messer (29 NOV 1919 – )
      2. 2. Wilburn Messer (14 FEB 1922 – 1 MAR 1978)
      3. 3. Floyd (Jerome) Messer (14 NOV 1927 – 22 MAR 1992)
      4. 4. Fannie Messer (15 APR 1925 – 6 JUN 1998)
      5. 5. Lucy Messer (7 JUL 1917 – 22 NOV 1983)
      6. 6. Glen (Lee) Messer (15 OCT 1915 – 17 DEC 1933)
      7. 7. Cora Messer (21 AUG 1910 – 12 APR 1973)
    3. 3. Dora Brock (FEB 1887 – )
    4. 4. William (Isaac) Brock (27 JAN 1890 – 28 OCT 1964) m. Florence Gambrell (1908 – )
      1. 1. Nadine Brock (24 SEP 1927 – 20 JUN 1997)
      2. 2. Herman Brock (1929 – )
      3. 3. Earl (Dean) Brock (1935 – )
      4. 4. Leon Brock (1937 – )
    5. 5. Rocksie Brock (FEB 1897 – 5 AUG 1917)
    6. 6. Victor Brock (JAN 1893 – 14 APR 1961)
    7. 7. Leonard Brock (2 MAY 1900 – SEP 1972) m. Grace Hubbard (1911 – )
      1. 1. Jewel (Edna) Brock (24 NOV 1929 – 1 FEB 2007)
      2. 2. Ruby Brock (1925 – )
      3. 3. Leonard Brock (1935 – )
      4. 4. Fannie (Lou) Brock (1939 – )
  4. 4. John (Thomas) Hopkins (17 MAY 1863 – 1 JAN 1939) m. Martha (Jane) Warren (22 NOV 1876 – 1 APR 1958)
    1. 1. Lee (Thomas) Hopkins (9 NOV 1902 – 12 MAY 1971) m. Nell (“Nellie”) Bowman (5 DEC 1905 – 25 FEB 1973)
      1. 1. Christine Hopkins (29 FEB 1944 – 19 OCT 1944)
      2. 2. John (Franklin “Jay”) Hopkins (11 OCT 1928 – 25 APR 1997)
      3. 3. Edith (Lois) Hopkins (4 FEB 1927 – 21 APR 2007)
      4. 4. Agnes (L.) Hopkins (16 MAR 1933 – 6 MAR 2004)
      5. 5. Imogene Hopkins (14 FEB 1924 – 16 JAN 2004)
      6. 6. Fern Hopkins (14 OCT 1930 – 26 SEP 2023) m. Shelby Collett (6 MAY 1929 – 12 SEP 1968)
      7. 7. Dottie (Lynn) Mills (1950 – )
      8. 8. Hobert Hopkins (28 JAN 1925 – 8 APR 1926)
      9. 9. Joyce (Faye) Hopkins (14 SEP 1940 – 30 DEC 2020)
      10. 10. Ruby (Mae) Hopkins (13 OCT 1938 – 26 MAY 2015) m. Donald (D) Hammons (17 SEP 1938 – 5 FEB 2008)
    2. 2. William (Mckinley) Hopkins (11 MAR 1901 – 15 DEC 1979) m. Mary (Ann) Carnes (1906 – AFT 1979) m. Rosa Taylor (10 MAR 1900 – 26 NOV 1986)
      1. 1. William ("Bill" B.) Hopkins (31 MAY 1917 – 24 JAN 2007)
      2. 2. Hazel (Ailen) Hopkins (18 JAN 1919 – 24 FEB 2004)
      3. 3. Dica Hopkins (21 MAR 1923 – 19 MAR 2020)
      4. 4. Viola Hopkins (1924 – 1924)
      5. 5. Paul (Taylor) Hopkins (4 FEB 1925 – 10 SEP 2009) m. Wanda (Rose) Payne
        1. 1. Gary (Wayne) Hopkins (22 APR 1950 – 31 MAR 2020) m. Carole (Ann) McCall (3 FEB 1954 – )
    3. 3. Edward (B.) Hopkins (1906 – 1979) m. Irene Messer (13 MAY 1913 – 16 JUL 1999)
      1. 1. Reed Hopkins (20 NOV 1933 – 22 MAY 2001) m. Juanita (Jean) Merrit (30 MAR 1931 – 27 MAR 1991)
        1. 1. Daniel (Lee) Hopkins (24 DEC 1956 – ) m. Linda (J.) Peddyboard (1958 – )
        2. 2. LaDonna (Kay) Hopkins
        3. 3. Sue (Ann) Hopkins
      2. 2. Rodney (Bruce) Hopkins (20 NOV 1935 – 23 JUN 2021) m. Norma (Jean) Kisner (1937 – )
        1. 1. Debbie Hopkins
        2. 2. Margaret Hopkins
        3. 3. Patricia Hopkins
      3. 3. Ruth Hopkins (25 OCT 1931 – 22 OCT 2011) m. Howard Steele (22 FEB 1925 – 15 APR 1998)
        1. 1. Howard Steele (15 DEC 1951 – 27 MAY 1977)
      4. 4. Ray (Holbert) Hopkins (4 APR 1929 – 6 DEC 2019) m. Sharon (Bandi) Hopkins
        1. 1. David (M.) Hopkins
        2. 2. Donald (R.) Hopkins
        3. 3. Doris (A.) Hopkins
        4. 4. Claire (I.) Hopkins
        5. 5. Diane (M.) Hopkins
    4. 4. Isaac (Leonard) Hopkins (12 MAR 1899 – 4 JUL 1970) m. Fannie (Mae) Rice (19 JAN 1901 – 27 JAN 1994)
      1. 1. Julia (Carolyn) Hopkins (3 DEC 1932 – 11 MAY 2024)
    5. 5. Rosa ("Rose" Taylor) Hopkins (24 JUL 1897 – 14 JUN 1996) m. Leander Napier (10 FEB 1889 – 14 DEC 1976)
      1. 1. Blanche (Ann) Napier (22 MAR 1918 – )
      2. 2. John (Edmund) Napier (17 MAY 1921 – 5 MAR 1926)
      3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Napier (1 AUG 1916 – 26 OCT 2007)
      4. 4. Earl (J.) Napier (11 AUG 1923 – 3 MAR 2003)
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Nova) Napier (29 NOV 1932 – 29 NOV 1932)
      6. 6. Lillie (Marie) Napier (26 JUN 1928 – 15 MAR 2017)
      7. 7. Myrtle Napier (21 MAR 1926 – 16 DEC 2007)
    6. 6. Annie (Mae) Hopkins (4 MAR 1911 – 1994) m. Tipton (William) Bright (DEC 1904 – 8 JAN 1984)
      1. 1. Ronnie (Joe) Bright (28 AUG 1947 – 12 JUN 2009) m. Eva (1943 – )
      2. 2. Jack (Wallace) Bright (4 NOV 1931 – 20 SEP 2022) m. Thada (Pauline) Scott (24 JAN 1936 – 21 AUG 2001)
        1. 1. Greta Bright
        2. 2. Lisa Bemis
        3. 3. Bryan Bright
        4. 4. Jack Bright
        5. 5. Nila Freeman
        6. 6. Marsha Lowe
      3. 3. Helen (Loretta) Bright (12 MAY 1933 – 19 MAY 2003) m. Walter Johnson (26 FEB 1932 – 12 MAY 1995)
      4. 4. Jerry (Tipton) Bright (31 AUG 1939 – )
      5. 5. Sudie Bright (1930 – )
    7. 7. James (M.) Hopkins (26 SEP 1894 – 2 APR 1935) m. Elizabeth Jackson (1894 – )
      1. 1. Goldie (M) Hopkins (16 JUL 1915 – )
      2. 2. James (F) Hopkins (2 FEB 1911 – )
      3. 3. Dudley Hopkins
    8. 8. Benjamin (“Ben” Harrison) Hopkins (24 MAR 1896 – 11 JAN 1981) m. Lula (Mae) Taylor (10 JUL 1895 – 6 DEC 1964)
    9. 9. Delbert (Gimmeri) Hopkins (19 APR 1913 – 2 JAN 1987) m. Hazel Gambrel (4 DEC 1911 – 12 MAY 1963)
      1. 1. Magdalene Hopkins (15 FEB 1935 – 6 FEB 1997) m. William (Louis) McGeorge (1930 – 20 JUL 2017)
        1. 1. William (Michael) McGeorge (3 DEC 1956 – 2 APR 2014)
        2. 2. Willene McGeorge (22 MAR 1952 – 30 APR 2025) m. Vernon Black (1947 – )
    10. 10. Leslie Hopkins (10 JUL 1908 – 15 FEB 1918)
    11. 11. Gillis Hopkins (13 MAR 1893 – 28 JUL 1930) m. Matilda (Wilson) Fultz (OCT 1891 – 19 MAR 1952)
  5. 5. Mary Taylor-Hopkins (25 OCT 1875 – 7 FEB 1961) m. Elhanon (W) Sizemore (6 JAN 1858 – 6 APR 1941)
    1. 1. William (Shafter) Sizemore (24 SEP 1899 – 21 JUL 1981)
    2. 2. Roxie Sizemore (18 MAR 1907 – )
    3. 3. Martha (Ellen) Sizemore (4 OCT 1897 – 20 AUG 1987)
    4. 4. Anderson Sizemore (30 JUL 1894 – )
    5. 5. Cody Sizemore (24 SEP 1905 – )
    6. 6. Bessie Sizemore (6 MAR 1916 – 28 JAN 1963)
    7. 7. Mae Sizemore (27 MAY 1918 – 8 APR 1993)
    8. 8. Caleb (Powers) Sizemore (22 MAY 1914 – 25 APR 1979)
    9. 9. Edward Sizemore (29 MAY 1912 – 7 AUG 1924)
    10. 10. George Sizemore (30 AUG 1901 – )
    11. 11. Hazel Sizemore (17 JUN 1909 – 28 SEP 1933)
    12. 12. Otis Sizemore (1 DEC 1903 – 24 FEB 2000) m. Stella (Margaret) Baugh (1 JUN 1906 – 17 NOV 1996)
      1. 1. Otis Sizemore (13 FEB 1926 – 26 NOV 2002)
      2. 2. Burl Sizemore
    13. 13. Lillie Sizemore (20 NOV 1886 – 11 AUG 1973)
  6. 6. George (H.) Taylor (1 JAN 1881 – 30 JAN 1968) m. Agnes Ellis (16 AUG 1900 – 30 APR 1968)
  7. 7. James (Ray) Hopkins (18 NOV 1864 – 14 JUN 1928) m. Barbara ("Barbary") Smith (ABT 1865 – ) m. Milly MillaTaylor (ABT 1867 – )
    1. 1. Boyd (Taylor) Hopkins (1894 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth Hopkins (MAR 1884 – ) m. David Jackson (NOV 1876 – )
    3. 3. Frank Hopkins (MAR 1891 – 27 AUG 1970)
    4. 4. Martha (A) Hopkins (APR 1885 – )
    5. 5. Alex (Hopkins) Taylor (2 OCT 1902 – 4 JUN 1994) m. Eda Shelton (4 JUN 1910 – 9 MAR 1953)
      1. 1. Roy Taylor (7 JAN 1945 – 20 FEB 2006) m. Polly (Sue) Sleeth (1946 – )
        1. 1. Wandza Taylor
        2. 2. Roy Taylor
        3. 3. Paul Taylor
        4. 4. Isaac Taylor
        5. 5. Karen Taylor
      2. 2. Curtis Taylor (18 AUG 1939 – 20 APR 1969)
      3. 3. Mary (Lee) Taylor (29 OCT 1936 – 5 SEP 2014) m. Jerry (Wayne) Haynes (17 OCT 1949 – 1 DEC 2023)
        1. 1. Jerry Haynes
      4. 4. Helen (Roberta) Taylor (29 JAN 1931 – 3 DEC 2005) m. McKinley Broughton (15 FEB 1922 – 21 MAR 1980) m. James (Carl) Doss (1931 – )
        1. 1. Lonnie Broughton (18 SEP 1949 – 12 JUN 2010)
        2. 2. Ronnie Broughton (15 NOV 1947 – 2 MAY 2012)
      5. 5. Imogene Taylor (29 AUG 1934 – 4 JAN 2018) m. Frank Baker (30 SEP 1930 – 20 AUG 2016)
      6. 6. McKinley Taylor (18 FEB 1948 – 15 JAN 1970)

Alexander Taylor's Timeline

5 Records

1838
28 NOV 1838
Birth of Alexander “Elix” William Taylor in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 12
Alexander “Elix” William Taylor resided here in Knox county, part of, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Knox county, part of, Knox, Kentucky, United States
1860
1860
Age 22
Alexander “Elix” William Taylor resided here in Stinking Creek District, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Stinking Creek District, Knox, Kentucky, United States
1870
1870
Age 32
Alexander “Elix” William Taylor resided here in Knox, Kentucky, United States
Knox, Kentucky, United States
1888
27 JUL 1888
Age 50
Death of Alexander “Elix” William Taylor in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 NOV 1838
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] United States, Census, 1860, "United States, Census, 1860", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Mon Jul 08 07:57:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Alex Taylor and Sarah Taylor, 1860.
    [9] United States, Census, 1850, "United States, Census, 1850", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Wed Jan 15 10:30:16 UTC 2025), Entry for Cornelius Taylor and Sarah Taylor, 1850.
    [10] United States, Census, 1870, "United States, Census, 1870", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sun Jan 19 15:03:45 UTC 2025), Entry for Alexander Taylor and Sarah Taylor, 1870.
    [11] Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979, "Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 29 November 2023), Alex Taylor, 1885.
    [12] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 01:55:48 UTC 2025), Entry for Elix.
    [13] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stinking Creek, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 01:55:48 UTC 2025), Entry for Elix.
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 JUL 1888
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 01:55:48 UTC 2025), Entry for Elix.
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Knox county, part of, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Stinking Creek District, Knox, Kentucky, United States
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