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Christina Isabelle Tensey TAYLOR 1829–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1829

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: 12 AUG 1893

Death Location: Ellis Cemetery, Stoddard Co., Missouri

Father: Abraham TAYLOR

Mother: Nancy [TAYLOR]

Spouse(s): Andrew [BEST], George ELLIS

Children(s): Christina [BEST], Christopher [BEST], Nancy [BEST], Benjamin [BEST], James [BEST], Mary [BEST]

The story of Christina Isabelle Tensey TAYLOR began in 1829 in Missouri. In 1860, Christina Isabelle Tensey TAYLOR was recorded in the census in Castor, Stoddard Co., Missouri. Christina Isabelle Tensey TAYLOR married Andrew Jackson Bess Best, George Ellis, and had children including Benjamin Monroe Bess Best, Christina Isabel Bess Best, Christopher Hamilton Christy Bess Best, James M Bess Best, Mary A Bess Best, Nancy Caroline Bess Best. Christina Isabelle Tensey TAYLOR passed away in 1893 in Ellis Cemetery, Stoddard Co., Missouri.

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Biography

  • The story of Christina Isabelle Tensey TAYLOR began in 1829 in Missouri.
  • In 1860, Christina Isabelle Tensey TAYLOR was recorded in the census in Castor, Stoddard Co., Missouri.
  • Christina Isabelle Tensey TAYLOR married Andrew Jackson Bess Best, George Ellis, and had children including Benjamin Monroe Bess Best, Christina Isabel Bess Best, Christopher Hamilton Christy Bess Best, James M Bess Best, Mary A Bess Best, Nancy Caroline Bess Best.
  • Christina Isabelle Tensey TAYLOR passed away in 1893 in Ellis Cemetery, Stoddard Co., Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham TAYLOR
1793–1851
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., North Carolina
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Nancy [TAYLOR]
1801–1884
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Andrew [BEST]
1830–1863
Birth Location: Missouri
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George ELLIS
1826–1899
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Christina [BEST]
1862–1954
Birth Location: Idalia, Stoddard Co., Missouri
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Christopher [BEST]
1850–1903
Birth Location: Clines Island, Stoddard Co., Missouri
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Nancy [BEST]
1853–1912
Birth Location: Stoddard Co., Missouri
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Benjamin [BEST]
1854–1914
Birth Location: Stoddard Co., Missouri
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James [BEST]
1859–
Birth Location: Stoddard Co., Missouri
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Mary [BEST]
1859–
Birth Location: Castor Twp., Stoddard Co., Missouri
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Christina TAYLOR's Ancestors

Self
Christina TAYLOR
1829–1893
Birth Place: Missouri
Parents
Abraham TAYLOR
1793–1851
Lincoln Co., North Carolina
Nancy (____________) [TAYLOR]
1801–1884
North Carolina
Grandparents
Benjamin TAYLOR
1760–1848
South Carolina
Christina (FULBRIGHT) [VOLBRECTH]
1755–1848
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christina TAYLOR's Descendants

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Christina (Isabelle Tensey) TAYLOR (ABT 1829–12 AUG 1893) m. Andrew (Jackson BESS) [BEST] (19 FEB 1830–2 JAN 1863) m. George ELLIS (ABT 1826–23 JAN 1899)
  1. 1. Christina (Isabel BESS) [BEST] 1862–1954 m. John (Henderson) LINCOLN 1854–1896 m. James SCRANTON 1852–1881 m. James (Malcolm) KELLY 1854–1904 m. Van (William) WALKER 1860–1930
    1. 1. Vader (H.) LINCOLN 1889–1941 m. Bertie (Alice) WILSON 1891–1990
    2. 2. Myrtie (Mae) LINCOLN 1886–1956 m. Samuel (Allen) HARPER 1883–1967
      1. 1. Madge (N.) HARPER 1910–1999
      2. 2. Hattie HARPER 1913–2015 m. Charles (“C.J.” HOFFMAN [HUFFMAN]) II 1919–1987
      3. 3. Sybil (Pearl) HARPER 1916–2018 m. James (Arvell LOWRANCE) [LORETZ] –1998
      4. 4. John (William) HARPER 1926–1973
      5. 5. Blanche (Alice) HARPER 1919–2001
      6. 6. Edna (Mae) HARPER 1921–2007
    3. 3. Charles (Oscar) LINCOLN 1894–1985 m. Victoria (Elizabeth ‘Tora’ MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1898–1985
      1. 1. Charles (Lee) LINCOLN 1922–1991 m. Marie (Jane) WAGENBRETH 1922–1993
      2. 2. Leah (Virginia) LINCOLN 1927–1994 m. William (Paul) DIXON 1928–2004
    4. 4. John (Wesley) LINCOLN 1897–1972 m. Zella (Ann PAUGLE) [PANGLE] 1902–1978
      1. 1. Ann (Frances) LINCOLN 1927–2017
    5. 5. Elijah (H.) KELLEY 1899–1974
    6. 6. Elisha (M.) KELLY 1900–
    7. 7. Jesse KELLY 1902–
  2. 2. Christopher (Hamilton ‘Christy’ BESS) [BEST] 1850–1903 m. Emma CURD 1851–1879 m. Mary (Elizabeth) WILSON 1852–1914
    1. 1. Sarah (Frances BESS) [BEST] 1886–1984 m. William (Pryor) HARPER 1885–1964
      1. 1. Luther (Jackson ‘Jack’) HARPER 1912–1994 m. Edith SIEVERS 1915–2002
        1. 1. Denny (Walker) HARPER 1931–1987
        2. 2. William (Gail ‘Harpo’) HARPER 1940–2023 m. Loretta (Fae) FLOWERS 1932–2010
      2. 2. William (Rudolph ‘Bill’) HARPER 1914–1967
      3. 3. John (S.) HARPER 1918–2004 m. Berniece (E.) TRIPLETT 1923–2023
        1. 1. Bonnie (C.) HARPER 1941–2019 m. Charles (Eugene) FRAZIER 1932–2018
      4. 4. Opal (Jewel) HARPER 1921–1996 m. Charles (M.) JARRELL 1919–1984
    2. 2. Andrew (J. BESS) [BEST] 1875–1933 m. Kate (____________) [BESS\BEST] 1885–1929
  3. 3. Nancy (Caroline BESS) [BEST] 1853–1912 m. John (W.) WILSON 1851–1897 m. William (R.) PACE 1870–1954
    1. 1. William (J.) WILSON 1874–1954
    2. 2. James (Albert) WILSON 1877–1891
    3. 3. George (Riley) WILSON 1880–1921
  4. 4. Benjamin (Monroe BESS) [BEST] 1854–1914 m. Adelia (Itocia) POUNDS 1864–1907
    1. 1. John (BESS) [BEST] 1885–
    2. 2. Carma (BESS) [BEST] 1888–
    3. 3. Harry (BESS) [BEST] 1889–
    4. 4. May (BESS) [BEST] 1894–
    5. 5. Bell (BESS) [BEST] 1898–
  5. 5. James (M. BESS) [BEST] 1859–
  6. 6. Mary (A. BESS) [BEST] 1859– m. William (Matthew) TANKERSLEY 1840–1906
    1. 1. Hannah (S. ‘Anna’) TANKERSLEY 1877–1931 m. John (Franklin HARPER) I 1876–1947
      1. 1. Oma HARPER 1893–1905
      2. 2. Riley (Jackson) HARPER 1895–1969 m. Clara PEMBERTON 1905–1973
        1. 1. Marie (Caroline) HARPER 1920–1988 m. Louis (S.) MATHENEY 1909–1954 m. Cleadys (Wilson) STUBBS 1914–1977 m. Hobert (O.) LATHROP 1921–2020
      3. 3. William (Henry ‘Buck’) HARPER 1896–1974 m. Silva TRIPLETT 1900–1978
        1. 1. Everett (Chester ‘Chet’) HARPER 1919–2001 m. Roxie (Louise) KNOWLTON 1939–2004 m. Verna (Mae) MARQUIS 1923–1999
        2. 2. William (Henry) HARPER 1925–2000
        3. 3. Linda (Lucille ‘Lucy’) HARPER 1934–2017 m. Floyd (Gene) ENGLAND 1932–1999
      4. 4. Wilma HARPER 1900–
      5. 5. Lena (Katherine) HARPER 1903–1978 m. Henry (Thomas SMITH) [MAT-JUDY] 1903–1956
        1. 1. Mildred (Elois SMITH) [MAT-JUDY] 1923–2000 m. James (Spurgeon ‘Spud’ SMITH) [MAT-JUDY] 1918–
        2. 2. Naomi (Lee SMITH) [MAT-JUDY] 1927–1986 m. James (Clayton HOLMES) [MAT-JUDY] 1925–2014
    2. 2. James (Monroe) TANKERSLEY 1863–1938 m. Nancy (J. WILLIAMS) [MAT-JUDY] 1872–
    3. 3. John (B.) TANKERSLEY 1865–
    4. 4. Christenia TANKERSLEY 1884–

Christina TAYLOR's Timeline

3 Records

1829
ABT 1829
Birth of Christina Isabelle Tensey TAYLOR in Missouri
Missouri
1860
1860
Age 31
Christina Isabelle Tensey TAYLOR appeared in census in Castor, Stoddard Co., Missouri
Castor, Stoddard Co., Missouri
1893
12 AUG 1893
Age 64
Death of Christina Isabelle Tensey TAYLOR in Stoddard Co., Missouri
Stoddard Co., Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1829
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: ABT 1833
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
    [2] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Castor, Stoddard Co., Missouri

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1893
    Event Place: Stoddard Co., Missouri
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ellis Cemetery, Stoddard Co., Missouri
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries
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