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Clara Taylor 1819–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 December 1819

Birth Location: Knox C0. KY., Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1905

Death Location: Clay C0. KY., Kentucky, USA

Father: Cornelius Tayllor

Mother: Sarah Walker

Spouse(s): Thomas Wright, Ambrose Messer

Children(s): Mahala Wright, Euphemia Messer, Isaac Messer

In 1819, Clara Taylor entered the world in Knox C0. KY., Kentucky, USA, born to Cornelius Alexander Tayllor And Sarah Ann Walker. In 1860, Clara Taylor resided in Clay, Kentucky, USA. Clara Taylor married Ambrose Messer, Thomas Jefferson Wright, and had children including Euphemia Messer, Isaac Nelson Messer, Mahala Haley Wright. Clara Taylor passed away in 1905 in Clay C0. KY., Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1819, Clara Taylor entered the world in Knox C0. KY., Kentucky, USA, born to Cornelius Alexander Tayllor And Sarah Ann Walker.
  • In 1860, Clara Taylor resided in Clay, Kentucky, USA.
  • Clara Taylor married Ambrose Messer, Thomas Jefferson Wright, and had children including Euphemia Messer, Isaac Nelson Messer, Mahala Haley Wright.
  • Clara Taylor passed away in 1905 in Clay C0. KY., Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clara Taylor's Ancestors

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Clara Taylor
1819–1905
Birth Place: Knox C0. KY., Kentucky, USA
Parents
Cornelius Alexander Tayllor
1794–1874
Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (Ann) Walker
1794–1880
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
David Taylor
1746–1830
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Mary Blevins(Payne)(Taylor)
1752–1821
Orange County, Virginia
Walter Walker
1765–1850
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Magill
1765–1856
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Blevins
1720–1805
Captain IV
1740–1796
Mary Anderson
1742–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Walker
1705–1778
Ann Houston
1710–1747
William IV
1725–1766

Clara Taylor's Descendants

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Clara Taylor (22 December 1819–1905) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Wright (1819–1850) m. Ambrose Messer (abt 1815–1900)
  1. 1. Mahala (“Haley”) Wright 1831– m. William (Laws) Powell 1831–1911 m. Pleasant Messer 1837–
    1. 1. Margaret Powell 1865–1911
    2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Powell 1860–1920 m. Euphemia Messer 1863–1951
    3. 3. William Powell 1873–1963
    4. 4. Levi (Lee) Powell 1862–1936
    5. 5. Jefferson Powell 1857–1934
    6. 6. Marshall Powell 1862–1931
    7. 7. George (Washington) Powell 1858–1943
    8. 8. Sarah (Laws) Powell 1876–1962
    9. 9. Joe Powell 1869–1946
  2. 2. Euphemia Messer 1863–1951 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Powell 1860–1920
    1. 1. John (E) Powell 1902–1973
    2. 2. William Powell 1885–1960
    3. 3. James (Clark) Powell 1898–1968
    4. 4. George (Wright) Powell 1889–
    5. 5. Ella Powell 1893–1964
  3. 3. Isaac (Nelson) Messer 1856–1938

Clara Taylor's Timeline

4 Records

1819
22 December 1819
Birth of Clara Taylor in Knox C0. KY., Kentucky, USA
Knox C0. KY., Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 41
Clara Taylor resided here in Clay, Kentucky, USA
Clay, Kentucky, USA
1900
June 1900
Age 81
Death of Clara Taylor in Clay County, Kentucky, United States of America
Clay County, Kentucky, United States of America
1905
1905
Age 86
Death of Clara Taylor in Clay C0. KY., Kentucky, USA
Clay C0. KY., Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 December 1819
    Event Place: Knox C0. KY., Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Clay, Kentucky; Roll: M653_363; Page: 34; Family History Library Film: 803363
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Clay, Kentucky; Roll: M653_363; Page: 34; Family History Library Film: 803363

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1900
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Clay C0. KY., Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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