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Elijah "Lige" Taylor 1879–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1879

Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 19 Mar 1934

Death Location: Byrds Cemetery, MT. Vernon, Alabama

Father: James Taylor

Mother: Nancy Chastang

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Orso

Children(s): Herbert Taylor, George Taylor, Nancy Taylor, Emma Taylor, Elijah Taylor, Wesley Taylor, Sallie Taylor, Sallie Taylor

Elijah "Lige" Taylor was born in 1879 in Mount Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA, the child of James Henry Taylor And Nancy Caroline Chastang. In 1900, Elijah "Lige" Taylor resided in Mount Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Elijah "Lige" Taylor resided in MT Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA. Elijah "Lige" Taylor married Cornelia Smith, Elizabeth Eddie Orso, and had children including Elijah Lige Taylor, Emma Taylor, George F Taylor, Herbert Taylor, Nancy Taylor, Sallie Taylor, Wesley Taylor. Elijah "Lige" Taylor passed away in 1934 in Byrds Cemetery, MT. Vernon, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Elijah "Lige" Taylor was born in 1879 in Mount Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA, the child of James Henry Taylor And Nancy Caroline Chastang.
  • In 1900, Elijah "Lige" Taylor resided in Mount Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Elijah "Lige" Taylor resided in MT Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
  • Elijah "Lige" Taylor married Cornelia Smith, Elizabeth Eddie Orso, and had children including Elijah Lige Taylor, Emma Taylor, George F Taylor, Herbert Taylor, Nancy Taylor, Sallie Taylor, Wesley Taylor.
  • Elijah "Lige" Taylor passed away in 1934 in Byrds Cemetery, MT. Vernon, Alabama.

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Elijah Taylor's Ancestors

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Elijah Taylor
1879–1934
Birth Place: Mount Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Henry Taylor
1858–1937
Alabama, United States
Nancy (Caroline) Chastang
1858–1929
Washington, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Jerome Chastang
1829–1914
Fort Stoddert, Mt. Vernon, Washington County, Alabama
Rhoda Rivers
1827–1923
Claiborne, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joel Rivers
1776–1853
Edith Weaver
1825–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Rivers
1755–1829
Rhoda Rivers
1755–1810

Elijah Taylor's Descendants

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Elijah ("Lige") Taylor (21 Aug 1879–19 Mar 1934) m. Elizabeth ("Eddie") Orso (01/1885–10 Apr 1922)
  1. 1. Herbert Taylor 1915–1963
  2. 2. George (F) Taylor 1892–1940 m. Madora (E) Taylor 1892–
    1. 1. George (Frank) Taylor 1924–1996
    2. 2. Nancy Taylor 1920–1997
    3. 3. Keet (J) Taylor 1916–1974
    4. 4. Buffalo (Bill) Taylor 1909–1970 m. Rosie (Lee) Weaver 1915–2006
      1. 1. Jerry Taylor 1941–2015
      2. 2. Isaac (B "Ike") TAYLOR 1950–2003
  3. 3. Nancy Taylor 1909–1990
  4. 4. Emma Taylor 1907–
  5. 5. Elijah ("Lige") Taylor 1913–1993 m. Capatolla (Tola “Tollie”) Chastang 1916–2002
    1. 1. Marjorie (Beatrice “Margie Bell”) Taylor 1932–1974 m. William (Berry) Weaver 1930–2012
    2. 2. Joseph (Edward) Taylor 1937–1985
    3. 3. Thomas ("Tom") Taylor 1933–1933
  6. 6. Wesley Taylor 1906–
  7. 7. Sallie Taylor 1911–
  8. 8. Sallie Taylor 1911–

Elijah Taylor's Timeline

5 Records

1879
21 Aug 1879
Birth of Elijah "Lige" Taylor in Mount Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Mount Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 21
Elijah "Lige" Taylor resided here in Mount Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Mount Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
Elijah "Lige" Taylor resided here in MT Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA
MT Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA
1934
19 Mar 1934
Age 55
Burial of Elijah "Lige" Taylor in Byrds Cemetery, MT. Vernon, Alabama
Byrds Cemetery, MT. Vernon, Alabama
1935
18 Mar 1935
Age 56
Death of Elijah "Lige" Taylor in Calvert, Mobile, Alabama
Calvert, Mobile, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Mobile, Alabama; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240031
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: MT Vernon, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: T624_26; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1374039

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Mobile, Alabama; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240031

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: MT Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: MT Vernon, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: T624_26; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1374039

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1935
    Event Place: Calvert, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1934
    Event Place: Byrds Cemetery, MT. Vernon, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index

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