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Jacob Taylor 1831–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1831

Birth Location: DeKalb Co., Missouri, USA

Death Date: 22 Mar 1906

Death Location: West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA

Father: Benjamin Capt.

Mother: Rachel Earnest

Spouse(s): Maria Ressler, Rachel Drake, Amanda Githens

Children(s): John Taylor, Joseph Taylor, John Taylor, William Taylor, George Taylor, Wright Taylor, Benjamin Taylor

Jacob Taylor was born in 1831 in DeKalb Co., Missouri, USA, the child of Benjamin Taylor Capt And Rachel Earnest. Jacob Taylor married Amanda I Githens, Maria Ressler, Rachel Rebecca Drake, and had children including Benjamin F Taylor, George Washington Taylor, John S Taylor, John T Taylor, Joseph Edward Taylor, William Benjamin Taylor, Wright Taylor. Jacob Taylor passed away in 1906 in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Taylor was born in 1831 in DeKalb Co., Missouri, USA, the child of Benjamin Taylor Capt And Rachel Earnest.
  • Jacob Taylor married Amanda I Githens, Maria Ressler, Rachel Rebecca Drake, and had children including Benjamin F Taylor, George Washington Taylor, John S Taylor, John T Taylor, Joseph Edward Taylor, William Benjamin Taylor, Wright Taylor.
  • Jacob Taylor passed away in 1906 in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Taylor
1831–1906
Birth Place: DeKalb Co., Missouri, USA
Parents
Benjamin Taylor, Capt.
1794–1873
Sanford, York, Georgia, United States
Rachel Earnest
1798–1881
, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Wright (T) Taylor
1760–1849
North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth TEMPLE(2nd)(Wife)
1758–1849
Logan, Kentucky, United States
William Earnest
1753–1835
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Rachel (Ann Leach) McCrory
1755–1840
, , South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Taylor
1736–1804
Mary Wright
1730–1798
William Temple
1729–1800
THURINA EPPES
1729–1778
Jacob Earnest
1733–1803
Agnes Young
1734–1801
John Jr.
1735–1790
Martha MCCONNALLY
1735–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Taylor
1692–1764
Rachel Groom
1709–1743
Francis Wright
1710–1767
Frances Haley
1732–1815
William Sr
1698–1751
Elizabeth Chambliss
1698–1765
Edmond Eppes
1705–1755
Henrietta Hardyman
1712–1773
Henry Earnest
1700–
Lewis Young
1710–1755
Jane Goodman
1710–1756
John McCrory
1715–1809

Jacob Taylor's Descendants

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Jacob Taylor (31 Aug 1831–22 Mar 1906) m. Maria Ressler (Sep 1839–Unknown) m. Rachel (Rebecca) Drake (4 Jun 1830–1 Jan 1887) m. Amanda (I) Githens (1832–20 Sep 1915)
  1. 1. John (T.) Taylor 1845–1902
  2. 2. Joseph (Edward) Taylor 1856–1932
  3. 3. John (S.) Taylor 1861–1927 m. Eva (Aletha) Stout 1865–
    1. 1. Corp (Joseph "Joe" Kenneth) Taylor 1896–1973
    2. 2. Deeta (N. "Vennie") TAYLOR 1882–1983
    3. 3. Deeta ("Etta" N.) Taylor 1884–
    4. 4. Sigel (Albert) Taylor 1892–1970
    5. 5. Winona (Belle "Winnie") TAYLOR 1905–1982 m. Harry (Raymond) Wainscott 1901–1981
      1. 1. Loyd (Dale) Wainscott 1924–2001 m. Mary (Jane) Giles 1922–2003
        1. 1. Loyd (Dale Wainscott) Jr 1946–2010
      2. 2. Layton (Raymond) Wainscott 1923–1944
  4. 4. William (Benjamin) Taylor 1854–1920
  5. 5. George (Washington) Taylor 1846–1888
  6. 6. Wright Taylor 1858–1876
  7. 7. Benjamin (F) Taylor 1853–1920 m. Sue ("Suella" Ellen) Coons 1861–1936
    1. 1. Josephine Taylor 1877–1892
    2. 2. Bessie Taylor 1881–1899
    3. 3. Claude (Cleveland) Taylor 1885–1925
    4. 4. Ethel Taylor 1886–1887
    5. 5. Gertrude Taylor 1888–
    6. 6. Harold (E) Taylor 1889–1954
    7. 7. Ella (Christine) Taylor 1898–1986

Jacob Taylor's Timeline

3 Records

1831
3 Aug 1831
Birth of Jacob Taylor in DeKalb Co., Missouri, USA
DeKalb Co., Missouri, USA
1831
31 Aug 1831
Birth of Jacob Taylor in DeKalb Co., Missouri, USA
DeKalb Co., Missouri, USA
1906
22 Mar 1906
Age 75
Death of Jacob Taylor in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA
West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1831
    Event Place: DeKalb Co., Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1831
    Event Place: DeKalb Co., Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1906
    Event Place: West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA

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