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James Edward Taylor 1879–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 February 1879

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 1 Feb 1955

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William TAYLOR

Mother: Sarah Hoskins

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James Edward Taylor was born in 1879 in Tennessee, the child of William Bennett Taylor And Sarah Gemima Taylor Hoskins. In 1880, James Edward Taylor resided in District 12, Anderson, Tennessee, USA. James Edward Taylor passed away in 1955 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Edward Taylor was born in 1879 in Tennessee, the child of William Bennett Taylor And Sarah Gemima Taylor Hoskins.
  • In 1880, James Edward Taylor resided in District 12, Anderson, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Edward Taylor passed away in 1955 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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James Taylor's Ancestors

Self
James Taylor
1879–1955
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
William Bennett TAYLOR
1836–1907
North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Gemima Taylor) Hoskins
1842–1919
Anderson, USA
Grandparents
Alfred Taylor
1813–1877
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (( Polly ) Bailey) Taylor
1813–1879
North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Taylor
1778–1843
Polly Hall
1783–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Taylor's Timeline

3 Records

1879
22 February 1879
Birth of James Edward Taylor in Tennessee
Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 1
James Edward Taylor resided here in District 12, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
District 12, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
1955
1 Feb 1955
Age 76
Death of James Edward Taylor in Oliver Springs, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Oliver Springs, Roane, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 February 1879
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 12, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1955
    Event Place: Oliver Springs, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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