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Lafayette (Fate) Taylor 1841–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1841

Birth Location: Grainger, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 25 Jul 1917

Death Location: Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois

Father: George Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Lane

Spouse(s): Mary Nicholson

Children(s): Mintie Taylor, Harley Taylor, Maurice Taylor, Walter Taylor, Cornelia Taylor, Lucile Taylor, Claudius Nicholson, Matilda Taylor

In 1841, Lafayette (Fate) Taylor entered the world in Grainger, Tennessee, USA, born to George Grant Taylor Sr And Elizabeth Ann Lane. In 1880, Lafayette (Fate) Taylor resided in Sartain, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA. In 1900, Lafayette (Fate) Taylor resided in Hopkins, Whiteside, Illinois, USA. Lafayette (Fate) Taylor married Mary Francis Fannie Nicholson, and had children including Claudius Grant Nicholson, Cornelia Nellie Narcissa Taylor, Harley Erastus Taylor, Lucile Taylor, Matilda Eliza Taylor, Maurice Nicholson Taylor, Mintie Taylor, Walter Lee Taylor. Lafayette (Fate) Taylor passed away in 1917 in Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Lafayette (Fate) Taylor entered the world in Grainger, Tennessee, USA, born to George Grant Taylor Sr And Elizabeth Ann Lane.
  • In 1880, Lafayette (Fate) Taylor resided in Sartain, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1900, Lafayette (Fate) Taylor resided in Hopkins, Whiteside, Illinois, USA.
  • Lafayette (Fate) Taylor married Mary Francis Fannie Nicholson, and had children including Claudius Grant Nicholson, Cornelia Nellie Narcissa Taylor, Harley Erastus Taylor, Lucile Taylor, Matilda Eliza Taylor, Maurice Nicholson Taylor, Mintie Taylor, Walter Lee Taylor.
  • Lafayette (Fate) Taylor passed away in 1917 in Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lafayette Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Lafayette Taylor
1841–1917
Birth Place: Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Parents
George Grant Taylor Sr
1816–1869
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Lane
1823–1874
Tennessee
Grandparents
Hughes (Owen) Taylor
1778–1837
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Kennon
1783–1868
Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lafayette Taylor's Descendants

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Lafayette ((Fate)) Taylor (10 Jun 1841–25 Jul 1917) m. Mary (Francis (Fannie)) Nicholson (16 Apr 1843–28 Apr 1922)
  1. 1. Mintie Taylor 1875–
  2. 2. Harley (Erastus) Taylor 1875–1936
  3. 3. Maurice (Nicholson) Taylor 1872–1943
  4. 4. Walter (Lee) Taylor 1870–
  5. 5. Cornelia (Nellie Narcissa) Taylor 1869–
  6. 6. Lucile Taylor 1886–
  7. 7. Claudius (Grant) Nicholson 1866–1937
  8. 8. Matilda (Eliza) Taylor 1881–

Lafayette Taylor's Timeline

6 Records

1841
10 Jun 1841
Birth of Lafayette (Fate) Taylor in Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Grainger, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 39
Lafayette (Fate) Taylor resided here in Sartain, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA
Sartain, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 59
Lafayette (Fate) Taylor resided here in Hopkins, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Hopkins, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 69
Lafayette (Fate) Taylor resided here in Civil District 14, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 14, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1917
23 Jul 1917
Age 76
Death of Lafayette (Fate) Taylor in Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
1917
25 Jul 1917
Age 76
Burial of Lafayette (Fate) Taylor in Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois
Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1841
    Event Place: Grainger, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Sartain, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Hopkins, Whiteside, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 14, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1917
    Event Place: Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1917
    Event Place: Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois

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