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Lester Lewis Taylor 1904–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1904

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: 19 May 1990

Death Location: Troup, Smith, Texas, USA

Father: William Taylor

Mother: Hollie Moore

Spouse(s): Mary Taylor

Children(s):

Lester Lewis Taylor was born in 1904 in Arkansas, the child of William Louis Taylor And Hollie Jane Moore. In 1910, Lester Lewis Taylor resided in Justice Precinct 1, Rusk, Texas, USA. In 1950, Lester Lewis Taylor resided in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA. Lester Lewis Taylor married Mary Lou Taylor, and had children including Moxie Marie Taylor, Robert Lynn Taylor. Lester Lewis Taylor passed away in 1990 in Troup, Smith, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Lester Lewis Taylor was born in 1904 in Arkansas, the child of William Louis Taylor And Hollie Jane Moore.
  • In 1910, Lester Lewis Taylor resided in Justice Precinct 1, Rusk, Texas, USA.
  • In 1950, Lester Lewis Taylor resided in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA.
  • Lester Lewis Taylor married Mary Lou Taylor, and had children including Moxie Marie Taylor, Robert Lynn Taylor.
  • Lester Lewis Taylor passed away in 1990 in Troup, Smith, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Taylor
1873–1942
Birth Location: Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana
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Hollie Moore
1875–1955
Birth Location: Grenada County, Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

Mary Taylor
1917–2016
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Children(s)

Lester Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Lester Taylor
1904–1990
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
William Louis Taylor
1873–1942
Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana
Hollie (Jane) Moore
1875–1955
Grenada County, Mississippi
Grandparents
Duncan (Lafayette) Moore
1852–1935
Butler, Alabama, USA
Margaret (Mahalia "Doll") Sykes
1853–1924
Carroll, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isham Moore
1814–1880
Elizabeth Sellers
1820–1880
Isaiah Sykes
1815–1875
Margaret (Poe)
1817–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Moor
1781–1845
Mary Dent
1783–1840
Rev. Sellers
1794–1851
Elizabeth Cromartie
1800–1881
Henry Lopes
1791–1871
Elizabeth Williams
1790–
Archelous Craft
1749–1853
Elizabeth Adams
1782–1870

Lester Taylor's Timeline

4 Records

1904
28 Oct 1904
Birth of Lester Lewis Taylor in Arkansas
Arkansas
1910
1910
Age 6
Lester Lewis Taylor resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Rusk, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Rusk, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
Lester Lewis Taylor resided here in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
1990
19 May 1990
Age 86
Death of Lester Lewis Taylor in Whitehouse, Smith, Texas, USA
Whitehouse, Smith, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1904
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Morning Telegraph; Publication Date: 21 May 1990; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.33439046,0.19580153,0.5663542&xid=3355
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas; Roll: 840; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 264-87B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Rusk, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas; Roll: 840; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 264-87B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas; Roll: 840; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 264-87B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Whitehouse, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Morning Telegraph; Publication Date: 21 May 1990; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.33439046,0.19580153,0.5663542&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1990
    Event Place: Whitehouse, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Morning Telegraph; Publication Date: 21 May 1990; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.33439046,0.19580153,0.5663542&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Troup, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Morning Telegraph; Publication Date: 21 May 1990; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.33439046,0.19580153,0.5663542&xid=3355
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