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Lydia Secrest Taylor 1809–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 August 1809

Birth Location: Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 18 April 1871

Death Location: Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Joseph Secrest

Mother: Sarah Mershon

Spouse(s): Tarpley Taylor

Children(s): Robert Taylor, Joseph Taylor, Mary Taylor, Eliza Taylor, Alfred Taylor, Charles Taylor

The story of Lydia Secrest Taylor began in 1809 in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America. Lydia Secrest Taylor married Tarpley D Taylor, and had children including Alfred Marion Taylor, Charles Delano Taylor, Eliza Ellen Taylor, Joseph W Taylor, Mary Jane Taylor, Robert J Taylor. Lydia Secrest Taylor passed away in 1871 in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Secrest Taylor began in 1809 in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America.
  • Lydia Secrest Taylor married Tarpley D Taylor, and had children including Alfred Marion Taylor, Charles Delano Taylor, Eliza Ellen Taylor, Joseph W Taylor, Mary Jane Taylor, Robert J Taylor.
  • Lydia Secrest Taylor passed away in 1871 in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lydia Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Taylor
1809–1871
Birth Place: Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Cross Secrest
1780–1859
Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann "Sally") Mershon
1786–1830
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
William Secrest
1755–1825
Basel, Switzerland
Mary Beeson
1765–1824
Frederick County, VA
Nathaniel Mershon
1748–1813
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Martha Stevens
1752–1796
Maidenhead, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Secrest
1730–1814
Susannah Hall
1739–1814
Mercer Beeson
1733–1777
Mary Malin
1741–1796
Andrew Mershon
1706–1793
Fransinah #229
1714–1796
Benjamin Stevens
1698–1763
Sarah Anderson
1710–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Secrest
1705–1814
Elisabetha Meyer
1700–1763
Theodore Hall
1709–1759
Lydia Booth
1707–1794
Henry II
1672–1738
Hannah Houghton
1679–1738
Cornelius *
1670–1724
Enoch Anderson
1668–1741
Catherine Opdyck
1673–1722

Lydia Taylor's Descendants

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Lydia (Secrest) Taylor (14 August 1809–18 April 1871) m. Tarpley (D.) Taylor (06 Apr 1804–03 May 1855)
  1. 1. Robert (J.) Taylor 1835–1914 m. Isabella Kay 1839–1913
    1. 1. Amanda ((Mandy) Taylor) Rutledge 1871–1912 m. William (Narvel) Rutledge 1847–1900
      1. 1. Joseph (Richard) Rutledge 1897–1990 m. Nellie (Mae) Straw 1902–1971
        1. 1. Gladys (Marie Rutledge) Wilkes 1921–1990 m. Henry (Herman) Wilkes 1913–1998
        2. 2. Donald Rutledge 1939–2016
        3. 3. James (Richard) Rutledge 1926–2011
        4. 4. Mildred (Jean) Rutledge 1934–2002
      2. 2. Clarence (Claude) Rutledge 1891–1965
      3. 3. Biddie (C) Rutledge 1888–
      4. 4. Artie (Missie Eunice) Rutledge 1900–1988
      5. 5. William (Narval Rutledge) Jr 1896–1966
      6. 6. Fannie (Isabella) Rutledge 1892–1977
      7. 7. John (N) Rutledge 1900–1958 m. Lillian (Mae Hollins) Rutledge 1903–1993
        1. 1. Doris (V Rutledge) Stevens 1924–
        2. 2. John ((Jack) Noble Rutledge) Jr 1925–2011
      8. 8. Bertha Rutledge 1883–
      9. 9. Robert (Charles) Rutledge 1894–1990
      10. 10. Lydia (E) Rutledge 1881–
  2. 2. Joseph (W) Taylor 1829–1896
  3. 3. Mary (Jane) Taylor 1833–1895
  4. 4. Eliza (Ellen) Taylor 1842–1913
  5. 5. Alfred (Marion) Taylor 1847–1926
  6. 6. Charles (Delano) Taylor 1850–1902

Lydia Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1809
14 August 1809
Birth of Lydia Secrest Taylor in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
1871
18 April 1871
Age 62
Death of Lydia Secrest Taylor in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 August 1809
    Event Place: Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1871
    Event Place: Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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