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Melissa Jane ASWELL Taylor 1876 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1876

Birth Location: Ward 5, Downsville, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 9 Sep 1909

Death Location: Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Elias Taylor

Mother: Caroline Hughes

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The story of Melissa Jane ASWELL Taylor began in 1876 in Ward 5, Downsville, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA. Melissa Jane ASWELL Taylor passed away in 1909 in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa Jane ASWELL Taylor began in 1876 in Ward 5, Downsville, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA.
  • Melissa Jane ASWELL Taylor passed away in 1909 in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Melissa Taylor's Ancestors

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Melissa Taylor
1876 – 1909
Birth Place: Ward 5, Downsville, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Elias Alexander Taylor
1816 – 1899
South Carolina
Caroline (Sarah JOINER TAYLOR) Hughes
1840 – 1922
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Stephen ('Sophen') Hughes
1813 – 1872
South Carolina, United States
Francess (Ellender "Nelly" GINWRIGHT HUGHES) Worrell
1812 – 1887
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Dempsey Worrell
1775 – 1850
Elizabeth Ellender
1767 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1876
27 Aug 1876
Birth of Melissa Jane ASWELL Taylor in Ward 5, Downsville, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
Ward 5, Downsville, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
1909
9 Sep 1909
Age 33
Death of Melissa Jane ASWELL Taylor in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1876
    Event Place: Ward 5, Downsville, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1909
    Event Place: Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA

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