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Rosa Jane Taylor 1894 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 APR 1894

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 19 JAN 1978

Death Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Isaac Taylor

Mother: Melvina Jackson

Spouse(s): Speed Sizemore, William Gambrel

Children(s): Troy Sizemore, Linzey Gambrel

Rosa Jane Taylor was born in 1894 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Isaac Taylor and Melvina Jackson. In 1940, Rosa Jane Taylor resided in Magisterial District 4, Knox, Kentucky, United Sta. Rosa Jane Taylor married Speed Sizemore, William “Newt” Newton Gambrel, and had children including Troy Bell Sizemore, Linzey Gambrel. Rosa Jane Taylor passed away in 1978 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Rosa Jane Taylor was born in 1894 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Isaac Taylor and Melvina Jackson.
  • In 1940, Rosa Jane Taylor resided in Magisterial District 4, Knox, Kentucky, United Sta.
  • Rosa Jane Taylor married Speed Sizemore, William “Newt” Newton Gambrel, and had children including Troy Bell Sizemore, Linzey Gambrel.
  • Rosa Jane Taylor passed away in 1978 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rosa Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Rosa Taylor
1894 – 1978
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Isaac Taylor
1829 – 1898
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Melvina Jackson
1866 – 1939
Grandparents
Cornelius (Alexander) Taylor
1794 – 1874
Wythe, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Walker
1794 – 1880
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Walter Walker
1765 – 1850
Elizabeth McGill
1780 – 1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rosa Taylor's Descendants

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Rosa (Jane) Taylor (15 APR 1894 – 19 JAN 1978) m. Speed Sizemore (ABT 1897 – 3 FEB 1972) m. William (“Newt” Newton) Gambrel (MAR 1875 – 11 NOV 1957)
  1. 1. Troy (Bell) Sizemore (7 MAR 1929 – 6 NOV 2012)
  2. 2. Linzey Gambrel (15 APR 1912 – 26 MAY 2005)

Rosa Taylor's Timeline

3 Records

1894
15 APR 1894
Birth of Rosa Jane Taylor in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1940
1940
Age 46
Rosa Jane Taylor resided here in Magisterial District 4, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Magisterial District 4, Knox, Kentucky, United States
1978
19 JAN 1978
Age 84
Death of Rosa Jane Taylor in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 APR 1894
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] United States, Census, 1910, "United States, Census, 1910", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sun Mar 10 05:46:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Vina Smallwood and Rosa Smallwood, 1910.
    [5] Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Feb 22 04:11:46 UTC 2025), Entry for Rosa J Sizemore, 19 Jan 1978.
    [6] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Feb 24 07:45:03 UTC 2024), Entry for Newt Gambrel and Jasper Gambrel, 9 Jan 1910.
    [7] Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979, "Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 29 November 2023), Rosa Jackson in entry for Newt Gambrel, 1910.
    [8] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 01:24:56 UTC 2025), Entry for Rosa Jane Taylor Sizemore.
    [9] United States, Census, 1920, "United States, Census, 1920", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Wed Jan 22 04:49:27 UTC 2025), Entry for Spud Sizemore, Jr and Rosa Sizemore, 1920.
    [10] United States, Census, 1940, "United States, Census, 1940", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Jul 20 12:00:06 UTC 2024), Entry for Speed Sizemore and Rosa Sizemore, 1940.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stinking Creek, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 01:24:56 UTC 2025), Entry for Rosa Jane Taylor Sizemore.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial District 4, Knox, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 JAN 1978
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Feb 22 04:11:46 UTC 2025), Entry for Rosa J Sizemore, 19 Jan 1978.
    [4] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 01:24:56 UTC 2025), Entry for Rosa Jane Taylor Sizemore.

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