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Roy Taylor 1945 – 2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 JAN 1945

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 20 FEB 2006

Death Location: Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois, USA

Father: Alex Taylor

Mother: Eda Shelton

Spouse(s): Polly Sleeth

Children(s): Wandza Taylor, Roy Taylor, Paul Taylor, Isaac Taylor, Karen Taylor

Roy Taylor Sr. was born in 1945 in Knox, Kentucky, USA, the child of Alex Hopkins Taylor and Eda Shelton. Roy Taylor Sr. later married Polly Sue Sleeth, and together they raised children including Wandza Taylor, Roy Taylor, Paul Taylor, Isaac Taylor and Karen Taylor. In 2006, Roy Taylor Sr. passed away in Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

Alex Taylor
1902 – 1994
Birth Location: Elys, Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Eda Shelton
1910 – 1953
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Polly Sleeth
1946 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Wandza Taylor
Birth Location: –
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Roy Taylor
Birth Location: –
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Paul Taylor
Birth Location: –
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Isaac Taylor
Birth Location: –
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Karen Taylor
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 JAN 1945
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Woodford County Journal; Publication Date: 2 Mar 2006; Publication Place: Eureka, Illinois, USA; ,0.07826458,0.17948882,0.3600192&xid=3355, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Ruestman Harris Funeral Home; Publication Date: 19/ Jul/ 2021; Publication Place: El Paso, Illinois, USA, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 20/ Oct/ 1963; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.65219814,0.6430666,0.99342304&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Woodford County Journal; Publication Date: 2 Mar 2006; Publication Place: Eureka, Illinois, USA; ,0.07826458,0.17948882,0.3600192&xid=3355, Ruestman Harris Funeral Home; Publication Date: 19/ Jul/ 2021; Publication Place: El Paso, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Eureka, Woodford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Woodford County Journal; Publication Date: 2 Mar 2006; Publication Place: Eureka, Illinois, USA; ,0.07826458,0.17948882,0.3600192&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: 61530, Eureka, Woodford, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 FEB 2006
    Event Place: Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Woodford County Journal; Publication Date: 2 Mar 2006; Publication Place: Eureka, Illinois, USA; ,0.07826458,0.17948882,0.3600192&xid=3355, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Ruestman Harris Funeral Home; Publication Date: 19/ Jul/ 2021; Publication Place: El Paso, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1963
    Event Place: 302 Mohawk St.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 20/ Oct/ 1963; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.65219814,0.6430666,0.99342304&xid=3398

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