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Spencer Taylor 1820–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 NOV 1820

Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, KY, USA

Death Date: 26 SEP 1890

Death Location: Jacksonville, Morgan, IL, USA

Father: william Taylor

Mother: Mary Ragan

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hilligass

Children(s): Mary Taylor, Anderson Taylor, Martin Taylor, Martha Taylor, Leslie Taylor, John Taylor, William Taylor, George Taylor, Charles Taylor, Lewis Taylor, Anderson Taylor

The story of Spencer Taylor began in 1820 in Lexington, Fayette, KY, USA. Spencer Taylor married Elizabeth Hilligass, and had children including Anderson Foreman Taylor, Charles T Taylor, George Washington Taylor, John Spencer Taylor, Leslie Taylor, Lewis E Taylor, Martha Elizabeth Taylor, Martin A Taylor, Mary E Taylor, William Spencer Taylor. Spencer Taylor passed away in 1890 in Jacksonville, Morgan, IL, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Spencer Taylor began in 1820 in Lexington, Fayette, KY, USA.
  • Spencer Taylor married Elizabeth Hilligass, and had children including Anderson Foreman Taylor, Charles T Taylor, George Washington Taylor, John Spencer Taylor, Leslie Taylor, Lewis E Taylor, Martha Elizabeth Taylor, Martin A Taylor, Mary E Taylor, William Spencer Taylor.
  • Spencer Taylor passed away in 1890 in Jacksonville, Morgan, IL, USA.

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Spencer Taylor's Ancestors

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Spencer Taylor
1820–1890
Birth Place: Lexington, Fayette, KY, USA
Parents
william Taylor
1790–1835
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Ragan
1803–1877
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Spencer Taylor's Descendants

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Spencer Taylor (4 NOV 1820–26 SEP 1890) m. Elizabeth Hilligass (28 DEC 1820–26 SEP 1890)
  1. 1. Mary (E) Taylor 1846–1928 m. John (Nils) Haxton 1843–1916
    1. 1. John (Nelson) Haxton 1884–1962 m. Madge (I) Blakesley 1887–1969
      1. 1. Betty (M) Haxton 1926–
      2. 2. Robert Dean 1914–
      3. 3. Robert (Blakeslee) Haxton 1913–1993 m. Inez (V) Eppens 1915–2006
        1. 1. Peggy (Jean) Haxton 1935–2000
        2. 2. Robert (Dean) Haxton 1937–2003
        3. 3. Patrica (Kay) Haxton 1937–1989 m. Harold (Ray) McKinney 1922–1999
    2. 2. Homer Haxton 1873–1939
    3. 3. Clarence Haxton 1879–1946
    4. 4. Stella Haxton 1881–1970
    5. 5. Chester (E.) Haxton 1889–1972
    6. 6. Oliver (Perry) Haxton 1870–1920
    7. 7. James (Abraham Lincoln) Haxton 1866–1928
    8. 8. Myrtle (M) Haxton 1877–1920
  2. 2. Anderson (Foreman) Taylor 1851–1923
  3. 3. Martin (A) Taylor 1856–1870
  4. 4. Martha (Elizabeth) Taylor 1843–1850
  5. 5. Leslie Taylor 1858–
  6. 6. John (Spencer) Taylor 1854–
  7. 7. William (Spencer) Taylor 1847–
  8. 8. George (Washington) Taylor 1849–1870
  9. 9. Charles (T) Taylor 1862–1870
  10. 10. Lewis (E) Taylor 1859–
  11. 11. Anderson (Foreman) Taylor 1851–1923

Spencer Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1820
4 NOV 1820
Birth of Spencer Taylor in Lexington, Fayette, KY, USA
Lexington, Fayette, KY, USA
1890
26 SEP 1890
Age 70
Death of Spencer Taylor in Jacksonville, Morgan, IL, USA
Jacksonville, Morgan, IL, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 NOV 1820
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sparta, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 SEP 1890
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Morgan, IL, USA

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