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Willis Taylor 1859–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1859

Birth Location: Laurel County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1945

Death Location: Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Taylor

Mother: Mary McDaniel

Spouse(s): Mariah Taylor

Children(s): Olevia Hembree, Sarah Bryant, Israel Taylor, Malinda Taylor, William Taylor

Willis Taylor was born in 1859 in Laurel County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William A Taylor And Mary Francis Mcdaniel. Willis Taylor married Mariah Jane Taylor, and had children including Israel Taylor, Malinda Taylor, Olevia May Hembree, Sarah Bryant, William Holden Taylor. Willis Taylor passed away in 1945 in Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willis Taylor was born in 1859 in Laurel County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William A Taylor And Mary Francis Mcdaniel.
  • Willis Taylor married Mariah Jane Taylor, and had children including Israel Taylor, Malinda Taylor, Olevia May Hembree, Sarah Bryant, William Holden Taylor.
  • Willis Taylor passed away in 1945 in Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willis Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Willis Taylor
1859–1945
Birth Place: Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William A Taylor
1822–1910
Lincoln County North CarolinaUSA
Mary (Francis) McDaniel
1823–1901
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James Taylor
1786–1845
S Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Martin
1787–1870
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
James McDaniel
1790–1850
wilks co north carolina
Nancy Stillwell
1795–1845
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Taylor
1759–1785
Celeste Jones
1760–1785
Thomas Martin
1756–1835
Sabra Wilkie
1759–1842
John Stillwell
1750–1848
Martha Campbell
1778–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Martin
1735–1795
Mary Martin
1736–1831
William Wilkie
1734–1802
Elizabeth JOBES
1734–1758

Willis Taylor's Descendants

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Willis Taylor (2 Jun 1859–12 Feb 1945) m. Mariah (Jane) Taylor (1 March 1873–26 December 1950)
  1. 1. Olevia (May) Hembree 1909–1974 m. Sidney (Noland) Bryant 1900–1983
    1. 1. Israel (Mason 'Ike') Hembree 1949–2011
    2. 2. Ewell Hembree 1932–1979
    3. 3. Charles (Taylor) Hembree 1948–2016
  2. 2. Sarah Bryant 1901–1976
  3. 3. Israel Taylor 1898–1938
  4. 4. Malinda Taylor 1903–1988
  5. 5. William (Holden) Taylor 1900–1982

Willis Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1859
2 Jun 1859
Birth of Willis Taylor in Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
1945
12 Feb 1945
Age 86
Death of Willis Taylor in Madison, Kentucky, USA
Madison, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1859
    Event Place: Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1945
    Event Place: Madison, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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