Taylor Surname

George Taylor was born circa 1760's, possibly in Scotland. He died circa 1801 ⁴.

According to family history, he was born in Scotland, but came to the United States as a young man, later being joined by an uncle, who was a lawyer. [Some sources have indicated that he was the same as George Conway Taylor, born in 1769 to George Taylor and Sarah Taliaferro Conway. This is a false claim, based on no evidence.] According to family tradition, George was a small store owner before his immigration to America. After arrival, he settled in New York state, where he was probably married in about 1790 to a Miss Susannah Gold (or Gould). The couple settled in Ovid Township, Seneca County, New York. They had several children, but only the names of 2 are known: James (see next generation) and Mary. George was of Presbyterian religious affiliation and apparently had "sandy" colored hair.

Considering his history as a store owner, George was said to have not been suited to farming and clearing land. He had heard stories that at the time (late 1700's), the area of Cincinnati, Ohio, was "the land of opportunity." In 1796, George abandoned or sold his farm in New York and with his family, moved out west, settling in what is now Cincinnati, Ohio. George was said to have been moderately successful in a trading business on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers between Cincinnati and New Orleans. In 1801, George left his family to go back east on a trip to retrieve some of his horses and stock that he had left behind. He never returned to his family in Ohio and left no indication of where he had gone. His widow eventually left Ohio to try to find her husband, eventually hearing word that he had drowned on his way to New York.

According to family history, when Susannah's husband never returned from his trip back east, she left her older children in Cincinnati and with the younger ones went to New York to look for her husband. After finding word that her husband had died, she then went to New York to try to regain their land and found that it had been taken from them. The story then indicates that she gave up her children for adoption and then moved to Pennsylvania to live with relatives, where she died.

In actuality, it appears that Susannah remarried not long after going back to New York. She married John Roberts sometime before 1804, when their first child was born. They had a family of 7 children before moving to Boone Co., Indiana.

1	James Lowden Taylor
2	Mary Taylor was born circa 1797 in New York. She married George Fall on August 21, 1813 in Franklin Co., Indiana.

James Lowden Taylor was born on October 30, 1794 in Ovid Township, Seneca County, New York ⁴. He died on December 4, 1875 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana ⁴. He is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana.

Father: George Taylor
Mother: Susannah Gold

When James was not quite 2 years old, in 1796, he moved with his family out west, and they settled on the Ohio River, in what would eventually become Cincinnati, Ohio, but was then a frontier wilderness. Young James lived in this environment for several years, in relative peace until about 1801, when his father went on a trip back east to New York and drowned on the way. Apparently, back in Ohio, James' mother Susannah never learned the true fate of her husband and had no idea what had happened to him. Apparently, she waited 2 years for his arrival until she decided to go search for him herself as she could not afford to raise her children there in Ohio. It is said that she took some of her older children with her back east and left the younger ones (including James) behind in Cincinnati. James is said to have never seen his mother again. It is said that Susannah found word that her husband had drowned and then returned to New York to try to gain control of the land that they had owned there, but it had been taken away from her. Then apparently she went to Pennsylvania, where some of her family was, and died soon after. Word was sent back to Ohio that Susannah Taylor had died and the Taylor children were adopted out. (There is also some records that seem to indicate that instead of dying, Mrs. Susannah Taylor remarried to a Mr. Roberts and later moved to Boone County, Indiana, where she died in 1865.)

It seems that James and his sister Mary were adopted by a German hatter who soon after moved to Wayne County, Indiana, in a part that would eventually become Union County. Here, James learned the hatter trade and availed himself to the best of his ability. James was married on June 17, 1813 to Esther Fall, of German descent. They settled down on a 120 acre farm in what is now Union County, Indiana, just north of the town of Brownsville. He was a farmer but also apparently taught school during the winter. James and Esther had 12 children: George, William (see next generation), James, Sarah, Mary, Nancy, Julia, Oliver, Eliza, Charles, John and Martha. In 1835, James and his family sold their farm and moved to Boone County, Indiana, where they purchased a farm in Jefferson Township, south of the town of Thorntown. Here, James lived for the remainder of his life, and became quite successful in old age. He was of Presbyterian religious affiliation. His wife Esther died in 1866, and the following year, on September 9, 1867, he was married to a Naoma Sparks Immell. James died on December 4, 1875 at his farm in Jefferson Township, Boone County, Indiana. He was buried in the Taylor Cemetery, near Hazelrigg, Indiana.

They had the following children:

1	George Bloomfield Taylor was born on December 23, 1814 in Wayne (now Union) Co., Indiana 4,9. He died on February 12, 1896 in Boone Co., Indiana 4,9. He is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana. He married Louisa Cooper on September 11, 1836 in Boone Co., Indiana 4. (She was born on June 9, 1815 in Pennsylvania and died on November 23, 1894 in Boone Co., Indiana. She is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana.) They had the following children: Elizabeth Esther Taylor (1838-1929) md. Joe Lame James Lowden Taylor (1841-1915) md. Eva Caldwell Asa Cooper Taylor (1843-1914) md. 1st. Mary Crose md. 2nd. Elizabeth Miller George Allen Taylor (1846-1864) John Calvin Taylor (1849-1936) md. 1st. Carrie E. Ross md. 2nd. Miriam Cooley Martha Ellen Taylor (1852-1858)
2	William Riley Taylor
3	James Lowden Taylor was born on November 30, 1818 in Wayne (now Union) Co., Indiana 4. He died on June 10, 1896 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 4,9. He is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana. He married Martha Emmaline Utter on November 30, 1846 in Boone Co., Indiana 4. (She was born on December 7, 1830 in Blount Co., Tennessee and died on November 5, 1899 in Thorntown, Boone Co., Indiana. She is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana.) They had the following children: John Wesley Taylor (1847-1929) md. Nan Albert Tip Taylor (1848-1936) md. Lydia M. Hiram Jefferson Taylor (1850-1877) Dewitt Clinton Taylor (1852-???) William Neal Taylor (1854-1939) Thomas Alonzo Taylor (1856-???) George Pomroy Taylor (1859-1944) md. Susan V. Charles Elden Taylor (1860-1924) md. Emmina Frank Harvey Taylor (1863-???) Slifer Abraham Taylor (1867-???) Maud Etna Taylor (1869-???)
4	Sarah Jane Taylor was born on April 14, 1821 in Union Co., Indiana 4. She died on April 15, 1821 in Union Co., Indiana 4.
5	Mary Ann Taylor was born on April 14, 1821 in Union Co., Indiana 4. She died on April 15, 1821 in Union Co., Indiana 4.
6	Nancy Jane Taylor was born on July 1, 1822 in Union Co., Indiana 4. She died on November 12, 1906 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 4. She is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana. She married Harrison Grimes on March 9, 1847 in Boone Co., Indiana 4. (He was born on March 14, 1814 in Fleminsburg, Kentucky and died on April 12, 1881 in Boone Co., Indiana. He is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana.) Cassandra Grimes (c. 1849-???) Bloomfield Grimes (c. 1851-???) Wallace Grimes (c. 1853-???) Sarilda Grimes (c. 1855-???) John B. Grimes (c. 1856-???) James Walter Grimes (1858-1862) Dudley Grimes (c. 1859-???) Flora A. Grimes (c. 1862-???) Hester D. Grimes (1865-1866)
7	Julia Ann Taylor was born on June 19, 1824 in Union Co. Indiana 4. She died on July 2, 1849 in Boone Co., Indiana 12. She married Jefferson Horner on March 1, 1843 in Boone Co., Indiana 12. (He was born on December 27, 1821 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio and died on May 6, 1906.) They had one child: Ann Horner (1846-1925) md. Richard M. Crouch
8	Oliver Jackson Taylor was born on May 8, 1826 in Union Co., Indiana 4. He died on November 26, 1864 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 4. He is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana. He married Malinda J. Utter on July 2, 1849 in Boone Co., Indiana 4. (She was born on April 19, 1827 and died on October 28, 1905 in Boone Co., Indiana. She is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana.) They had the following children: Samuel A. Taylor (1852-1854) Charles A. Taylor (1853-???) Mary A. Taylor (1855-1855) Oliver Jackson Taylor (1856-1868) Constanzo C. Taylor (1858-1861) Warner Taylor (1860-???) Henry B. Taylor (1861-1935) md. Sarah O. Amosa Taylor (1864-???)
9	Eliza Ann Taylor was born on April 17, 1828 in Union Co. Indiana 4. She died on April 13, 1905 in Thorntown, Boone Co., Indiana 12. She is buried in the Old Thorntown Cemetery, Thorntown, Boone Co., Indiana. She married first to John Slocum on March 18, 1858 in Boone Co., Indiana 14. (He was born on November 11, 1834 in Boone Co., Indiana and died on March 8, 1864.) They had no children. She married second to Ephraim R. Hollowell on September 2, 1866 in Boone Co., Indiana 14. (He was born circa 1831 in Indiana and died on July 2, 1885 in Boone Co., Indiana. He is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana.) They had no children. She married third to Addison O'Rear on November 15, 1885 in Boone Co., Indiana 14. (He was born in November 1834 in Montgomery Co., Kentucky and died on November 28, 1905 in Thorntown, Boone Co., Indiana.) They had no children.
10	Martha Jane Taylor was born on April 21, 1830 in Union Co., Indiana 4. She died on March 29, 1856 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana. She married Drury Jackson on December 25, 1850 in Boone Co., Indiana.
11	Charles Robert Taylor was born on March 28, 1832 in Union Co., Indiana 4. He died on March 1, 1910 in Freemont Co., Iowa 4. He married Sarah Cosand on December 25, 1850 in Boone Co., Indiana.
12	John Franklin Taylor was born on October 25, 1834 in Union Co., Indiana 4. He died on April 22, 1895 in Boone Co., Indiana 4. He is buried in the Cox Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana. He married Alay Ann Lame on November 17, 1857 in Boone Co., Indiana 4. (She was born on July 11, 1839 in Boone Co., Indiana and died on March 18, 1895 in Boone Co., Indiana. She is buried in the Cox Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana.) They had the following children: Willard L. Taylor (1858-1859) Jeanette Frances Taylor (1860-1922) md. James Newton Neptune Everett Claude Taylor (1866-1904) md. Jessie Corrington Van Loon

3rd Generation: William Riley Taylor was born on October 7, 1816 in what is now Union County, Indiana 4,9. He died on February 16, 1890 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 4,9,13. He is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana. Father: James Lowden Taylor Mother: Esther Fall He was raised in Union County, but in 1832, went with his brother George to find a place to settle. They came to Boone County, Indiana, where they settled farms in Jefferson Township. Later, in 1835, their parents and the rest of their family joined them there. William was married on November 15, 1838, to Elizabeth Beck, either in Boone or Union County, Indiana. They settled down on their large farm in Jefferson Township and had 7 children: John, James (see next generation), William, Abner, Francis, Mary and Martha. According to the 1878 Boone County Atlas Map, William owned 6 different tracts of land totaling 557.63 acres in Jefferson Township. This land was in Sections 13, 19, and 21; all in the northeast part of the township, between one half a mile and two miles west of Hazelrigg Station and off of Wolf Creek. The map also identifies 6 structures on his land, one of them being his residence. This brick home (said to have been built in 1844) was apparently still standing as late as the 1950's. That place is today on W Hazelrigg Road (County Road 300 N). Going west from Hazelrigg about 1.25 miles, it is on the left side of the road directly before the road veers to the right at the site of a pond. According to aerial photographs of this site, there are two houses at this site, one of them may be ours. William was a very successful farmer and became quite wealthy in his time. He was a Democrat in politics (usually associated with the south and slavery) up until the Civil War, after which he became an Independent and supported the Union side during the war. He and his wife were Presbyterians. William's wife Elizabeth died in 1865, and in 1875, was remarried to Eliza Caldwell. He continued to manage his farm until one day in 1890, he suffered from a partial stroke of which he never recovered. He died at his home near Hazelrigg, in Boone County, Indiana, on February 16, 1890. He was buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Boone County, Indiana. William married first Elizabeth Peeler Beck on November 15, 1838 in Union Co., Indiana 10 or November 13, 1838 in Boone Co., Indiana.

1	John Franklin Taylor was born on December 11, 1839 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 9. He died on April 8, 1868 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 9. He is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana.
2	James Lowden Taylor
3	William Riley Taylor was born on October 7, 1845 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 12. He died aft 1910 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana. He married Eliza Jane Riggins on January 21, 1866 in Boone Co., Indiana 5. (She was born circa 1849 in Indiana 11 and died after 1910.) They had the following children: Abner B. Taylor (1865-1906) md. Mary Ellen Fisher Cloyd E. Taylor (1870-aft. 1930) md. Hattie Elizabeth Jeffries
4	Abner Taylor was born on April 12, 1850 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 9. He died on April 30, 1853 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 9. He is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana.
5	Francis Marion Taylor was born in March 1855 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 11. He died on October 26, 1928 in Boone Co., Indiana 12. He married Mary Hannah Plew on February 11, 1873 in Boone Co., Indiana 8. (She was born on February 14, 1855 in Boone Co., Indiana and died on March 11, 1914 in Lebanon, Boone Co., Indiana.) They had the following children: Myrtle M. Taylor (1875-1878) Louise Ethel Taylor (1877-1910) md. Jonathan Agwey McKern Gussie Forest Taylor (1880-1905) md. Minnie Jacoby Oliver F. Taylor (1881-aft. 1910) md. 1st. Stella B. Bullock md. 2nd. Etta M. Stephenson Cecil Clair Taylor (1887-1967) md. 1st. Jennie md. 2nd. Hazel Stella Miller Rosa Taylor (1892-1975) md. Gerald Jackson
6	Mary Ann Taylor was born on June 13, 1856 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 9. She died on July 31, 1880 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 9. She is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana.
7	Martha Ellen Taylor was born on August 16, 1863 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 9. She died on October 4, 1884 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 9. She is buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana.

After William's death, she married Andrew J. Burgess.

4th Generation: James Lowden Taylor was born on July 11, 1841 on his parent's farm in Jefferson Township, Boone County, Indiana 4,6. He died on October 5, 1912 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 4,6,7. He is buried in the Cox Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana. Father: William Riley Taylor Mother: Elizabeth Peeler Beck James spent his entire life on the the Taylor family farm in Boone County, Indiana, devoting his time to farming and stock raising and remained a faithful member of the Presbyterian church. On July 28, 1862, in Jefferson Township, he married Miss Rachel Lavina Hill. They lived on his father's large farm and had 2 daughters: Elizabeth (see next generation) and Carrie. James was a Democrat in politics and also a member of the Thorntown Lodge of the Knights of Pythias. He was supposed to have been a simple, but very kind-hearted and loving man. He died on October 5, 1912 at his farm in Jefferson Township, Boone County, Indiana. He was buried in the Cox Cemetery, near Dover, Indiana. James married Rachel Lavina Hill on July 28 5 or 31 8, 1862 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana.

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Elizabeth Romona Taylor

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Carrie Elva Taylor was born on October 27, 1867 in Jefferson Twp., Boone Co., Indiana 5. She died on March 16, 1928 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., Indiana. She is buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Boone Co., Indiana. She married Marshall K. Barnhart on May 4, 1886 in Boone Co., Indiana 5. (He was born on May 4, 1866 in Boone Co., Indiana 5 and died on December 3, 1918 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., Indiana 5.) They had two children: Ruby Barnhart (1887-1953) md. Isaac V. Hays Ruth Barnhart (1890-1961) md. Lex B. Clore

5th Generation: Elizabeth Romona Taylor was born on March 18, 1863 near Hazelrigg, in Jefferson Township, Boone County, Indiana 1,2. She died on January 14, 1916 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana 1,3,4. She is buried in the Cox Cemetery, Jefferson Co., Boone Co., Indiana. Father: James Lowden Taylor Mother: Rachel Lavina Hill She was raised as a Presbyterian and remained a member of that church for the remainder of her life. Elizabeth (also called Lizzie or Eliza), was married to a John W. Custer on April 26, 1882 in Boone County, Indiana. They settled down on a farm in Jefferson Township and had 4 children: Sumner, June, Louise and Mary. They farmed near Hazelrigg until the year 1904, when the family moved to the bustling city of Indianapolis, in Marion County, Indiana, where they lived at 106 Walnut Street. There were apparently mixed feelings about Elizabeth, some sources reveal her as a kind-hearted, loving woman, while others reveal her to have been nagging, cold and cruel. Elizabeth suffered from lagrippe (influenza) and died at the Deaconess Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, on January 14, 1916, aged 52 years old. She was afterwards buried in the Cox Cemetery, near Dover, Indiana. Elizabeth married John William Custer on April 26, 1882 in Boone Co., Indiana 1,5.

For information on their children, see his page.

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