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Husband: James "River Jim" Taylor Born: Sep-17-1864 1,2 Died: Nov-20-1928 Buried: in Taylor Cemetery, near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1910, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Michael M. Taylor ( - 1880) Mother: Eliza E. Broadwater (1832 - 1909)
Wife: Lena Rebecca Wilson Married: Nov-26-1903 in Ritchie Co, WV 2 Born: ca 1883 2 Died: Oct-23-1961 in Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1910, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Hooker Wilson (1861 - 1935) Mother: Salina Wells (1866 - 1938)
F Child 1: Lucy Wilson Taylor 5 Born: Apr-14-1905 6,7,8 Died: May- -1985 6,7 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 9 Census: 1910, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: James Boyd Collins b. Feb-14-1906 d. Jul- -1974 Also known as: J. Boyd Collins 2,1 Married: Oct- 4-1926 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
M Child 2: Owen James Taylor Born: Jul- 4-1908 in King County, WA 10,11,6 Died: Nov-14-1994 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 11,6 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 12,13 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Mildred Marie Dodd b. Aug-17-1909 d. Jun- 9-1994
F Child 3: Mildred L. Taylor Born: Feb-23-1911 6,8 Died: Oct- 9-1999 6 Resided: in Mountain, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Census: 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Ben "Rex" McCullough b. Nov- 7-1908 d. Dec-26-1990 Census name: Rex McCullough 14,15 Married: Nov-24-1944 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
F Child 4: Dorothy Woodrow Taylor Born: Sep- 6-1912 in Ritchie Co, WV 16,6 Died: Nov-30-1982 in Pinellas Co, FL 17,6 Resided: in St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co, FL 12 Census: 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: ___ Quinn
M Child 5: Ray Rex "Willie" Taylor Born: May-17-1918 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 18,6 Died: Feb-14-2001 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 19,6 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Occupation: stock yard clerk, farmer 18 Military: US Navy, WW II (Guam, telegraph operator, radio dispatcher) 18 Wife: Garnett Elda Meredith b. Aug-15-1919 d. Dec- -1976 Married: Jun-28-1935 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 20 Wife: Claudia Merlin Whaley b. Sep- 5-1919 d. Jul-23-2000 Also known as: Merlin Whaley 8,21,22 Married: Jul- -1977 23
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) Obituary of brother. (6) Social Security Death Index. (7) Headstone (year only) (8) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (9) Findagrave.com. (10) Washington Births, 1883-1935 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (13) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (14) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (15) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (18) Obituary. (19) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. (20) Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV. (21) Obituary of mother. (22) Obituary of daughter. (23) Obituary of husband.




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