Upper Level: Allen Taylor 1789-1878 and Lavina Cherry 1794-1853

Monday, November 4, 2013

Allen Taylor 1789-1878 and Lavina Cherry 1794-1853

Allen Taylor
Parents: Joseph Taylor and Sarah Best
Born 13 Dec 1789 Martin County, North Carolina
Civic Duty: first Board of Trustees of the Green River Union Church
Married Lavina Cherry 5 Feb 1811 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Died 13 Sep 1878 Warren, Warren, Kentucky
Buried Taylor Cemetery, Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
Picture of headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7368197
Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979
Warren County Marriage register 1797-1870 Book A page 262
1820 US Census Warren, Kentucky page 39
1830 US Census Warren, Kentucky page 90
1840 US Census Warren, Kentucky page 84
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 60)
1850 US Census Warren County District 1 Slave Schedule
Note: owned a 17y old girl
1860 US Census Warren, Kentucky (age 71)
Biography: http://www.taylorassociation.org/biographies/Biography.asp?ID=135&Char=T

Lavina "Viney" Cherry
Parents William Cherry and Lottie Hopkins
Note: Stepdaughter of Allen's sister, Frances
Born 18 August 1794 Edgecombe County, North Carolina,
Died 23 Dec 1853 Richardsville, Warren Kentucky
Buried Taylor Cemetery, Richardsville, Warren Kentucky
Note: the one on the ground is placed in front of her original headstone
Sources
Family Search
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7368205
1820 US Census Warren, Kentucky page 39
1830 US Census Warren, Kentucky page 90
1840 US Census Warren, Kentucky page 84
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 56)

CHILDREN

William Cherry Taylor
Born 8 Jan 1812 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married Frances Elizabeth (Frankie) Davenport 1839 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Children: Lafayette, Harriet, Joseph
Died 27 Oct 1880 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Buried Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
Marriage: Kentucky Marriages Batch M01638-1 page 264
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 38, brother Aaron with him)
1860 US Census Warren County, Kentucky page 89 (age 48)
1880 US Census Green Castle, Warren, Kentucky (age 68)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119784747
Family Search

Aaron Taylor
Born 15 Sep 1813 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Unmarried
No Children
Died 20 Jun 1856 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Buried Taylor Cemetery Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
1840 US Census Warren, Kentucky page 85
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 36, with his brother William)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7368209

Henry Hopkins Taylor
Born 1 Jul 1815 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married 1) Louisiana Renfrow 5 Oct 1844 Butler, Kentucky
Note: her headstone reads Louis Anna
Children: William, Curren, Anna, Luvina, Louisiana
2) Nancy M Lewis 26 Jan 1857 Warren County, Kentucky
Children?
Died 11 Aug 1872 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Buried Taylor Cemetery, Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 35)
1860 US Census Warren County, Kentucky page 89 (age 45)
1870 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky page 13 (age 55, with Nancy)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7368232

Tabitha Taylor
Born 15 Jan 1816 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Unmarried
No Children
Died 10 Dec 1837 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Buried Taylor Cemetery, Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
Family Search
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7368243

Alfred Taylor
Born 8 Jan 1818 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Occupation: (1880) Farmer
Married Caroline Matilda Davenport 23 Feb 1843 Warren County, Kentucky
Children: Elihu, Allen, John, Aaron
Died 21 Jan 1904 Warren County, Kentucky
Buried Mt Zion Church Cemetery
Sources
Kentucky Marriages Batch M01638-1 page 254
Note: her name was given as Matilda in record
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 31)
1850 US Slave Schedule Warren County, Kentucky
Note: owned 1 female, age 10
1860 US Census Warren County, Kentucky page 37 (age 42)
1880 US Census Green Castle, Warren, Kentucky (age 62)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7368247
Family Search

Frances "Frankie" Taylor (female)
Born 19 Apr 1821 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Unmarried
No Children
Died 27 Oct 1840 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Buried Taylor Cemetery, Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7368257

Sarah Jane Taylor
Born 19 Oct 1823 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married Joseph Davenport
Children: Aaron, Allen, Martha
Died 30 Jan 1882 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Buried Taylor Cemetery, Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 24)
1860 US Census Warren County, Kentucky page 96 (age 35) Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7368262

Samuel Dawson Taylor
Born 23 Mar 1826 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Occupation: (1880) Farmer
Married Elizabeth Rayner/Raymer 14 Jul 1859 Warren County, Kentucky
Children: Lillie, Jesse, Luther, Tenna Belle, Walter
Died 24 Dec 1894 Newhall, Los Angeles, California
Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California
Sources
Kentucky Marriages Batch M01643-4
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 23)
1880 US Census Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas (age 54)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7368282

John Allen Taylor
Born 12 Jan 1828 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Occupation: (1880) Farmer
Married Nancy Basham 5 Oct 1853 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Children: Lavina, Nicie, Belle, Maggie
Died 1905 Bird Township, Macoupin, Illinois
Buried Charity Baptist Cemetery, Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois
Sources
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 21)
1880 US Census Barr, Macoupin, Illinois (age 52)
1900 US Census Bird, Macoupin, Illinois (age 72)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7368316

Robert Benjamin Franklin Taylor
Born 13 Feb 1830 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Occupation: Farmer (1870-1880)
Married Sarah Ann Goode 20 Jul 1855 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Children: Cora, Samuel, Chary, Edward, Mulzaltan Orisha, William, Alfred, Homer
Died 26 Oct 1912 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Buried Taylor Cemetery, Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Note: Robert was a Mason (see symbol on his stone)
Sources
Kentucky Marriages Batch M01638-2
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 20)
Note: name given as Robert F in record
1860 US Census Kentucky page 87 (age 30)
1870 US Census Kentucky page 15 (age 40)
1880 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 50)
1900 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 70, widowed)
1910 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 80, widowed)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7368339

Joseph Taylor
Born 1 May 1832 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married: Nancy Hocker Morgan 21 Sep 1861 Kentucky
Children: Simeon, Ezekiel
Died 22 Aug 1905 Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky
Buried Beaver Dam Baptist, Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky
Note: Joseph was a mason (see symbol on stone)
Sources
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 18)
1860 US Census District 2, Warren, Kentucky (age 24)
1880 US Census Greencastle, Warren Kentucky (age 46, sister Etna is living with them)
1900 US Census Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky (age 68, living with son, Simeon)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40372084
Etna (Sidney?) Ann Taylor
Born 26 May 1834 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Died 9 May 1895 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Buried Taylor Cemetery, Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 15)
1860 US Census District 2, Warren, Kentucky (age 21)
1880 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 44, single, living with brother Joseph)

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From a Funeral Program

When I come to the end of the road

And the sun has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom-filled room

Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little - but not for too long

And not with your head bowed low

Remember the love that we once shared

Miss me, but let me go.

For this is a journey that we all must take

And each must go alone

It's all part of the Master's plan

A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart

Go to the hills we know

And bury your sorrow among the trees

Miss me, but let me go.

The Line

Every minute someone leaves this world behind.
We are all in “the line” without knowing it.
We never know how many people are before us.
We can not move to the back of the line.
We can not step out of the line.
We can not avoid the line.

So while we wait in line -

Make moments count.
Make priorities.
Make the time.
Make your gifts known.
Make a nobody feel like a somebody.
Make your voice heard.
Make the small things big.
Make someone smile.
Make the change.
Make love.
Make up.
Make peace.
Make sure to tell your people they are loved.
Make sure to have no regrets.
Make sure you are ready.

I'm My Own Grandpa

Many, many years ago when I was 23,
I got married to a widow
who was as pretty as could be.
She had a grown up daughter
who had a hair of red.
My father fell in love with her
and soon the two were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law
And changed my very life.
My daughter was my mother,
for she was my father's wife.
To complicate the matters worse,
although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father
of a bouncing baby boy.
My little baby then became a brother -in-law to dad
and so became my uncle though it made me very sad.
For if he was my uncle,
then that also made him brother to the widow's grown-up- daughter,
who of course, was my stepmother.
Father's wife then had a son,
who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandson, for he was my daughter's son.
My wife is now my mother's mother
and it makes me blue.
Because, although she is my wife,
she's my grandma too.
If my wife is my grandmother,
then I am her grandchild.
and every time I think of it,
it simply makes me wild.
For now I have become the strangest case you ever saw.
As the husband of my grandmother,
I am my own grandpa!

Quotes from the Prophets

President Gordon B Hinckley: "It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead. It is good to reflect upon the work of those who labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose dreams and early plans so well nurtured, has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries. Their tremendous example can become a compelling motivation for us all, for each of us is a pioneer in his own life."

President Spencer W Kimball: "I hope to see us dissolve the artificial boundary line we so often place between missionary work and temple and genealogical work, because it is the same great redemptive work!"

President Joseph Fielding Smith: " The responsibility on behalf of our kindred dead rests with equal force on all, according to our individual ability and opportunities...the greatest and grandest duty of all is to labor for the dead."

The Passing of the Pot (Chamber Pot)

As far back in childhood
As memory may go
One household vessel greets me
That wasn't made for show
Beneath the bed twas anchored
Where only few could see
But served the entire family
With equal privacy
Some called the critter Peggy
And some the thundermug
And others called it badger
A few called it jug
To bring it in at evening
Was bad enough no doubt
But heaven help the person
Who had to take it out
Our big one was enormous
And would accomodate
A watermelon party
Composed of six or eight
When nights were dark and rainy
It was a useful urn
On icy winter mornings
The cold rim seemed to burn
At times when things were rushing
And business extra good
Each took his turn a waiting
Or did the best he could
Sometimes when in a hurry
To our disgust and shame
We fumbled in the darkness
And slightly missed our aim
The special one for company
Was decorated well
But just the same it rendered
That old familiar smell
Today this modernism
Relieves me a lot
And only in my vision
I see that homely pot.
(author unknown)

Poem about ancestors

Though steep is the path I follow today,
The footprints of time will show me the way.
For many have traveled a smiliar road,
And carried an equal of heavier load.

No troubles I face are new to this earth,
That man has not faced from time of his birth.
The route has been charted and roads have been paved
By legions before me who were stalwart and brave.

Their steps never faltered nor courage grew dim,
For they trusted the Lord and let Him led them.
If my faith and my trust remain steadfast and true,
God will guide and protect me in all that I do.
- Dolores Karides

The Elusive Ancestor

I went searching for an ancestor.
I cannot find him still.
He moved around from place to place
and did not leave a will.
He married where a courthouse burned.
He mended all his fences.
He avoided any man who came to
take the US census

He always kept his luggage packed,
This man who had no fame,
and every 20 years or so,
This rascal changed his name.
No one else inthis world is
searching for this elusive man,
so I play "Gene-solitaire"
To find him, if I can!

I'm told he's buried in a plot,
with tombstone he was blessed;
but the weather took engravings,
and some vandals took the rest.
He died before the county clerks
were appointed to keep records
No family Bible has emerged -
In spite of all my efforts.

To top it off, this elusive ancestor
who has caused me many groans -
left me even one more challenge:
He brothed a lady,
by the name of "Jones"!
(Got this from a publication
put out by the DUP organization
that names the author: Merrell Kenworthy)

Poem: Heaven's Door

If I should go before you,

If life on earth were through;

I'll stop just inside Heaven's door,

and there I'll wait for you.

You've but to look 'cross star filled skies,

Past the moon and then beyond;

To know my leaving could never break,

This heart's undying bond.

And if you should go before me,

If your journey on earth were through;

You know I will be close behind,

I'll never be far from you.

Across the span of time and space,

This love will reach this far;

For you'll always carry a bit of my heart,

No matter where you are.

Allison Chambers Coxsey©1995 ~ All Rights Reserved

Which Shall It Be? by Adelaide Proctor

Which shall it be?

"Which shall it be? Which shall it be?
I looked at John and John looked at me,
And when I found that I must speak,
My voice seemed strangely low and weak:
˜Tell me again what Robert said,"
And then I, listening, bent my head.
This is his letter:˜I will give
A house and land while you shall live,
If, in return, from out your seven,
One child to me for aye is given."

I looked at John's old garments worn;
I thought of all that he had borne
Of poverty, and work, and care,
Which I, though willing, could not share;
I thought of seven young mouths to feed,
Of seven little children's need,
And then of this.

˜Come, John,said I,
We'll choose among them as they lie
Asleep. So, walking hand in hand,
Dear John and I surveyed our band:
First to the cradle lightly stepped,
Where Lilian, the baby, slept.
Softly the father stooped to lay
His rough hand down in a loving way,
When dream or whisper made her stir,
And huskily he said: ˜Not her!"

We stooped beside the trundle bed,
And one long ray of twilight shed
Athwart the boyish faces there,
In sleep so beautiful and fair;
I saw on James rough, red cheek
A tear undried. E'er John could speak,
He's but a baby, too," said I,
And kissed him as we hurried by.

Pale, patient, Robbie's angel face
Still in his sleep bore suffering's trace.
˜No, for a thousand crowns, not him!"
He whispered, while our eyes were dim.
Poor Dick! bad Dick! our wayward son”
Turbulent, restless, idle one”
Could he be spared?
Nay, He who gave
Bade us befriend him to the grave;
Only a mother's heart could be
Patient enough for such as he;
˜And so," said John, ˜I would not dare
To take him from her bedside prayer."

Then stole we softly up above,
And knelt by Mary, child of love;
˜Perhaps for her ˜twould better be,"
I said to John. Quite silently
He lifted up a curl that lay
Across her cheek in a wilful way,
And shook his head: ˜Nay, love, not thee,
The while my heart beat audibly.

Only one more, our eldest lad,
Trusty and truthful, good and glad,
So like his father. ˜No, John, no!
I cannot, will not, let him go."

And so we wrote, in courteous way,
We could not give one child away;
And afterward toil lighter seemed,
Thinking of that of which we dreamed,
Happy in truth that not one face
Was missed from its accustomed place;
Thankful to work for all the seven,
Trusting the rest to One in heaven."

Monday, November 4, 2013

Allen Taylor 1789-1878 and Lavina Cherry 1794-1853

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