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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Joseph Best Taylor and Polly Ann Hudnall

Joseph Best Taylor
Parents: Joseph Taylor and Sarah Best
Born 10 Sep 1801 Warren County, Kentucky
Married 1) Polly Ann Hudnall 30 Jun 1822 Bowling, Warren, Kentucky
2) Sarah Elizabeth Rone 4 Dec 1849 Butler County, Kentucky
Note: widow of Neshack Burchfield, had children with Neshack
Children with Joseph: Newton, William
Died 11 Aug 1864 Warren County, Kentucky
Note: Typhoid Fever

Buried Hudnall Cemetery, Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 48, with Sarah)
Marriage to Polly: Kentucky Marriages Batch M01638-1 page 263
Biography: http://www.taylorassociation.org/biographies/Biography.asp?ID=159&Char=T
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86196170
Picture: Family Search - also available on findagrave

Polly Ann Hudnall
Parents James Hudnall Jr. and Rhoda Chastain
Born 21 Jun 1805 Warren, Tennessee
Died 30 Jun 1845 Warren County, Kentucky
Buried Hudnall Cemetery, Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86195877
Family Search

CHILDREN

Thomas Best Taylor
Born 9 Jul 1823 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Military: Civil War (Union), Co. F, 12th Kentucky Calvary (age 44)
Married Mary Elizabeth Runner 27 Feb 1851 Bowling, Warren, Kentucky
Children: William, Joseph
Died 29 Sep 1862 Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana

Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Indiana Plot: Section 24, row 12, grave 24
Sources
Kentucky Civil War Volunteer Soldier's Index
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 26)
1860 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 37)
Marriage: Kentucky Marriages Batch M01638-1 page 265
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29091870
Family Search

James Wesley Taylor
Born 22 Sep 1824 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Military: Civil War (Union), 1st Cavalry, Se-Te (age 19)
Occupation: (1880) Farmer
Married 1) Marcia Ann Floyd 26 Jan 1846 Warren, Kentucky
Children: Albert, Richard, Martha, Alfred, McCluny, Ann, Henry, James, Douglas
2) Louisa Ellen Whalen Nov 1872 Warren, Kentucky
Children: Clara, Sarah, Isabelle, Florence, Addie
Died 2 Nov 1901 Eminence Township, Woodson, Kansas
Buried Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Woodson, Kansas
Sources
Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers
Marriage to Marcia: Kentucky Marriages Batch M01638-1 page 265
Note: both names are abbreviated - Jas. for James and M.A. for Marcia Ann
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 25)
1860 US Census Lewis County, Kentucky, page 36 (age 36)
1880 US Census Howell, Howell, Missouri (age 56, with Louisa)
1900 US Census Eminence Township, Woodson, Kentucky (age 76)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50999192
Family Search

Rhoda Chastain Taylor
Born 30 Sep 1826 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married Gideon Floyd 26 Jan 1849 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Children: Melvin, Polly, Angenica, Pitt, Richard, Sarah, Nancy, Enoch, Thomas, Sallie, Frances
Died 23 Mar 1869 Oakland, Warren, Kentucky
Buried Sandhill Cemetery, Sandhill, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
Marriage: Kentucky Marriages Batch M01643-3 page 77
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 23)
1860 US Census Warren County, Kentucky, page 63 (age 32 )
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51811101
Family Search

Reverend Nicholas Wren Taylor
Born 21 Jun 1828 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Occupation: Reverend, (1880) Farmer, Teacher

Married Julia Ann Elizabeth Cole 26 June 1854 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Children: John, Mary Ann, Nancy, Sarah, Ellen, Joseph, Emma, Alice, William, Charles, Frances, Noah, James
Died 26 Apr 1901 Mulberry, Crawford, Kansas
Buried Rosebank Cemetery, Mulberry, Crawford, Kansas
Sources

Marriage: Kentucky Marriages Batch M01638-2
Biography: http://www.taylorassociation.org/biographies/Biography.asp?ID=168&Char=T
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 22)
1870 US Census Kansas (age 42)
1880 US Census Washington, Crawford, Kansas (age 51)
1900 US Census Washington, Crawford, Kansas (age 73)
Note: name spelled Nicholus
Family Search
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108286620

Sarah Elizabeth (Bess) Taylor
Born 14 May 1830 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married Shadrach Gorin "Pete" Davenport 11 Jan 1851 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Children: William, Joseph, Mary, George, Matilda, James, Martha
Died 12 Oct 1926 Warren, Kentucky
Buried Green River Union Cemetery, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
Marriage: Kentucky Marriages Batch M01643-3 page 56
Note: her middle initial given as B in record
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 20)
1860 US Census Warren County, Kentucky
1870 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 40)
Note: surname spelled Devenport
1880 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 50)
Note: Shadrach is going by Peter
1900 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 70, widowed, mother of 7, 6 are alive)
1910 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 79, widowed)
1920 US Census Morgantown, Butler, Kentucky ( age 89, widowed)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8962119
Family Search

Paradine Taylor
Born 5 Apr 1832 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married Hiram Simmons Basham 25 Aug 1855 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Children: Lazurus, Philander, Napolean, Mart, Hiram, Bartlett
Died 22 Feb 1920 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
COD: Influenza
Informant: B.W. Basham (her son, Bartlett)
Buried 24 Feb 1920 Green River Union Cemetery, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
1850 US Census Warren, Kentucky (age 18)
1900 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 68, widow, living with son, Bartlett's family, mother of 6, 5 are living)
1910 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 78, widowed, still with Bartletts' family)
Kentucky Death Certificate
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8959706
Picture: Family Search
William Allen Taylor (called Allen)
Born 24 Dec 1832 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Military: Civil War Kentucky 6th Cavalry St-V (age 18)
Occupation: (1880) Carpenter
Married Nancy Basham 18 Oct 1853 Kentucky
Note: I never found proof of marriage, other than the unsourced date on Family Search. Can anyone shed any light on this? I'm wondering if her last name was Mulkey and not Basham?
Children: Ida, William, Fannie, Edwin, George, James, Manuel, Sallie, Lena
Note: these children were gathered from the two censuses and the earlier (1870) doesn't overlap any children on the second. Edwin would only have been 13 - perhaps he died?
Died
Buried
Sources
Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 16)
1870 US Census Hadley, Warren, Kentucky (age 38)
1880 US Census Elliston, Madison, Kentucky page 461D (age 46)
Note: name abbreviated Wm and Nancy is Nannie
Family Search
Aaron Taylor
*not sure this child exists*
Born abt 1834 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Died before 1850? he wasn't in the census
Buried
Sources
Family Search

Tabitha Hudnall Taylor
Born 23 Jan 1837 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married James Hobson Otey 21 Sep 1865 Warren, Kentucky
Children: Matilda, Oscar, Salome, Vivian, Stella
Died 10 Apr 1917 Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky
Buried Fairview Cemetery #1, Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
Marriage with James: Kentucky Marriages Batch M01181-9 page 228

Note: her name spelled Tobetha in record
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 12)
1870 US Census Kentucky, (age 34)
Note: Name extracted as Tobitha and husband extracted as James N
1880 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 42)
Note: surname given as Ota and husband listed as Hapson
1900 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky page 2A (age 63, widowed, mother of 5, 3 are living)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118942884
Husband James named in his father's will: http://warrencoky.com/willbook_d.htm
Picture: Family Search

Mary Ann Taylor
Born 28 Feb 1840 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married Samuel T Cherry 17 Apr 1860 Warren, Kentucky
Children: Mary
Died 23 Jan 1864 Warren, Kentucky
Buried Green River Union Cemetery, Kentucky Plot 53
Sources
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 10)
1860 US Census Warren County, Kentucky page 38 (age 20)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8960607
Family Search

Joseph Iven Taylor
Born 2 Feb 1842 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Occupation: (1880) Farmer
Married Mary S Miller 26 October 1865 Warren, Kentucky
Note: he was age 23 - she was 16
Children: Elijah, Sarah (Sallie), Verna, Luther (Joseph)
Died 8 Feb 1910 Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas
Buried Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas
Sources
Marriage: Kentucky Marriages Batch M01181-9
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 8)
1880 US Census Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas (age 38, had some cousins visiting)
1900 US Census Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas page 10B (age 58)
Note: It reports that they had four children, two are alive
Picture: Family Search

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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."

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Joseph Best Taylor and Polly Ann Hudnall

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