Thomas Best Taylor and Mary Elizabeth Runner

Thomas Best Taylor
Parents: Joseph Taylor and Polly Ann Hudnall
Born: 9 July 1823 Richardsville, Warren,Kentucky
Military:  Civil War (Union)
Married: Mary Elizabeth Runner 27 February 1851 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Died: 29 September 1862 Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana Section 24, row 12, grave 24
Short life sketch:

From “Family History of the Joseph Taylor, Jr. and Sarah Best Family”By Shari H. Franke

Thomas Best Taylor, born 9 July 1823, near Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky, married 27 February 1851, Mary Elizabeth Runner, at Warren County, Kentucky. M. J. Evans performed the ceremony. Her father, William Runner was bondsman for the marriage.

Thomas Best was a very handsome young man and a good farmer. Thomas must have felt a great responsibility when the Civil war started, for we know he joined the Union Army. He was a member of Company B, 38th Kentucky Infantry. He was shot in the arm accidentally by his own men while returning from a patrol. He was then taken to the Union Hospital at Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, where he remained several months to recuperate. His arm had to be amputated and gangrene set in. Unfortunately, Thomas Best Taylor eventually died as a result of his wounds on 29 September 1862, at Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana. He was only 39 years old. He was buried at the U.S. Military Cemetery at Evansville.

Mary Elizabeth Runner, born 17 March 1827, near Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky, was the daughter of William Runner and his first wife, Margaret Penner. She was a devoted wife, who loved her husband very much. We understand that she rode horseback in the rain, from Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky to Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana to see her injured husband at the Union Hospital. How hard it must have been for Mary Elizabeth to lose her husband at such a young age! She was left with two little boys to raise alone. They were only eight and five years old when Thomas B. died.

Mary Elizabeth died on 18 November 1893, near Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky, where she was buried at the Green River Union Cemetery.

Sources
1860 US Census Warren, Kentucky (age 37)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29091870

Mary Elizabeth Runner
Parents: William Adam Runner and Margaret Sarah Penner
Born: 17 March 1827 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Died: 18 November 1893 Warren, Kentucky
Buried Green River Union Church Cemetery, Richardsville, Kentucky Plot 291
Sources
1860 US Census Warren, Kentucky (age 33)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8977010




CHILDREN

William Irven Taylor
Born 2 March 1854 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married Gertrude Earl Temple 16 August 1882 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Occupation: Preacher (1900 - his wife is a music teacher)  1910 (Minister)
Children: Gilbert, William, George, Mary
Died 31 December 1934 Jamison Hospital, New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania
Buried Neshannock Cemetery, New Wilmington, Lawrence, Pennsylvania
Sources
1860 US Census Warren, Kentucky (age 6)
1900 US Census Sacramento, McLean, Kentucky (age 46)
1910 US Census Worth, Boone, Indiana (age 56)
1930 US Census Wilmington, Lawrence, Pennsylvania (age 76, widowed)
Headstone:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=taylor&GSiman=1&GScid=2191917&GRid=137953297&

Joseph Nicholas Taylor
Born 5 March 1857 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married 1)  Louisa Elrod 25 November 1882
No Children
2) Minnie Love
No Children
Died 23 May 1931
Buried Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky

Short Life Sketch (available on Family Search):
Biography of Joseph Nicholas Taylor Corrections/additions are in red

Joseph Nicholas Taylor was born in Warren Co. March 5, 1857.  

His father, Thomas Bascom Taylor (middle name should be Best, not Bascom) was born 1822, also in Warren Co. He married Miss Elizabeth Runner, and to them were born two sons, Jos. N. and Wm. I., the latter of whom graduated in Literature from DePauw University and afterward entered into the ministry in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is at the present time (1885) engaged in ministerial work in Chicago, Ill. Elizabeth Runner Taylor was born March 1828 (1827). She is yet living (1885). Her parents, Wm. and Margaret Penner Runner were Virginians, came early to the state of Ky. and located in Warren Co.. Thomas Bascom (Best) Taylor was for a short time a member of Co. B. 38th Ky. Infantry. On account of wounds received accidentally he was placed in a military hospital at Evansville, Indiana, where he died. He had been before the war, a farmer, in which vocation he was successful and left a competency to his sons.  

His father, Jos. Taylor was a farmer and a native of North Carolina. He came to Ky. with his parents, who also located in Warren Co.. He died in 1864. He was a son of Jos. Taylor Sr. (should be Joseph Best Taylor).  

Joseph N. Taylor remained on the farm where he was born. He had, on attaining the age of 18, received a fair common school education, which he supplemented with a course in Prof. J. H. Hinton's academy in Simpson Co. Ky. At the age of twenty he left school and took charge of his father's farm of 40 acres, in which he now owns a large interest; he has for eight years managed his farming interests successfully. His attention is given principally to stock breeding. He has also lately invested some capital in Florida lands with a view of engaging in orange culture. Nov. 30, 1882, Mr. Taylor was united in marriage with Miss Lou (Louisa) Elrod, a daughter of Thos. And Mary Brown Elrod of Warren Co..  

Mr. Taylor's religious views are based on the tenets of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he holds the office of steward. Mrs. Taylor is a consistent member of the same faith. Mr. Taylor is a Republican, and lends his influence to his party

Sources
1860 US Census Warren, Kentucky (age 3)
1920 US Census Bristow, Warren, Kentucky (age 62)
1930 US Census Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky (age 73)
Perrin's History of Warren Co., Kentucky p. 937
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=122607487

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Aaron Taylor
*not sure this child exists*
Born abt 1834 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Died before 1850? he wasn't in the census
Buried
Sources
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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
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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
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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
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