Ancestors of James M. Taylor

Generation No. 1

1.  James M. Taylor, born February 21, 1838 in Carter Cnty, TN; died 1901 in Milligan, TN.  He was the son of 2. Jonathan Taylor and 3. Barsheba Daniel.  He married (1) Mary A. Peoples November 03, 1859 in At Home, in Carter Cnty, TN,  by Rev. Snodgrass.  She was the daughter of Samuel W H Peoples and Mary Eave Overhulser.

Children of James Taylor and Mary Peoples are:

i.    John Bell Taylor, born August 26, 1860 in Carter Cnty, TN; died July 28, 1941 in Lemoore, CA; married (1) Martha Catherine Miller; married (2) Melissa Jane Miller November 18, 1886.

Notes for Martha Catherine Miller:

Martha Catherine returned to Sullivan County Tennessee when she became ill, and died there in 1913

Notes for Melissa Jane Miller:

Melissa died at age 35 years. Buried in the Taylor Family Cemetery, Lemoore Calif.

ii.    Andrew Kennedy Taylor, born June 09, 1866 in Carter Cnty, TN; died February 25, 1927 in Lemoore, CA; married Lola A Ingram.

iii.    Elizabeth Caroline Taylor, born March 21, 1871 in Carter Cnty, TN; died 1897 in Carter Cnty, TN; married Malon Wilcox.

iv.    Noah D. Taylor, born May 07, 1875 in Carter Cnty, TN; died December 12, 1927 in Avenal District, Kings County, CA.

Notes for Noah D. Taylor:

Committed Suicide, buried in The Taylor Family Cemetery, in Lemoore CA.  He was 53 years of age, and had never been married. He was at the Taylor Ranch, at Black Mountain.

v.    Charles E. Taylor, born June 04, 1879 in Carter Cnty, TN; died August 08, 1961 in Hanford, CA; married Hazel Eunice Cottrell April 14, 1910 in Hanford, Ca.

Notes for Charles E. Taylor:

Charles E. Taylor brought his mother, Mary A Peoples out to Lemoore, CA after 1901. He worked for the Lemoore Post Office delivering mail, for 47 years. He also owned property in Lemoore. He had three ranches, two on Glendale Ave., and one on the River road off of the 41, near the Kings River.

The family lived in a house built by Charlie's brothers in 1899. The house was of adobe, and frame. They raised a garden, had chickens, rabbits, and cows. The house burned to the ground in June 19, 1953. I know this, because we were living in the house when it burned down.

Charles and Eunice Taylor also had a house at 640 D Street in Lemoore. They lived there for many years.

Charles E Taylor attended of Milligan College, Carter County Tennessee.

Notes for Hazel Eunice Cottrell:

Eunice Taylor is buried in a crypt in Taft, California, next to her oldest son Spencer Taylor.

vi.    Martha Taylor, born 1862; died January 1928 in Lemoore, CA; married Robert Morrison.

Notes for Martha Taylor:

Martha's' nickname was Mattie.

vii.    William Phaoah Taylor, born December 13, 1868 in Carter Cnty, TN; died September 17, 1925 in Nevada City, CA.

Notes for William P. Taylor:

News article, and Letter to Charles E Taylor explaining his brother Williams death:

William was despondent about the fact that his partner accused him of cheating him out of some gold in their claim, so he packed up all of his belongings, and labeled them with his brothers name; (Charles E. Taylor) and shot himself. Even his gun had his brothers name on it.

viii.    James Franklin Taylor, born March 29, 1873 in Carter Cnty, TN; died June 19, 1927 in Sugar Pine Hospital, Madera Co. CA.

Notes for James Franklin Taylor:

Was killed by a falling tree. Is buried in the Taylor Family Cemetery, Kings County, Lemoore CA.

Never married

ix.    Emma E. Taylor, born February 22, 1877 in Carter Cnty, TN; died Bet. 1880 - 1900 in Carter Cnty, TN.

x.    Ida A. Taylor, born June 1882 in Carter Cnty, TN; died January 04, 1925 in Stockton State Hospital, Stockton, CA; married James I Judy.

Notes for Ida A. Taylor Judy:

Ida became sick, and her husband would not let any of the family see her. She was sent to the Stockton State Hospital, where she died in 1925.There is a letter from the Hospital answering an inquiry by Charles E. Taylor about his sister.