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Benjamin Benton Taylor (1802 - 1850)

Benjamin Benton Taylor
Born in Fairfax, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 8 Sep 1825 in Shelby, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died at age 48 in Montgomery, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Biography

Benjamin was born in Fairfax County, Virginia 1802 to John Peyton Taylor, born 1768 D: 1847, and mother was Mary C. Davis-Taylor,born 1772 D: 1861.


Married

NAME: Margaret Van Cleave
SPOUSE: Benjamin B. Taylor
DATE: September 8, 1825
PLACE: Shelby County, Kentucky. [1]

After they married looks like they moved immediately to IOWA where all the kids were born.**Incorrect**

in the 1850 Montgomery County census, the abbreviation “Ia” was used for “Indiana”. All the children were born in Indiana. In the 1860 census, all the same people are listed as born in “Indiana”**
May 26 1850 husband and father Benjamin passed away. [[1]]
The "Persons who died during the year, June 1850 Montgomery County, Indiana
Benjamin Taylor age:48 born VA farmer cause of death: Accident-- sudden
next line is: John H VanCleave age:1 born Ia. died:Oct cause UNKNOWN
1850 Oct. 8th --Brown Twnsp. , Montgomery, Indiana
Margeret Taylor F 40 Kentucky Widow
William C Taylor M 20 Iowa
Matilda J Taylor F 16 Iowa
George S Taylor M 14 Iowa
Lucinda E Taylor F 12 Iowa
Nancy B Taylor F 10 Iowa
Sally E Taylor F 7 Iowa
Bessy P Taylor F 5 Iowa
Basel N Taylor M 3 Iowa
James A Taylor M 1 Iowa [2]

(there are 4 VanCleave families on the same census page, brothers???) [[2]]

Children

  1. WILLIAM C. (1) TAYLOR b: 1826 in INDIANA
  2. MATILDA J. (1) TAYLOR b: 1828 in INDIANA
  3. GEORGE S. (1) TAYLOR b: 1830 in INDIANA
  4. LUCINDA E. (1) TAYLOR b: 1832 in INDIANA
  5. NANCY B. (1) TAYLOR b: 1834 in INDIANA
  6. SALLY E. (1) TAYLOR b: 1836 in INDIANA
  7. BESSY F. (1) TAYLOR b: 1838 in INDIANA
  8. BASIL N. (1) TAYLOR b: 1840 in INDIANA
  9. JAMES A. (1) TAYLOR b: 1842 in INDIANA

Siblings

  1. Ann Davis Taylor Midkiff (1793 - 1866)
  2. Thomas Littlegrove Taylor (1795 - 1875)
  3. Matilda B Taylor VanCleave (1797 - 1880)
  4. Elizabeth D Taylor Midkiff (1800 - 1878)
  5. Mary B. Taylor Van Cleave
  6. Sarah P Taylor Lewellen (1804 - 1876)
  7. Ada Priscilla Taylor Jackson (1809 - 1871)
  8. Lucinda Taylor Johnson (1811 - 1905)
  9. Jane S. Taylor Ellis (1811 - 1889)
  10. John Peyton Taylor (1814 - 1895)
  11. William F Taylor (1821 - 1890)

Sources

  1. ↑ familysearch.org Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979Marriage
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJY-XY1 : accessed 22 August 2015), Margeret Taylor, Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, United States; citing family 1136, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).House Number 1106
  1. Find A Grave: Memorial #142751089 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142751089/benjamin-benton-taylor: accessed 06 February 2023), memorial page for Benjamin Benton Taylor (15 Feb 1802–26 May 1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142751089, citing Old Hickory Cemetery, Browns Valley, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Linda Baird (contributor 47898300).




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Steven Messamer
Taylor-48785 and Taylor-28177 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same death date, same spouse, same children, same siblings
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