Elizabeth Tempy (Box) Taylor (abt. 1820)

Born about 1820 in Georgia, United States

Descendants

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Biography

This profile is part of the Taylor Name Study.

Elizabeth Tempy Box was born about 1820 in Georgia, United States.^[1].

According to family legend Elizabeth was 1/2 Cherokee and 1/2 Choctaw Indian. According to "Chaffin Genealogy" she is the mother of Katharine Taylor. Listed as Tempy S? Taylor in 1850 Census, 30 years old, born in Georgia. ^[2].

Elizabeth married Mathias Taylor (born in 1766 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina; son of Thomas Teackle Taylor and Celia (Little) Taylor). Their children were:

• Katherine Angeline Taylor (1834–1911)
• Sarah Taylor (~1840– )
• Rebecca Taylor (~1842– )
• Ruth C Taylor (~1844–1922)
• Teagle E Taylor (1845–1933)
• Darkey B Taylor (~1847– )
• Matilda Kathryn Taylor (~1851–1906)
• Sealy Taylor (~1856– )
• Permelia Ann Taylor (~1859– )

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 US Census

   1850 Marion, AL B4 45-51

   Children:

   1850 Marion, AL B4 51-58

2. ↑ Family Records of Mary Atkins.

See also:

• First-hand information as remembered by R Bartoush, Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
• Family Records of Mary Atkins.
• "Chaffin Genealogy"

By: Verner Bee (Fry) Chaffin. 1999

• Information as remembered by Jim Chaffin.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Mary Atkins for creating WikiTree profile Box-673 on Tuesday, May 24, 2016.