Levisa (Lee) Taylor
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Levisa Ann (Lee) Taylor (1856 - 1910)

Levisa Ann "Visey" Taylor formerly Lee
Born in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 8 Nov 1872 in Sedalia, Pettis County Missourimap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 53 in Cowlington, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Born to Morrison Lee and Elizabeth Freeman.
YES, unique but true- The spelling of her name...Visey, Louisa, Lusisia etc...
She was named after a g-gramma.. and she had an Aunt Louisia..

Family Life

1860 Bowling Green Township, Pettis County, Missouri, the family was
HEAD of Household Morrison Lee age 30 born in Kentucky
Elizabeth Lee age 25 born in Kentucky (his wife)
Ellen Lee age 8 born in Kentucky
James Lee age 6 born in Kentucky
Levisa Lee F- age 4 born in Kentucky
William Lee age 2 born in Kentucky [1]

In Aug. 1861, Levisa's father Morrison Mitchell Lee joined the 27th Missouri Mounted Infantry. And then on November 5, 1861, just 4 months later, according to Morrison's military record, he was only 31 years old when he died of "The fever", right after the 1860 census, also his wife Elizabeth is known to have died 1862 which left the young children orphans. These would be,

Mary Ellen 10 yrs.,
James 8 yrs.,
Levisa 6 yrs., and
William 2 yrs. and there are family trees that name a
Richard born: 12 Jan 1862 D: 12 Mar 1943
if this is true Elizabeth was pregnant before Morrison went to war and he did not come home. Elizabeth died 3 months after the birth of their son, Richard Morrison, April 1862.

Life After Their Parents Deaths

Levisa. the daughter, is found on the 1870 census Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri living with neighbors, Henry Thomas & family. And then at the age of 16, Visey married William Taylor.

And to see what became of the other children see Elizabeth Freeman-Lee. Traced all 5 of the kids to see how they did.

1870 Bowling Green Twnsp. Pettis County, P.O. Sedalia, Missouri,
NAME: Louisa LEE --Birth Year (Estimated) 1855-1856 -Birthplace:Missouri
HEAD: Henry Thomas M 51 Virginia
Sarah Thomas F 69 North Carolina
Nancy Shiffer F 32 North Carolina
Mary C Shiffer F 12 Missouri
James Shiffer M 6 Missouri
William Shiffer M 2 Missouri
Louisa Lee F 14 Missouri
Jesse Thomas M 28 Missouri [2]

Marriage

"Nov. 8, 1872 filed- marriage record for
NAME: William Taylor of Pettis county Missouri and
SPOUSE: Miss Visey Lee B: MO
DATE: "on this 3rd day of Sept. 1872."
PLACE: Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri
image attached found at the LDS Family Center on film

Married Life

1880 Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri
HEAD: William Taylor
WIFE: Levisa with the 4 oldest children.
Julius age 7 1873
Sallie age 5 1875
Mollie age 3 1877
Zeddie age 1 1879 [3]
1900 Township 10, Choctaw Nation, Indian Terr. OK
(This census is proof that William H. was born in KY not MO.)
HEAD: William H. Taylor age 46 (birth date abt. 1854) KY."
Wife: Lusisia A Taylor age 44 born MO."
Mary age 23- B: MO
Lattie age 19- B: MO
James M age 17- mar. Dovie Ann-2 daughters
Leonard age 14-
Claudie age 12-
Clarence age:10 (this is my grandfather)mar. Lula E. GREER they had 4 kids
Willie age 8- (NOTHING FOUND after this)
Lena age 6- (aka Eva Lena)
Edwin C.D. age 4 - died age: 17
Freddie age 2
AND right next door to them on the census page is:
HEAD: Julius Taylor born Nov. 1876 MO. parents: KY/MO
WIFE: Fannie born Oct. 1881 years married: 3
SO THIS proves the eldest child... [4]
(ALL children BORN in MO, Freddie was the only one born in Oklahoma on :Indian Territory) and the next line on the census is Julius M Taylor and wife :Fannie, he is 24 she is 18 no kids. This is the older brother that appears on the :1880 census, along with his 3 sisters, Sallie (Sarah) Mollie (Mary) & Zeddie age 1.
(Zettie died Christmas next year) And also the one that 4 of the kids moved in :with when they all moved back to Sedalia, Pettis MO.

Children

  1. Julius M Taylor (1873 - 1960
  2. Sarah Ellen Taylor -Wear (1875 - 1948)
  3. Mary Elizabeth Taylor- Dempsey (1877 - 1947)
  4. Charlotte Taylor- Harrison (1882 - 1938)
  5. James Millard Taylor (1883 - 1949
  6. Leonard Taylor (1885
  7. Claud W Taylor (1888 - 1970
  8. Zettie Taylor (1888 - 1898
  9. Clarence Lee Taylor (1889 - 1964
  10. Willie Taylor (1893 - 1974
  11. Eva "Lena" Taylor- Pilkington (1893 - 1989
  12. Edwin C. S. Taylor (1896 - 1913
  13. Fred Taylor (1898 - 1952

Death

Gramma Visey is not found on the 1910 census in Oklahoma or Missouri, so we are assuming she passed between Jan 1910 and June 1910, when most censuses were taken.
Burial at Short Mountain Cemetery, Cowlington, Oklahoma
with her husband, William H and 2 of their children

Research Note

The 1860 census is not right, s/b 29) because of the marriage record found for Mitchell M. Lee and Elizabeth Freeman dated 26 July 1849.
THE proving factor on the census IS: child-LEVISA age 4 (which would be date of birth 1856) that would be our grandmother, 'Visey'

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1860," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH89-HJ8 : accessed 14 August 2015), Levisa Lee in household of Morrison Lee, Bolling Green Township, Pettis, Missouri, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, household ID 51, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,638. - Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) --Affiliate Publication Number: M653
  2. 1870 census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M461-5RD--"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M461-5RD : accessed 14 August 2015), Louisa Lee in household of Archibald Lovelace, Missouri, United States; citing p. 20, family 114, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,296.
  3. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FS-7SS : 14 July 2016), Zeddie Taylor in household of William Taylor, Heaths Creek, Pettis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 120, sheet 130A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records --Administration, n.d.), roll 0708; FHL microfilm 1,254,708.
  4. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MST7-3HT : accessed 19 December 2015), Edwin Taylor in household of William H Taylor, Township 9 N. Range 24 E. Bonoshe town, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing sheet 16B, family 251, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,850.
  1. Find A Grave: Memorial #26200046 found your parents, with the help of Oklahoma History Soc. and the LDS Center - carole taylor puntenney- Added: Dec. 27, 2013
  2. headstones-
  3. marriage record-William Taylor/Miss Miss Visey Lee (copy attached)
  4. Clarence Lee Taylor Death Cert. (original in family book Carole

Acknowledgement

This biography, Lee-12709 was created by Carole L. Taylor through the import of Taylor line 3 gene.ged on May 23, 2015.

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